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The Toronto Raptors are listing star small forward Kawhi Leonard as out for Saturday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. This time, though, Leonard isn’t out for load management. The Raptors say the two-time Defensive Player of the Year is out for personal reasons and won’t be with the team in Chicago. The Raptors have listed […]

Over his last 19 games, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker is averaging 30.3 points. During that stretch, Booker has two games with 40 or more points and two games with 50 or more. Booker has always been able to score the ball at will, but the star guard points to improved health as the […]

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker plans to be very involved with the franchise this summer. The Suns are going to finish with one of the worst records in the NBA again this season. Booker, the best player on the team, wants to help the organization improve the roster anyway he can. “It’s probably the […]

With the Washington Wizards officially eliminated from the playoffs, Wizards head coach Scott Brooks is considering resting star shooting guard Bradley Beal for the final six games. Beal hasn’t missed a game this season, but it might be smart to rest him now that the season is over for the Wizards. Brooks said Beal is […]

During a players-only meeting in February, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James told his teammates he has tried to work on his negative body language throughout his career, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. In the meeting, James’ teammates told him his inconsistent body language was affecting the team. The meeting in Memphis was a […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 23, veteran point guard Rajon Rondo reportedly led a players-only meeting to find “a better understanding of one another,” according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The trade deadline had already passed. The Lakers didn’t acquire Pelicans star Anthony Davis and the players […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly tried to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the beginning of the 2018-19 season, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The Timberwolves ended up trading Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jerryd Bayless, Robert Covington, Dario Saric and a 2022 second-round pick on Nov. 12: A source familiar with the […]

Corey Brewer told Paul George about his experience with the Los Angeles Lakers when the two played together on the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. George and Brewer were teammates on the Thunder for the second half of the 2017-18 season. PG never took a meeting with the Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly didn’t feel superstar small forward LeBron James fully engaged with his younger teammates prior to the February trade deadline, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. James is 34-years-old and arguably the best player in the game. Meanwhile, Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart are all in their […]

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry loves popcorn, so much so that he has ranked every arena based on how good their popcorn is. Curry says the Brooklyn Nets (Barclays Center) have the best popcorn in the league, while Staples Center, home of the Lakers and Clippers, has the worst: “There are 29 arenas […]

Paul George shocked a lot of people last summer when he decided to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder instead of going back home to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. When the Thunder traded for George in the summer of 2017, the prevailing thought was the small forward would be a one-year rental and […]

For the first time in his basketball career, Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic was nervous before a game started. Doncic and the Mavs faced off against Goran Dragic and the Miami Heat on Thursday in South Beach. It was the first time Doncic was playing against Dragic and not with him. Both Dragic and […]

The NBA has banned a Boston Celtics fan for two years after yelling a racial slur at Golden State Warriors star center DeMarcus Cousins back on Jan. 26 at the TD Garden, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Celtics fan yelled the n-word at Cousins. The Warriors’ All-Star center informed the security at […]

The San Antonio Spurs are retiring Manu Ginobili’s No. 20 jersey on Thursday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. But before Manu’s jersey goes into the rafters at AT&T Center, the Spurs aired a tribute video for the lefty. The Spurs gave Manu a tribute video ahead of his jersey retirement 🙏 pic.twitter.com/S2fIjQRmgc — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar small forward Paul George has scored over 2,000 points in a season for the first time in his career and the star swingman admits “it’s been a grind” to get to this point. George is dealing with soreness in both of his shoulders at the moment. While speaking to reporters on […]

If Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal makes an All-NBA team this season, he would become eligible for a super-max extension this summer. The super-max extension would pay Beal around $194 million over four seasons starting in 2021-22. It’s not a guarantee that Beal will make an All-NBA team this season since the Wizards are […]

Washington Wizards All-Star Bradley Beal feels he is the second-best shooting guard in the NBA behind Houston Rockets star James Harden. With Wizards point guard John Wall out, Beal has taken his game to another level and is proving he can be the No. 1 option on a team. “I feel like behind James (Harden), […]

Before the 2018-19 NBA season started, Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant was expecting to back up Dwight Howard at the center spot and play here and there. Howard’s back injury, though, limited him to nine games this season, which means the Wizards had to insert Bryant into the starting lineup. The 21-year-old put up just 1.5 […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told local reporters on Thursday Mavs shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. will likely undergo surgery to insert a rod in his leg to address a left tibia stress reaction. The Mavs announced last week Hardaway was done for the rest of the season. Dallas acquired the guard in the Kristaps Porzingis trade with […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are listing star small forward Paul George as questionable to play against the Denver Nuggets on Friday. The Thunder say George is dealing with left shoulder soreness. Thunder list Paul George as questionable with left shoulder soreness for tomorrow’s game against Denver. — Brett Dawson (@BDawsonWrites) March 28, 2019 Paul George had […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban can’t wait for power forward Kristaps Porzingis to make his Mavs debut next season. Cuban expects Porzingis to “fu**in crush it” in 2019-20. Mark Cuban, asked his expectations for Kristaps Porzingis next season: “To f—info crush it. We’re looking for The Unicorn to unicii. I don’t know if that’s a […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade has consistently said nothing is going to change his mind about retiring from the NBA after this season. That’s not going to stop Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra from trying to get Flash to play at least one more season. Spoelstra on Nowitzki possibly retiring, "I'm still working on trying to convince […]

The Boston Celtics went 3-1 against the Philadelphia 76ers this season. The Sixers erased a double-digit deficit on March 20th at home to defeat Boston by a final score of 118-115. Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge understands how talented the Sixers are. Ainge talked about that March 20th game, citing how his Celtics […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ interest in All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler this summer is reportedly “slim to none,” according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Butler will become an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Sixers. The swingman has been linked to the Clippers in the past. […]

All season long, Boston Celtics fans have been hoping their team can flip the switch once the playoffs start and win the Eastern Conference. While the Celtics have the talent to do that, president of basketball operations Danny Ainge doesn’t really believe teams can do that. “I don’t really believe that you can flip a switch,” […]

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal says he is the reason the NBA “changed the rules” to keep big men out of the paint for so long. During his legendary career, Shaq established himself as arguably the most dominant player in NBA history. All you had to do was throw the ball to him in the […]

NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says if he played in today’s NBA, he’d “want to be Anthony Davis.” That’s high praise for Davis considering Abdul-Jabbar is one of the best players in league history and has scored the most points ever. Kareem says Anthony Davis is a complete player. “If I were playing now, I would […]

The San Antonio Spurs will be raising Manu Ginobili’s No. 20 jersey into the rafters of the AT&T Center on Thursday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ginobili spent his entire NBA career with the Spurs and is one of the best players in franchise history. Besides being a stellar basketball player, Ginobili was a phenomenal person and leader […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Josh Hart underwent a procedure on his right knee patellar tendon and will return to full activities in about 12 weeks. The 24-year-old took to Twitter to assure Lakers fans he’s on the road to recovery. Road to recovery ✊🏽 — Josh Hart (@joshhart) March 28, 2019 In 67 games this […]

The Golden State Warriors reportedly suspended power forward Jordan Bell because he charged something to assistant coach Mike Brown’s hotel room without Brown knowing. The prevailing thought was Bell violated Brown and the Warriors’ trust. However, it looks like it was just a team prank gone wrong. The following is part of a thread about […]

Sixers small forward Jimmy Butler isn’t like everyone else. He doesn’t care if you hate him because he knows who he is and his friends and family love him. Butler’s reputation around the league has taken a hit. After everything that happened with the Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves, people believe Butler is a diva […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo finds ways to sneak into the gym despite “lockout” days from head coach Mike Budenholzer. Budenholzer has certain days where he wants his players to take off so they can rest their bodies. Antetokounmpo is a gym rat, though, and he loves to work on his game non stop. The […]

The Chicago Bulls are shutting down second-year power forward Lauri Markkanen for the rest of the season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Watch Stadium. Markkanen didn’t play on Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. He left Tuesday’s game versus the Toronto Raptors with an illness. The Bulls announced on Wednesday Markkanen has […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn’t want to be friends with his competitors like other superstars are nowadays. Antetokounmpo points to how Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett didn’t have relationships with their competitors back in their playing days. “Was Kobe every close with his uh…Was Kevin Garnett ever close with the guys he played against? I […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks told local reporters on Wednesday “it’s pretty safe to say” center Dwight Howard won’t play again this season. Howard only played in nine games this season. He suffered a back injury which required surgery. #Wizards coach Scott Brooks: “Its pretty safe to say” that Dwight Howard will not return […]

After becoming the Memphis Grizzlies’ all-time scorer on Wednesday, Mike Conley joined LeBron James and Reggie Miller as the only players in NBA history to lead a franchise in five different stats. Conley leads the Grizzlies in points, 3-pointers, assists, steals and games played. LeBron James leads the Cleveland Cavaliers in all those categories, while Reggie […]

The Boston Celtics are 11-2 this season when star point guard Kyrie Irving doesn’t play. Celtics guard Marcus Smart says that record, though, “means nothing.” “You know, Kyrie is one of the greatest players to play this game, and I think if you ask anybody, they want Kyrie – especially when there’s games on the line, […]

Since LeBron James returned from his groin injury on Jan. 31, the Los Angeles Lakers are a -158 when The King goes to the bench, according to Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports. LeBron is averaging 27.5 points, 10.1 assists and 9.0 rebounds since Jan. 31. The Lakers are +7 with him on the floor. Since […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young has a higher usage rate than LeBron James and Kevin Durant did as rookies, according to Basketball Reference. Usage rate is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he’s on the floor. Young has a usage rate of 28.3. During their rookies […]