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L.A. Clippers center DeAndre Jordan posted a Bob Marley quote on Twitter shortly after Marc Stein of The New York Times tweeted about the Portland Trail Blazers’ interest in trading for Jordan. The Trail Blazers are among the teams that have tried to engage the Clippers in trade talks for DeAndre Jordan, according to league […]

Minnesota Timberwolves’ Jimmy Butler and Jamal Crawford didn’t play against the Toronto Raptors last Saturday because of injuries, and according to Nick Friedell of ESPN, the two will also not play against the Los Angeles Clippers tonight. Jimmy Butler and Jamal Crawford are out tonight vs. Clippers, according to Thibs. https://t.co/sKObuwIWdZ — Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) […]

Houston Rockets forward Luc Mbah a Moute is a more significant player in the lineup than you may think. The Rockets’ defensive efficiency was third in the NBA before Mbah a Moute’s injury. But that defensive efficiency plunged to 28th in the league during the month Mbah a Moute was sidelined because of a shoulder […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is being eyed by the New York Knicks, according to the New York Daily News. The Knicks are desperately looking for some speed and athleticism on the wing to keep up with the changing NBA. The likes of Jarrett Jack and Courtney Lee are not going to bring them to new […]

In a recent interview with the Star Tribune, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler was asked who he believed was the most talented player on the team. Surprisingly, he didn’t say that it was himself. “Who, me? Hell no, Wigs is. Wigs is the most talented by far. I see him do things and I’m like […]

Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood has missed last Saturday’s game against the L.A. Clippers because of a leg contusion, and it seems that Hood will also miss tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks as well. Rodney Hood is OUT tonight. — Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) January 22, 2018 Hood has been playing through the pain in […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ general manager Rob Pelinka recently appeared on Spectrum SportsNet’s “Connected With…” and he has an interesting metaphor for his and Magic Johnson’s aspirations as the trade deadline approaches. “I don’t know if this is the perfect metaphor but maybe a nod back to Dr. Buss, who we all know loved to play […]

The New York Knicks’ Willy Hernangomez is hopeful that he will see a change in scenery before the NBA trade deadline arrives on February 8. He has been frustrated mainly because of his diminishing role with the Knicks. “I think there will be a change: I hope for the better, it can’t get worse than […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Jusuf Nurkic will be visiting the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center Monday night. It may be a regular game for all other Blazers players, and to some wearing the Nuggets colors, but not for Nurkic. This will be the Bosnian center’s first game in front of his former team’s […]

NBA fans know who Charles Barkley is and what he has done for the game, but we’ve learned something new about him in a recent episode of Inside the NBA — he can’t read properly from a teleprompter. Shaquille O’Neal read a plug for TNT’s new TV show “The Alienist.” Co-hosts Kenny Smith and Ernie […]

Everybody knows that Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is an impressive basketball player. In his career, he averaged 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists and played for multiple teams including the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets. If his career wasn’t marred by injuries, he could have done more. But everybody doesn’t know […]

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has just been introduced as a starter for the newly-formatted All-Star Game. His head coach, Brett Brown, has something to say on the matter: Brett Brown asked how it feels for @JoelEmbiid to be an All-Star starter: It’s like one of your kids getting a star and taping it up on […]

The Sacramento Kings recently made an official announcement that they will be shutting down rookie Harry Giles for the rest of the 2017-18 NBA season as he recovers from injuries. According to a report from Ailene Voisin of the Sacramento Bee, the young forward/center has nothing negative to say on the matter. “I just keep getting […]

UFC heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou met the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid in Boston, and the Cameroonian center had just the right amount of confidence to say that he could “kick his ass” inside the octagon. Ngannou visited Embiid in the Equinox Sports Club in Boston Massachusetts to say hello to his countryman. After exchanging cordialities, […]

A restraining order was issued against former NBA player Sebastian Telfair after a wild rampage at the home of his estranged wife and kids, according to a report from TMZ Sports. The former point guard was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from his wife and kids. It all started when Telfair showed […]

Trevor Ariza has been suspended by the NBA for two games, but it appears like the Houston Rockets forward only learned of the suspension through the media and not through the league. Trevor Ariza said he was especially disappointed to have learned of his suspension through the media, rather than from the NBA. Did not […]

The NBA officially announced that Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry are the captains for the All-Star Game, but Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown has a different opinion. Brown thinks that his teammate Kyrie Irving should have been captain. “That’s given. It’s rightfully so,” Brown said of his teammate’s selection as an All-Star […]

Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker has been involved in a lot of trade rumors lately. In a recent interview with the Charlotte Observer, Walker was asked if it would be harder for him to function until the Feb. 8 trade deadline. “No. No, I’m a pro, man. This is what I do, you know. I […]

Anthony Slater of The Atlantic has an update on Golden State Warriors rookie Jordan Bell’s injury. Jordan Bell: Inflammation of ankle, re-evaluated in two weeks, per Warriors. — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 19, 2018 Bell sustained the ankle inflammation during the game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center last Wednesday. On the first […]

Joel Embiid has the possibility to become a naturalized French citizen, thus also opening the chance of him playing for the French National Team. But according to an interview with BasketInfos, San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker is against the idea. “I think you have to play the national team with the players who are from […]

Late Saturday, Hall of Famer and former Chicago Bulls champion Dennis Rodman got arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Darren Prince, Rodman’s agent, has said to The Associated Press that the former NBA star has already checked himself into the Turning Point Rehabilitation Center in Paterson, New Jersey. Rodman has done so in […]

The Houston Rockets just beat the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Toyota Center, with Clint Capela scoring 20 points. At first sight, that may look like an ordinary performance from the young center. But an underlying number proves that it’s more extraordinary than what many think. Whenever Capela scores 20 points or more, the Rockets have […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry have been named captains for the All-Star Game. In another official announcement from the NBA, the Cavs forward will be the first to pick from a pool of starters owing to his overall lead in the All-Star voting. On the other hand, the […]

The Houston Rockets just won their home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but it’s not all good news for the second-best team in the West. Rockets superstar James Harden just ended a franchise-best streak of 36 consecutive 20-point games, according to Basketball-Reference. Harden scored only 10 points in the game and got two rebounds and seven […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder made waves in the offseason when they acquired Carmelo Anthony. It’s been a while since Anthony has been part of a team that has a realistic chance of going deep into the playoffs, previously spending his time with the perennially beleaguered New York Knicks. Although Anthony now has a reduced role […]

Center Alexis Ajinca is still not able to play for the New Orleans Pelicans because of a knee injury. Because of their depleted roster, the Pelicans have been granted by the NBA a $2.75 million disabled player exception. The NBA has awarded New Orleans a $2.75M disabled player exception for injured C Alexis Ajinca, league […]

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has something to say about his controversial teammate Markell Fultz. “He’s been really good actually,” Embiid said, as per Keith Pompey of Philly Inquirer. “I have been quite impressed, especially after what he’s going through. He’s still readjusting to basketball and his shoulder being fine and him being able to shoot, […]

Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points on Wednesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. That in itself is already an impressive feat, but it’s much more impressive than we think according to statistics. According to ESPN’s SportsCenter, Mitchell is the fifth-fastest to get to five 30-point games in the last 30 seasons. Leading the […]

With 0.1 seconds left in the first quarter of the Chicago Bulls-Golden State Warriors game at the United Center, Stephen Curry threw the ball off Bulls shooting guard David Nwaba’s back side to run out the clock. A visibly frustrated Steph Curry tossed the ball off David Nwaba's back at the end of the 1st […]

The Sacramento Kings will not be playing Harry Giles for the rest of the season, according to an official announcement by the Kings. Giles has a history of tearing his ACL in both knees, but the Kings have studied his knee issues and have been convinced that they would have still drafted him 20th overall […]

If you are an NBA fan and a Game of Thrones fan, you will probably see the similarities between Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams and Dothraki chieftain Khal Drogo. Fans are not afraid to compare the two guys with long hair, and Adams is hearing all the ruckus. But he has bad news for […]

Despite missing a call up to the All-Star Game the last two seasons, Damian Lillard believes this should be the year to brush off the snub bug. The second All-Star fan ballot returns were released last week, and Lillard had 266,519 votes — eighth among Western Conference guards. The Portland Trail Blazers point guard was […]

Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza and Gerald Green will be suspended for two games because of the infamous locker room incident after the game against the L.A. Clippers Monday night. According to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the Rockets are “shocked and disappointed” that Blake Griffin and Austin Rivers will not be facing any disciplinary action […]

According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, the NBA has granted a $6 million disabled player exception to the Brooklyn Nets, as the team has been badly depleted after losing Jeremy Lin to a season-ending injury. Sources: The NBA has granted Brooklyn a $6M disabled player exception for the loss of guard Jeremy Lin. — […]

The New York Knicks just lost to a Memphis Grizzlies team that was without Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, and Chandler Parsons. But despite a late technical on Courtney Lee, Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek is not blaming the officiating for the loss. He is blaming the poor play from his wards, according to an article by […]

As the NBA trade deadline approaches, rumors are starting to get around. One of the most prominent rumblings out there is how the Milwaukee Bucks are frontrunners in getting L.A. Clippers center DeAndre Jordan. But a recent tweet from Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times may finally kill this rumor. As I reported several […]

The Utah Jazz visited the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night. One of the most noteworthy things during the game was Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell’s performance in the second half, where he scored 23 points. According to Eric Woodyard of Deseret News, Mitchell said the following when he was asked about the matter: “I fed off of […]

After many years of disappointment, The Process looks like it’s actually leading the Philadelphia 76ers somewhere. It also appears that the basketball community is not just the one taking notice. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz recently tweeted a photo of himself in a 76ers jersey with his own name on the back. #trustingtheprocess !! S/O […]

John Calipari is one of the more known and skilled head coaches in basketball, as he has been the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats since 2009. But despite his reputation and competence, not everybody believes that he should try and get a coaching job in the most reputable and competent basketball league in the […]