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Thursday night the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls faced off on national television for the first time this season. It was also Dwyane Wade‘s first time back in Miami since departing the Heat after 13 seasons. The fans showed Wade plenty of love and adoration for what he did for the city. Though Wade […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is finally able to enjoy being an NBA rookie this season after being off for two seasons. He spent the last two seasons recovering from surgery and has finally moved beyond the rehab. Now the big man is in the swing of the 2016-17 season and is looking like a Rookie […]

Expanding the D-League is one of the NBPA’s requests, and it appears the NBA will at least begin working to make sure every team has an affiliate, albeit, the process will be slow. The Atlanta Hawks announced that they have purchased an NBA D-League team and will be bringing the squad to the Atlanta suburban […]

What is Ray Allen up to after turning 41 years old, and not playing a single NBA game since 2014? Allen opened up on what’s been happening since the last time he shot a basketball in the league. “The minimum I run each day is 21/2 miles. I’ll get to the weekend and sometimes I’ll run […]

Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler has been in the Mile High city since 2011. Prior to that, he spent four seasons with the New York Knicks playing under the bright lights of the Big Apple. At 29-years-old, Chandler spoke with SLAM and says he misses playing in New York at times because he enjoyed every minute […]

Phoenix Suns center Tyson Chandler is a believer in the future of the team. There isn’t a night he won’t give his heart and soul for the team. Ironically he is considered the heart and soul of the Suns, at least according to coach Earl Watson. Recently his mother passed away, which has forced him to miss […]

What would the NBA be without a little end-game officiating controversy? The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Denver Nuggets on a Marc Gasol buzzer beater that ended the game 108-107 Tuesday night. While the Nuggets had a chance to stop him, the problem is the fact that the Grizzlies had the opportunity to win due to […]

Although the NBA season is just underway, Washington Wizards guard John Wall is already frustrated with his play, and he vows to do better. Wall has found himself on the receiving end of consecutive ejections the last two games, one which caused him to be fined $25,000 for bumping into a league official. Speaking with Candace […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is thankful after the results of the United States presidential election on Tuesday. Ujiri joked that free agents would swarm to the Raptors in the summer after many NBA players expressed their displeasure with the voting results. Canada’s immigration website crashed due to the amount of traffic it endured once people […]

Harrison Barnes knew he was on his way out once the season ended. The Golden State Warriors had been rumored to jump in the race for Kevin Durant, and they were going to give it their best shot. When Durant made his decision and announced that he would join the Warriors, Barnes knew his time […]

New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony has been one of the NBA’s most vocal and active advocates among his peers. Anthony didn’t take to social media, following suit with his fellow NBA players, but contemplated his plans for the future. He spoke with ESPN’s Ian Begley regarding the recent election results. “I wasn’t honestly surprised, […]

Dwyane Wade has been totally immersed in his job with the Chicago Bulls. He departed the Miami Heat suddenly with the thoughts that it was time to move on and maintained that he had no ill feelings towards Heat president Pat Riley. Thursday, he returns to South Beach for the very first time since he left in free agency. […]

The Atlanta Hawks use a high-quality 3-D court projection system that has entertained Hawks fans for two seasons. This year, the team stepped up its production and really pumped out their most impressive show to date. Monday, the Hawks posted a video of the projection on their Twitter page showing what the fans see at home games. […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors are starting to take issue with the number of technical fouls called on him. Green feels he’s being punished too easily by officials. This season he was called for two techs in the first five games of the season. According to CSN Bay Area, the Warriors decided directly […]

Kevin Garnett has nothing but high praise for Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas, whom he has watched and grown particularly fond of. “It’s a point guard league. The point guard matchup is very difficult. … I love Isaiah’s heart. Your point guard, a lot of times the identity of your team starts with your point […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are sitting at a comfortable 6-1 record, tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers for the league’s best record. A good reason for that has been their stellar defense. The Clippers are leading the league in defensive efficiency only allowing 90.3 points per 100 possessions. This is a huge leap forward […]

New York Knicks President Phil Jackson is reportedly unhappy with the way his team has played outside of the infamous triangle offense. With a 2-4 start so far this season, players are trying to find a point of cohesion with each other and they feel the triangle complicates the process further. Earlier this week, Carmelo Anthony […]

The Golden State Warriors are currently in the valley of trying to find their new identity. Guard Klay Thompson proclaimed earlier this summer that he isn’t sacrificing anything due to Kevin Durant‘s presence on the team. Six games into the season, Thompson isn’t sacrificing but he is in a slump, and shooting a meager 6-of-49 from […]

Chicago Bulls star Dwyane Wade knows plenty about playing with other superstars and the attention it brings. Re-signing with the Miami Heat in 2010 along with LeBron James and Chris Bosh had everyone in a frenzy. The response to the negative comments spewed towards the team was to embrace them, and use them as fuel to […]

Once New York Knicks President Phil Jackson made his way into the Big Apple, it was inevitable that the triangle offense talk would begin considering it brought him so much success. It took Jackson some convincing to get Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kobe Bryant to buy into its principles, but he eventually did it. Getting […]

The Washington Wizards are ranked at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a record of 1-4. Their early struggles are not surprising, but not what they expected so soon in the year. The summer brought about former Thunder coach Scott Brooks, who has more than a little experience with winning. He coached the duo […]

Indiana Pacers star Paul George was ejected from Saturday night’s game, after being called for a foul late in the third quarter. The Pacers were leading the Chicago Bulls by a margin of 20 points when George fouled Jimmy Butler driving to the basket. In a moment of frustration George kicked the basketball into the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers announced Saturday that Amber Denise Streeter, known as singer Sevyn Streeter, will sing the national anthem, at the Wells Fargo Center when the Sixers face off against the Los Angeles Lakers. Streeter was booked to sing at the Sixers home opener when she was suddenly pulled prior to the start of the anthem. […]

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela is marking a spot for himself in the NBA, and he attributes his development to former teammate Dwight Howard. The Swiss big man spoke to reporters about how being alongside the Hawks’ new star helped him. “To compete against him at practice, it was really about my confidence. I was like […]

The Golden State Warriors are lucky to have two of the best players in the league on their roster in Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry – two of the best shooters in the league. The two got together to play a game of P-I-G to see who would come out on top. The game wasn’t […]

Isaiah Thomas‘ career is still young, but it’s already been a remarkable journey, and a dream come true. Thomas was drafted in 2011 behind players that are no longer in the league, and he displayed his talents enough to make his first All Star appearance in the 2015-16 season. Thomas is playing at a high […]

The Golden State Warriors are struggling to figure out how to win with their new team, but that shouldn’t be a surprise considering the history of free agency. Once a team changes dramatically to add a superstar to the roster, it takes awhile before that team figures out how it works best. There have been […]

Before there was Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, there was James Harden, and Dwight Howard. Rumors of the Houston Rockets duo not getting along, and animosity destroying their chemistry ran across several headlines in the media. Howard eventually left the Rockets to sign with the Atlanta Hawks this summer after a tumultuous 2015/16 season. Harden denies […]

Kawhi Leonard has worked his way into stardom, and has changed the minds of many people over a time. He’s always been lauded for having the potential to be a great player, but there are always variables in one achieving their potential in the NBA. Early success for Leonard once led Kevin Durant to say it […]

One thing you can be certain of when watching the Golden State Warriors play basketball is seeing Stephen Curry hit a barrage of three-pointers. At least, that’s usually the case. The Warriors took on the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night, ending in a surprise 117-97 blowout loss for the two-time defending Western Conference champs. Curry […]

The New York Knicks have been off to a rocky start this season. After being declared a super team by star Derrick Rose, the team has been anything but super. They rank at the bottom of the league on both sides of the ball, and they look like a team without an identity. Starting guard Courtney […]

The Golden State Warriors visited the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night for an exciting head-to-head matchup. The Lakers took an early lead dominating the Warriors, and capped off the first half in showtime fashion. Larry Nance Jr. drove the lane as David West stood in his way but it wasn’t enough. It’s not a good […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden is leading the league in assists at 12.4 per game, which is a boost of five more dimes from last season. The last time a player averaged over 12 assists per season was during the 1993-94 season when John Stockton still played for the Utah Jazz. Harden isn’t boastful or even […]

During the San Antonio Spurs Friday morning shootaround, coach Gregg Popovich announced that guard Tony Parker will be out for at least a week due to soreness in his right knee. “I think he will be out for a week or so, and that will be it. He hurt his knee against Golden State. He […]

One of the worst altercations in the NBA’s history occurred on November 19th, 2004, and the event still stings over a decade later. A fight broke out with less than a minute left in a rivalry game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers. Ron Artest, now known as Metta World Peace, laid on the scorers […]

The Chicago Bulls are serious about all of the bonding they’ve been talking about, and Dwyane Wade took the chance to connect with his teammates again. Quite a few Bulls players were graced with own individual pairs of customized flip-flops, all compliments of Wade. Wade sent customized ISlide slippers to his teammates with some cool touches, including […]

Phoenix Suns coach Earl Watson is sort of an old school guy that is not totally connected with the ways of this new generation. Watson still has his attachments to John Wooden from playing at UCLA if you were to ask him about it. It’s is no surprise that he is not a big fan of […]

Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy is serious about basketball, and he isn’t afraid to send the message to his players. Center Andre Drummond was benched for most of the second half against the Brooklyn Nets in a disappointing blowout loss on Wednesday night. Van Gundy didn’t stop there as he gave some stark thoughts […]

DeMarcus Cousins had picked up his sixth foul and left the game frustrated at the night’s officiating. The Sacramento Kings blew a lead in the fourth quarter, and lost the game in overtime to the Miami Heat. Matt Barnes had a few choice words for the referees after the game ended and before he left the […]