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Los Angeles LakersLakers legend Kobe Bryant will debut second Canvas video short on Sunday

He may be retired, but Kobe Bryant is keeping busy by working on a number of different creative projects. One such project is his series of “short video presentations” for ESPN called Canvas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmKzzJ8LrGQ Bryant’s first Canvas video short, which was called “Guarding the Greats,” debuted on Christmas Day and focused on the Lakers legend’s […]

Los Angeles ClippersChris Paul has been playing with 16 pins, metal plate in right hand

Despite not selected as an All-Star, Chris Paul is having yet another sensational season. Paul is averaging 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 9.2 assists, and 2.0 steals this season and is helping to lead the Clippers to the playoffs for the sixth straight year. He is also fourth in the league in assists and tied for […]

Utah JazzVideo: John Stockton recreates 'The Shot' that sent Jazz to 1997 Finals

During the 90s, led by Karl Malone and John Stockton, the Utah Jazz were one of the best teams in the league and a perennial championship contender. Yet the Jazz could never get to the promised land of the NBA Finals, always falling just short in the playoffs. But all of that changed in 1997. […]

NBANBA's Home-court advantage affected by players sliding into the DMs

Social media, like most things in life, can be great and also downright depressing. But social media has allowed people that likely would’ve never connected in real life to have conversations online. At least, that’s how most NBA players use social media as it has allowed them to connect and apparently hook up with women in […]

Oklahoma City ThunderRussell Westbrook continues to give back to community, opens 10 reading rooms in Oklahoma City

Averaging a triple double, Russell Westbrook is a leading MVP candidate but the Thunder All-Star is likely in the running for another NBA accolade – the Community Assist award. For donating a car to a single mother of two and opening Russell’s Reading Rooms in three Oklahoma City elementary schools, Westbrook won the NBA’s Community Assist […]

Philadelphia 76ersReport: Sixers rookie Joel Embiid 'very likely' to have knee surgery

For 31 games this season, we got a glimpse at the truly amazing potential of Joel Embiid. The Sixers rookie quickly established himself as one of the better big men in the league and distanced himself from the rest of the 2016 rookie class. But in a familiar theme for him, Embiid was shut down […]

Milwaukee BucksJason Kidd thinks it's 'cool' to be compared to UCLA star Lonzo Ball

PORTLAND — While LaVar Ball is garnering all of the headlines with his outlandish claims about his own basketball skills, his son Lonzo Ball has been leading UCLA in the NCAA tournament. Backing up his father’s assertions about his game, Ball has played excellently throughout the early stages of the tournament. He led UCLA past […]

New York KnicksCarmelo Anthony wonders if he can win with Knicks, isn't motivated by success of LeBron, Wade, Paul

Despite putting up stellar individual numbers, Carmelo Anthony has not experienced much success during his tenure with the New York Knicks. They’ve had their moments but the Knicks have frankly been a mediocre or simply bad team with Anthony as their No. 1 star. That’s not all on Anthony though. The Knicks have had problems […]

Chicago BullsJerry Krause, GM during Chicago Bulls six championships, passes away at 77

Jerry Krause, the former general manager of the Chicago Bulls during their dynastic reign over the NBA in the early and mid 90s, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 77,  according to The Chicago Tribune’s K.C. Johnson. Krause had been battling health problems for the last several years, including osteomyelitis, which is a rare and serious […]

Cleveland CavaliersAdam Silver warns NBA teams of ‘significant penalties’ for resting stars without notice

With the Cleveland Cavaliers recently resting LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love in a marquee game on national television on March 18, the topic of rest has once again become a hot button issue in the NBA. Teams rest their players to maintain their health throughout the lengthy 82-game season and the playoffs, which […]

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