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Former NBA guard and current New Orleans Pelicans color analyst Antonio Daniels is a big fan of Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker. Daniels says Booker has “top 10 potential” and the Suns have to do a better job of surrounding the youngster with more talent. 🔊 @adaniels33 explains why @DevinBook should have been on […]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George started talking about playing together on the Los Angeles Clippers before free agency started at 6 p.m. on June 30. This is the type of stuff NBA commissioner Adam Silver wants to avoid. It’s why he’s enforcing new tampering rules. However, it’s nearly impossible […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma quoted a famous line from the movie “Friday” while reacting to the news that Antonio Brown got released by the New England Patriots. Brown got cut by the Patriots on Friday. When the Pro Bowl wide receiver tweeted about getting fired on a Friday, Kuzma used that opportunity […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says he “couldn’t be happier” with the chemistry he and his assistant coaches have built this offseason. The Lakers hired Jason Kidd, Lionel Hollins and Phil Handy as assistant coaches to Vogel’s staff. Kidd, Hollins and Handy are the big names under Vogel. “I couldn’t be happier with […]

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis has missed 108 games due to injuries or illness in his first seven seasons in the NBA. Injuries are something athletes can’t control. Whether it’s spraining your ankle on a routine drive to the basket or accidentally bumping knees with another player, basketball players are prone to […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis says he’s “100 percent healthy” and confident his body will be able to hold up during the regular season. Davis is prone to injuries. The six-time All-Star has never played more than 75 games in a season. If he’s healthy, though, Davis wants to play without a […]

Joe Tsai was officially approved as controlling owner of the Brooklyn Nets this week. The Nets are expected to be one of the best teams in the NBA for the next four years after signing All-Stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre to four years deals this summer. Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta met Joe […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso feels he fits more in a market like San Antonio or Charlotte rather than Los Angeles. Caruso says he’s not Hollywood and prefers to be low-key and out of the spotlight. “I’m not Hollywood,” Caruso told Leo Sepkowitz of Bleacher Report. “I think I fit a market like San […]

Former NBA forward and current ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson says people on the Denver Nuggets are telling him Michael Porter Jr. can be the Nuggets’ top shooter this upcoming season. Porter Jr. has undergone two back surgeries, one in college and the other after Denver drafted him with the 14th overall pick in the 2018 […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has been retired from the NBA for one season now. In an interview with ESPN, Ginobili revealed what he misses and doesn’t miss about playing in the NBA. “What I miss the most is the locker room, the guys, the dinners after the games, the preparation, the sense of […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Paul George pulled up to a park in his hometown and played one-on-one with some lucky fans. George is from Palmdale, California. The new Clippers star showed no mercy, as he dropped one fan — although it looks like PG-13 got away with a push off. Paul George averaged 28.0 points, […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall is shooting jumpers and doing some ball-handling drills as he makes his way back from a torn Achilles. Wall says he’s taking his time with his recovery. “I’m great, man. Just rehabbing, working out and lifting weights. I’m shooting some jumpshots, doing some ball-handling and stuff like that,” […]

Dr. Tim Hewett, an expert knee doctor who spent the bulk of his career studying the biomechanics of the knee, says Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson should sit out two years. Thompson tore his left ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. Dr. Hewett and Dr. Christopher Nagelli did a study […]

The NBA notified teams that it won’t allow players to wear the “ninja-style headbands” this upcoming season, but Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns apparently didn’t get the memo. Towns is still wearing the headband in his offseason workouts with fellow Timberwolves players. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2m6w0vJGfV/ Jimmy Butler, Jrue Holiday, Myles Turner, Mike Scott, De’Aaron Fox and Montrezl […]

Chicago Bulls point guard Tomas Satoransky says Houston Rockets star James Harden intentionally targets European players to attack one-on-one. Harden has established himself as one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. He has a lethal step-back jumper which he often uses to embarrass players when he’s dancing on them in one-on-one situations. Sato on […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta says point guard Russell Westbrook is one of the greatest transitional players of all time. Westbrook is one of the most athletic players in the game. He’s a blur in the open court, impossible to stay in front of and can get to the rim at will while finishing in […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel thinks small forward Kyle Kuzma is “going to be an ass kicker for us this year.” Kuzma was the only youngster on the Lakers who survived the Anthony Davis trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, as Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart were all sent to New Orleans. Los […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says LeBron James “has had a great summer physically.” The new Lakers coach also can’t wait to coach Anthony Davis this upcoming season. James and Davis are two of the top-five players in the NBA. The Lakers are hoping the two superstars can bring banner number 17 to […]

New York Knicks power forward Bobby Portis never forgets where he came from. Portis grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas in the 1990s, when it was one of the most dangerous cities in the country. Now a millionaire playing for one of the most historic franchises in the NBA, Portis wears Arkansas on his chest […]

NBA executives see the Golden State Warriors competing for a playoff spot, though one exec is confident enough to declare that the Dubs will surely make it to the postseason. Per Ethan Strauss of The Athletic: One league executive, via text: “The Warriors will make the playoffs (Cue Draymond Green’s ‘are you an idiot’ face)” […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says the storyline about LeBron James playing point guard this upcoming season is much ado about nothing. Vogel, in an interview with Mike Trudell of Lakers.com, points out how James has always been his team’s primary ball-handler throughout his career. MT: There was one storyline earlier this summer […]

NBA Hall of Famer and New York Knicks legend Walt Frazier says he doesn’t like what’s happening to Carmelo Anthony right now. Anthony hasn’t played in an NBA game since November of 2018 and his future in the league remains uncertain, as he remains unsigned with just a few weeks left before training camp begins. Frazier […]

Washington Wizards point guard Isaiah Thomas says he’s going to keep Antonio Brown in his prayers. The New England Patriots released Brown on Friday. Thomas can sense Brown is going through a lot right now and said he will pray for the talented wide receiver to get his life back in order. Praying for AB […]

Los Angeles Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank gave a health update on star small forward Paul George on Friday. George underwent surgery to his right rotator cuff and left labrum after the 2019 playoffs ended. There’s no official timetable for the All-Star, but the current speculation is he’ll miss at least a few […]

Former NBA guard and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose thinks New York Knicks power forward Julius Randle can be an All-Star in 2019-20. Randle signed a three-year, $63 million deal with the Knicks this summer in free agency. Jalen Rose says outside of Blake Griffin, Al Horford and Giannis Antetokounmpo, there aren’t too many stud […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant tweeted and deleted a response to Magic Johnson’s comments about KD’s perceived unhappiness with the Golden State Warriors. Durant told the Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago he felt like an outsider in Golden State since Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green — the main cornerstones of the […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is pretty shocked the New England Patriots released wide receiver Antonio Brown on Friday. Young immediately took it to Twitter after news broke that Brown was getting released by the Patriots. NO WAY… — Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) September 20, 2019 Antonio Brown played one game with the Patriots. While […]

The New England Patriots released Antonio Brown on Friday, which means Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum is most likely going to start Julian Edelman in his fantasy lineup this week: Guess I should start Edelman this week — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) September 20, 2019 CJ McCollum is a huge Cleveland Browns fan, but […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the potential for changing dates of free agency is still on the table, but doing so requires collective bargaining with the players, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. NBA free agency currently starts at 6 p.m. ET on July 30, which is usually about two weeks before the NBA Finals […]

Alex Caruso signed a two-year, $5.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason, his first guaranteed deal in the NBA. Caruso admits signing on the dotted line was a “surreal” feeling for him: “The feeling of signing a guaranteed deal—NBA money—that was surreal,” Caruso told Leo Sepkowitz of Bleacher Report. “Especially from where […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver isn’t messing around anymore when it comes to tampering in the NBA. In the past, the league has fined coaches, general managers and executives for tampering. That won’t be the case this upcoming season. Adam Silver says if tampering occurs moving forward, there could be harsh penalties, including execs getting suspended, […]

For some reason, Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso has a huge fan base. Caruso, who some would say is an average player in the NBA at best, thinks the way he plays and his overall appearance is a big reason why Lakers fans love him: “I think it’s the way I play—every game I […]

The Denver Nuggets want to get extensions done with Malik Beasley and Juan Hernangomez before the Oct. 21 deadline, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post. If the Nuggets can’t agree to extensions with Beasley and Hernangomez before Oct. 21, both players will become restricted free agents next summer, something Denver wants to avoid: […]

The NBA Board of Governors have approved a series of rule changes. There will be new language in the NBA rule book that governs traveling violations. The revision will not change the substance of the rule, but will help eliminate the gap between the rule as written and how it has been applied in NBA games. […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Charles Barkley says Sixers star Ben Simmons will be one of the best players in NBA history if he adds a jumper. Simmons has yet to hit a 3-pointer in his NBA career. The talented lefty doesn’t have a mid-range game either. Charles Barkley wants to see Simmons develop a jump shot […]

Los Angeles Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were among the Los Angeles players to take part in a fishing trip. George is a huge fan of fishing and it looks like his new teammates are as well. Team bonding. You love to sea it. 🎣 pic.twitter.com/XivmoasBg6 — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) September 19, 2019 […]

Veteran shooting guard Arron Afflalo worked out for the Houston Rockets Thursday in their Las Vegas mini camp, according to Alykhan Bijani and Kelly Iko of The Athletic.  Source tells me and @KellyIkoNBA that Arron Afflalo also worked out for the Houston #Rockets today in their Vegas mini camp. — Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) September 19, […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has told guard OG Anunoby several times that his tough 2018-19 season was out of his control. Anunoby played in 67 games during the regular season, but missed the entire 2019 playoffs as a result of undergoing an emergency appendectomy. Via Blake Murphy of The Athletic: “I’ve had several […]

An NBA trainer who has worked with multiple NBA stars believes Mavs power forward Kristaps Porzingis will become a Hall of Famer, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Porzingis will make his Mavs debut in 2019-20 after missing the entire 2018-19 campaign rehabbing his ACL injury. Dallas fans can’t wait to see KP play alongside […]