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Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson says All-Star center Marc Gasol is “a huge addition” for the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors acquired Marc Gasol at the trade deadline from the Memphis Grizzlies. Gasol made his Toronto debut on Saturday against the New York Knicks and finished with seven points, six rebounds and one assist in […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday and Minnesota will be without starting small forward Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins is dealing with an illness. Andrew Wiggins is OUT tonight — Jace frederick (@JaceFrederick) February 11, 2019 The Timberwolves are 25-30 on the season, 12th place in the Western Conference. The trail the Clippers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets are among the playoff teams who have reportedly shown interest in free agent small forward Markieff Morris, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Morris began this season with the Washington Wizards. Washington traded him to the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 7. New Orleans then released Morris […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James says the team is missing second-year point guard Lonzo Ball on both ends of the floor right now. Ball has been out since Jan. 21 with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain. The Lakers have gone just 3-6 since then. “We have a huge piece still not with […]

Wayne Ellington will make his Detroit Pistons debut, albeit off the bench, on Monday at home against the Washington Wizards. After getting traded from the Miami Heat to the Phoenix Suns, Wayne Ellington reached a buyout agreement with the Suns and signed with the Pistons. #Pistons Dwane Casey says Wayne Ellington won't start tonight can […]

Free agent power forward Markieff Morris has been cleared to play after visiting with a neck specialist on Monday in Los Angeles, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Morris hasn’t played in an NBA game since Dec. 26. He was traded by the Washington Wizards to the New Orleans Pelicans at the trade deadline, and […]

The Boston Celtics are on a two-game losing streak, as the team has lost to the Lakers and Clippers in back-to-back games at home. Celtics big man Al Horford says both losses were bad, but will make the team better in the long run. Boston lost to the Lakers on a game-winning shot by Rajon […]

The NBA has refuted a report from ESPN which claimed they told the New Orleans Pelicans the franchise would be fined $100,000 per game if they didn’t play superstar Anthony Davis for the rest of the season. Davis has requested a trade from New Orleans, so many thought the Pelicans would sit him for the […]

Nikola Mirotic won’t make his Milwaukee Bucks debut on Monday against his old team, the Chicago Bulls, but the stretch forward was still all smiles when he did a one-on-one interview with Bucks TV to talk about his fit with the team. The Bucks acquired Mirotic from the New Orleans Pelicans in a three-team trade […]

When the Golden State Warriors shocked the world last summer and signed DeMarcus Cousins in free agency, pundits questioned whether or not Boogie could fit in with the Warriors and their uptempo, pass-heavy offense. Golden State pushes the pace at every turn. The ball never sticks on one side and players are always moving around. […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell has hit over 500 3-pointers in his career, and he’s the youngest player in NBA history to accomplish that feat. At 22-years-old, Russell is the youngest player in the history of the NBA to make 500 shots from beyond the arc. Entering Monday, he has 507 3-pointers. Crazy stat… At […]

Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers are being accused of tampering again, this time with Philadelphia 76ers point forward Ben Simmons. Sixers general manager Elton Brand, however, isn’t really concerned about this whole situation. Simmons apparently wanted to work with Magic in the offseason. Elton Brand then said the Sixers rejected a request from Lakers […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have two games this week before the NBA All-Star break, and superstar big man Anthony Davis will play in both of them. Davis has played in two games since the trade deadline passed. He played 24:49 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and 33:58 against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Pelicans were told by the NBA […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons took a 3-pointer against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, and even though he missed it, Sixers star big man Joel Embiid wants Simmons to keep shooting those shots. Lakers star LeBron James was playing some disrespectful defense against Ben Simmons on Sunday. The King was just sitting in the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose returned to practice on Sunday and is questionable to play against the LA Clippers on Monday. Derrick Rose is dealing with soreness in his right ankle. The former MVP has missed the previous three games and 13 out of the last 20 games. Injury update: Ryan Saunders said Tyus […]

Washington Wizards small forward Jabari Parker got his revenge against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, scoring 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field in the Wizards’ 134-125 win against the Bulls in Chicago. Parker’s homecoming with the Bulls was a disaster from start to finish, which made his game on Saturday even more special. […]

Marc Gasol made his Toronto Raptors debut on Saturday against the New York Knicks, and it didn’t take long for the three-time All-Star to score his first basket as a member of the Raptors. Gasol came off the bench versus New York, as Raptors head coach Nick Nurse wants to ease him into the team. […]

The New York Knicks are 0-3 since acquiring point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and center DeAndre Jordan from the Dallas Mavericks in the Kristaps Porzingis trade, but the team has been much more fun to watch since the two players came over from Dallas. Madison Square Garden is built for star players to put on […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer told local reporters on Saturday he is encouraged by Nikola Mirotic’s calf strain evaluation but will be very cautious with Niko’s recovery. The Bucks acquired Nikola Mirotic from the New Orleans Pelicans in a three-team trade with the Detroit Pistons. Mike Budenholzer said he is “encouraged” by Nikola Mirotic’s calf […]

After playing in his first game with the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday since all the trade drama surrounding him began, Anthony Davis posted a message on his Instagram story in very small letters. The Pelicans defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday at home by a final score of 122-117. Davis sat the entire fourth […]

Chicago Bulls small forward Otto Porter says members of the Washington Wizards front office told him privately he wouldn’t be traded before the Feb. 7 deadline. Wizards owner Ted Leonsis said a week before the deadline that John Wall, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter would not get traded this season. However, Washington traded Porter to the […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade is questionable to face the Golden State Warriors on Sunday after suffering a scary fall on Friday against the Sacramento Kings. Dwyane Wade hit his head against the floor very hard and had to leave the game for some time. The future Hall of Famer returned and managed to […]

In a surprise turn of events, New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry says superstar big man Anthony Davis will play on Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Pelicans played on Friday versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. The prevailing thought was that Anthony Davis wouldn’t play in back-to-backs for the rest of the season. At least […]

Newly acquired big man Marc Gasol will make his Toronto Raptors debut on Saturday against the New York Knicks, but he will come off the bench. The Raptors acquired Marc Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies for C.J. Miles, Jonas Valanciunas, Delon Wright and a 2024 second round draft pick. Marc Gasol will play tonight. Off bench tonight — Blake […]

Kristaps Porzingis won’t play for the Dallas Mavericks this season, but that’s not going to stop Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle from getting to know his new star player and figuring out how he’s going to use the talented 7-footer next season. Carlisle and Porzingis had a one-on-one film session on Friday where Carlisle showed KP […]

Bobby Portis scored 30 points in his Washington Wizards debut on Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and it looks like Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall motivated him. Portis had 18 points at halftime. That’s when Wall told the big man if he didn’t finish with at least 30 points, he was a punk. https://twitter.com/HoopDistrictDC/status/1094079169586233344 […]

After clearing waivers on Saturday, veteran shooting guard Wayne Ellington will officially sign a free agent deal with the Detroit Pistons, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Miami Heat traded Ellington to the Phoenix Suns in the Tyler Johnson-Ryan Anderson trade. Ellington and Phoenix quickly reached a buyout agreement. The Pistons traded shooting guard […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James likes the team he drafted for the 2019 All-Star game and says he knew he was going to take Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant and Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving with his first and second pick, respectively. Team LeBron is pretty stacked. The starters are […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star big man Nikola Jokic got his first look at the new and improved Philadelphia 76ers’ lineup on Friday, and the talented center says the Sixers have “a really dangerous team right now.” The Sixers acquired swingman Tobias Harris from the Los Angeles Clippers at the trade deadline. Philly now has a lethal […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Tobias Harris says his debut with the team on Friday against the Denver Nuggets “was awesome” and that he had a lot of fun playing in front of the home crowd in Philly for the first time. Harris finished with 14 points and eight rebounds in his Sixers debut. Philly defeated […]

Dennis Smith Jr. has played in three games with the New York Knicks and the explosive point guard has already made history. Smith Jr. is the first Knick in franchise history with at least 60 points and 20 assists in his first three games with the team. The 21-year-old is averaging 21.3 points and 6.7 assists […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Boston Celtics briefly discussed the framework of an Anthony Davis trade and the Pelicans were left with the impression that Boston small forward Jayson Tatum will be available in the summer, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. The Celtics couldn’t trade for Davis this season while Kyrie Irving was […]

Speaking to reporters for the first time since he slipped and fell at home, which resulted in a torn left Achilles, Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall said he’s in great spirits and motivated to prove all the doubters wrong. Wall says he has a great support system around him which is going to […]

When Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert started crying in front of reporters for not making the NBA All-Star team, Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green took to Twitter and ripped Gobert. Green tweeted out the following tweet and received a lot of criticism for it: I guess I should cry too… no Charlotte? […]

Bobby Portis made his Washington Wizards debut on Friday at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and it’s safe to say he made a big impact. Bobby Portis scored a whopping 30 points off the bench in 27 minutes to help the Wizards defeat Cleveland by a final score of 119-106. By scoring 30, Portis became […]

New Orleans Pelicans fans booed superstar big man Anthony Davis when he was introduced in the starting lineup on Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was the first game Davis played for the Pelicans since he requested a trade. Loud boos for Anthony Davis during pregame intros pic.twitter.com/Ozvbi6tTSc — Will Guillory (@WillGuillory) February 9, […]

The Washington Wizards acquired Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker from the Chicago Bulls, and Wizards head coach Scott Brooks is very excited to coach both players. Speaking to reporters on Friday after the team’s shootaround, Scott Brooks said Bobby Portis is “a gym rat” while Jabari Parker is “athletic” and “hard to guard.” Brooks on […]

In news that no one wanted to hear, Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall has revealed that his mother is battling cancer. Wall told NBC Sports Washington the sad news during an in-game interview on Friday while the Wizards were playing the Cleveland Cavaliers at home. During @NBCSWizards in-game interview, John Wall reveals that […]

Denver Nuggets shooting guard Gary Harris is now ineligible to receive a $975,000 bonus this season, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN. Gary Harris had five sets of incentives in his contract that were tied in with him playing a minimum of 60 games. The guard has only played in 32 games this season, as […]