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The Memphis Grizzlies reportedly won’t buy out Andre Iguodala, who is owed $17.2 million this season, the final year of his contract. The 2015 Finals MVP won’t play a single game for the Grizzlies, as he waits to see which team will trade for him. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Grizzlies want […]

Kawhi Leonard made his return to Toronto on Wednesday to face the Raptors. The game was a hit in Canada despite Leonard’s Clippers destroying the Raptors by 20 points, 112-92. Nearly 3.2 million unique viewers and an average audience of nearly 1 million viewers tuned into Leonard’s return, making it the most-watched regular-season NBA game […]

A person close to Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti believes his relationship with Thunder owner Clay Bennett is such that if he wants to leave for the New York Knicks or another organization, he’ll be allowed to even while under contract with OKC, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News. […]

Could Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey be the guy who saves the New York Knicks? Maybe. While he is happy with the Blazers, a person close to Olshey says Portland may not be his last stop, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post: Yes, Olshey is happy in rainy Portland, but […]

Chicago Bulls small forward Thaddeus Young may ask for a trade if he doesn’t start playing more minutes in Chicago, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. Young is playing 21.6 minutes per game for the Bulls through 25 games. He averaged 30.7 last season with the Indiana Pacers: According to several sources, including […]

The Detroit Pistons are listing All-Star center Andre Drummond as questionable to play against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday in Mexico City. Drummond is dealing with left eye inflammation: #Pistons Andre Drummond is listed as questionable (left eye inflammation) for tonight's game vs. DAL in Mexico City. #Mavericks Delon Wright (right adductor strain) is questionable.#DFS […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is the guy he looks to in terms of not changing his game entirely as he gets older. While Rose remains one of the quickest players in the league despite undergoing four knee surgeries, his jump shot has improved over the years […]

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic appears close to playing again after suffering a right lateral ankle sprain in November. Vucevic is hopeful he can play either Friday against the Houston Rockets or Sunday versus the New Orleans Pelicans: Nikola Vucevic, who sprained his right ankle on Nov. 20 and has missed Orlando's last 10 games: "Hopefully, I […]

The NBA hasn’t seen a trade since the blockbuster move which sent Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets and Chris Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder. With the trade deadline a couple months away, we could start to see some moves finally happen. According to Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, the Portland Trail Blazers, New […]

During his more than one-year exile from the NBA, Carmelo Anthony considered signing with the Denver Nuggets, the team he began his Hall of Fame career with. Anthony is back in Denver on Thursday to face the Nuggets as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers. “I was open to it,” Anthony said, via The Denver […]

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Paul George has gotten heavily booed in all three games he has played against the Indiana Pacers in Indiana. The same goes for his teammate Kawhi Leonard, who was received with boos from the San Antonio Spurs crowd in the two games he has played in San Antonio as a […]

When Kawhi Leonard approached Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry to get his 2019 championship ring, the Los Angeles Clippers star appeared to rub away tears from his eyes. However, Lowry says that wasn’t the case, per Michael Lee of The Athletic: “I don’t think he got sentimental. I think something flew into his eye, honestly,” […]

Jason Kidd and Mark Jackson have support within the New York Knicks organization for the head coaching spot, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Mike Miller is the interim coach after the Knicks fired David Fizdale last week. On head coaching front, we can add that Jason Kidd and Mark Jackson have support within the […]

Several members of the New York Knicks expect president Steve Mills to be fired at the end of the season unless things get better during the year, according to Ian Begley of SNY. The Knicks fired head coach David Fizdale last week. If Mills is fired, New York is said to have heavy interest in […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray suffered a right trunk contusion on Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers and was forced to leave the game. While the Nuggets are listing Murray as questionable for Friday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Murray says he’s going to play: Jamal Murray says on IG that he will play tomorrow. […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers likens Kawhi Leonard’s return to Toronto as “like Maximus coming back as the Gladiator.” In the movie The Gladiator, Maximus dies at the end, but fans of the film always wanted a script which saw Maximus rise from the dead. Leonard will get his championship ring from last […]

Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose are enjoying themselves in Mexico City ahead of the Detroit Pistons’ clash with the Dallas Mavericks. It’s pretty cold in Detroit at the moment, so both Griffin and Rose are happy to be in a warm climate while taking part in the growth of the NBA. “I love it,” Rose […]

After missing 22 games, Marvin Bagley III will play for the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Bagley has recovered from a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb, an injury he suffered during the first game of the season versus the Phoenix Suns. https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1204874631678590976 Bagley finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is looking forward to seeing Kawhi Leonard on Wednesday, but is also excited about competing against him. Leonard will get his championship ring from last season from the Raptors. Once the game starts, though, Nurse and Leonard will be enemies: Nurse: "I'm gonna be connected to Kawhi for life […]

The Orlando Magic will be without starting point guard Markelle Fultz on Wednesday when they host LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers. Fultz is dealing with a stomach virus. Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz will not play tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a stomach virus. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) […]

Portland Trail Blazers swingman Rodney Hood underwent surgery to repair his ruptured left Achilles in southern California on Wednesday. Hood will miss the rest of the season for the Blazers. Team announces that @rodneyhood underwent surgery to repair his ruptured left Achilles today in southern California. No timetable for return, as is usually the case […]

For the Dallas Mavericks to defeat the Detroit Pistons on Thursday in Mexico City, Mavs star Luka Doncic knows Dallas will have to contain former MVP Derrick Rose. Rose is coming off a 21-point game against the New Orleans Pelicans where he scored 17 points in the fourth quarter and hit the game-winning shot over […]

Former NBA guard and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose says Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has been the second-best player in the Eastern Conference so far behind Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Heat are 18-6 on the season and Butler is playing some of his best basketball. The four-time All-Star is averaging 20.6 points, […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum says Kyrie Irving gets too much undeserved blame for what happened last season. Before the 2018-19 season started, the Celtics were picked to win the East easily. However, Boston was dysfunctional from start to finish and Irving got most of the blame from the fans and media. Tatum, who […]

Atlanta Hawks forward Jabari Parker’s tenure with the Chicago Bulls lasted just 39 games last season. Parker didn’t have a good relationship with head coach Jim Boylen and Chicago traded Parker to the Washington Wizards in the Otto Porter Jr. trade. Parker returns to Chicago on Wednesday to face the Bulls. The Hawks forward says he […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball tweaked his jump shot form over the summer and now the former No. 2 overall pick has a more consistent jumper. Ball says he didn’t make any drastic changes with his shot and took it step by step: “We just take it step by step,” Ball told Andrew Lopez […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Bryan Colangelo parted ways after Colangelo’s wife was caught using multiple burner Twitter accounts which she used to criticize players and reveal sensitive team information. The fine people of Twitter may have found the next big time burner account, this time maybe belonging to New York Knicks owner James Dolan: found […]

A report from Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer stated that Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love prefers to be traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. However, Dwight Jaynes of NBC Sports Northwest is reporting that people close to Love are disputing that rumor: Love has been mentioned frequently, but is a question mark. There was a […]

The Miami Heat are 18-6 and look like one of the best teams in the East. However, All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler, being the fierce competitor that he is, isn’t satisfied. Butler says the Heat still have some “mental lapses” they need to correct moving forward. “You never take winning lightly in this league, because […]

Chicago Bulls small forward Otto Porter Jr. will be sidelined at least another four weeks because of his left foot contusion and head coach Jim Boylen feels for the swingman. Porter suffered the injury against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 6. He has been out for the Bulls ever since. #Bulls coach Jim Boylen on Otto Porter […]

David Griffin had interest in becoming president of basketball operations for the New York Knicks in 2017, but only if he had to report directly to owner James Dolan, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Once Griffin realized he wasn’t going to have full autonomy and would instead be working with and likely reporting to […]

Carmelo Anthony and his representatives were in contact with the New York Knicks this past summer about rejoining the franchise on a minimum contract. Anthony’s camp attempted to convince the Knicks that signing him would improve their chances of signing superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic. Durant and […]

MLSE part-owner and long-time chairman Larry Tanenbaum says Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri “is here to stay.” Tanenbaum is not worried about another team trying to sign Ujiri away from the Raptors. The New York Knicks are believed to have heavy interest in Ujiri. “We hope so,” Tanenbaum, who is MLSE part-owner and long-time chairman, […]

Kevin Love would prefer the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him to the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Love’s name is once again being brought up in trade rumors, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported last week that the Cavs are “expressing a willingness to listen to offers” for Love. Love would […]

The Detroit Pistons are 0-3 against the Charlotte Hornets this season. Derrick Rose, who has a history of being a clutch player, failed to come through for the team in their two road losses to the Hornets. However, that wasn’t going to stop Blake Griffin and the rest of the players in Detroit from losing […]

During an Ask Me Anything Series on Reddit, Toronto Raptors rising star Pascal Siakam was asked who is the toughest player to guard in the NBA. Siakam went with Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, who is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from an Achilles tear. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ oldest son, Bronny James Jr., will play against LeBron’s high school alma mater this season, St. Vincent-St. Mary high school. LeBron says it’s going to be very emotional watching his son play against the high school which is very close to his heart: “Obviously, everybody knows that St. Vincent-St. […]

After hitting the game-winner against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose had an epic postgame interview. When Fox Sports Detroit’s Johnny Kane asked Rose about his game-winner, the former MVP said, “Excuse my English, but I’m born to do this sh*t.” In the Pistons’ locker room, Rose elaborated on […]

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith is hearing that the New York Knicks want to hire Jason Kidd as their next head coach so they can lure Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo to The Big Apple. Antetokounmpo and Kidd have a strong relationship which they built during Kidd’s time with the Bucks. Giannis can become an […]