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Blake Griffin suffered a scary left knee injury with 4:43 remaining in the fourth quarter of the L.A. Clippers’ second test against the Los Angeles Lakers, departing for the rest of the game, unable to move properly. The big man didn’t speak to reporters and head coach Doc Rivers didn’t give any indications of a […]

Enes Kanter was on the sidelines for the third straight game on Monday, but his veteran influence was still around from the bench. The New York Knicks trailed the Portland Trail Blazers early in the game and the injured center was still looking for ways to spark his team to a win, even if he […]

The arrival of Greg Monroe upon the completion of the Eric Bledsoe trade has made the limited time Alex Len was seeing on the floor nearly nonexistent. The Maryland product was once touted as a promising building block at the center position, but his development has been slower than hoped. Len was averaging 23 minutes […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is flirting with the possibility of letting center Joel Embiid play his first back-to-back of the season in the upcoming set against the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Embiid has had his minutes limitations lifted completely after his first encounter […]

The rocky relationship between star center Marc Gasol and head coach David Fizdale spelled the latter’s sour end with the Memphis Grizzlies today. The Spaniard has questioned Fizdale’s coaching tactics for a while now, leading into last night’s debacle, after the man at the helm chose to bench Gasol for the entire fourth quarter as […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers Lou Williams and Wesley Johnson have plenty of reason to come out on top of their former team as the L.A. Clippers take them on at home tonight. The battle for L.A. is as real as it gets with the Clippers trying to pull out of the shadows and the Lakers […]

Utah Jazz centerstone Rudy Gobert has been seen participating in on-court one-on-one drills, as he recovers from a knee injury dating back to an early November clash with the Miami Heat, according to Eric Woodyard of The Deseret News. Here is Jazz big man Rudy Gobert putting in work today during practice. pic.twitter.com/Ts6fvnrhIx — Eric […]

Recent changes like the firing of head coach David Fizdale could force the Memphis Grizzlies to make consequent ones in the following weeks. Among them, center Marc Gasol, who recently expressed his displeasure with warming the bench as his team fell to the Brooklyn Nets 98-88 on Sunday night. Gasol’s name could come off the […]

Stan Van Gundy is confident newly-acquired defensive ace Avery Bradley is here to stay. After acquiring the three-and-D talent from the Boston Celtics earlier this summer in exchange for Marcus Morris, the Detroit Pistons will have to look make a sound offer for one of the elite one-on-one defenders in the league and an improved […]

Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale has been fired after the team has lost eight straight games, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff has been promoted to interim coach, with his duties starting immediately upon Fizdale’s departure. Fizdale has been mired in several losses, constantly searching for a solution in the midst […]

Jordan Bell’s road to the NBA has been a rollercoaster with huge ups like a mythical five-by-five during the Summer League and downs like sitting four consecutive games as the likes of Kevon Looney, David West, and JaVale McGee see divided minutes on the floor. In near poetic justice, Bell got the nod for his […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without their two leading scorers in point guard Stephen Curry and forward Kevin Durant during tonight’s matchup against the Sacramento Kings, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Forward Draymond Green will be available to play while sixth man Andre Iguodala is listed as doubtful for tonight’s contest. Curry […]

It’s been more than a year since Dwyane Wade parted ways with the Miami Heat organization, departing for his hometown Chicago Bulls. That resulted into a one-year run after the franchise decided to re-build and go in a different direction, resulting in a consequent buyout and move to the Cleveland Cavaliers to play alongside his […]

Slated to make his return to the court tonight against the Dallas Mavericks, point guard Tony Parker expressed optimism about his teammate Kawhi Leonard and his recovery process moving forward after sharing some rehab sessions with him through his own road back to the hardwood, according to ESPN’s Michael C. Wright. “He looked great,” said […]

Unlike his former teammate Isaiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons shooting guard Avery Bradley isn’t resenting Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge for making deals in the offseason. Bradley was part of a swap for Marcus Morris, given the team’s improbability to sign him to a long-term contract after giving Gordon Hayward a whopping four-year, $128 million contract […]

A ticked off Marc Gasol got more than just a hard pill to swallow after sitting out the fourth quarter in a Sunday night loss against the Brooklyn Nets. Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale rolled with the hot unit and kept Gasol on the bench, never seeing more than the 28 minutes he had […]

Jahlil Okafor has grown frustrated of sitting in the back of the Philadelphia 76ers’ bench, playing in only two of the team’s 18 games this season. The Sixers front office has made its desire to move on from the big man in the midst of the logjam at center, which has presented itself since last […]

LiAngelo Ball and his two UCLA teammates weren’t in danger of going to jail after shoplifting in China, as most seemed to believe. While the freshmen did commit an act of theft and were interrogated by local police, ESPN’s Arash Markazi made sure to emphasize the teenagers were never arrested in the first place, as […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder passed a major test on Wednesday, taking down the Golden State Warriors 108-91 and proving they can hang with the best teams in the league, despite their rough start to the NBA season. Head coach Billy Donovan is hoping this isn’t just a one-game act, but rather a trend they can […]

Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris is set to play and start tonight against the Orlando Magic, according to radio voice Sean Grande. Morris could likely sit during Saturday’s outing against the Indiana Pacers, as he has yet to be cleared fit to play in back-to-back games. The Celtics recently had their league-best 16-game win […]

The New York Knicks will be without their starting center Enes Kanter tonight as they take on the Atlanta Hawks, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. This can represent a huge opportunity for last season’s starter Willy Hernangomez, who can likely get the start in his absence. Joakim Noah could have factored into the decision, but […]

Jordan Bell has had an interesting start to his rookie season — from being the dark horse talent that slipped to the second round of the NBA Draft, to being hand-picked by the Golden State Warriors as they shelled out a $3.5 million bill to the Chicago Bulls to earn his services. While the college […]

Golden State Warriors rookie forward Jordan Bell has no mixed feelings about his first time facing the Chicago Bulls, the team that sold the rights to their 38th overall draft pick to the reigning champions, who had no selections available in this year’s draft. Bell noted there was nothing special about facing the Bulls tonight, […]

The L.A. Clippers frontcourt duo of Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan have been thoroughly impressed with rookie bog man John Collins and the strides he’s taken to become the starting power forward of the Atlanta Hawks. The No. 19 overall pick in this year’s draft has shown plenty of athleticism during his stint in the […]

Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams have let go of their animosity toward Reggie Jackson after a sour encounter back in 2016, as the latter celebrated enthusiastically as his Detroit Pistons took a home win against a Kevin Durant-less Oklahoma City Thunder. Both Adams and Westbrook were visibly upset with Jackson’s celebration, mocking his former teammates […]

Most around NBA circles wondered when a come-out-of-nowhere 16-game win streak for the Boston Celtics would end. It took place from the strangest storyline, losing their star signing Gordon Hayward in the opening minutes of the season-opener, losing that game and the next — then slowly piling up a win after the other, most recently […]

The Charlotte Hornets will be without forward Nicolas Batum tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers, setting the stage for Jeremy Lamb to start in his place, the team announced today. Batum is suffering from an ulnar nerve contusion, which stems from his previous UCL tear that kept him out from the start of the season. The […]

Golden State Warriors forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green have been ruled out of tonight’s game against the Chicago Bulls, according to K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune. Durant had missed Sunday’s outing against the Brooklyn Nets with a sprained left ankle and will do so again after playing against his former team, the Oklahoma […]

The Golden State Warriors will soon enter a transformation, as the franchise prepares of make its move to San Francisco, slated to debut in the state-of-the-art Chase Center to start the 2019-20 season. Next season will be the last in which this Warriors team will call the loud Oracle Arena, or as fans have endearingly […]

The New York Knicks made a strong push for the player they first drafted back in 2013, putting themselves in a bidding war with the Atlanta Hawks, who had their former selection, Tim Hardaway Jr., as a restricted free agent after a career-year in his fourth season in the league. The Knicks organization took major […]

Orlando Magic shooting guard Evan Fournier is still unable to shake off a six-game losing streak after his team got off to a bright 8-4 start to the season. The Magic have now racked up losses against five Western Conference teams in their six-game skid, and dropped their last two in single-digit deficits. “Right now, […]

Despite a known college rivalry between Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball and his Sacramento Kings counterpart De’Aaron Fox, the former ended up indirectly helping the man that ended his college dreams of snatching the NCAA title earlier this year. As draftees looked for sneaker companies to sign them to a deal, it was Ball’s […]

To say Russell Westbrook brings a high level of intensity to the basketball court is one of the biggest understatements — yet somehow he manages to bring just a little bit of extra juice for important matchups, injecting his already full tilt approach too the game and packing an extra boost of adrenaline. In the […]

Joel Embiid’s eighth double-double performance of the year didn’t come short of defense, as the Philadelphia 76ers big man bundled his team-high 28 points and 12 rebounds with two blocked shots — a key reason as to why the Portland Trail Blazers were kept at a distance through a 101-81 landslide. The Process has now […]

Moe Harkless has seen the frustrations of playing along an All-Star backcourt comprised of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, now along with center Jusuf Nurkic, which has resulted in a lack of touches for him — unable to prove his value on the court. “I just feel like I’m just out there to be out […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox had nothing but praise for fellow rookie Lonzo Ball after coming away with a 113-102 win at the Golden 1 Center. Fox noted how Ball has had a major spotlight through the start of the young season with every struggle and bad performance put under a magnifying glass due […]

The Miami Heat were in a code red situation after losing three of their last four games prior to taking on the league-leading Celtics, who were riding a 16-game win streak. The team managed the unthinkable, taking down the Celtics in a critical 104-98 win on Thanksgiving’s eve. But it’s what preceded the win that […]

The Boston Celtics had their league-best 16-game winning streak snapped facing the Miami Heat on Wednesday, once again trailing throughout the game. This deficit ultimately proved more that the Celtics could chew, as the Heat clamped down during the last stretches off the game to survive a plus-10 fourth quarter for Irving’s team-high 23 points. […]

Having finished an impressive turnaround to take down the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, New York Knicks center Enes Kanter gave actor and comedian Tracy Morgan a Thanksgiving gift to never forget — his size 16 game-worn shoes. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/933540336093351936 The Turkish big man was happy to give away his shoes after giving Knicks fans the […]