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The Houston Rockets have traded point guard Michael Carter-Williams to the Chicago Bulls for a future conditional second-round pick and cash considerations, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Bulls will consequently waive Carter-Williams upon the full completion of the trade. The move comes hours before the 5 p.m. ET deadline to waive non-guaranteed contracts, allowing […]

Anthony Davis has had a tough go this season with an ultra-competitive Western Conference and his New Orleans Pelicans sitting in 14th place. Yet, despite of being a 3-7 in their last 10 games, Davis still feels like a star. Not just any star, but the one that shines the brightest. “I feel like I’m […]

The reported firing of Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau was much more than a business move to get the fan base back from the abyss, after attendance numbers dropped from 21st in the league in 2017-18 to penultimate this season. Thibodeau’s old school style of coaching had rubbed players the wrong way, from his […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving is hoping to take his partnership with Gordon Hayward beyond just this season, telling reporters Sunday that he hopes to continue developing chemistry with Hayward “not just this year, but a few years down the line,” according to Tom Westerholm of MassLive. The two star players were brought on […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves shockingly fired president/head coach Tom Thibodeau after one of his best wins of the season, a 22-point victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. While the timing was dubious, his unpopularity with the fan base played a major role in his firing, as the organization was looking to entice season-ticket renewals […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves won’t consider former Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg as an immediate replacement for the recently-fired Tom Thibodeau, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. The Wolves gave Ryan Saunders, son of the late coach Flip Saunders, the job as head coach on an interim basis, but have yet to fill the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder got smoked by the John Wall-less Washington Wizards on Sunday night, taking an unexpected loss to a team that is bound to miss the playoffs after a poor start to the season. Forward Paul George called it a “weird game” and also suggested there was some letdown in play. “We did […]

The Chicago Bulls have gone 5-9 since Jim Boylen took over as head coach of the team, now with a 10-28 record approaching the halfway mark of the season. Having traded one of their oldest veterans in 29-year-old Justin Holiday, Boylen noted that young players Lauri Markkanen, Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn must do more […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is slated to be re-evaluated in one week after suffering a groin strain in the third quarter of a Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. James has now missed the Lakers’ last four games, as his teammates have gone 1-3 […]

Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni has flat out ran out of superlatives for his star shooting guard and reigning MVP James Harden after he trotted out a 44-point triple-double to stun the Golden State Warriors in overtime. When asked with a way to effectively guard him, D’Antoni sold his franchise star even more, saying there […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose was emotional when asked of his second place standing among Western Conference guards after the first return of All-Star ballots was released by the NBA. “It’s touching,” said Rose, according to Dane Moore of ESPN 1500. “It’s show love trumps hate. Every day.” Rose was second to Stephen Curry in […]

The recent injury to point guard Kyle Lowry has had the Toronto Raptors looking for help in hopes to regain the top spot in the Eastern Conference standings, who are even eyeing a potential trade for Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal. However, while Beal would be quite the catch for the Raptors, the price […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague will return to the floor on Friday against the Orlando Magic, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Meanwhile, forward Robert Covington, who was acquired as part of the Jimmy Butler trade, is expected to be out for an extended period after suffering a bone bruise. Covington missed Wednesday’s […]

Only days after Houston Rockets superstar James Harden was often denied the chance at MVP candidacy by critics and pundits, The Beard put on an absolute show, bringing his Houston Rockets back from a 20-point deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors in overtime. Head coach Mike D’Antoni is hoping his latest line of 44 […]

Klay Thompson expressed disappointment after squandering a 20-point lead to the Houston Rockets, who managed to take the game to overtime and win it in spectacular fashion with a James Harden 3-pointer that left only one second in the clock. The Golden State Warriors sharpshooter said his team failed to deal the finishing blow and […]

Kevin Durant became the 32nd player and the second-youngest to reach the 22,000-point milestone, doing so with his second shot of the game, a wide-open wing 3-pointer only five minutes into Thursday’s contest against the Houston Rockets: Welcome to the 22,000 career points club, @KDTrey5! 📺 @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/l2NrCInEZp — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 4, […]

James Harden is surely going through the best stretch of his career at the moment, one he capped with undoubtedly his best claim for his MVP candidacy, positing a 44-point, 15-assist, 10-rebound triple-double laced with an overtime game-winning shot against the Golden State Warriors. According to new teammate Austin Rivers, even Stephen Curry was in […]

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson weren’t pleased with how the Golden State Warriors gave away a 17-point lead at halftime to fall to the Houston Rockets on a last-second overtime game-winner. Curry, who led the team in scoring with 35 points on the night, noted the Warriors led by as much as 20 points at […]

James Harden had one of the best nights of his career on Thursday against the Golden State Warriors, finishing with a gigantic 44-point, 15-assist, 10-rebound triple-double and an overtime game-winner to put icing on the cake. Houston Rockets teammate Eric Gordon thinks Harden’s game-winning shot against their rival is the toughest he has seen him […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to squander a 17-point halftime lead and turn that into a crushing one-point overtime loss to the Houston Rockets. Klay Thompson took blame for how the Warriors looked different in the second half, including seeing their big lead reduced to merely six points to start the fourth. “In the second […]

Kevin Durant lamented allowing the Houston Rockets to shoot a whopping 54 triples during a 135-134 overtime loss. The Golden State Warriors forward noted it’s difficult to stop a superstar like James Harden when he wants to attempt them, but the Warriors could have done better rotating and keeping the rest of the team from […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant admitted to stepping out of bounds during a late-game save that became the most controversial missed call of the night during a thrilling 135-134 overtime loss to the Houston Rockets. Durant chased a loose ball on the offensive end and tapped it back on the court with both feet […]

The Charlotte Hornets are looking to part ways with forward/center Frank Kaminsky and listening for potential offers for the 7-footer, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Kaminsky recently had the opportunity to log good minutes with the absence of starting center Cody Zeller due to a hand injury but the big man saw only sporadic […]

The first return of the All-Star Game voting has been announced, with LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers leading all players with over a million votes and MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks trailing nearly 100,000 votes behind James for the Eastern Conference. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors leads the […]

There has been no love lost between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers but Celtics president and general manager Danny Ainge this rivalry to new levels by comparing LeBron James’ professing himself as the greatest player of all-time to President Donald Trump. James said during an Uninterrupted video that by beating the 73-win […]

Star forward Kawhi Leonard’s tenure as a member of the San Antonio Spurs came to an end in a less-than-desired way, traded to the Toronto Raptors after Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich and the front office had exhausted every last option to try and mend a broken relationship with the organization — something unprecedented when […]

Call it a panic attack, but the Memphis Grizzlies of yesteryear can no longer be replicated — especially after Wednesday’s fight between two veterans in Garrett Temple and Omri Casspi. The fierceness, the nastiness, the very Grit ‘n’ Grind nature that made this team such a beloved and endearing group to root for no longer […]

Russell Westbrook’s struggles with efficiency have been a phantasmagoric experience for Oklahoma City Thunder fans. The 2017 NBA MVP has gone from notching the first triple-double season since 1961-62 to doing so again last season, but at a lower efficiency. This 2018-19 season has brought another triple-double average, but those shooting struggles are now at […]

The New York Knicks could offer Kristaps Porzingis a contract offer close to the max, but there is no guarantee he will sign one. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, the 7-foot-3 big man has been skeptical of the Knicks — and it’s hard to blame him. The organization has a […]

To many observing Nikola Jokic through recent years, they’ve found out he’s a point guard trapped in a center’s body. The Denver Nuggets center is 6-foot-10 and 250 pounds, too tall and too heavy to fit the point guard description — yet watch the big man deliver a one-handed lob over the defense or swiftly find […]

The New York Knicks could employ a familiar caveat before re-signing big man Kristaps Porzingis over the summer. The Latvian forward is coming off a season-ending torn ACL, one that has kept him away from the court for the latter part of 2017-18 and the entirety of this season, which could make the Knicks include […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams wasn’t a big fan of the boos that showered teammate Paul George during a 107-100 road win against the Los Angeles Lakers. George, a native of Palmdale, got a rather hostile welcome to the Staples Center after he skipped out on the chance to join the Lakers in free […]

The Washington Wizards’ season is in peril after news of a John Wall surgery could keep the star point guard out for the remainder of the season. His backcourt partner, Bradley Beal, appears to be the most desired of the two in a trade scenario — but the Wizards will want a succulent offer to […]

The altercation between veterans Garrett Temple and Omri Casspi of the Memphis Grizzlies after a loss to the Detroit Pistons reportedly stemmed from a lack of proper enthusiasm from the bench. The Grizzlies had just lost their third game in a row, putting them below the .500 mark for the first time since their first […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George anticipated a hostile welcome to his hometown of Los Angeles to face the Lakers on Wednesday night, ready to soak in the boos from a scorned crowd that once clamored for his services as a soon-to-be free agent. George signed a four-year, $137 million max contract with the Thunder […]

Former NBA player Richard Jefferson claimed Houston Rockets guard James Harden is unworthy of being in the MVP conversation. The recently retired swingman quickly traded his NBA future for a mic, recently delivering his hot take as a guest on ESPN’s First Take and doling out his reasoning after lauding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s case for the […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton has ruled his star forward LeBron James out of Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. James, who suffered a groin strain in the third quarter of a Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors, will miss his fourth straight game since […]

Miami Heat guard Wayne Ellington has recorded three straight DNPs and a mere 14 minutes of floor time since playing 17 on Dec. 12 in a loss to the Utah Jazz. Head coach Erik Spoelstra recently lamented not being able to give his sharpshooter more floor time, given the recent surplus at the shooting guard […]

Chicago Bulls point guard Kris Dunn has had some adjusting to do upon coming back from a left knee injury that sidelined him through most of the early part of this season. Dunn’s talent flourished last season under former coach Fred Hoiberg, but in 2018-19, he was forced to change his explosive end-to-end game to […]