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The breakup between the San Antonio Spurs and their former talisman Kawhi Leonard was one of the most bizarre sagas the NBA has encountered in the last decade. After a year of havoc, Leonard’s nine regular season games was all the Spurs had to show for before trading him away to the Toronto Raptors, as […]

It’s been a year since Sasha Vujacic was in the NBA, but the longtime shooting guard was reportedly in Louisiana for a tryout with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Andrew Lopez of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Vujacic last played with the New York Knicks in 2016-17, heading to Italy at the end of the […]

After missing 30 games of action during his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers, point guard Lonzo Ball decided to undergo an arthroscopic knee surgery to deal with the injury head-on, in hopes to return fully healthy for the start of the season. In the latest episode of his Facebook show Ball In The Family, […]

LeBron James effectively dodged a question about whether or not his Los Angeles Lakers are a championship contender coming into this season, but he made one thing clear: the Golden State Warriors are the one teams must hurdle in order to realize their title hopes. “There’s a lot of championship contenders, but there is only […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine insists he’s back to 100 percent after sustaining a season-ending torn ACL in early 2017, an injury that ultimately led to his trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night for Jimmy Butler. LaVine played in 24 games with the Bulls last season, but his short sample provided little […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are expected to finalize a one-year deal with free agent forward Luol Deng after meeting with president and head coach Tom Thibodeau, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, terms reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic. Deng would be the fourth member of the 2013-14 Chicago Bulls roster coached by Thibodeau, falling a […]

Steve Nash’s first stint with the Phoenix Suns wasn’t at all what they first expected after drafting him with the 15th pick in the talent-filled 1996 NBA Draft. Nash lacked the smaller aspects about being a successful player in the league, and it took a move to the Dallas Mavericks and a stint with former […]

Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade was snubbed from Sports Illustrated’s annual Top 100 NBA players ranking, making this the first time in his NBA career in which he hasn’t been featured among the magazine’s top 100 NBA talents. Wade took a bench role for the majority of the season, first upon joining his longtime friend […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball managed to barely cling to the very bottom of Sports Illustrated’s annual Top 100 NBA players, coming in at No. 100. Ball had a somewhat disappointing year as a rookie thanks to poor shooting and injury problems. He posted decent averages of 10.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 7.2 assists […]

Sports Illustrated‘s annual Top 100 list of NBA players is out, and new Golden State Warriors addition DeMarcus Cousins ranks a surprising No. 68 on the list. Cousins is coming off a season-ending Achilles injury with the New Orleans Pelicans, but he was also posting a career-best all-around season with 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 5.4 […]

Despite interest from teams around the league, free agent Luol Deng is largely expected to sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves this week, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Timberwolves were the first team to stand in line after the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a buyout with the veteran, as his […]

Former San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker claims he was misunderstood during a recent visit to China, saying that while his jersey will likely hang on the rafters at the AT&T Center, his days wearing the silver-and-black are surely “over,” according to French site L’Expresso. via Jeff Garcia of News 4 San Antonio: “My […]

Detroit Pistons legend Ben Wallace turns 44 years old on Monday, and his birthday celebration brings memories of this soul-crushing block on Shaquille O’Neal of the Miami Heat during Game 5 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals. Let's wish Big Ben a very happy Birthday! Have a great one, @Fear_DaFro pic.twitter.com/fjDnWDKVec — Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) […]

Draymond Green got himself a little taste of home during his visit to Tokyo, seeing fellow Saginaw native and former Golden State Warriors shooting guard Jason Richardson during a layover at Narita International Airport. J-Rich captured the moment with a quick snap of the camera for his Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnia5tvh_hC/ Richardson was in Tokyo for […]

Devin Booker could see a major pay raise even after being handsomely rewarded by the Phoenix Suns with a five-year, $158 million max extension of his rookie contract earlier this summer. The phenom could make $174 million in total if he reaches any one of the All-NBA teams this 2018-19 season, according to ESPN’s Bobby […]

The long silence between the Minnesota Timberwolves and star center Karl-Anthony Towns has raised questions heading into the 2018-19 season, with training camp just weeks away and the start of the regular season in a little over a month. Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau has said he is confident in Towns signing an extension, but there […]

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker is slated to miss at least four weeks after he undergoes surgery in his shooting hand on Monday, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. This timetable could have Booker back having missed all of training camp and some of the preseason, potentially returning against the Golden […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been dropping media bombs since revealing the departure of ESPN’s Chris Haynes for Yahoo Sports just a couple of days ago, and this latest one is definitely #DameBomb quality, as he has revealed that longtime USA TODAY Sports insider Sam Amick is joining The Athletic: Sources: @sam_amick leaving USA […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson took to Twitter to express his admiration for Grant Hill, invoking the names of some of the best players to ever lace them up in comparison to the new Hall of Famer. “If it wasn’t for an injury while playing in the NBA, Grant Hill would have gone down […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon was enthused by the recent team bonding at the Bahamas, as teammate Chris Paul recently shared a photo of the 15 Rockets players in attendance for the event. 🚀🏀🤘🏾 @HoustonRockets pic.twitter.com/KTpKC9izMM — Chris Paul (@CP3) September 6, 2018 “It can help us a lot,” Eric Gordon said of the […]

The summer of 2017 saw Klay Thompson have an epic fail by botching a 360-dunk on his trip to China, but this year, Stephen Curry is taking the lead when it comes to Warriors offseason fails by losing in his own Under Armour Asia Tour skills challenge. .@pjs08 beats @StephenCurry30!#SC30AsiaTour pic.twitter.com/XH4gcumWBg — One Sports (@OneSportsPHL) […]

The infamous track that two of the game’s best players recorded together is finally out, as “It Ain’t Easy” — the song LeBron James and Kevin Durant recorded in Cleveland during the 2011 NBA lockout was made available through Canton local producer Franky Wahoo (h/t Sports Illustrated). https://soundcloud.com/frankywahoo1400/labron-kd-it-aint-easy-produced-by-franky-wahoo-stewbillionaire#t=1:37 Boredom does things to people, and evidently […]

The Atlanta Hawks are slated to announce the signing of shooting guard R.J. Hunter, according to Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In fact, they have. Hunter is expected to fight for a spot in the 15-man roster during training camp. The Georgia State product has bounced between three teams in the first three seasons […]

Dwyane Wade took time to congratulate former teammate Ray Allen for his enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, while also thanking him for the monstrous corner 3-pointer that gave the Miami Heat life against the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals. Wade’s team was on the ropes before Allen was […]

Prior to his enshrinement into the Naismith Hall of Fame, sharpshooter Ray Allen recalled his early days with the Milwaukee Bucks, when he was once casted to play the role of the now-famed Jesus Shuttlesworth in the popular movie He Got Game. It’s been 20 years since the movie came out, but it’s still hugely popular […]

Former MVP Steve Nash and Dallas Mavericks superstar Dirk Nowitzki had plenty of countless memories as teammates with the Mavs and in the day of Nash’s enshrinement into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, they opened up the door to some of them. The two internationals were always seen close to each other, often joking […]

Only hours before his official enshrinement into the Naismith Hall of Fame, Steve Nash went back to memory lane, recalling some of his early moments with the Dallas Mavs and his former teammate and longtime friend Dirk Nowitzki. The German international is coming into his 21st and last NBA season, which would be the most […]

Steve Nash had an unexpected climb to the upper echelon of the sport after joining the Phoenix Suns in 2004, playing the next eight years of his career there. Yet his last two years turned into an unsuspected decline, playing in only 65 games during his short stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. The soon-to-be […]

Former Golden State Warriors forward Matt Barnes surprised his two boys with some fresh pairs to wind up the summer, giving them a couple pairs of Stephen Curry’s latest kicks. By a glance at the video, these are the Under Armour SC 3Zero II, as they only come on that colorway for boys’ grade school […]

Andre Iguodala and the Golden State Warriors will now get a heavier dose of LeBron James with his move to the West Coast after signing a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead of seeing James and company two times before the postseason, Iguodala and teammate Kevin Durant will get a double […]

Colin Kaepernick’s polarizing Nike ad has gotten plenty of mixed opinions, once again re-igniting the flames of the discussion around NFL players’ rights to kneel during the national anthem. Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala spoke about what it means to have the ad in national television and the power to convey the message through […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be one of the most intriguing teams heading into training camp, as they’re largely viewed as a bunch of misfits surrounding LeBron James. Among them, Lance Stephenson has had to mold his game, knowing beforehand that James would dominate possessions as the primary playmaker. The Brooklynite has been putting in […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins has been eager to show his progress after suffering a season-ending left Achilles injury. By the looks of his recovery sessions, which he’s documenting for Showtime Sports, it seems like the big man has made much more progress than expected. In the latest clip, Cousins is seen dunking for […]

It has been 14 years since the infamous Team USA disappointment at the 2004 Athens Olympics in which they brought home bronze despite boasting some of the world’s biggest stars. To this day, Stephon Marbury holds head coach Larry Brown responsible for their fate, and Brown’s assistant at the time, Gregg Popovich, wasn’t exempt from […]

Grant Hill is only one day away from being enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and along with it are the memories of grandeur that emanate from his early days as the star of the Detroit Pistons. His teammate Grant Long, still remembers his natural gift for the game, claiming his feel for […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard has had to fight for each and every one of his three All-Star appearances in a talent-loaded Western Conference, and while he was “snubbed” in the 2016 and 2017 iterations of the February weekend festivities, he’s hoping backcourt partner CJ McCollum doesn’t suffer the same fate. “CJ is […]

The Portland Trail Blazers boast one of the strongest backcourts in the league, but despite the strong link between Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, the first-team All-NBA point man knows it’ll take more than a tight friendship to elevate his team into championship aspirations, according to Michael Scotto of The Athletic. “I think as far as […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will interview former NBA star Elton Brand among other candidates for their general manager vacancy, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Ned Cohen, Marc Eversley, and Alex Rucker will be among the other internal candidates interviewed by the Sixers next week. Philly is interviewing outside candidates this week, including Golden State Warriors […]

Oklahoma City Thunder assistant Maurice Cheeks is only a day away from his long-awaited enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but while he is being inducted for his accomplishments as a player, his post-playing career is just as worthy of The Hall. Cheeks took on a young Russell Westbrook since Day 1, […]