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Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry says it will be “easy” to work small forward Kevin Durant back into the lineup whenever KD is ready to play again. Durant is expected to miss Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals, which start on May 30. Curry says the Warriors have experience of […]

Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant met with the media on Friday for the first time since his calf injury and the former MVP knocked down the talk about the Dubs being better without him. The Warriors have gone 5-0 since Durant got hurt and a lot of pundits have been saying the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers officially brought back Dr. Judy Seto on Friday and LeBron James is excited about it. Seto will the the Lakers’ Director of Sports Performance. She worked with the franchise from 2011-16 and has a close relationship with Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Welcome back Judy!!! https://t.co/pGZdo7bjDo — LeBron James (@KingJames) May 24, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Malik Allen has reportedly emerged as a prime contender for the vacant Miami Heat lead assistant role, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. Juwan Howard was hired by the University of Michigan this week, so the Heat are looking for a new assistant behind head coach Erik Spoelstra. […]

Former NBA high-flyer Jason Richardson has his eyes set on an NBA front office spot after he gets his degree in sports business. Richardson, who is a two-time Slam Dunk champion, says he’s interested in how you put together an NBA team. “I’m just enjoying being with my family,” Richardson told Jordan Zirm of Dime […]

After scoring 35 points in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday, Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard pretty much cemented himself as the greatest player to play for the franchise in the last decade, and this is only his first season with the team. The Raptors won Game 5 against the […]

Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard says Toronto Raptors star small forward Kawhi Leonard wouldn’t be shook by LeBron James if they met in the playoffs this season. Broussard claims Leonard’s even-keeled nature has settled the Raptors down. In the past, Toronto has gotten destroyed by James’ Cleveland Cavaliers teams. Broussard believes if James was still […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is now the franchise leader in playoff points. Lowry accomplished the feat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Your NEW franchise leader in playoff points Congrats, @Klow7! #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/J8bwPchJw3 — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 24, 2019 Lowry is playing in his […]

ESPN insider Brian Windhorst says San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan could possibly “be on the trade block” this summer. DeRozan has two years left on his contract with the Spurs. He’ll make $27,739,975 next season and has a player option worth $27,739,975 for 2020-21. Windhorst wonders if the Los Angeles Lakers will try […]

For the first time since the 1996-97 season, the San Antonio Spurs didn’t have an All-NBA player. Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge are the players who made an All-NBA team for the Spurs during the 21-season streak. With Aldridge and DeRozan not making an All-NBA team, that […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James has reportedly already begun recruiting Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, James has been in contact with Leonard and Butler, who both become unrestricted free agents this summer once they decline their 2019-20 player options with their respective teams. “From what I […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse thinks superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is fresher for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks. Leonard has been dealing with an apparent left leg injury over the past two games. The Raptors won Games 3 and 4 up in Toronto to even up the […]

Former NBA point guard Gilbert Arenas says neither the Milwaukee Bucks nor Toronto Raptors can defeat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Arenas says the Bucks and Raptors don’t have enough weapons on offense to compete with the Warriors even if Kevin Durant doesn’t play in the Finals. I've said it before, and […]

New Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams sees shooting guard Devin Booker “as a guy who could be a household name here soon.” Booker is the best player on the Suns and has established himself as one of the top young scorers in the game. Williams, who signed a five-year deal with the Suns, is […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is just the fourth player in NBA history to record at least 2,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists in a season and not earn All-NBA honors. By not making an All-NBA team this season, Beal is not eligible for a supermax extension with the Wizards. Bradley Beal is […]

Houston Rockets star guard James Harden has joined Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players in franchise history to earn three straight All-NBA First Team nods. Olajuwon accomplished the feat from 1987-1989. Harden was named to the first team All-NBA squad on Thursday. James Harden is just the second player in @HoustonRockets history […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins initially thought his quad injury “was worse than what it was.” Cousins suffered a torn left quad in Game 2 of the Warriors’ first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. Luckily for Boogie, he didn’t have to have surgery and could play in the NBA Finals. Cousins on injury […]

NBA scouts and executives are high on Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen, but they don’t think he’ll be an “elite” big man in the game. Allen averaged 10.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 blocks this season for the Nets while shooting 59.0 percent from the field and 70.9 percent from the free-throw line. […]

ESPN insider Brian Windhorst says the Los Angeles Lakers should target Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal via trade if they strike out in free agency this summer. The Lakers have cap space this offseason to sign a max contract player. However, the franchise isn’t favored to sign Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, or Kyrie Irving. […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum jokes that players should start bribing media members in order to help them become supermax eligible. The media votes for who makes the All-NBA teams. The supermax was installed to help teams keep their star players by being able to offer them more money if they qualify for […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green made the All-Defensive Second Team, but the All-Star says he should have been on the first team instead, according to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. The second team included Green, Klay Thompson, Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid and New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday. The first team […]

New Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams says he is “big on culture” and doesn’t necessarily view the team as a family. Williams, who signed a five-year deal with the Suns, says having a positive culture and building the right habits are important for the Suns. “I’m big on culture. The word family is used […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns will miss out on about $32 million after failing to make an All-NBA team this season. Towns signed a five-year, $158 million extension with the Timberwolves last summer. He would have been eligible for a five-year, $190 million deal had he made an All-NBA team in 2018-19. Towns had […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard made second team All-NBA this season, which means he officially qualifies to sign a four-year, $191 million supermax extension this summer. Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes reported this week the Blazers and Lillard plan to come to terms on a supermax extension this offseason. https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1131621782857797633 Lillard had a […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expects small forward Andre Iguodala to be ready for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Finals start on May 30. The veteran swingman suffered a left calf injury in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Warriors sat Iguodala in Game […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says it’s possible star small forward Kevin Durant gets back on the court at some point over the next seven days to begin on-court work. Durant hasn’t done any on-court work since suffering a right calf strain in Game 5 of the Warriors’ second round series against the […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith loves what rapper and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake is doing on the sidelines and says the Milwaukee Bucks should stop complaining about it. Drake has been trash talking Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and roaming the sidelines. He even rubbed the shoulders of Raptors head coach Nick Nurse in Game 4. […]

Los Angeles Clippers consultant and NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West guarantees the Lakers will have a good year in 2019-20. The Lakers missed the playoffs this season, the first year of the LeBron James era. The Purple and Gold were in the fourth spot in the Western Conference standings after defeating the Golden State […]

Los Angeles Clippers consultant Jerry West says the Los Angeles Lakers never reached out to him for the their vacant president job after Magic Johnson resigned near the end of the regular season. However, West says he wouldn’t have taken the Lakers job anyway, as he’s enjoying his role with the Clippers. “No, you know […]

Boston Celtics combo guard Marcus Smart made the All-Defensive First Team this season and he’s very proud of that accomplishment. However, Smart says his ultimate goal is still to win a championship with the Celtics, a goal Boston fell short of this season. Love this and am honored and appreciate all the love and votes. […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer says “there’s no place” for Toronto Raptors ambassador and rapper Drake to be going out on the court. In Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Drake talked a lot of trash to Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo. Drake was also on the Raptors sideline in Game […]

Philadelphia 76ers fan and superstar comedian Kevin Hart is blaming Toronto Raptors ambassador and rapper Drake for the Sixers’ second round loss to the Raptors. Hart says because Drake wore Sixers shorts, Philly lost to the Raptors. Toronto star small forward Kawhi Leonard hit an epic game-winning buzzer beater in Game 7 to send Philly […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Kyle Korver was drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 51st overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. The Nets then sold Korver to the Philadelphia 76ers for an undisclosed amount. According to Korver, though, the Nets used some of that money to buy a copy machine. The Jazz sharpshooter […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has earned a $500,000 bonus for making the All-Defensive first team, per Bobby Marks of ESPN. Gobert signed a four-year, $102 million contract extension with the Jazz in the summer of 2016. The Jazz added incentives into Gobert’s contract. For being named All-Defensive First Team, Rudy Gobert has earned a […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young went to two playoff games because he wanted to experience the atmosphere and get a taste of it. The Hawks missed the playoffs this season, something Young wants to make sure doesn’t happen again under his watch. Young said in the interview that he took some time off to […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green doesn’t really care who the Dubs play in the NBA Finals. The Warriors will face either the Toronto Raptors or Milwaukee Bucks. The Raptors and Bucks are tied at 2-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 1 of the NBA Finals is on May 30. Green is confident […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is coming to the defense of former Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson, who stepped down as president of basketball operations of the Lakers at the end of the 2018-19 regular season. After resigning from his post, numerous reports started to come out stating Johnson was lazy and wasn’t doing […]

People close to Philadelphia 76ers small forward Tobias Harris reportedly view the Brooklyn Nets as a “strong destination” for Harris, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Harris becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. The Nets have cap space to sign two max contract players this offseason. The Sixers acquired Harris from the Los Angeles Clippers […]

The NBA All-Defensive teams for 2019 were announced on Wednesday and Brooklyn Nets veteran small forward Jared Dudley isn’t pleased with the results. Dudley says Houston Rockets combo forward P.J. Tucker should have been voted to one of the teams and Toronto Raptors star swingman Kawhi Leonard should have been on the first team instead […]