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Stephen Curry has found time to soak in not only the minute details of a frenzied Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which the Golden State Warriors escaped with a 124-114 overtime win, but also looking at the bigger spectrum of taking part in four straight Finals. The Warriors managed to walk away with a […]

The L.A. Clippers will get their point guard Patrick Beverley back on the floor relatively soon after he was cleared to resume basketball activities in full range after undergoing microfracture and meniscus surgery in his right knee, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Beverley had season-ending surgery on Nov. 22 after a short stint with his […]

The Detroit Pistons are fresh off interviewing San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon and Raptors 905 head coach Jerry Stackhouse for their coaching vacancy, but they’re unlikely to have much interest in either of them, according to Vince Ellis of The Detroit Free Press. Stackhouse boasts the most coaching experience of the two, having gone […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was in absolute awe of LeBron James after an otherworldly performance in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. James dropped a bombastic 51 points in a losing effort, shooting a blistering 19-of-31 from the field — taking over the game, stopping runs, and making clutch plays down the […]

Draymond Green has proved a valuable asset to the Golden State Warriors during his tenure as the team’s starting power forward, but the looming end to his contract has been a reason for concern — due only a year after Klay Thompson’s potential extension is slated to come. According to Tim Kawakami of The Athletic, […]

The Golden State Warriors have proven undoubtedly better with Steph Curry on the court, and a part of that has been his distinct approach to the game that has given this team a different vibe throughout the years. To those familiar with the game, Curry has taken shots that no other players dare to shoot […]

NBA teams have feared playing at Oracle Arena during the past few seasons. Not only is the home of the hottest-selling ticket in the league, but also one of the loudest and most frenzied crowds out there. Yet one thing remains unchanged whether the Golden State Warriors play at home or on the road, the […]

The Golden State Warriors had every plan in their playbook thrown in the garbage during a crucial Game 7 against the Houston Rockets on the road. Emotions were high and the team that seemed joined at the hip was close to “splintering,” amid the frustration with poor possessions and sloppy play. “We were splintered, for […]

Isaiah Thomas hilariously showed support for his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, posting a today-back-then photo of him alongside LeBron James and J.R. Smith from earlier this season. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjcwqECAN05/?hl=en&taken-by=isaiahthomas Thomas was on the shelf for most of his stint in Cleveland, still recovering from an offseason hip surgery that ended his 2016-17 campaign with the […]

Jayson Tatum’s iconic Game 7 dunk over LeBron James will likely go down as the best moment of his rookie season. He spoke about it at length during an interview in ESPN’s Get Up! “It doesn’t get any better than that,” said Tatum. “I got to dunk on him. That felt pretty good, but obviously […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is slated to miss Game 1 of the NBA Finals with a lower left leg contusion, but president Bob Myers is still holding hope that his Swiss army knife can return to the court sooner rather than later. Iguodala sustained the injury in the last moments of Game 3 […]

New York Knicks guard Ron Baker has exercised his $4.5 million player-option for the 2018-19 season, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Baker underwent season-ending surgery on his shoulder in early February and is expected to be ready for the beginning of the season. The former Wichita State Shockers shooting guard signed a two-year, $8.9 […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov has a great deal of familiarity with Luka Doncic, whom he coached with the Slovenian national team at last year’s EuroBasket tournament, which built his case into major prominence after snatching the country’s first-ever gold in international competition. Yet Kokoskov revealed where his thinking was headed coming into the […]

After a rumored date between Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons and Kendall Jenner went viral earlier this week, the pair was seen by TMZ cameras once again on Wednesday night at Nice Guy in West Hollywood, this time bringing another NBA star to double-date with. Simmons was seen dining with Jenner, while Phoenix Suns star […]

The investigation surrounding Philadelphia 76ers president Bryan Colangelo is one that has caught most league insiders perplexed due to its aberrant nature. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski found himself in disbelief upon reading The Ringer’s investigative piece, which mentioned a series of details that suggest only an executive of Colangelo’s caliber would have access to such type […]

Despite no clear verdict in the Bryan Colangelo burner accounts fiasco, players around the NBA have already started to lose trust on him as a league executive after an investigative piece by The Ringer went viral, detailing an alleged use of unassociated Twitter handles to bash players, staff, and former executives. Yet the backlash stemming […]

Kyle Kuzma is making the most of his rookie season in the league, not only drawing eyes with his stellar play, but making use of his platform to roast Los Angeles Lakers teammate Lonzo Ball. The Michigan native drew inspiration from Chappelle’s Show to present the 2018 Sauce Awards, presented with the Player Hater of […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is pleading his case for Rookie of the Year even after his season and Ben Simmons’ has come to an end. The Louisville prodigy was seen liking a thread which claimed that Simmons was healthy enough to play near the end of the 2016-17 season, but chose not to. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves couldn’t help but troll Philadelphia 76ers president Bryan Colangelo upon the recent scandal that broke out after The Ringer reported he allegedly own five Twitter burner accounts, which he used to criticize players and staff within the organization. The team out west tweeted a since-deleted funny video in which they logged out […]

It’s barely been two days since the Houston Rockets were eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in a painful Game 7, falling a game shy of the NBA Finals. Yet point guard Chris Paul has already gotten the wheels turning to recruit more help for Clutch City. Paul was reportedly devastated, described as a “sad […]

NBA Draft hopeful LiAngelo Ball held a private workout with the Los Angeles Lakers today and things did not look anywhere near promising. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, there was “pessimism in the extreme” after the rookie Lonzo Ball’s younger brother tried out in front of scouts and team executives. The […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without forward Andre Iguodala for Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to the team. He’s slated to be re-evaluated after Game 1. Iguodala suffered a left lateral leg contusion after knocking knees with Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden during Game 3 of […]

Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo has been actively calling those in The Ringer‘s investigative piece that detailed the use of five burner Twitter accounts used to criticize players and staff within the Sixers organization, allegedly all owned by him, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This looks like a damage control tactic from […]

The five Twitter burner accounts allegedly belonging to Philadelphia 76ers president Bryan Colangelo have left a massive crater of destruction in its wake. Along it is this gem, in which Honest Abe shows his willingness to trade the Sixers’ centerpiece for another prime time player on the New York Knicks. The misspellings and odd capitalization of […]

Russell Westbrook was appreciative of his teammate Steven Adams this morning. But this wasn’t for another screen assist, a boxout allowing him to snatch some extra rebounds, or another timely double-double — just a simple stroke of the razor. Adams was back on his native New Zealand during his offseason and bumped into two Oklahoma […]

Joel Embiid had his share of fun with a story coming from The Ringer detailing an alleged connection between five burner Twitter accounts and Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo. But the team’s centerpiece ultimately shrugged off the notion of that being true, calling the report “insane.” Fun night on Twitter lmao.. All […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade will mull the possibility of retirement this offseason after coming off the bench for the first time in his NBA career this past season. According to his wife, Gabrielle Union, he could still hang around in the league for a little longer. Union spoke as a guest in The […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum wasted no time reaching out to a seemingly frustrated Joel Embiid, after the Philadelphia 76ers big man found out he had been criticized by an alleged collection of burner accounts from Sixers team president Bryan Colangelo. Embiid’s angry post made McCollum throw one of the first logs in the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers intend to launch an in-depth investigation regarding The Ringer‘s report of president basketball operations Bryan Colangelo, who has been allegedly using up to five burner accounts to criticize some of his players and former members of his staff, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Colangelo had been reportedly linked to different […]

The Orlando Magic have agreed to a four-year deal with former Charlotte Hornets’ boss Steve Clifford to become their next head coach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 56-year-old flew to Michigan on Tuesday to meet with ownership from the DeVos family. Clifford’s hiring is expected to be announced over a news conference later today […]

The Golden State Warriors have once again reached the NBA Finals, this time with the road to their eventual destination looking a lot more complex than what fans had come to expect after winning 15 straight games the last postseason in their way to a second NBA title in three seasons. The addition of Kevin […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to hurt the Houston Rockets in a way their own Daryl Morey cult of threes and layups would have least expected — with the lost art of the mid-range jump shot. In a best-of-seven series, the defending champions were actually even with the Rockets in many crucial statistics, but the […]

The emphasis of isolating James Harden against the Golden State Warriors’ worst defenders became the very death of the Houston Rockets’ dreams, as The Beard took 38 shots after 15 dribbles during the series, while the Warriors only had 18 as a team, according to Second Spectrum via ESPN’s Micah Adams. As previously thought of, […]

Steve Kerr didn’t sugarcoat what a fourth straight meeting between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers means to either team, or to any of the players involved — playing a huge part in each player’s legacy and the overall history of the league. “We just want to kick each other’s ass,” Kerr said, […]

Draymond Green had no chill after clinching a fourth-straight trip to the NBA Finals, yelling at the top of his lungs as he walked in front of Chris Paul’s brother, C.J. Paul in what turned into a mini victory parade after a 101-92 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday night, according to Marc J. […]

In a game where the Golden State Warriors needed to keep the ultimate poise, the defending champions started off with anything but poise, getting poor looks, taking poor shots, and turning the ball over throughout the first half. The disarray was so uncharacteristic of a team with championship pedigree, that it even had their coach […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton has surely taken a major step up within the franchise, elevating himself from role player to a star-caliber level after his consistent and at times heroic play in the postseason. The 6-foot-8 sharpshooter is now due to make $13 million next season and has a $13 million player-option for the […]

Kevin Durant has battled through more than just another series with the Golden State Warriors, but also an internal war with his own identity as a player — going from an ultra-effective scoring machine in Game 1 and 2, to a shot-hoisting assassin delving back into his old iso-heavy ways through the rest of the […]

Following a daring shot by Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni, his counterpart Steve Kerr was unequivocally convinced his team could have gotten the job done much more efficiently than they did throughout the series. D’Antoni had told forward Kevin Durant that his team would have won the series if Chris Paul played, thing Kerr dismissed […]