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Tuesday in South Beach, Atlanta Hawks veteran swingman Vince Carter became the fourth player to score 700 points in road games against the Miami Heat, including the playoffs. Carter joined Paul Pierce (867), Patrick Ewing (754) and Michael Jordan (722), via Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press: Vince Carter just became the fourth player to […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will play on Tuesday against the Memphis Grizzlies despite dealing with shoulder soreness. Anthony Davis is a GO tonight despite dealing with shoulder soreness. #Lakers — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) October 30, 2019 Davis injured his shoulder on Sunday versus the Charlotte Hornets. The six-time All-Star played 33 minutes and […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant likely won’t play this season, but he’s keeping tabs on the entire league. One player KD has noticed early in the season is Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose. Speaking at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit on Tuesday, Durant said Rose — the youngest MVP in NBA history […]

Jimmy Butler missed the first three games of the Miami Heat season due to the birth of his daughter. The four-time All-Star, though, made his Heat regular season debut on Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks and scored on an easy layup for his first basket with Miami: First touch, first bucket. Miami's gonna love @JimmyButler. […]

Magic Johnson stunned the basketball world last season when he abruptly resigned from his post from the Los Angeles Lakers. Johnson was the president of basketball operations for the Lakers. The Hall of Famer said he wasn’t having fun with his job anymore when he resigned. Magic Johnson on leaving the Lakers: "I got two […]

Former Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau says he’s “really proud” of Derrick Rose, who is on the Detroit Pistons now and has had a strong start to the season. Thibodeau says Rose is going to be “phenomenal” for the Pistons this season. Through Detroit’s first four games, Rose is averaging 21.5 […]

Through the first four games of the season, Chicago Bulls small forward Otto Porter Jr. hasn’t looked like himself. Porter is averaging just 7.3 points while shooting 26.5 percent from the field and 21.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Bulls are 1-3 on the season and coming off a terrible loss to the New […]

During a recent interview with Vlad TV, Matt Barnes opened about the infamous ball “flinch” moment with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Barnes, who was on the Orlando Magic at the time, was going at it with Bryant and the Lakers. During an inbounds play, Barnes faked a pass and put the ball right […]

After the Houston Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, Russell Westbrook had some fun with Dennis Schroder and his old OKC teammates. Westbrook went into the Thunder locker room following the Rockets’ 116-112 win at home. The former MVP finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists against his old team. After […]

Against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden went 21-of-22 from the free-throw line. It was Harden’s seventh game with 20-plus made free-throws, tying Kobe Bryant and Moses Malone for the most in NBA history. Yesterday was James Harden's 7th game with 20+ made FTs, tying Kobe Bryant and Moses […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma could make his season debut this week, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Charania reports Kuzma is 100 percent and just getting back into shape now. The Lakers swingman is making his way back from a left foot stress reaction. NBA Insider @ShamsCharania reports on […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves still want to upgrade their point guard position via the trade market, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Timberwolves are currently starting veteran guard Jeff Teague. He’s on the final season of his three-year, $55 million deal. Minnesota tried to acquire All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell this summer, but the Golden State […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie came to the defense of point guard Kyrie Irving and instead took a jab at Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. After ESPN reported on Tuesday that some members of the Nets are worried about Irving’s mood swings and his actions during the team’s preseason trip to China, Dinwiddie told […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James sent a taco truck to feed lunch to the first responders fighting the Getty Fire, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Hearing that LeBron James has sent a taco truck to feed lunch to the first responders fighting the Getty Fire today at their base camp. James, […]

On October 26, a Houston Rockets fan punched New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Joe Boylan in the face. The Rockets fan, Manuel Garcia, has been charged with assault and the Rockets have banned him for life. Per ESPN: Prosecutors charged Manuel Garcia with misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching Pelicans assistant coach Joe Boylan in the […]

ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski claims “nobody believes Anthony Davis is not staying with the Lakers.” Davis can become an unrestricted free agent next summer if he declines his 2020-21 player option with the Lakers. AD is widely expected to decline his $28.8 million player option since he can make more money on the open market. […]

The Atlanta Hawks were killed by pundits when they traded Luka Doncic to the Dallas Mavericks on draft night in 2018 to get Trae Young. Most scouts thought Young was too small to be successful in the NBA and his struggles in Summer League only brought more criticism on the Hawks’ front office. Fast forward […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns is off to a stellar start to the season. His Timberwolves are 3-0, while Towns is fresh off of winning the Western Conference Player of the Week honor. Towns’ play thus far this season has been scary. Speaking of scary, Towns dressed up as the Joker for Halloween. […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant told Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka on his cooking show that he wants to finish out his career in Barcelona and experience EuroLeague basketball. Barcelona head coach Svetislav Pesic addressed Durant’s comments on Tuesday: “I’m not surprised,” Pesic said, per Mundo Deportivo. “He knows the basketball situation outside of […]

Former NBA big man and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins has never shied away from ripping Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving. Perkins was very critical of Irving last season after Uncle Drew’s disappointing year with the Boston Celtics. Now on the Nets, Irving is putting up stellar numbers, but Brooklyn has gotten off […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James was forced to evacuate his house due to the recent California wildfires. James told reporters on Tuesday he and his family tried three hotels in the middle of the night after being evacuated before eventually finding one, via Dave McMenamin of ESPN: LeBron said he and his […]

When Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob said the Dubs were “light years ahead” of the competition, he got a lot of flak for it. Over the last five years, the Warriors have been to five straight Finals, winning three championships and losing two. However, now that Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala are gone and […]

Bob Myers and the Golden State Warriors don’t see the decision Kevin Durant made to leave the franchise to sign with the Brooklyn Nets this summer as an indication that KD was upset at the organization. Durant signed a four-year deal with the Nets after spending the previous three seasons with the Warriors. There was […]

LeBron James loves that the Los Angeles Lakers are filled with a bunch of “defensive-minded guys.” The Lakers have above good defenders everywhere you look. The elite defenders on the roster are Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard, Avery Bradley and JaVale McGee, while Danny Green, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and LeBron are guys who play high-level defense as […]

Chicago Bulls rookie point guard Coby White’s college coach, Roy Williams, is keeping tabs on the youngster. Williams has memorized White’s stats through his first three games in the NBA. The UNC coach wants White to stay confident throughout his rookie season and have fun playing the sport he loves to play: UNC’s Roy Williams […]

Detroit Pistons forward Markieff Morris has been fined $35,000 for directing inappropriate and offensive language toward a game official, it was announced on Monday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. The incident occurred during Detroit’s 117-111 home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday: The Pistons are 1-2 on the season. […]

The Denver Nuggets made a “very aggressive” offer to sign Malik Beasley to a contract extension before the rookie-scale deadline, according to Mike Singer of the Denver Post. Beasley will become a restricted free agent next summer once the Nuggets offer him a qualifying offer: Despite a “very aggressive” attempt by the Nuggets, according to […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for games played between Oct. 22 and Oct. 27. Young averaged 38.5 points, 9.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game for the Hawks. Towns, meanwhile, averaged 32.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per […]

The Washington Wizards had a special visitor on Monday. Hall of Famer Ray Allen stopped by to talk to the team about nutrition and health. While speaking to reporters, Allen said he’s not in D.C. for a 10-day contract with the Wizards, even though the sharpshooter is still in great shape: Ray Allen spoke to […]

Slowly but surely, Los Angeles Lakers swingman Kyle Kuzma is making progress from his injury. Kuzma is still recovering from a left foot stress reaction. He played four-on-four with Lakers assistants, the most he’s done since getting hurt: Frank Vogel said Kyle Kuzma was able to play 4-on-4 live with assistant coaches today, which is […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns has started the 2019-20 season off with a bang. Towns is just the sixth player in NBA history to record at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in each of his first two games of a season. The others are Wilt Chamberlain (three times), Karl Malone (two times), […]

New York Knicks power forward Bobby Portis and Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving got into it over a loose ball on Friday at the Barclays Center. Nets swingman Taurean Prince came to Irving’s defense after he saw Portis trying to pick up Irving while the star guard was on the floor, looking to […]

New York Knicks fans are still salty that Kyrie Irving signed with the Brooklyn Nets. Irving got booed at the Barclays Center by Knicks fans while he was at the free-throw line during the Nets-Knicks game: Kyrie Irving getting boo'd on his own court! Lol pic.twitter.com/aFDwoee2Zz — Iceburg 🥶 (@Iceburg_music) October 25, 2019 Knicks fans […]

Former NBA forward Stephen Jackson firmly believes NBA execs are blackballing Carmelo Anthony. In a recent edition of Jackson’s video podcast with Matt Barnes called “All the Smoke,” Jackson claims a mass text has been sent through NBA execs saying, “Don’t f**k with Carmelo Anthony.” “It’s the same situation they did to a lot of […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is walking around with one crutch, as the high-flyer is the beginning stages of his rehab. Williamson underwent surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus and will miss six-to-eight weeks: Zion Williamson is in the building. pic.twitter.com/De3KJZ9oyK — Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) October 25, 2019 The meniscus surgery Williamson underwent […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray has an incentive in his contract extension that pays him a bonus based on his true shooting percentage, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic. Murray signed a four-year, $64 million rookie-scale extension with the Spurs: Speaking of the Spurs, I’m proud to report that the nerds have […]

Marcus Smart’s old pal, Al Horford, recently said the Boston Celtics guard is really good at flopping. Smart didn’t take offense to Horford’s comments. In fact, he revealed that Horford — who is now with the Philadelphia 76ers — is a pretty good flopper as well. “I’ve been playing with Al for so long, to […]

While he serves his 25-game suspension, Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton can practice with the team. There’s a catch, however, as Ayton must leave the arena two hours prior to the game. Ayton has received a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program by testing positive for a diuretic. Wondering what #Suns center Deandre […]

Kenny Atkinson is hoping to the turn Brooklyn Nets-New York Knicks matchups “into a real exciting rivalry in the future.” The Nets take on the Knicks on Friday at the Barclays Center: Nets coach Kenny Atkinson on the first Knicks/Nets match up of the season: “We hope we can turn this into a real exciting […]