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In the midst of a hectic NBA trade deadline, the Cleveland Cavaliers had planned to undergo a major overhaul, posing general manager Koby Altman with some tough choices to make. With the likes of George Hill and Rodney Hood already in his sights, Altman went name-by-name through the alphabetic roster of players that Miami Heat […]

Kemba Walker has enjoyed yet another All-Star season with the Charlotte Hornets, but again it comes with an early ticket home, failing to make the postseason. Despite having one of the best-paid starting five, Buzz City is once again out of the playoff race — a feeling Walker has grown familiar with. “At this point, […]

Despite the acquisition of former lottery pick Emmanuel Mudiay prior to the NBA trade deadline and the promise of more playing time for another Top 10 draftee in Frank Ntilikina, former college standout Trey Burke has been the feel-good story for an otherwise lost season for the New York Knicks. Having stepped up his play […]

LiAngelo Ball; brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball, has declared for the 2018 NBA Draft, his agent, Harrison Gaines, told Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. The 19-year-old has formally submitted his early-entry paperwork to enter June’s draft after playing professionally with Lithuanian team Vytautas Prienu since being pulled out of UCLA in […]

Joel Embiid has been part of the rehabilitation process that Markelle Fultz has undergone for most of the season. Following his triumphant return on Monday night against the Denver Nuggets, the sheer joy was shared between both dynamic talents. “I feel like I’ve been going through it with him since he got here, so I […]

Markelle Fultz made his long-awaited return to the court on Monday night against the Denver Nuggets, but even he wasn’t expecting the overly-warm reaction he received from the City of Brotherly love during his 14 minutes of play. The Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard confused some of the crowd’s chants to Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, […]

The mystery surrounding Stephen Curry’s eventual return to the court has seen many conflicting arguments for the Golden State Warriors. Head coach Steve Kerr announced he’d be out for the next three weeks, pending re-evaluation, while Curry offered he feels he’d be able to play by the first round of the playoffs, which Kerr had […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has watched his All-Star starters drop like flies in the span of one awful week. First Stephen Curry, who couldn’t survive a relentless torment of ankle injuries, then his next two best scorers in Klay Thompson (fractured right thumb) and Kevin Durant (rib cartilage fracture), only to soon […]

The Chicago Bulls have signed shooting guard Sean Kilpatrick to a three-year, $6.2 million contract, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. He is scheduled to be in Houston for tomorrow’s game against the league-leading Rockets. Kilpatrick was signed with the mid-level exception and his deal will include two team options for each of the […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal has grown disappointed of the effort by his team after an inexcusable loss to the New York Knicks, where former teammate Trey Burke got the best of him with an efficient 19-point performance. The Wizards have now lost to the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, and Knicks in their […]

The Washington Wizards will have to trot it out once again without star point guard John Wall on Tuesday, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. The team is in dire need of a win, going 4-6 in their last 10 games, including three straight losses that have mired it in sixth place, with […]

The Chicago Bulls will be shorthanded once again on Tuesday, when they take on the Houston Rockets without their starting backcourt of Kris Dunn and Zach LaVine, according to Vincent Goodwill of NBC Sports Chicago. The Bulls have lost their last five games and have been already eliminated from playoff contention, standing as the eighth-worst […]

Jewel Upshaw, mother of Grand Rapids Drive swingman Zeke Upshaw, released a statement following the death of her son, who had gone into cardiac arrest with only 50 seconds remaining in the team’s season finale. via Santa Cruz Warriors beat writer Adam Johnson: “After continued efforts from the medical team at Spectrum Health, Zeke made […]

The Golden State Warriors aren’t anyone’s Cinderella story, and they certainly don’t compare to an unforeseen Loyola University Chicago, who has had an incredible run to the Final Four, becoming the surprise story of the NCAA Tournament. Yet this team with championship pedigree seems to have its own version of Loyola’s Sister Jean in Sister […]

The infirmary of the Golden State Warriors got even bigger this past Friday, as the seemingly triumphant return of Stephen Curry turned into yet another setback in a season mired by injuries. This wasn’t yet another of four different re-injuries of his surgically repaired right ankle, but a devastating freak injury, as a tumbling JaVale […]

The incessant rumors of Paul George leaving this upcoming summer have floated from the moment the 6-foot-9 forward touched down in Oklahoma City. The All-Star was said to be merely a rental player by his very own inner circle, as the Indiana Pacers refused to trade him to the Los Angeles Lakers, ultimately agreeing to […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal was utterly disappointed in his team’s 101-97 loss to the New York Knicks; a team out of playoff contention that is playing its young assets until the end of the season. The Knicks had seven players in double figures, fighting toe-to-toe in a pretty even matchup that only saw […]

Ohio State University forward Keita Bates-Diop will forego his final year of college eligibility to enter the NBA Draft in June, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Standing at 6-foot-7 with a lenghty wingspan, Bates-Diop is ranked as the 19th top prospect, according to ESPN Draft Analyst Jonathan Givony in his list of Top 100 NBA prospects. Bates-Diop was the […]

Former Miami Heat player and occasional TNT analyst Caron Butler noted his former team shouldn’t avoid a matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs. “You can’t do that,” said Butler regarding the chance both of these teams meet in the postseason, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. […]

Jaylen Brown wasn’t far removed from a concussion caused from dunking, and just to shake off the doubt, he dunked again, then again, then once more for good measure in a triumphant return against the Sacramento Kings. Brown’s mother had warned him not to dunk anymore after his body was nearly turned into a folding chair […]

Duke freshman forward Marvin Bagley III expressed he wasn’t ready to make a decision on whether or not he will declare for the NBA Draft, following a loss to the Kansas Jayhawks on Sunday night in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Bagley’s double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds wasn’t enough to lift the Blue Devils, […]

Trey Burke has been dynamite throughout this second half of the season, and Sunday’s game against the Washington Wizards was no exception, dropping a game-high 19 points against his former team. Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal noted Burke’s play was incentivized by a potential revenge game against the team he played for last season, but […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert won’t rule out the chance of a potential rematch against the Golden State Warriors come playoff time, as the surging team is currently in eighth place and could draw a matchup with the defending champions if they manage seventh place by the end of the season. “We know it could […]

The Utah Jazz have signed David Stockton to a second 10-day contract, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. He is the son of renowned Hall of Fame inductee and longtime franchise point guard John Stockton. The younger Stockton got his first minutes with the team during a blowout win against the Golden State Warriors, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been through an onslaught of losses in a race for futility, losing 23 of the last 24 games since Jan. 31. Despite sporting the second-worst record in the league with no signs of slowing down, head coach J.B. Bickerstaff has vowed this team won’t let go of the rope, even if […]

The Golden State Warriors will start rookie Jordan Bell tonight against the Atlanta Hawks, as the Oregon product revealed it by accident during a post-shootaround interview this morning. Jordan Bell is starting today according to Jordan Bell. pic.twitter.com/duZGe4lbAQ — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) March 23, 2018 Head coach Steve Kerr hasn’t hesitated to switch up his […]

San Antonio Spurs veteran Tony Parker offered some perspective in the never-ending saga of Kawhi Leonard’s injury, but his comments which were originally meant to relate to his teammate’s struggles, ended up sounding more like a testament to how different both players have treated a very similar injury. “I’ve been through it. It was a […]

Stephen Curry showed up to the Golden State Warriors in a particularly distinct attire, draped on a full Kentucky Wildcats uniform after losing a bet with former Warriors teammate Kelenna Azubuike. Curry’s Davidson Wildcats were taken out by powerhouse Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by a score of 78-73, forcing Curry […]

The Houston Rockets will release forward/center Brandan Wright, who has been marred by knee issues and unable to return to health, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. The Rockets plan to sign former Oklahoma State product Le’Bryan Nash to the open roster spot. Nash plays for the Rockets G League affiliate Rio Grande Valley […]

The Golden State Warriors will have their All-Star point guard Stephen Curry back in the starting lineup tonight against the Atlanta Hawks, according to Mark Medina of the San Jose Mercury News. Curry had missed the team’s last six games, only playing the opening two minutes against the San Antonio Spurs after rolling his ankle […]

The Memphis Grizzlies suffered the worst loss in franchise history, yet their players could hardly be bothered to care about such an embarrassing outcome. According to a report by Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal, the Grizzlies players joked and laughed in the locker room shortly after a 61-point loss to the Charlotte Hornets on […]

Russell Westbrook’s history with the 3-point shot has been a story of love and hate. Historically a career 31 percent shooter, Westbrook is at times enamored with the deep ball and tricked into thinking his hot-shooting streaks convert into consistency — often proved wrong as some of his shot-happy antics have ended into resounding bricks. […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving will undergo a “minimally invasive” procedure in his injured left knee on Saturday, with the expectation that it will help alleviate some of the nagging soreness he’s experienced the past few weeks, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. A timetable for his return to the floor will be […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni praised his star shooting guard James Harden following a statement game over the red-hot Portland Trail Blazers, calling him the best offensive player he’s ever seen. Chris Broussard called out the 66-year-old coach on his claim, noting his offensive system has made players flourish multiple times and taken their […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will be without their star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo tonight against the Chicago Bulls, according to ESPN’s Nick Friedell. Antetokounmpo did not travel with the team to Chicago. The Greek Freak left Wednesday’s game against the L.A. Clippers with an ankle injury after stepping on the foot of guard Austin Rivers. He had […]

The Detroit Pistons shook the rails of this past NBA trade deadline by acquiring former L.A. Clippers talisman Blake Griffin, following a five-year, $173 million deal inked over this past summer. The move hasn’t brought the results this team was expecting, going 9-14 since he took the floor and losing eight of their last 11 […]

Minnesota Timberwolves’ new addition Derrick Rose is slated to sit out the next two games with a sprained right ankle, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. Rose will sit out tonight against the New York Knicks, as well as tomorrow against the Philadelphia 76ers — two games the Timberwolves need in hopes to make their case […]

Despite the major hype coming out of UCLA and being drafted with the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft, fate has not been kind to rookie Lonzo Ball this season. Besides dealing with injuries in his first year in the league, the 6-foot-6 point guard is mired in one of the absolute worst […]

The Detroit Pistons took a risky move by trading some of their best assets for star forward Blake Griffin prior to the NBA trade deadline. Yet his former team, the L.A. Clippers, have had a much better trajectory since he left Los Angeles, while the Pistons haven’t been able to thrive with their new star. […]