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Damian Lillard had quite the curious reason for picking Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James to be this season’s MVP over frontrunner Giannis Antetokounmpo. The likely two-horse race should be decided once the 2019-20 season resumes or moves into the postseason, with the award likely being presented after the NBA Finals, as it’s become recently […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had his shares of shining moments as an NBA player, none more crucial than a game-winner over the Utah Jazz in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals as a member of the Chicago Bulls. Many have wondered what would have happened if Kerr missed that shot and the […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is one of the latest NBA players to react to the killing of George Floyd, an African American man who died after a Minneapolis police officer restrained him by putting his left knee on his neck. Floyd was seen moaning in pain at the foot of a squad car […]

The New York Knicks are spearheading a head coaching search, one headlined by veteran coach Tom Thibodeau, according to Shams Charania and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. The Knicks intend to make a decision in the next few weeks. Interim coach Mike Miller has left a strong impression with the new Knicks brass, even as […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have seen plenty of talented small forwards since coming into the league as the Buffalo Braves in 1970. These are the top-5 in franchise history: 5. Lamar Odom Lamar Odom’s time with the Clippers was short-lived, but he represented a time in franchise history where youth and exuberance were the reason […]

A recent MLB proposal has left players outraged, as the deep salary cuts would affect all players but especially the highest-paid stars. Take Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout for example — the highest-paid player in 2020. Trout would  make $5,748,577 of his $37,666,666 full-fledged salary under a proposed 82-game season. That equates to […]

Stories about the New York Knicks’ relentless pursuit of Stephen Curry in the 2009 NBA Draft have been told aplenty. Former general manager Donnie Walsh still recalls making moves to see if he could land him with the eighth overall pick — though others in that front office don’t think Walsh played his cards right […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal spoke at length about his backcourt mate John Wall on the heels of incessant trade rumors during this standby period. The NBA’s second-league scorer noted he and Wall have been close through the years, perhaps even more than most realized. As a guest of HBO’s All The Smoke, Beal […]

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall has been away from the game for almost a year and a half, but he just proclaimed he is now fully healthy. The dime maestro declared himself 110% during a conference call with reporters on Tuesday. However, The Athletic’s Fred Katz took it upon himself to echo what Wall and […]

The hiring of Arturas Karnisovas as the Chicago Bulls new vice president of basketball operations brought many hopes, among them a new regime in the sidelines. According to Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times, the Jim Boylen era has already come to a close, with the decision “all but made” by this new brass. Cowley […]

The NBA players have made their demands for the resumption of the 2019-20 season known to commissioner Adam Silver, according to Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley. While a plethora of options have been explored in hopes to bring basketball back to the fans and salvage some of that much-needed revenue, Dudley noted there will […]

Damian Lillard is one of the many players who are hoping the 2019-20 regular season can resume, as his Portland Trail Blazers still had a fighting chance to make the playoffs before the season came to a halt on March 11. However, if the NBA is only aiming to salvage the TV revenue for its […]

The Detroit Pistons will kickstart a search for a new general manager to work alongside senior advisor Ed Stefanski, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Following a 20-46 season that has left the franchise well-short of the postseason, the Pistons plan to contact potential candidates to start the interview process as soon as this week. Stefanski […]

The NBA is strongly considering a potential World-Cup style group stage elimination to replace the first round of the playoffs, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has been known to be a fan of how international soccer conducts its product, which has reflected in the investment in jersey branding and […]

Most NBA players have hit a breaking point in their basketball career at which they had to decide how far they would pursue the sport. For Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum, it came as a child trying to decide between football and basketball. The latter was undoubtedly his natural sport, but the struggles made […]

National Players Basketball Association executive director Michele Roberts lobbied an “overwhelming” sentiment from NBA players, noting that “they really want to play” the remainder of the 2019-20 season. After a two-and-half-month hiatus, Roberts told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne the players are ready for a decision: “It’s time. It’s time,” Roberts told ESPN. “It’s been two and […]

Revisionist history often leads to some accurate perspective, while some other times it leads to wild statements. Scottie Pippen, who spent the bulk of his NBA career playing next to Michael Jordan as his sidekick, once suggested that Kobe Bryant was better than the Chicago Bulls GOAT. Pippen’s comments occurred right before All-Star Weekend, but […]

Most touched by the life of Kobe Bryant have at one point or another found themselves thinking of him, and Los Angeles Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss is no exception. Buss recently admitted to Joe Buck and Oliver Hudson on the Daddy Issues podcast that she still has dreams involving Kobe. Via Tania Ganguli of the […]

Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing has been released from the hospital after recently testing positive for the novel coronavirus. The New York Knicks icon and Georgetown head coach announced Friday he had contracted the virus. His son, Patrick Jr., thanked those who cared for him during his stay as well as those who supported […]

Lauri Markkanen withstood a tough stretch during his third season in the league, as his numbers took a considerable dip in 2019-20 under new coach Jim Boylen. Rumors about his disenchantment with the Chicago Bulls were quick to flood the airwaves. However, the rangy 7-footer still has one year left on his rookie deal before […]

The NBA is strongly gearing toward a return, aiming to resume play within the next few months after coming to a halt on March 11. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on Monday’s edition of “Get Up,” a playoffs-only scenario has become increasingly likely during the league’s latest talks about a proposed return initiative: “I really […]

NBA executives have fretted about this upcoming 2020 NBA Draft with plenty of questions yet to be answered. LaMelo Ball, arguably the best point guard available in the draft, has raised a few questions, some that even go beyond his outspoken father, LaVar Ball. Despite playing only 12 games in foreign soil after joining the […]

NBA general managers have grown a bit concerned with the lack of depth in this upcoming 2020 NBA Draft, with some even willing to make moves before their team is on the clock. The projected top three of James Wiseman, Anthony Edwards, and LaMelo Ball has done little to convince a wave of front-office executives that […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald isn’t utterly worried about the novel coronavirus having an impact on his play on the field. The hulking Pro Bowler has been keeping in shape during the offseason and recently eased concerns that he’d be ready when the 2020 NFL season starts. “I still have to get on […]

Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald had every intention of keeping his partnership with fellow defensive tackle Michael Brockers intact. As fate would have it, Brocker signed a deal with the Baltimore Ravens at the outset of free agency, ending their six years together with the Rams. Brockers failed his physical upon signing with the […]

Not many players know what it’s like to have the pressure to deliver as a No. 1 pick, let alone as a quarterback like Joe Burrow. One of the few perfectly qualified is Carson Palmer, who dealt with this same pressure 17 years ago as the top overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals. Palmer retired […]

The NBA is preparing for a potential restart after more than two months have passed since the season first came to a sudden halt on March 11. To do so, the league must ensure it can be done safely and reduce the number of coronavirus infections throughout the rest of the season and the postseason. […]

The NBA could soon decide to resume after a long hiatus since March 11. Brooklyn Nets point man Spencer Dinwiddie recently leaked the potential date in which the season could resume: July 15. Dinwiddie hinted there would be three weeks of training camp before the league resumes the rest of the 2019-20 regular season and […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley recalled some of his best (and worst) moments during a fun chat with ESPN’s Zach Lowe as a guest of The Lowe Post podcast. The Hall of Famer mentioned the time he played an NBA game drunk as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers because he thought he was getting traded […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles just set the record straight on some previous comments he made, as he claimed in March he would be prepared to walk away from the NBA and not play another game in his life, if staying meant endangering his family. The Jazz veteran noted he said this at a moment […]

Deron Williams paid his respects to the late Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, who he played for during the initial stretch of his career. The two infamously had a falling out as Williams rose as one of the best point guards in the NBA, a tiff that ended in Sloan resigning from his post in […]

The NBA community is mourning the passing of Jerry Sloan, who died on Friday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia at 78 years old. Sloan was a legendary coach for the Utah Jazz after starring for the Chicago Bulls as a player and spending a brief time as Bulls coach. […]

The airing of “Game 6: The Movie,” a high-definition rendering of the classic Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, has uncovered many details from the past. Among them is this photograph by veteran NBA shooter Fernando Medina, who captured a kid predicting Michael Jordan’s shot going […]

Jerry Sloan, the longtime coach of the Utah Jazz, died on Friday morning due to complications from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia at the age of 78, according to a team release. The Jazz shared a few words on the passing of Sloan, who had been battling Parkinson’s disease for several years: “Jerry Sloan […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson took a swing by memory lane, sharing an old photo from the vault, remembering the time he attended the late great Kobe Bryant’s Skills Academy. Judging by the third photo in his Instagram post, this appears to take place in 2007, which coincides with his senior year of […]

Many have wondered what could have been if the Los Angeles Lakers had won their fourth title in five years by beating the Detroit Pistons in 2004. For Kareem Rush, a lot of the blame lies with Kobe Bryant, who badly wanted some self-recognition during that series. At the time, the Lakers had a who’s […]

Many have wondered what the Toronto Raptors would have looked like if they had kept Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady as their core players for a longer stretch. According to McGrady, it would have meant matching up against Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers and playing for a championship. The Hall of Famer told […]

Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis is still basking in the glow of his Super Bowl XXXV win, claiming no one can do with his Baltimore Ravens did back in 2000. The 2000 Ravens are often considered one of the most destructive phenomenons of the modern era of football and the best defensive team to […]

New Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is already making waves after leaving the New England Patriots. It didn’t take long for the soon-to-be Hall of Famer to engage on some friendly trash talk with New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, always up for a little friendly banter: “Yeah, Tampa Week 1, though,” Payton […]