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The Philadelphia 76ers hope Ben Simmons can return from his lower-back nerve impingement before the playoffs, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Simmons will be reevaluated next week as the Sixers wait for the inflammation around the nerve to subside: Simmons will be reevaluated next week as the Sixers wait for the inflammation around the […]

Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Kyle Korver could play against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at Staples Center. Korver has missed nine straight games because of a back injury: Kyle Korver was NOT on the Bucks' injury report earlier today. George Hill is questionable with a groin contusion. — Matt Velazquez (@Matt_Velazquez) March 6, 2020 […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green says the Dubs’ environment is going to be great for small forward Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins has actually said a few times the vibe around the Warriors is exactly what he needed in this next step of his basketball career. Draymond Green on how the Warriors’ genuine environment is […]

The NBA will begin its search for a successor to Executive Director Michele Roberts. Recognizing the importance of succession planning to ensure the continued success and growth of the NBPA, Roberts and the Executive Committee are focusing on a strategy for the Union’s future. “For the past six years, I have greatly enjoyed and continue […]

It’s the gift that keeps on giving. The beef between NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley and Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green has been entertaining to watch. Barkley has been poking fun at Green and the Warriors all season since the Dubs are going to miss the playoffs for the first time in […]

Veteran NBA big man Joakim Noah is signing with the Los Angeles Clippers, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Noah is signing a 10-day contract with LA, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium: The Clippers are signing free agent center Joakim Noah, league sources tell ESPN. Noah, a two-time All-Star, is expected to join […]

New Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Dion Waiters won’t make his L.A. debut on Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The Lakers are going to take it slow with Waiters: Dion Waiters will participate in pregame shooting drills at Staples Center tonight but there’s no plan to play him against […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ last two Instagram posts were on the opposite ends of the spectrum. First, James talked about his critics while using “farts” as an analogy. Then, the Lakers star posted a funny video of him and his family dancing on TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9YVDViAdYp/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B9YaXtJgr0O/ It’s always cool to see LeBron being […]

The NBA has sent a memo to teams telling them that conduct of owners, coaches and other team personnel “will be a point of emphasis for the league office during the remainder of the regular season and going forward,” per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press. It comes shortly after Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant won’t be at the Chase Center when his Nets take on the Golden State Warriors, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Durant won’t play this season as he rehabs his Achilles tear. The two-time Finals MVP hasn’t been traveling with the Nets all season: The Warriors end this […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson did some non-contact work at practice on Friday. Thompson, who won’t play this season, also won’t do any contact drills: Steve Kerr said Klay Thompson has been joining in non-contact drills and shooting drills. The Warriors don’t expect him to do any contact work this season. — […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says superstar point guard Stephen Curry was a little sore after Friday’s practice. However, Kerr said Curry is experiencing the good type of soreness: Steve Kerr on how Stephen Curry came out today: “He said he was sore, but a good sore.” — Connor Letourneau (@Con_Chron) March 6, […]

Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin was a shell of himself in the 18 games he played in this season. The former Los Angeles Clippers star put up 15.5 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting a woeful 35.2 percent from the field and 24.3 percent from beyond the arc after undergoing offseason knee surgery. Griffin underwent another successful […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic will make his return to the court on March 15 against the Houston Rockets, per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. BREAKING NEWS: Nearly a year after gruesome leg injury, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic tells Yahoo Sports he will make his season debut March 15 against the […]

It doesn’t sound like Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is going to sign Jamal Crawford or anyone on the open market. In an interview with Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, Ainge talked about staying away from the players who are on the free agent market: Clearly, however, Danny Ainge is of […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse believes Golden State Warriors small forward Andrew Wiggins will play for Team Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Nurse is the head coach of Team Canada: Nurse said he's hoping wiggins plays for Canada this summer and then adds "I think he will" — Eric Smith (@Eric__Smith) March 6, […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr believes the nerve damage in star point guard Stephen Curry’s surgically repaired left hand is “being overblown.” To recall, Curry underwent two surgeries on his hand after Phoenix Suns center Aron Baynes fell on him earlier in the season. Curry could experience the nerve issue in his surgically repaired […]

Denver Nuggets guard Will Barton broke out his book of tricks against Cody Martin and the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. Barton inbounded the ball off Martin, who had his back turned to Barton. The Nuggets scorer finished the play off with an easy dunk: I imagine that when this happens to you it is *extremely* […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told local reporters on Thursday power forward Draymond Green underwent an MRI on his left knee. There is no structural damage in Green’s knee. Kerr and the Warriors are hoping the three-time All-Star will be back in action soon, although Golden State isn’t going to rush Green back […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant says he misses the little things of being on a basketball team. Durant, who won’t play this season because of his Achilles injury, says aspects like going to practice and just being one of the guys on the team are things he’s missing: “I feel all right. It’s […]

Veteran point guard Isaiah Thomas believes he has a lot to offer an NBA team. Thomas is hoping to get signed soon. The lefty desperately wants to play basketball again: I just wanna HOOP! — Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) March 6, 2020 Thomas began the season with the Washington Wizards, was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers and […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey admits he hated Russell Westbrook when the former MVP was with the Oklahoma City Thunder. There’s arguably no one in the league who plays with the passion and energy which Westbrook has. It’s one of the reasons Thunder fans loved Westbrook. Win or lose, you know what you’re going […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green has officially signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar shoe deal with Converse, according to Nick DePaula of ESPN. Green joins Phoenix Suns small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. as another endorser with Converse. The Warriors’ do-it-all swingman says staying within the Nike family was a big reason why he decided […]

Clint Capela wants to make his Atlanta Hawks debut this season, not in 2020-21. Capela is still recovering from his heel injury. The center told Hawks reporters on Thursday he hates just sitting on the bench and watching other people play ball. Via The Athletic: Capela said he 100 percent wants to play again this […]

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela has yet to play with his new team because of the heel injury he dealt with the Houston Rockets. Speaking to Hawks reporters on Thursday, Capela revealed why he played hurt with the Rockets when he probably should have been resting: “I was just dealing with it,” Capela said of […]

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton is doubtful to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday because of an ankle injury. While Ayton is expected to miss games, Suns head coach Monty Williams believes the former No. 1 overall pick will play again this season: Monty Williams said Deandre Ayton (ankle) participated in some non-contact stuff […]

When he was still Chris Paul’s agent last spring, Leon Rose was reportedly intrigued by the notion of the Houston Rockets offering Paul to the New York Knicks, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. The Rockets wound up trading Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, now that Rose is the new […]

Veteran shooting guard Dion Waiters is signing a minimum deal with the Los Angeles Lakers for the rest of the season, per Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium is reporting that the Lakers will waive Waiters the second he becomes a distraction off the court: Can confirm […]

Andrew Wiggins is thrilled the Minnesota Timberwolves traded him to the Golden State Warriors and not anywhere else. Wiggins, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft out of Kansas, believes his time with the Timberwolves was up and that the Warriors are the perfect organization for him moving forward: Andrew Wiggins on […]

The Dallas Mavericks are listing star guard Luka Doncic as questionable to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. Doncic is sick and didn’t practice with the Mavs on Thursday: Doncic was ill, sent home, did not practice today. Finney-Smith (hip) will be a gametime decision tomorrow. — Brad Townsend (@townbrad) March 5, 2020 4:30 NBA […]

Dion Waiters is signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Free agent Dion Waiters has agreed on a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers for the remainder of the season, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 5, 2020 During his meeting with the Lakers, Waiters […]

The Boston Celtics will be without Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward on Friday against the Utah Jazz. Brown is out for a week due to a hamstring injury, while Hayward is considered day-to-day with a knee contusion: Gordon Hayward and Jaylen Brown are officially out tomorrow vs. Utah — John Karalis 🇬🇷🇺🇦 (@John_Karalis) March 5, […]

Former NBA big man and champion with the Golden State Warriors Marreese Speights says Joakim Noah deserves to be in the NBA. Noah played 42 games for the Memphis Grizzlies last season. He averaged 7.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists while shooting 51.6 percent from the field. Joakim is 100 percent healthy again after rehabbing his Achilles […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James had a Shaqtin’ A Fool moment against the New Orleans Pelicans last Sunday when he forgot to inbound the ball and big man Anthony Davis knows why it happened. According to Davis, LeBron is a robot who just had a malfunction on that play versus the Pelicans: Anthony […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is in the running for the 2020 MVP award. James is a four-time MVP, but hasn’t won the award since 2013 when he was on the Miami Heat. The Lakers star says he’s never really been motivated to win the award and is more focused on being the best […]

Friday is going to be a fun night at Staples Center, as LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis and the Bucks defeated LeBron, Anthony Davis and the Lakers earlier in the season in Milwaukee. Now, The King and The Brow are looking for some revenge against […]

The New York Knicks continue to make the news for all the wrong reasons. But that’s been the theme in the James Dolan era. On Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, the Knicks drew their smallest home crowd in nearly 13 and-a-half years, falling more than 3,200 below capacity in a 112-104 loss to the Jazz. […]

Former New York Knicks power forward Charles Oakley’s wife is coming to the defense of Spike Lee and ripping James Dolan and the Knicks. To recall, Lee was told he was using the wrong entrance for Monday’s game against the Houston Rockets. The director and die-hard Knicks fan has been using the same entrance for over 20 years, […]

Like many other basketball fans around the world, Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant saw the 3-point shot that Thomas Lee hit in the closing minutes of Jackson State’s recent win over UAPB. “Snacks,” as Lee is affectionately known among his peers and teammates, is actually the student manager for Jackson State. He had never […]