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The newest members of the Minnesota Timberwolves, small forward Robert Covington, power forward Dario Saric and point guard Jerryd Bayless, were introduced to the media Tuesday but were unable to practice due to league rules. The Timberwolves acquired the three players from the Philadelphia 76ers in the Jimmy Butler trade. The trade was made official […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg updated the status of second-year stretch forward Lauri Markkanen Monday and the news isn’t good. Lauri Markkanen suffered a high-grade lateral right elbow sprain during training camp. The Bulls initially said Markkanen would miss six-to-eight weeks. Hoiberg said Monday, though, that the Bulls will take the cautious approach to […]

Jimmy Butler’s agent, Bernard Lee, thinks the Minnesota Timberwolves have the most negative crowd in the NBA. If you recall on opening night, the Timberwolves fans booed Butler loudly during the starting lineups and at the beginning of the game. Butler, of course, requested a trade in September and then did a controversial interview with […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is thinking about Brooklyn Nets small forward Caris LeVert after the rising Nets star suffered a terrible injury Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Caris LeVert was going up for a block when he landed on his leg. It’s unclear if LeVert’s injury is an ankle or a leg […]

It’s safe to say no one is going to believe him, but Sixers second-year guard Markelle Fultz says the ball slipped out of his hand during his ugly free-throw attempt Monday night against the Miami Heat. Markelle Fultz appeared to have a double-hitch on a free-throw attempt, causing Twitter to speculate that Fultz’s shot has […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star small forward Paul George says Brooklyn Nets swingman Caris LeVert knows where to reach him. LeVert suffered a devastating leg injury Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s unclear if LeVert fractured his ankle or leg, but either way, Paul George knows exactly what Caris LeVert is going through and can […]

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Harris says players were crying at halftime because of the Caris LeVert injury. LeVert suffered a gruesome leg injury in the first half against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He had to be carted off in a stretcher. It was a very sad scene. Players on both teams were in shock and […]

The Sixers defeated the Miami Heat Monday evening by a final score of 124-114, and star big man Joel Embiid put on another dominating performance. In 36 minutes, Joel Embiid finished with 35 points, 18 rebounds and three assists. It was Embiid’s ninth 30 point, 10 rebound game of the season in the first 15 games, […]

The Toronto Raptors fell to the New Orleans Pelicans at home Monday. To make matters worse, they also lost sharpshooter C.J. Miles to an adductor strain. Miles suffered the injury just eight minutes into the game and was forced to leave. He never returned after scoring only three points. CJ Miles is done for the […]

Brooklyn Nets third-year small forward Caris LeVert suffered a gruesome leg injury Monday night on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves and had to be carted off on a stretcher. It was a dreadful scene in Minnesota, as players on both teams couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Each team circled around each other and […]

Philadelphia 76ers second-year guard Markelle Fultz’s shot just keeps looking uglier and uglier, and it’s really sad to see. When the Sixers selected Markelle Fultz with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, the prevailing thought was he was going to be the franchise point guard for years to come and the third […]

Brooklyn Nets rising star Caris LeVert suffered a gruesome ankle injury Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, an injury that looked very similar to the one Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward suffered last season. LeVert had to be carried off in a stretcher. Caris LeVert stretchered off court after suffering gruesome leg injury 🙏 pic.twitter.com/SJTVrtZDTY […]

Jimmy Butler hasn’t even played a game for the Philadelphia 76ers, and yet one NBA insider wouldn’t be surprised if the four-time All-Star is traded again at the February trade deadline. Chris Broussard of Fox Sports appeared on the Colin Cowherd Show Monday and said that if Jimmy Butler isn’t on his best behavior in […]

Carmelo Anthony only played one season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but Thunder head coach Billy Donovan says he enjoyed his time with the veteran small forward. Anthony has been the topic throughout NBA circles Monday. The Houston Rockets are widely expected to part ways with Carmelo in the coming days. Billy Donovan saying, for […]

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach/president Tom Thibodeau made his first public comments Monday since the franchise traded All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers, and he says forwards Robert Covington and Dario Saric are going to fit in well with the team. The Timberwolves host the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. Robert Covington, Dario Saric […]

Carmelo Anthony and his representatives spent Monday afternoon gathering information from NBA front offices about a potential landing spot for the 10-time All-Star small forward, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The prevailing thought is that the Houston Rockets are going to part ways with Carmelo Anthony soon. Although Anthony has remained eager to play […]

The New Orleans Pelicans won’t have any interest in Carmelo Anthony if/when he becomes available, according to Will Guillory of The Athletic. The Houston Rockets are widely expected to part ways with Anthony soon. After talking to a few people around the team, I can report the #Pelicans won't have any interest in Carmelo Anthony if/when […]

If the Brooklyn Nets and point guard Spencer Dinwiddie can agree to a handshake deal at the start of free agency next summer, the organization may be more likely to let D’Angelo Russell walk in free agency, according to Michael Scotto of The Athletic. D’Angelo Russell will enter restricted free agency in the summer of 2019 […]

Several teams, including the Philadelphia 76ers, are keeping a close eye on the Washington Wizards’ role players for possible trades moving forward, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. The Wizards have started the season 3-9 and once again look like a dysfunctional team. Some around the league believe if Washington continues to lose, that […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is not a patient guy. The four-time MVP has always been a winner and demands excellence from his teammates. That’s why it was a shock to many when the four-time MVP signed with the Lakers in July. The roster is nowhere near ready to compete for a championship, and […]

Jimmy Butler is officially a member of the Philadelphia 76ers and the four-time All-Star is excited about the new opportunity he has in front of him. The Minnesota Timberwolves finally put an end to the Jimmy Butler trade drama by trading the 29-year-old swingman to the Sixers over the weekend. Minnesota acquired Robert Covington, Dario […]

As the Houston Rockets continue to decide whether to keep Carmelo Anthony on the roster moving forward, the veteran small forward will not join the team when they head to Denver to take on the Nuggets on Tuesday, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. The Rockets defeated the Indiana Pacers at home on Sunday to […]

Count a former New York Knicks executive/scout as not being surprised by what is happening to Carmelo Anthony with the Houston Rockets. Clarence Gaines Jr., who was part of the Knicks’ brass which gave Carmelo Anthony a lucrative five-year max contract with the Knicks during the summer of 2014, believes the Melo situation in Houston […]

The Golden State Warriors take on the Los Angeles Clippers Monday night at Staples Center and will be without star point guard Stephen Curry, according to ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly. Stephen Curry has a mild to moderate left groin strain. The two-time league MVP suffered the injury last Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks at home. Curry […]

Miami shooting guard Dwyane Wade is coming to the defense of his close friend, Houston Rockets small forward Carmelo Anthony. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Rockets are leaning toward parting ways with Carmelo Anthony after just 10 games. Anthony signed a one-year deal with the Rockets in the summer after […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had extensive trade discussions centered around small forward Jimmy Butler with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Pelicans don’t really have any assets that were intriguing to the Timberwolves. New Orleans wasn’t willing to part ways with point guard Jrue Holiday or any draft picks to acquire Jimmy […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade will miss at least another week while he stays with his wife and their newborn baby. Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union-Wade, had the baby via a surrogate last week. The couple and their baby are in Los Angeles and Dwyane Wade will stay there for a week so […]

Ryan Arcidiacono made his first career NBA start Saturday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the former Villanova Wildcat delivered with a solid performance for the Chicago Bulls. In 29 minutes of action, Ryan Arcidiacono finished with 15 points, four rebounds and two assists while shooting an efficient 6-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from beyond […]

The Washington Wizards were trying to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves, but wouldn’t offer shooting guard Bradley Beal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Minnesota traded Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday in exchange for forwards Robert Covington and Dario Saric, guard Jerryd Bayless and a 2022 second-round pick. In 12 games this […]

The Houston Rockets have started the season 4-7, and general manager Daryl Morey says the team is evaluating everything and that it’s unfair for the critics to single out small forward Carmelo Anthony. The Rockets enter Sunday with the second-worst offense in the NBA, as the team is only averaging 101.5 points per game. Houston had […]

From the outside looking in, the Jimmy Butler drama appeared to affect the Minnesota Timberwolves’ play on the court and the dynamic in the locker room. However, veteran power forward Taj Gibson, who is close friends with Butler, says that wasn’t the case. The Timberwolves finally ended the Jimmy Butler saga on Saturday by trading […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has refuted a report which claimed the Rockets are going to part ways with veteran power forward Carmelo Anthony. Daryl Morey met with local reporters Sunday after the report surfaced. The Rockets are off to a 4-7 start after having the best record in the NBA last season and […]

The Carmelo Anthony era with the Houston Rockets is reportedly coming to an end. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, Carmelo Anthony has been informed that his brief time with the team will soon be ending. The Rockets have denied they are waiving Carmelo Anthony, but two sources close to the situation […]

Baron Davis has now been at the last two Golden State Warriors home games. The former NBA point guard was on hand Thursday when the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Dubs and was also taking in the action Saturday night when the Warriors hosted the Brooklyn Nets. This time, however, Baron Davis was sitting next to […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid talked with Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns and small forward Andrew Wiggins about newly-acquired Sixers swingman Jimmy Butler, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Joel Embiid says both Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins said they believe Jimmy Butler will mesh well with the Sixers. Joel Embiid talked with […]

The New York Knicks lost to the Toronto Raptors Saturday afternoon by a final score 128-112, but Knicks shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. had a nice highlight against Raptors forward Pascal Siakam that had to cheer up New York fans at the moment of the play. Although it might not have been intentional, Tim Hardaway Jr. […]

After having one of the weirdest rookie seasons in recent memory, Philadelphia 76ers second-year guard Markelle Fultz is trying to just focus on Sixers basketball this year and avoid all the outside noise. Fultz, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, only played in 14 games last year with the Sixers due […]

Despite an all-important meeting reported to have occurred, the Houston Rockets are reportedly not going to let Carmelo Anthony go despite his poor play, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. Anthony sat out Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs due to an illness. Melo reportedly practiced fully with the team on […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine said at media day that he’s got his speed and jumping ability back. LaVine missed most of last season recovering from ACL surgery, but the high-flyer is 100 percent this season and literally flying through the air like Bulls legend Michael Jordan. The Bulls defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday […]