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When Miami Heat star shooting guard Dwyane Wade announced that 2018-19 was going to be his final season in the NBA, the future Hall of Famer never imagined his farewell tour was going to be this special. Wade has been getting standing ovations in every road arena he has played in this season as well as […]

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade admits he’s going to go to therapy with his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, once he’s retired from the NBA. Basketball is all Wade knows. Now that basketball is going to be in the past, Wade, the best player in Heat franchise history, wants some guidance on how to live the […]

If the Los Angeles Lakers fire head coach Luke Walton after the season ends, Miami Heat assistant Juwan Howard would be a candidate to replace him, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. Howard and Lakers star LeBron James were together for four seasons in Miami. Stein is reporting that Howard, who played over […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade has been swapping jerseys with players on other teams all season long. The future Hall of Famer has a bevy of jerseys now at his disposal. So, what is Wade going to do with all these jerseys? The Heat icon jokes he might have to get another house to put them […]

The Anthony Davis trade drama at the February trade deadline essentially tore up the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room and front office. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss called all the Davis rumors “fake news” even though everyone knew Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka were aggressively trying to acquire Davis. ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst elaborated on that […]

According to ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball is loved by his teammates. Ball is a polarizing player around the league because of his outspoken dad, LaVar Ball. However, players on the Lakers, especially star LeBron James, have nothing but respect for Ball and his game. “LeBron praised Lonzo before […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will try and trade for New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis again this summer after failing to acquire him at the February trade deadline. ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst, though, doesn’t like the Lakers’ chances of getting Davis. “Do I love their chances? I do not,” Windhorst told Erik Garcia Gundersen […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball and agent Harrison Gaines mutually agreed to parts ways on Thursday. Gaines and Ball didn’t have any type of falling out, according to Gaines. The two sides just wanted to head in separate directions. When asked if the Ball family’s impending lawsuit against Alan Foster played a role in the […]

Miami Heat icon Udonis Haslem remains unsure if he’s going to retire after the season ends. Haslem signed a one-year deal with the Heat last summer and said at the beginning of the season he was leaning toward retiring with pal Dwyane Wade. However, after thinking it over, Haslem is undecided now with the season almost […]

The Detroit Pistons are listing All-Star power forward Blake Griffin as questionable for Friday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Griffin is dealing with soreness in his left knee and has missed the Pistons’ last three games. Detroit has gone 1-2 without its best player during the previous three games. In preliminary injury report for […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle told local reporters on Thursday power forward Kristaps Porzingis “got some good work with” the Mavs’ first unit in practice. Porzingis has fully recovered from his ACL tear, but won’t play this season. Dallas has four games left in the regular-season and won’t be playing in the postseason. Carlisle on Kristaps […]

The Orlando Magic are in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference after defeating the New York Knicks on Wednesday. This is the first time since 2012 the Magic have been involved in a playoff race this late in the season. Orlando’s best player, All-Star center Nikola Vucevic, says the team’s mindset […]

Rival executives reportedly believe should Jimmy Butler decide not to re-sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, he might sign with the Los Angeles Lakers unless he chooses the Brooklyn Nets, according to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report. Butler becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Sixers. Rival executives […]

The Brooklyn Nets announced on Thursday small forward Allen Crabbe underwent successful right knee surgery. Crabbe hasn’t played since March 13. He got his knee drained back on March 15. MEDICAL UPDATE: Allen Crabbe underwent successful right knee arthroscopy today. Updates regarding Crabbe’s return will be issued as appropriate. — Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) April 4, 2019 […]

The Sixers won’t have the services of All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler on Thursday against the best team in the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks. Butler is dealing with back soreness and won’t play after playing 33 minutes on Wednesday. Jimmy Butler is listed as out for tonight with back soreness. Brett Brown says Joel Embiid […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers have dealt with a lot of adversity this season. Just three days before the 2018-19 season began, longtime Blazers owner Paul Allen lost his fight with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and passed away. It was a loss that affected Lillard and the entire Portland organization deeply because of how beautiful a […]

Veteran point guard Tyreke Evans is reportedly not expected to be back with the Indiana Pacers next season, according to Scott Agness of The Athletic. Evans signed a one-year, $12.4 million free agent deal with the Pacers last summer. Nope. Don’t expect Tyreke back. That was a bad fit from the beginning. Both parties are […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is reportedly having trouble recruiting stars to join him in Space Jam 2, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Filming of Space Jam 2 begins this summer. It’s expected to be released in July of 2021. According to Brian Windhorst, LeBron James is having trouble convincing players […]

Indiana Pacers small forward Bojan Bogdanovic becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. The franchise reportedly wants to re-sign him, according to Scott Agness of The Athletic. Bogdanovic is making $10.5 million this season. [He] turns 30 this month. That’s notable. I don’t expect him to get a max, but it wouldn’t be surprising for him to […]

Whenever Portland Trail Blazers swingman Evan Turner has to guard Oklahoma City Thunder star small forward Paul George, Turner isn’t usually fond of what happens when George gets the ball against him. George, who is having the best statistical season of his career this year with the Thunder, has been taking no prisoners and that […]

The Phoenix Suns announced on Thursday combo guard Tyler Johnson underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee on Wednesday. The Suns only have three games left in the season, so Johnson is out for the remainder of the season. Phoenix acquired Johnson from the Miami Heat on Feb. 6. The 26-year-old appeared in 13 games […]

The NBA is reportedly investigating an incident from Wednesday night where New Orleans Pelicans star power forward Anthony Davis flipped off a fan, according to Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo Sports. A video went viral showing Davis flipping off a Pelicans fan as he was leaving the Smoothie King Arena. However, it appears the fan yelled an expletive to […]

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry expects LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to “regroup” next season. James is missing the playoffs this season for the first time since his second season in the league when he was with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Coming into 2018-19, LeBron had been to eight-straight NBA Finals, […]

Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher polled more than a dozen players in the NBA, and most of them have Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden winning the MVP award over Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo has guided the Bucks to the best record in the NBA and is putting up a stat line which hasn’t been done […]

If the Minnesota Timberwolves fire general manager Scott Layden in the summer, the franchise could look at Chauncey Billups and Calvin Booth as potential replacements, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. Billups is currently an NBA analyst for ESPN. He has a very close relationship with Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor. The former […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has already ruled out center DeMarcus Cousins and small forward  Andre Iguodala for Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors are facing the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. With the season almost over, there’s no point to play Cousins and Iggy in a back-to-back situation: Andre Iguodala […]

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly giving general manager Sean Marks a contract extension, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post. The Nets are also on the verge of agreeing to extensions for head coach Kenny Atkinson and his staff: The Nets have locked up general manager Sean Marks with a contract extension, multiple sources […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are listing center Joel Embiid, small forward Jimmy Butler and shooting guard J.J. Redick as questionable for Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Embiid, the Sixers’ best player, is dealing with knee soreness, Butler has back tightness and Redick has a left quad contusion. Butler and Redick played on Wednesday versus the Atlanta Hawks, […]

After suffering a left ankle injury on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, Devin Booker has been shut down by the Phoenix Suns, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The Suns only have three games left in the season: Suns guard Devin Booker has been shut down for remaining three games of season […]

Houston Rockets combo guard Austin Rivers played four seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers. He got to play for his dad, head coach Doc Rivers, and with point guard Chris Paul, power forward Blake Griffin center DeAndre Jordan and veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford. Rivers was part of some good Clippers teams, but the club […]

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Patrick Beverley is one of Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni’s favorite players in the NBA. D’Antoni coached Beverley with the Rockets for a few seasons before Houston traded the Chicago native to the Clippers in the summer of 2017 in the blockbuster Chris Paul trade. D’Antoni spoke highly of Beverley […]

Portland Trail Blazers starting shooting guard CJ McCollum played three-on-three on Wednesday, a good sign he’s close to returning to the lineup. McCollum suffered a popliteus strain in his left knee against the San Antonio Spurs in March. The scoring guard says he doesn’t feel like he has to play before the season ends. CJ McCollum […]

Washington Wizards small forward Jabari Parker suffered a left knee sprain on Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls. The Wizards later announced Parker was done for the night: Update to the update: Parker has been ruled out for the rest of the game. https://t.co/WDaEYYXgBO — Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) April 4, 2019 Jabari Parker has suffered two […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is the first player in franchise history to score at least 2,000 points, grab 4,000 rebounds and dish out 4,000 assists in a season. Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall has been out since December, so Beal has been the No. 1 option on offense for Washington. The sharpshooter […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey has good and bad news on All-Star power forward Blake Griffin. The good news is that Griffin doesn’t have any structural damage in his left knee. The bad news, though, is the high-flyer doesn’t feel comfortable to play on it yet. The Pistons, who are fighting to make the […]

Los Angeles Lakers president Jeanie Buss admits she doubted some of the people she was working with during the Anthony Davis trade saga. During a live podcast taping this week, Buss says she sat down with the people she works with. During the Davis trade saga, a lot of sensitive details were leaked to the media. […]

ABC has picked up a 10-episode mini-golf competition produced by Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry, according to Darren Rovell of the Action Network. Curry is a huge golf fan and plays in multiple events during the offseason. Stephen Curry has joined LeBron James and Kevin Durant as NBA players who are executive […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is going to do whatever it takes to get the franchise better this summer. The Lakers will have cap space to sign a max player this offseason to pair alongside LeBron. And James says he will be active in recruitment once free agency begins on July 1. […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni says superstar shooting guard James Harden has taken his floater game to another level this season. Harden didn’t always have that shot in his arsenal, but the reigning MVP has worked on the floater and it’s now another tool he uses to drive opposing defenses crazy. “Well, the growth is […]