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Miami Heat icon Udonis Haslem has spent his entire NBA career in South Beach. Heck, he’s played his whole basketball life in the state of Florida. Haslem, born and raised in Miami, played his high school ball in South Beach and then went to college at the University of Florida. After getting undrafted in 2003, […]

Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem says former Heat star and current Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has the greatest basketball IQ he has ever seen. Haslem and James were teammates for four seasons on the Heat. James, along with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, led Miami to four-straight NBA Finals. The Heat went 2-2. […]

Whenever he decides to step away from the game of basketball, Golden State Warriors point guard Shaun Livingston would like to work in an NBA front office. Livingston says whenever his NBA career is over, he wants to take a year off to just chill and step away from basketball. After that year is over, the […]

Shaun Livingston says playing for the Golden State Warriors is like “basketball nirvana.” The veteran guard explained to Anthony Slater of The Athletic how the Bay Area and the Warriors organization is the best thing any NBA player can ask for. “Honestly, I tell people this, especially the young guys, Golden State, this is like basketball […]

Golden State Warriors backup point guard Shaun Livingston tells Anthony Slater of The Athletic that he is contemplating retirement. Only $2 million of Livingston’s $8 million next season is guaranteed. The veteran guard says his body is starting to tell him that it’s time to call it a career. “Yeah. For sure. Absolutely,” Livingston said when asked […]

The Detroit Pistons will be without superstar power forward Blake Griffin on Wednesday when they host the Indiana Pacers. Griffin is still feeling discomfort in his left knee. However, the team will have shooting guard Luke Kennard, who was listed as doubtful on Tuesday due to an illness. Blake Griffin out, Luke Kennard in for […]

The Miami Heat will conduct a pregame ceremony on April 9 for Dwyane Wade’s final regular-season home game. The ceremony will include an official Wade career retrospective video, special guest tributes, exclusive memorabilia giveaways and a Dwyane Wade fan address, per Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel. The Heat host the Philadelphia 76ers for their […]

University of North Carolina freshman point guard Coby White announced on Twitter that he is declaring for the 2019 NBA Draft. White had a strong season at North Carolina and is projected to be a top-10 pick in this year’s draft. Blessed beyond measures🙏🏽 #FMF pic.twitter.com/IhRZte4yn1 — whitecoby2 (@CobyWhite) April 3, 2019 In 35 games this […]

The new and improved Philadelphia 76ers starting lineup of Ben Simmons, JJ Redick, Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid has only played 10 games together. The Sixers have gone 8-2 in those games, with the two losses coming to the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks. Embiid has been dealing with soreness in his knee, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers arguably have the second-best starting lineup in the league after the Golden State Warriors. The Sixers have three All-Stars in its starting five in Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler and Ben Simmons, and two borderline All-Stars in Tobias Harris and J.J. Redick. The Sixers are going for it all this season. Elton Brand […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell says the team’s future is “in good hands” after the franchise extended the contract of head coach Kenny Atkinson. Barring a collapse over the final four games, the Nets are on their way to making the playoffs for the first time since 2015. Atkinson and Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks […]

At the 1998 Nike Hoop Summit in San Antonio’s Alamo Stadium, Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki scored 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. That was the first time NBA scouts and general managers had really seen Nowitzki play against future NBA stars. The rest is history. The Milwaukee Bucks drafted Dirk with the ninth overall pick in the […]

During ESPN’s broadcast of the 1998 Nike Hoop Summit, Mavs icon Dirk Nowitzki’s name was repeatedly misspelled because no one knew who he was. At the time, Nowitzki was only known in Germany. That all changed after Dirk put up 33 points and 14 rebounds at the Nike Hoop Summit. Via Tim MacMahon of ESPN: Before stepping […]

The Washington Wizards fired longtime president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld on Tuesday. Grunfeld had been with the Wizards since 2003 and drafted John Wall and Bradley Beal, the two franchise cornerstones in the nation’s capital. Beal spoke to reporters on Wednesday for the first time since Grunfeld was fired, and the All-Star shooting guard said the news […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook recorded the first 20-20-20 game on Tuesday since the legendary Wilt Chamberlain did it on February 2nd, 1968. Against the Los Angeles Lakers, Westbrook finished with 20 points, 21 assists and 20 rebounds in 37 minutes. The Thunder defeated the Lakers by a final score of 119-103. "That's […]

The Washington Wizards have reportedly centered in on Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly as their top target to replace Ernie Grunfeld, according to David Aldridge and Fred Katz of The Athletic. The Wizards fired Grunfeld on Tuesday. He had been with the organization since 2003. Tommy Sheppard is the Wizards’ interim general manager. […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki says the left foot surgery he underwent last season “had to be done.” Nowitzki had surgical debridement of his left ankle on April 5, 2018. Dirk played in 77 games last season for the Mavs and averaged 12.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists, shooting 45.6 percent from the field and 40.9 […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki says Mavs rookie phenom Luka Doncic is a very mature basketball player. Doncic, who is only 20-years-old, already has basketball amnesia in the sense he forgets about good and bad plays he’s made in games so he can focus on the present. Nowitzki says off the floor, Luka is just like […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum worked out with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant last summer. Bryant was Tatum’s favorite player growing up. The second-year swingman says it “was a dream come true” to train with the Black Mamba while answering questions in a AMA on Reddit: What was it like to train with […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Ivica Zubac is enjoying his time with the Clippers, so much so that he’s telling Los Angeles Lakers fans to watch the Clippers instead of the Purple and Gold. The Lakers traded Zubac to the Clippers at the February trade deadline. The Clips are going to the playoffs, while LeBron James and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without small forward Kyle Kuzma on Tuesday when they take on Russell Westbrook, Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kuzma is still dealing with left foot tendinitis. The swingman missed the Lakers’ previous game against the New Orleans Pelicans as well. Luke Walton says Kyle Kuzma (left foot […]

Milwaukee Bucks combo guard Malcolm Brogdon suffered a minor plantar fascia tear in his right foot back on March 15, something the 2017 Rookie of the Year says was actually good for him. Brogdon had been dealing with pain in his right foot all season. The guard says tearing it will benefit him because a tear can solve […]

The first year of the LeBron James era with the Los Angeles Lakers was a disaster. The Lakers are going to miss the playoffs. The roster Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka constructed around James wasn’t good, as there wasn’t enough shooting on the team. Despite the putrid season, Lakers guard Lance Stephenson and center JaVale McGee […]

The Boston Celtics are listing small forward Jaylen Brown as doubtful and center Al Horford as probable for Wednesday’s game against the Miami Heat in South Beach. Brown is dealing with lower back spasms and didn’t play on Monday versus the Heat in Boston. Horford has left knee soreness but will most likely play. He […]

As one of the best scorers in the NBA, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker knows he won’t always be able to get all the way to the rim or have enough room to shoot a jump shot. Any time a team is playing the Suns, the entire defensive scheme is going to be game-planned […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden says he started working on his floater after Houston lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the second-round of the 2017 playoffs, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. During that series, the Spurs were using a defensive scheme against Harden he wasn’t familiar with. San Antonio head coach Gregg […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo believes as long as the Milwaukee Bucks have a strong postseason, everyone on the roster will get paid. Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez become unrestricted free agents this summer. Eric Bledsoe and the Bucks agreed to an extension earlier in the season. Antetokounmpo points to how players on the Cleveland Cavaliers got paid after […]

Washington Wizards president Ted Leonsis says head coach Scott Brooks’ job is safe. The Wizards fired team president Ernie Grunfeld on Tuesday. Grunfeld had been with the franchise since 2003. Leonsis on if he'll decide Scott Brooks' status before hiring a new GM/prez: "Right now, we have decided on Scott’s status. He’s the coach of the team, and Tommy […]

On Tuesday, Dallas County commissioners declared April the official Month of Dirk, honoring Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki’s wife, Jessica, was at the meeting in place of Dirk, who wasn’t able to attend: Proud to sponsor a resolution honoring .@swish41 as the NBA’s #6 all-time scorer and proclaim April 2019 as the “Month of Dirk” in Dallas […]

If Luke Walton is fired by the Los Angeles Lakers, Tyronn Lue and Mark Jackson are favored to become the team’s next head coach. BetOnline.ag has set the following odds for who will be the next head coach of the Lakers should Walton be let go: Tyronn Lue +200 Mark Jackson +300 Juwan Howard +600 Luke […]

Luke Walton is heavily favored to be fired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers before the start of next season. BetOnline.ag has set the odds of Walton being the Lakers’ head coach for opening night in 2019 at +1000. Los Angeles is going to miss the playoffs this season, the first year of the […]

A new Showtime documentary called “QuietStorm: The Ron Artest Story,” will profile Ron Artest, who is one of the most polarizing players in NBA history. The documentary will show the entire footage of the Malice at the Palace, the epic fight which took place in 2004 in Detroit. New documentary "Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story" […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell says the contract extensions head coach Kenny Atkinson and his assistant coaches reportedly got are “well-deserved.” Atkinson had led the Nets to 39 wins entering Tuesday. Brooklyn is on its way to making the playoffs for the first time since 2015: D'Angelo Russell shared his thoughts on ESPN's report of […]

Reports surfaced Monday evening that the Brooklyn Nets were giving contract extensions to head coach Kenny Atkinson and his staff. When Atkinson met with local reporters on Tuesday, the 51-year-old declined to comment on the report and said he wants to keep the focus on his team with the end of the regular season approaching: Brooklyn Nets […]

The Golden State Warriors will be playing in the Chase Center next season, and center Andrew Bogut admits he is going to miss Oracle Arena. Bogut, who signed with the Warriors in March, first played for Golden State from 2012 until 2016. The Dubs traded the big man to the Dallas Mavericks in the summer of […]

In his opinion, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown thinks Mavs phenom Luka Doncic will win Rookie of the Year this season. Brown coached last year’s winner, Sixers star point-forward Ben Simmons. Both Doncic and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young have had strong seasons, similar to how Simmons and Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell were […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves announced on Monday that starting small forward Robert Covington underwent surgery on his right knee. Covington had arthroscopic surgery to remove some loose bodies in his right knee and to address the continued swelling. Robert Covington had arthroscopic surgery today to remove some loose bodies in his right knee and address continued […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban expects power forward Kristaps Porzingis to stay around the Mavs amid the rape allegation he’s dealing with. Moreover, according to head coach Rick Carlisle, he gave Porzingis the option to take some time away from the team. However, Porzingis opted to stay with the Mavs and will be on the bench […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle told local reporters that Mavs rookie phenom Luka Doncic will not play on Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers. Doncic is dealing with a right thigh contusion. He missed the Mavs’ previous game on Sunday versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, a game which Dallas surprisingly won. Carlisle said Luka will […]