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Minnesota Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler is in the midst of a trade rumor storm this early in the season, a former Wolves man that knows a thing or two about trade rumors, now-Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio, shared some bits of sound advice for the four-time All-Star. “I got traded like 10 times when […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler is expected to rejoin the team Friday after resting Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, hoping to suit up for a road game against the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Teams interested in trading for the four-time All-Star say the price for Butler remains steep. A prior report […]

Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker will make his first appearance in the team’s starting lineup Wednesday against the Denver Nuggets, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. Head coach Fred Hoiberg is reportedly fond of the physicality the Chicago native could bring against a tough big man like Paul Millsap, a trait he has […]

Fox Sports 1 pundit Skip Bayless is not often on the side of flamboyant athletes, but he was on Wednesday morning’s iteration of his show Undisputed, when he chastised L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley for his after-the-whistle play on Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook. “I know Patrick Beverley, I respect Patrick Beverley, but last […]

Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins no longer feels any pain in the injured left ankle that has kept him from making his season debut. “He is progressing along nicely. He has got another appointment with the doctors, I think (it’s) on the 4th (of November). So we’re hopeful there that we’ll see that the ligament […]

Following a franchise-best 65-win season, the Houston Rockets have dropped to 1-5 to start their 2018-19 campaign, causing frustration in a locker room prepared to make a trip back to the Western Conference Finals after falling a game short of reaching the final series. Needless to say, head coach Mike D’Antoni isn’t happy with how […]

The Golden State Warriors’ lethal duo of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant still see the Houston Rockets as the biggest threat in the Western Conference, despite a rough start to the season. Houston has gotten off to an unsuspected 1-5 start, with injuries and different personnel causing all sorts of problem early on. “I mean […]

The Golden State Warriors will be facing a re-bolstered league that has souped up some of its best teams in hopes to contend for the title. It’s clear the days of a NBA Finals rivalry with the Cleveland Cavaliers are now gone, but Draymond Green and Kevin Durant still have their eyes on their biggest […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry might look like only one of the elite players in today’s NBA, but even without another title, he’s already reached a shortlist of storied stars. Steve Nash knows Curry’s place in history and he’s not hesitant to put it out there. “I hate to break it to you, but […]

Derrick Rose will put no fronts on what it means to be reunited with his old head coach Tom Thibodeau, this time as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, in a different conference and providing a familiar voice despite the many changes in his career. Rose was the star of Thibodeau’s lauded Chicago Bulls team […]

Not much is going well for the Chicago Bulls, who have gotten off to a poor 2-5 start to the season, but it seems the announcers at WGN-TV have started out in similar form. During Monday’s 149-124 loss to the Golden State Warriors, former Bull forward Stacey King and his partner had no idea Klay […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose has had a tough go through his NBA career after a meteoric rise to being crowned the league’s youngest MVP to seeing the lows of the many injuries that have plagued his career. While he’s not the player he was in his heyday, he’s taken comfort at seeing others succeed […]

Derrick Rose’ career arc has been as mystifying as his quick rise to prominence, as the youngest MVP of the league was forced to join the one foe he had to dethrone, keeping him from four straight MVP awards at the peak of his popularity. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard had just finished a season with […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have left an open-ended promise to star swingman Jimmy Butler, vowing to find him a suitable trade at some point this season. Yet there is suspicion that the front office, comprised of president/head coach Tom Thibodeau and meddling owner Glen Taylor will resist the idea of providing a powerhouse in the making […]

L.A. Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley and Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook had another run-in on Tuesday night, one that escalated to unimaginable lengths, as police had to be called to intervene between two heated benches. Beverley maintained his innocence post-game after being whistled for a technical foul during a 128-110 loss to the […]

Kevin Durant’s free agent decision is one that has captured the attention of the media during his third season with the Golden State Warriors. While the two-time Finals MVP has openly admitted to looking forward to a hefty check, teammate Draymond Green has a recruitment pitch that will leave matters simple. “When that decision comes […]

Following a record-setting 52-point night by Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson, one-upping backcourt mate Stephen Curry’s 51-point masterpiece from five days prior — Kevin Durant now has the chance at joining elite company by trotting a 50-point wonder of his own. Curry and Thompson became the first duo to post 50 points in […]

The Houston Rockets have faced a defensive nightmare so far this season, allowing teams to walk over them and score at will. The latest was a 20-point loss to the L.A. Clippers, a runback that was supposed to spell a different result with Chris Paul back in the lineup. Paul and fellow defensive hound P.J. […]

The Golden State Warriors have exercised center Damian Jones’ fourth-year team option for 2019-20, the team announced Tuesday. The 7-footer had played in only 25 games through his first two years with the team before starting each of this season’s games at the center position, bringing a mix of effective paint scoring and strong defense […]

The San Antonio Spurs will pay homage to the recently-retired Manu Ginobili and retire his jersey, hanging it in the rafters of the AT&T Center on Thursday, Mar. 28 when the team hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to the team. Manu Ginobili will become the ninth player in Spurs history to have his number retired. […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant saw NBA history being rewritten a second time as Klay Thompson buried a record 14 made 3-pointers against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. It was Durant who delivered the record-breaking dime to set up Thompson’s 14th trifecta of the game, a feat he achieved in merely 27 minutes […]

Many thought Klay Thompson’s second-half stint was one orchestrated by coach Steve Kerr in order to allow him to break the record of 3-pointers made in a game, but the Golden State Warriors head coach was actually unaware of the feat at hand. “I didn’t even know who had the record. And so I asked […]

If it wasn’t already known through the first six games of the season, the Chicago Bulls have plenty of problems on defense. The problem was never more evident than on Monday night, allowing 149 points to the defending champion Golden State Warriors — something head coach Fred Hoiberg wouldn’t let go lightly. The Bulls allowed […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will soon have to part ways with Jimmy Butler in the near future and while president/head coach Tom Thibodeau has been rather mum about what exactly he desires in return for his star forward, he gave a line of insight into his thinking. “I think, you know, young guys are your pipeline,” […]

Denver Nuggets guard Isaiah Thomas chimed in on the all-time best shooter debate and to no surprise, Klay Thompson’s 52-point performance and a record-breaking 14 3-pointers against the Chicago Bulls were enough to garner Thomas’ vote. Klay Thompson is the best shooter EVER! #YeahiSaidIt — Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) October 30, 2018 Revisionist’s history tells a […]

Klay Thompson wasn’t short of his usual humor after coming down from a high of a record-breaking 14 3-pointers against the Chicago Bulls. The Golden State Warriors marksman buried 10 of his long-range bombs in the first half only to hit again and again in the second half and even bury his very last shot […]

No one in the Golden State Warriors seemed more pump to see Klay Thompson bust out of a slump in such bombastic fashion than his own backcourt mate Stephen Curry. Despite Thompson being right in line to break his own record for most 3-pointers in a game, Curry didn’t say a thing to Thompson and […]

Klay Thompson was mired in a seven-game slump to start the season, a shadow of the career-best 44 percent 3-point shooter he was during his 2017-18 campaign with the Golden State Warriors. Many expected him to snap out of his slump at one point or another, but only he knew just how the fireworks would […]

New Orleans Pelicans talisman Anthony Davis has been nothing but committed to the organization during his stint in The Big Easy, but his recent switch of agency has made some people in the front office skeptical of a future move. Davis switched to Klutch Sports, which is owned and ran by Rich Paul, LeBron James’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are still shaking off the rust, off to a 2-5 start in the season, but Lance Stephenson’s antics are already in midseason form. The 6-foot-5 swingman baited Minnesota Timberwolves forward Gorgui Dieng into a technical foul after committing an offensive foul for shoving him out of post position. Take a look. […]

Former New York Knicks forward Rasheed Wallace came back to The Big Apple to teach a thing or two to this young roster, and he was likely surprised to see that rookie Mitchell Robinson hadn’t seen him play. Sheed brought a whole other level of intensity onto the practice floor, as he did throughout his […]

The Houston Rockets are toeing a slippery slope after a franchise-best 65-win season, staring a mere 1-4 this young season and looking that much more vulnerable without their MVP James Harden on the floor. Harden suffered a strained hamstring and missed the Rockets’ last game against the L.A. Clippers on Friday, now head coach Mike […]

The ever-growing journey of an NBA player is something that can take years to master and maybe even never truly finish before Father Time comes calling. For Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, that journey has lasted 11 years, and now he has a full grip on mastering his craft as an all-around talent. “I’ve […]

A younger Kevin Durant once saw himself retracing his steps and double-guessing his decision to join the Golden State Warriors after nine long seasons with one franchise, but a more-seasoned now-Finals MVP has learned from his experience, more comfortable handling free agency a second time around. Durant recalled his experience and how tough of a […]

LeBron James described his former teammate and now Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose as a “misunderstood” individual, claiming all that “he just wants to play ball and be with his son,” according to Dane Moore of 1500 ESPN. Rose was the lone player standing between LeBron James and four straight MVP seasons, and despite only […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills has be thrusted into a leadership position after playing several seasons under coach Gregg Popovich and gaining his vote of confidence to take the helm amid the plethora of changes the organization has undergone in the past few months. The Spurs lost Manu Ginobili to retirement, Tony Parker […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis has been ruled out of Monday’s tilt against the Denver Nuggets with an elbow sprain, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The team will also be without point guard Elfrid Payton and forward Darius Miller, while Julius Randle is probable after dealing with plantar fasciitis. Davis missed Saturday’s […]

The Washington Wizards were hoping to sneak into the Eastern Conference title race early in the season, but the team has gotten off to a rough start, a 1-5 record that has them among the worst in the league. Matter of fact, a mere point has kept them from matching the Cleveland Cavaliers for the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have fallen short of reaching championship potential in recent years and many have looked to snatch away franchise star Damian Lillard, but the First Team All-NBA point man isn’t looking for better opportunities. Lillard has been outspoken about his desire to remain with the team and the bond with the city […]