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Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie leaked what could be the potential restart of the 2019-20 season: July 15. That’s just practice… I heard those last 5 games at bubble site start July 15th. https://t.co/EsF3omehYQ — Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) May 21, 2020 Dinwiddie responded to a tweet claiming the NBA will be back by June […]

Horace Grant continued to demolish the popular docuseries “The Last Dance,” this time taking umbrage on the depiction of his former teammate Scottie Pippen. Pippen was criticized for his tenuous contract dispute with Chicago Bulls management, his decision to stall a back injury in the summer, and sitting out during the last play of a […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden has been staying ready for a potential resumption of the NBA season, while also indulging on “The Last Dance,” though he has yet to finish the ESPN 10-part docuseries. The Rockets star admitted he is only halfway through the series and is hoping to digest and dissect every bit of […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce chimed in on the series finale of “Game of Zones,” an episode that took a twist by crowning him as the greatest player of all time. While most of the 12-minute episode was dedicated to LeBron James seeking the title of greatest of all time, Pierce was crowned as the GOAT […]

LeBron James has held private on-court workouts with some of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates, according to Shams Charania of Stadium. The workouts reportedly were held safely at a secure location. James included only one to two teammates at a time to conform with the regulations the league has put forth since allowing the reopening […]

Bleacher Report’s animation NBA series came to a blazing finale on Thursday, as the final episode of Game of Zones went live at noon. The parody, based on the popular HBO show Game of Thrones, delivered one last dance before riding off into the sunset with a 12-minute finale — bringing the GOAT debate to […]

On the heels of ESPN’s popular docuseries “The Last Dance,” a video of an E60 interview with Michael Jordan’s longtime Utah Jazz rival Karl Malone has surfaced again. Back more than a year ago, “The Mailman” had some eye-opening comments about facing Jordan in the 1998 NBA Finals and coming so close to bringing the […]

Jamal Crawford came to the Chicago Bulls in 2000, drafted as a top-10 selection two years into the post-Michael Jordan era. Being there gave him the window to see Jerry Krause plotting to reel in would-be Hall of Famers Tim Duncan, Tracy McGrady, and Grant Hill — all in one season. Crawford explained how Krause […]

It didn’t take long for Michael Jordan to have overwhelming power within the Chicago Bulls organization. Brad Sellers, who was drafted in 1986, was promised to be the first 7-foot small forward. He quickly saw that promise vanish with the arrival of Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant in the draft the following year. Irked by […]

The airing of “The Last Dance” docuseries has brought several executives out of the woodwork, reliving stories from the Michael Jordan era with the Chicago Bulls. Among them are how the Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers were willing to trade for Jordan during the 1984 NBA Draft. According to The Athletic, Mavs general manager Rick […]

The NBA is considering a shortened 70-game season, according to Mike Fisher of Sports Illustrated. The season would begin in July and lead to the playoffs in the summer. While all potential solutions are “fluid,” a bevy of ideas will be presented to owners and executives before a plan is pitched to the National Basketball […]

Kawhi Leonard recently lost his copyright case to Nike, after a federal judge ruled that his Claw (Klaw) logo design did not commit an infraction on Nike’s rights and that the company committed fraud on the Copyright Office by registering the logo. The Los Angeles Clippers star claimed the logo was his design, a battle […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie brought his GoFundMe campaign to a crashing end after it massively failed to reach the $24,632,630 goal. Meeting that large sum would have allowed fans to pick a team of their choice for him to sign with once Dinwiddie’s deal with the Nets expired. According to Ian Begley of […]

Another funky wrinkle has surfaced in the wake of the last two episodes of “The Last Dance,” in which Michael Jordan claims “The Flu Game” was actually caused by food poisoning from eating an entire pizza before Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. A Utah resident by the name of Otto told “The Rich […]

In even more The Last Dance docuseries fallout, Jerry Reinsdorf doubled down as to why the Michael Jordan-led 1997-98 Chicago Bulls couldn’t have won a seventh title had they stayed together another season. The owner/chairman explained why at length during a recent interview with Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. “We were fortunate to beat Indiana. […]

During the popular ESPN docuseries “The Last Dance,” Chicago Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has been unilaterally supportive of his former general manager Jerry Krause. In a recent interview with Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, he revealed the lone flaw of the architect that helped build six championship teams in eight years for the franchise. Scottie […]

Chicago Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is mostly pleased with how ESPN’s 10-part docuseries The Last Dance portrays Michael Jordan and the Bulls of the ’90s throughout the highly acclaimed series. Yet Reinsdorf does have a bone to pick with the ending of The Last Dance, when Jordan suggests the Bulls should have run it back […]

Paul Pierce gave his latest quarantine hot take, taking out LeBron James from his all-time top five in NBA history for missing one qualifying factor. The former Boston Celtics great turned NBA analyst said James didn’t build a team from the ground up the way other greats in the top-10 have done in the past: […]

Golden State Warriors president Bob Myers relented he’d consider the possibility of trading their first-round draft pick in the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft. The Warriors have an equal 14% chance to net the top overall pick in the draft — tied with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Minnesota Timberwolves. They also have a 13.4% chance […]

Vince Carter is just the latest of many NBA players to chip in on the GOAT debate. The 42-year-old, who has now played in four different decades, put Michael Jordan atop the list, followed by Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. However, Carter argued it would be possible for James to leapfrog Bryant in those rankings […]

The stories about Michael Jordan pushing his teammates to points where it might have been considered sheer bullying were exposed in ESPN’s 10-part docuseries “The Last Dance.” Yet one man managed to make Jordan’s barbs backfire: Robert Parish. Parish played the last season of his 21-year career with the Chicago Bulls. Having won three rings […]

Jayson Tatum took a major leap in his play after taking a step back from an impressive rookie season in his second year in the league. The Boston Celtics prized forward took a page out of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George after he had gone from a deadly 3-point sniper (43% in his rookie season) […]

LeBron James’ star power and allure might have reeled in Anthony Davis as his partner in crime, but the other side of the coin has seen another star leave his agency of choice, Klutch Sports. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman recently parted ways with Klutch due to […]

Gary Payton was fuming when he found out his 1996 NBA Finals rugged rival Michael Jordan had laughed at the notion of his defense being a problem back in the day. Jordan’s hearty laugh soon went viral and became the next meme sensation from many that stemmed from “The Last Dance” — one Payton is […]

Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders has an unequivocal belief in his destiny. The former Penn State back was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft with the 53rd overall pick. It didn’t take long for Sanders to win over the faith of the coaching staff and become the starting tailback for […]

The NFL is hoping to carry out the 2020 season as usual, though there is no delusion that it will come without incident. The coronavirus pandemic is expected to affect sports, even if they’re played without fans — something the league is already planning for: Per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk: “We fully expect […]

The backlash from “The Last Dance,” a 10-part ESPN docuseries inspired by the Chicago Bulls’ three-peat in 1998, has started to set in. Horace Grant, who received blame for relinquishing private information that went into making the popular book “The Jordan Rules,” fired back at Michael Jordan for slapping the “snitch” label on him during […]

The NBA could potentially have a schedule set by early June, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. Windhorst spoke on Tuesday’s iteration of ESPN’s Get Up, noting the league could expeditiously line up a long slate of games for what would be the remainder of the regular season, as well as a template of the postseason. […]

Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter wasted no time getting into the TikTok frenzy. Among his first victims is James Harden, whom he trolled viciously with a quick video, noting the differences between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the 2018 MVP. @enesfreedom Hahaha 😂 trueeeee @maxmullen_ ♬ original sound – Enes Kanter FREEDOM Oof… There’s something about […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta met with restaurant-industry executives on Monday, asking President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to “add a category” to the Paycheck Protection Program to account for “larger private restaurateurs” and to “do something with lease terminations.” Those pledges were taken into consideration, but not before Trump continually interrupted Fertitta’s […]

The Boston Celtics of the ’90s were still reeling from Larry Bird’s retirement and the end of an era in 1992. Following Michael Jordan retiring in 1994, then-general manager M.L. Carr saw a window of opportunity, hoping to lure the former MVP out of retirement and pair him with Dominique Wilkins, his former Slam Dunk […]

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan had a larger-than-life persona and therefore an entourage — before the term (or the TV show) became widely used by today’s standards. ESPN’s docuseries “The Last Dance” gives viewers a glimpse of what a day in the life of Jordan was like, but there were many times when cameras weren’t […]

Episode 10 of “The Last Dance” shed some light on the Chicago Bulls’ last three-peat season and Dennis Rodman’ escapade to be part of a wrestling match after the Bulls had destroyed the Utah Jazz by a still-record 42 points in Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals. What many seem to have forgotten is […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James cleared up previous comments he made on being the perfect teammate for Michael Jordan, one he made on the heels of the end of “The Last Dance” docuseries on ESPN. The past five weeks have rekindled the conversation for the title of the greatest player of all-time, with Jordan […]

ESPN’s “The Last Dance” 10-part docuseries came to an end on Sunday with an image that is all too familiar to longtime Chicago Bulls fans: Michael Jordan vs. team owner Jerry Reinsdorf. The last few minutes of Episode 10 had Jordan being asked about the potential of going after a seventh ring and a fourth […]

B.J. Armstrong gave some high praise to a linchpin of the Golden State Warriors, claiming one among them would be well-suited to play in Michael Jordan’s era of basketball. Without stuttering, the former Chicago Bulls teammate of His Airness gave Klay Thompson the nod during a Monday guest appearance on ESPN’s “First Take.” Via Drew Shiller […]

The legend of how the great Tim Duncan almost joined the Orlando Magic early in his career is one of the best what-if stories of the past 20 years of NBA basketball. Doc Rivers, who coached the Magic at the time, set the record straight as to how the San Antonio Spurs’ prized building block […]

Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf has watched how the popular ESPN docuseries “The Last Dance” ended with the protagonist, Michael Jordan, rivaling his reasoning for blowing up the 1997-98 roster to smithereens in a lockout-bound season. In the last few minutes of “The Last Dance,” Reinsdorf offers that the players’ market value would have been […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has already reacted to teammate Bojan Bogdanovic needing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist. Bogdanovic is out for the season, should the 2019-20 campaign resume at some point in the near future. Bogdanovic’s right wrist should be good and healthy for the start of the 2020-21 […]