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Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul is grateful that former first lady Michelle Obama took some time out of her busy schedule to meet with the NBA and WNBA and discuss the importance of voting. Paul, president of the National Basketball Players Association, said it was the first time in his career that NBA […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee is channeling his inner Stephen Curry down in Orlando, Florida. During the Lakers’ final scrimmage game on Monday against the Washington Wizards, McGee splashed home a 3-pointer from the top of the key. The 7-footer also had two blocks in the first two minutes of the game and another […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol and his wife are expecting a baby. The two-time Lakers champion announced the wonderful news on Facebook: Gasol has career NBA averages of 17.0 points and 9.2 rebounds with the Memphis Grizzlies, Lakers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks. He will be a future Hall of […]

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick defended Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry against ESPN analyst Bomani Jones. Jones, who called Curry the greatest system player ever, went on Redick’s podcast and told the veteran guard that Curry isn’t a guy he trusts to get his own shot off the dribble. That’s […]

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins ripped Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams on ESPN for his Magic City trip incident. Perkins said it’s disturbing that a guy like New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson can act more mature than Williams, who has been in the NBA since 2005. Upon seeing Perkins’ comments about […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin says he expects rookie Zion Williamson to join the team in practice by Wednesday. Williamson returned to Orlando on Friday night after leaving the NBA bubble for eight days because of a family emergency: “In theory, his quarantine would end Tuesday afternoon-ish,” Griffin said on […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant likes the fact that the NBA loosened its dress code for the bubble games, particularly for coaches. Durant, who isn’t with the Nets in Florida since he’s still recovering from his Achilles tear, wants the NBA to, “Normalize coaches in slacks and a polo.” Normalize coaches in slacks […]

The NBA is able to host 300 fans virtually during games on the video boards it has set up at Disney World and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert likes the idea. While speaking to Jazz reporters about the NBA’s use of video boards, Gobert said the idea reminded him of something out of the TV […]

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams has been interviewed by NBA security about his whereabouts while he was away from the Disney campus and told them he did go to the Magic City gentleman’s club for a short time on Thursday night, per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Williams was photographed at an Atlanta gentleman’s […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford sees a little bit of Penny Hardaway and Joe Johnson in Caris LeVert. Crawford and LeVert have been bonding in Orlando, Florida since the two went to the same college, the University of Michigan. During an interview with Howard Beck of Bleacher Report on the Full 48 podcast, […]

Former New York Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy is “extremely happy” the franchise is hiring Tom Thibodeau. Van Gundy and Thibodeau have a very close relationship, as Van Gundy originally hired Thibodeau to his Knicks staff all the way back in 1996. “I’m extremely happy for Tom and equally happy for the Knicks as […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka believes the Raptors match up “perfectly” with the Milwaukee Bucks. Most pundits believe the Raptors and Bucks will meet in the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals. If that happens, Ibaka is confident Toronto can beat Milwaukee, again. “I think we match with them perfectly,” Raptors big man Serge Ibaka told […]

Chicago Bulls veteran small forward Thaddeus Young is “readily available” in trade talks, per K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. Young, who signed a three-year deal with the Bulls last offseason, was supposedly unhappy with his role and minutes under head coach Jim Boylen for most of the 2019-20 season. In fact, according to executives from […]

Mike Woodson and Mike Miller could join Tom Thibodeau as Thibs’ assistant coaches on the New York Knicks, per Ian Begley of SNY. The Knicks interviewed Woodson and Miller for the team’s head-coaching job but ultimately gave it to Thibodeau, who has a strong rapport with New York president of basketball operations Leon Rose. The […]

Miami Heat point guard Kendrick Nunn and big man Bam Adebayo are back with the team in Orlando after recovering from COVID-19. While speaking to Heat reporters, Nunn explained how he and Adebayo helped each other through the COVID-19 process. “Me and Bam, we kept in contact often because we were basically on the same […]

Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jason Kidd is reportedly the frontrunner to land the New York Knicks’ head-coaching job, something which may not sit well with LeBron James. According to Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Heavy, James — who has a very close relationship with Kidd — wants the Hall of Famer to stay with […]

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Andre Roberson played on Friday for the first time in 909 days. As expected, he was very emotional postgame. "A lot of emotions" – @FlyDre21 Hear from Andre Roberson after the game. pic.twitter.com/kj7sKaUKIC — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) July 25, 2020 At one point, it looked like Roberson’s NBA career was […]

NBC Sports Boston is under fire on social media after the network cut off Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown during his Black Lives Matter segment. After the Celtics played the Oklahoma City Thunder in the team’s first scrimmage game on Friday, Brown did his usual postgame press conference. One of the Boston reporters asked […]

Before the 2019-20 season was suspended in March, Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers heard some boos from Sixers fans when the team wasn’t playing up to par. With that said, Simmons wants to hear boos from the virtual fans down in Orlando, Florida so the guys on the team can be at “home” as […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine flew to Chicago two weeks ago for his first in-person visit with new team execs Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley, according to K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. LaVine wasn’t able to meet Karnisovas and Eversley after the Bulls initially hired them due to COVID-19. So, to add some […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons nearly broke the internet on Friday after he made a corner 3-pointer in the Sixers’ scrimmage game against the Memphis Grizzlies. After the game, Simmons spoke with reporters about his new-found comfort in shooting the deep ball, via Ky Carlin of Sixers Wire. “Just playing,” Ben Simmons explained. “We’ve been […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are up for sale and former NBA guard Arron Afflalo wants to buy the franchise. According to Pat Graham and Dave Campbell of the Associated Press, Afflalo is leading a group that is putting together an offer to buy the Timberwolves. An ownership group led by longtime NBA player Arron Afflalo is […]

NBA players plan to kneel during the National Anthem once the seeding games start on July 30 at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, per Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. The NBA currently requires players to stand for the National Anthem, so it will be interesting to see how commissioner Adam Silver and […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons agreed to work with a sports psychologist to address his lack of 3-point shooting, per Jackie MacMullan of ESPN. The Sixers’ do-it-all swingman believes people are putting too much emphasis on his 3-point shooting skills and not focusing enough on all the other things he’s really good at. Despite being […]

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams left the Orlando bubble because his grandfather passed away. Williams took to social media to announce the sad news. Long Live the Great Paul Williams Sr. — Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) July 24, 2020 Williams will have to be quarantined for no less than 10 days and must have […]

The NBA’s annual performance awards will be based upon the regular season games played through March 11, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Based on what executives, coaches and players did before the NBA suspended play on March 11 due to COVID-19, ClutchPoints has picked its winners. Executive of the Year: Lawrence Frank […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. believes Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis should win the 2020 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award over Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo. When asked by Kevin O’Conner of the Ringer why he believes Davis should win the award over Antetokounmpo, Nance talked about how AD makes […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr wishes he backed up Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey more during the China controversy at the beginning of the 2019-20 season, which dominated headlines. Morey voiced support on Twitter for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. As a result, the NBA’s relationship with China took a big hit: […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is trying to help ex-felons in the state of Florida vote. More Than A Vote, a group established by James and others, will donate $100,000 to help pay outstanding court debts of ex-felons so they can register to vote: The right to vote should not come with […]

ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski will be back at work starting Friday, per Richard Deitsch of The Athletic. Wojnarowski was suspended by ESPN for two weeks for writing “F— you” to U.S. senator Josh Hawley. The veteran basketball insider was responding to a statement from Hawley blasting the NBA’s financial relationship with China and asking why […]

Before the Los Angeles Lakers’ first scrimmage game against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard brought back their pregame football routine. Take a look: Lakers’ LeBron James sends Dwight Howard in motion before audibling to “Omaha” and connecting on the deep touchdown pass to Anthony Davis pic.twitter.com/V9aJbWvW1Z — Ben […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James honored Breonna Taylor on his new Nike shoe. LeBron’s handwritten sneaker notes tonight:#Justice4BreonnaT RIP 🖤 24•8•2TheKidFromAkronRevenge SeasonRat Pack pic.twitter.com/d2hPkxbLnx — Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) July 24, 2020 Numerous Lakers players and other NBA players at the bubble in Orlando have called out Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo played in Thursday’s scrimmage game against the Portland Trail Blazers. However, Oladipo told Pacers reporters after the game it’s not a guarantee he’ll play when the real games start on July 30. Oladipo on playing when games count: "I don't know. We'll see. I'm assessing every day. Nothing is […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum got rejected by the rim during the team’s first scrimmage game on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers, and both CJ and Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray got a kick out of it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/8pTQCP5gW8 — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) July 23, 2020 Kudos to CJ McCollum for being […]

Christie’s and Stadium Goods have partnered to offer a unique sneaker overview of NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and his famous Jordan shoes. Jordan, who won six NBA titles, six Finals MVPs and five regular-season MVPs with the Chicago Bulls during the ’90s, has 11 shoes up for auction: With a total of 11 […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic is back. On Thursday against the Indiana Pacers in the Blazers’ first scrimmage game, Nurkic scored his first basket following a 486-day absence due to the gruesome leg injury he suffered last season against the Brooklyn Nets. Jusuf Nurkic scores his first bucket of the year for the Blazers […]

Milwaukee Bucks basketball is back, which means we once again get to see Giannis Antetokounmpo fake fight Robin Lopez in pregame warmups. "I MISSED THIS!!" pic.twitter.com/9QU4zOyZ7O — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 23, 2020 There’s a reason the Bucks have the best record in the NBA. They not only have a great roster, but the players […]

Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the “Washington Football Team,” and NBA superstars LeBron James and Kevin Durant got a kick out of it. The “Washington Football Team” will not be the final renaming and rebranding for the team. This is the name it wants to use until the pending adoption of a new name […]

The San Antonio Spurs designated Becky Hammon as their head coach for Thursday’s scrimmage game against the Milwaukee Bucks, with a masked Gregg Popovich serving as her assistant, per Marc Stein of The New York Times. Popovich wants the Spurs to rotate their head coaches for the scrimmage games: The Spurs have designated Becky Hammon […]