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The Memphis Grizzlies minority owners have exercised a buy-sell provision to acquire the team from controlling majority owner Robert Pera, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. This provision will allow for Steve Kaplan and Daniel Straus to set a new valuation for the franchise, which had sold for $377 million back in 2012. Pera’s tech company, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have lost three games in a row and four out of the last five after beating the Golden State Warriors last week — and with the losing comes the microscope to pick out every possible flaw in this super team assembled to win now. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith wasn’t short of […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was not happy with the way his team carelessly handled the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers in Wednesday’s 127-123 overtime win. The Warriors had every other team stat right on the mark — 49 rebounds, 30 assists, 10 steals, four blocks and a 50/40/75 shooting line to […]

Brandon Ingram isn’t sweating the potential wave of mutilation awaiting his Los Angeles Lakers in the upcoming free agency period. The purple-and-gold are expected to make a run at some of the league’s premiere players, including hometown talent Paul George and the always noncommittal LeBron James. If the Lakers can sign either of the two players, […]

Orlando Magic small forward Terrence Ross has been ruled out indefinitely after suffering a right tibial plateau fracture Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder on top of a sprained MCL, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge. The Magic said the sharp-shooting forward would miss “a significant amount of time” in their press release. He will be […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder has managed to lose 12 times this season when being the favorite coming into a game, five more than any other NBA team this 2017-18 season, according to ESPN Stats & Info. The newly-assembled superteam has been favored in 19 of their 20 games, the one exception being last week’s game […]

Stephen Curry is the latest to reach out to the wise seer of Hollywood, also known as Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, for tips on how to play with an injured finger. The Golden State Warriors point guard was listed as probable for Wednesday’s tilt against the Lakers, but missed the prior game against […]

Dion Waiters was tempted to take his talents to the big stage in Madison Square Garden over the course of the offseason, as the New York Knicks darted their interest in the Philly Cheese Swag man during the early days of free agency. Waiters had signed a one-year deal with the Miami Heat and established himself […]

The Golden State Warriors’ public relations department had a bit of fun messing with former assistant coach and now Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton prior to the game, handing out a list of the Warriors’ interim coaches. The list featured only two names — Walton’s and Mike Brown’s — putting the latter at […]

Aaron Gordon’s game has grown astronomically over the course of the offseason, and it wasn’t any more evident than during a 121-108 win over the struggling, but dangerous, Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. The 6-foot-9 forward poured in a massive 40 points and collected 15 rebounds along with four assists — becoming the first […]

While most fans in Madison Square Garden were preparing for another Jarrett Jack desperation heave at the end of the half, they were greatly surprised to see the plot twist behind it. Jack quarterbacked a 40-yard pass toward Tim Hardaway Jr.’s direction, which he caught in the air, and shot from 21 feet to beat […]

Draymond Green had his scouting report on Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram just right, which helped him get a key stop in the last seconds of regulation to force an overtime situation during Wednesday night’s road game at Staples Center. Ingram missed badly after galloping right and taking a contested fallaway against Green, which […]

Paul George’s former head coach Frank Vogel gave him a Hall of Fame-worthy compliment saying he always thought the former has “Allen Iverson’s instincts in Scottie Pippen’s body” on defense, according to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman. The lanky 6-foot-9 Oklahoma City Thunder forward is leading the league in steals with 2.84 per game, just like […]

In the midst of an eight-game skid, the Memphis Grizzlies will have to survive a tough stretch before gettin point guard Mike Conley back on the floor, expected to return in two-to-three weeks after suffering an Achilles injury, according to the team. The Grizzlies will have a rough go the next few weeks, facing the […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden is in the cusp of joining NBA royalty, needing only 30 points and nine assists today against the Indiana Pacers to join the likes of Oscar Robertson and Tiny Archibald as the only players to ever average 35 points and 10 assists for a month, according to ESPN Stats […]

Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon will be out from three-to-six weeks with a left tibia stress reaction, according to Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Forward Mike Muscala is also out for tomorrow’s matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Luke Babbitt is listed as probable for the game. Dedmon is coming off a nine-point performance […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will have forward Ben Simmons and center Joel Embiid available to play tonight against the league-leading Washington Wizards, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Embiid will miss the back end of a back-to-back against the Boston Celtics. Simmons was listed as questionable earlier today with a sprained right ankle after suffering […]

Nick Young has had some adjusting to do from his shot-gunner habits with the Los Angeles Lakers upon signing with the Golden State Warriors. Matter of fact, Young has only attempted double-digit field goals in two of his 20 games played coming off the bench with his new team. His teammate Kevin Durant, thinks that […]

The firing of David Fizdale was a tough pill to swallow for plenty in NBA circles, one of them is his colleague Erik Spoelstra, who coached the Miami Heat along with Fizdale before he got his first shot at a head coaching gig with the Memphis Grizzlies to start the 2016-17 season. Yet for many […]

Golden State Warriors leading scorers Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant have been upgraded to probably prior to their matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, according to the team. Forward/center David West has been ruled out with lateral knee soreness. Curry had been dealing with a right hand contusion, stemming from Saturday’s game against the […]

Only a couple of days after his firing, more substantial details about the relationship between former Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale and star center Marc Gasol have emerged. According to Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports, sources told him that the two had very minimal interaction through the better part of the last year. […]

The life of a rookie is often uneasy, filled with changes, adjustments, and a myriad of expectations to reach or surpass a supposed potential based on a position in the NBA Draft. For Lonzo Ball, being selected with the No. 2 overall pick by his hometown Los Angeles Lakers was both a blessing and a […]

Marcus Morris’ exit from the Detroit Pistons was unforeseen for all parties involved, but in the midst of Gordon Hayward’s acquisition by the Boston Celtics, president and head coach Stan Van Gundy saw the chance to pounce at one of the league’s premier three-and-D talents with the ongoing back-and-forth with then-restricted free agent Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. […]

Despite Los Angeles already opening doors for LeBron James to walk in during free agency, another exciting prospect can be the young Philadelphia 76ers, as president Bryan Colangelo is expected by executives around the league to take his best shot at netting his services, according to Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports. Many have raved […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker is slated to miss his first game of the season today with a left shoulder contusion, suffered on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs. Michael Carter-Williams will get the start in his place, also opening up a spot for Malik Monk to back him up, according to Rick Bonnell […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has admired the way LaMarcus Aldridge has managed to carry this team without two key cogs in Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard, the latter who has yet to play a single game this season with a quad injury. “He’s gotten us through this period of time without Tony […]

The Dallas Mavericks seem to be en route to yet another subpar season, sitting dead last in the Western Conference with a 5-16 record to start the first quarter of this NBA season. Fans still await the impending return of shooting guard Seth Curry, who has missed the start of the season with a stress […]

The championship honeymoon might still be in effect for the Golden State Warriors, who have dropped three of their last seven games, and most recently two of their last four after a narrow loss to the Sacramento Kings. While the Warriors have dealt with injuries to Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry over the last few […]

A video of Zach LaVine completing a ferocious windmill dunk in practice shared by the Chicago Bulls’ Twitter account had fans on their toes about his looming return to the court — a sign of having regained his otherworldly explosiveness and athleticism that saw him crowned as back-to-back Slam Dunk king and one of the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have regained their groove in the last eight days, as a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers last week was enough to shake this team that has now won seven of its last nine games, including the last three. The Blazers looked helpless against the Sixers, as C.J. McCollum struggled through a […]

Larry Nance Jr., who has been responsible for putting many of the NBA’s best on a poster, claims he can do the same against his former teammate Nick Young of the Golden State Warriors. The Los Angeles Lakers starting power forward came back from injury during Monday’s tilt against the L.A. Clippers, but now looks […]

Stephen Curry still doesn’t know how exactly he hurt his hand, which caused him to miss the Golden State Warriors’ last game against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. He said the injury felt as though he had jammed his ring finger when he was going for a steal, according to Melissa Rohlin of the […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine showed encouraging progress today, after he was spotted throwing down a ferocious windmill dunk in practice, clearly making long strides after sustaining an ACL tear as he got off to a career year with the Minnesota Timberwolves. 👀 @ZachLaVine pic.twitter.com/j7e0Xl2Nvk — Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) November 28, 2017 Seeing this […]

Lonzo Ball had some high praise for Stephen Curry ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. The rookie point guard offered his take on the back-to-back MVP prior to meeting for the first time since breaking into the league. “In my opinion he’s the best shooter of all […]

In the midst of a tumultuous time for the Memphis Grizzlies, star center Marc Gasol claims he didn’t ask for the firing of former head coach David Fizdale, who was removed from his post on Monday after sitting out Gasol for the entire fourth quarter in a 98-88 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Gasol noted […]

Stephen Curry offered his two cents ahead of his first matchup with Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. The Golden State Warriors point guard was asked about the rookie’s struggles through the first quarter of the NBA season, which didn’t surprise him at all. “He’s a rookie. He’s going through the ups […]

Draymond Green was one of the four key cogs in the Golden State Warriors’ rotation that could miss Monday’s matchup against the Sacramento Kings, but the reigning Defensive Player of the Year got the nod to start along with sixth man Andre Iguodala, but missing the team’s top two scorers in Stephen Curry and Kevin […]

The Memphis Grizzlies intend to keep interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff for the remainder of the season, general manager Chris Wallace announced today, according to Kevin Lipe of The Memphis Flyer. Bickerstaff has been in this position before at the wake of Kevin McHale’s firing from the Houston Rockets, assuming the role immediately after practice was […]

The firing of David Fizdale could be the first of many moves to come for the Memphis Grizzlies. Despite reports of ownership making the decision based on the rocky relationship between the former helmsman and his star center Marc Gasol, it won’t prove as an impediment for the latter’s move down the line. “I don’t think […]