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New York Knicks general manager believes in Frank Ntilikina. The controversial first-round pick seems to have the approval of Perry, who came to the defense of his rookie during a wide-ranging interview with Marc Berman of the New York Post. Perry said Ntilikina is coming along nicely, even though he has to learn how to be a […]

Maybe Gordon Hayward isn’t come back this year after all. Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens once again told the media on Saturday that the team’s star free agent signing is not expected to return this season after suffering a horrific leg injury at the beginning of the season, per Jay King of Masslive.com. Brad […]

Managing the health Joel Embiid has become somewhat of a challenge for Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown. As of now, there’s a so-called policy that Embiid doesn’t play in of the games of a back-to-back situation. This is used in an effort to prevent Embiid form injury. He already has missed much of NBA […]

If there’s one thing that everyone knows about about Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau, it’s how he opts to manage the minutes of his players. As a head coach in Chicago, the discussion around the minutes his starters played was always that they played too much. For two consecutive seasons, former Bulls star Jimmy Butler […]

The Miami Heat almost pulled a fast one on head coach Eric Spoelstra while on their trip to Mexico City. The team stopped at a park to take in some sights. And while doing so, Spoelstra made a trip to the little boy’s room. And you won’t believe what happened next, per Manny Navarro of […]

The Denver Nuggets really like Malik Beasley. But it’s possible that no one in the organization likes Beasley more than Nuggets head coach Mike Malone. What does Malone like most? Beasley’s defense, per Christopher Dempsey of NBA.com. “I am putting you out there for your defense,” Malone told Beasley. “Anything you give us offensively is great, […]

The time Steve Nash spent as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers may have been short, but it certainly was quite memorable. Sure, many Lakers fans remember more the fact that Nash spent a lot of his time not playing for the franchise because of, first, a broken leg, and then issues with the […]

There will be a new addition to the NBA All-Star game his year. With the rise of the NBA’s development system, the league announced it will gave All-Stars from the G League play against the Mexican National Team during the fun-filled weekend, per Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald. NBA announces G League All-Stars will […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez must just be cat-owner goals. Lopez, who lives in one of the L.A. areas affected by the recent wildfires, was on his way to Charlotte for the second leg of the Lakers road trip. But he had to make sure his beloved cat was safe. So he arranged for […]

New York Knicks forward Doug McDermott recently made a trip back to a city he used to play — Chicago. McDermott was drafted 11th by the Denver Nuggets in 2014, but was traded to the Bulls on draft night. Since then, he’s moved around the NBA, making a stop in Oklahoma City before landing with […]

Head coach Stan Van Gundy has always spoken his mind. That didn’t change when the Detroit Pistons coach gave his thoughts on one of the team’s most important players in Stanley Johnson, per Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press. Johnson is in his third year in the NBA, all with the Pistons. He’s played […]

Ice in so many veins. The L.A. Clippers escaped with a win Saturday afternoon over the Washington Wizards, thanks largely to the clutch shooting of Lou Williams. Williams, with just eight seconds left to go in the game and the Clippers down two, had the ball at the top of the key and dribbled left […]

L.A. Clippers guard Milos Teodosic is such a tease. Mere hours before the Clippers took the floor for their matinee matchup against the Washington Wizards on Saturday, Teodosic decided to let fans know he was gearing up for a return from a foot injury. To do this, Teodosic took to his Instagram account to share […]

The New York Knicks seem to have officially moved on from Carmelo Anthony. Knicks first-year general manager Scott Perry recently addressed the media and talked about the players New York received in the trade that sent Anthony to Oklahoma City, and seemed happy with the return the team got after trading its superstar, per Steve […]

Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier is starting to make a name for himself in the NBA, and he’s doing so on the league’s best team. In his third year with the Celtics, he’s averaging 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 23.3 minutes per game — all career highs, via Basketball Reference. But Rozier […]

Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward may be out the season, but that doesn’t prevent his teammates to imagine what it’d be like if he were playing. Celtics center Al Horford was asked what the team would be like with their free agent acquisition, Horford demurred at first. But after giving it some thought, he shared […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James seems to have had a very lasting effect on Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell very early in life. In an interview with Bleacher Report, Russell game some insight into why he wanted to become an NBA player, his dietary changes, and where the saying “ice in my veins” came from. […]

The New York Knicks features tons of young talent, none more important than Kristaps Porizingis. But Knicks general manager believes that an elder player is just as important to the team as its young stars. Scott Perry said he has not bought out Joakim Noah’s contract because he likes the veteran leadership he provides, per […]

There’s at least one person who believes the Ball brothers can play international basketball. His name is Russ Smith, a professional basketball player in Chinese National Basketball League. LiAngelo Ball was caught shoplifting with two other UCLA teammates during a trip to China and subsequently suspended from the school. LaVar Ball took LaMelo out of […]

LaVar Ball is starting to become a problem for the Los Angeles Lakers. In the last few weeks, he’s spoken out about how Lakers head coach Luke Walton handles his son Lonzo. But Walton, to his credit, has shied away from publicly denouncing LaVar in any kind if incendiary way. However, Walton did come out […]

NBA legend Isiah Thomas has what many will believe to be an unpopular opinion about the best player to ever play the game of basketball. During a segment on FS1 in which a group of four panelists that included Thomas discussed whether Lebron James or Michael Jordan was the best all-time player, Thomas zagged when […]

The Golden State Warriors pulled out all the stops Friday night when they beat the Detroit Pistons. But the defending NBA champions were without one of their best players in Stephen Curry due to an ankle injury that has him sidelined for the next few weeks. And while Warriors head coach Steve Kerr thinks Curry’s […]

Maybe Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic should moonlight as a psychic. Before making his return to action Friday after suffering a concussion and facial fracture as a result of a punch to the face from teammate Bobby Portis, Mirotic predicted that when he did return, the Bulls would win, per Joe Cowley of the Chicago […]

The NBA’s No. 1 pick is getting closer to returning to the Philadelphia 76ers. Markelle Fultz, who has missed most of the season with a right shoulder injury, is making progress. The soreness he was experiencing for weeks is gone, and he seems to be on the track to being 100 percent, per Jessica Camerato […]

Marc Gasol is not happy. After the Memphis Grizzlies suffered yet another loss — this one on Friday night at the hands of the Toronto Raptors — the Grizzlies star center found it difficult to hide his frustration. When asked by a reporter what was missing from the team during its recent funk, Gasol wouldn’t […]

Former Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Garnett may have won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008, but it appears his heart is still in the Twin Cities. In a recent in-depth interview with Awful Announcing, Garnett spoke on a variety of topics, mainly centered around his segment “Area 21” on TNT. But when discussing […]

Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters has the utmost confidence in himself. That’s why when the subject came up of the possibility that he one day come off the bench, he had quite a strong reaction, per Tom D’Angelo of the Palm Beach Post. “I’m a starter in this league, man, that’s who I am,” Waiters […]

Even in defeat, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens made light of getting beat by Manu Ginobili’s wild 3-pointer on Friday. Apparently before the game, Stevens praised Ginobili about a specific part of his game, but later came to regret it, per the official Twitter account of the Celtics. Stevens on Manu Ginobili’s clutch shooting: […]

The collective basketball world screamed in glee and disbelief when Manu Ginobili buried the game-winning 3-pointer against the Boston Celtics on Friday. It was a shot the type of shot Ginobili has made plenty of times in his career, the type of shot head coach Gregg Popovich entrusts him to take. And yet when it […]

For someone who got traded away from a situation he loved, Isaiah Thomas certainly has no bad blood. The former point guard of the Boston Celtics, Thomas has been chronicling his experience playing for a new team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, on The Players’ Tribune. It’s a video documentary series, and he recently released Part 4, […]

It appears the Russian doping scandal doesn’t only have to do with Olympic athletes. Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has been accused of being involved in the scandal in some way, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, per Andrew Joe Potter of the Score. Brooklyn Nets and Barclay’s Center owner Mikhail Prokhorov has […]

Joel Embiid has a soft side. The Philadelphia 76ers star center recently visited rapper Meek Mill in jail, in an effort to offer moral and emotional support, per Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports Philadelphia. “I just wanted to go out there, support him, pretty good friend of mine,” Embiid said. “So I just wanted to […]

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving is making the case for his woke-ness practically every day. From his flat-earth talk to his opinions on other conspiracy theories, Irving has made headlines all season with his wonky words. But during a recent interview, he gave his views on something more related to the game he plays professionally. […]

It appears Kristaps Porzingis isn’t just good at basketball. A boxer from Latvia who helped Porzingis train in July said it was no surprise to see him recover so quickly from an ankle injury that looked quite bad when it happened. Mairis Briedis, who is 23-0, said the superior athleticism of Porzingis contributed to his fast […]

L.A. Clippers center DeAndre Jordan looks to be trying to take Blake Griffin’s place as the resident comedian of the team. The Clipper star used the “Uninterrupted” platform recently and took an Uber ride with ESPN personality Cari Champion, and the two touched on a host of topics, most of which were quite funny. Clippers […]

Philadelphia will always be home for Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. So it’s no surprise that Bryant loves the Philadelphia Eagles. He loves them so much that he recently visited the team and gave them a chat. Afterwards he donned an Eagles jersey and was filmed doing so, per John Clark of NBC Sports […]

Carmelo Anthony general makes scoring the basketball look unfathomably easy. But that’s not always the case for the Oklahoma City Thunder star forward. While speaking to reporters recently, he said he’s struggled on the offensive end over the last few games, per Tim Daniels of Bleacher Report. “I think these past three, four games, offensively, […]

Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall is getting closer to being healthy. Wall suffered a knee injury back in November, and his status has been shaky ever since. But Wall provided an update on his injury after going through his first full practice Friday, per Candace Buckner of the Washington Post. Big news: John Wall […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni always loves a good joke. He may even be one of the most sarcastic coaches in the NBA. Before the team’s trip to Utah to play the Jazz, an article came out in Sports Illustrated detailing his daily routine of having a coffee from Starbucks. But what he said […]