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Only a few weeks into the beginning of the academic year, LaVar Ball has chosen to pull his youngest son, LaMelo Ball, out of Chino Hills High School, according to Eric Sondheimer of the Los Angeles Times. This is the same school which his two brothers; Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball and UCLA commit LiAngelo […]

The New York Knicks have been held down by their defense in recent seasons, making it a reason for concern throughout this training camp. Last season, New York ranked sixth-worst in the league in defensive rating — a true concern for the coaching staff , which they have since tried to fix. Head coach Jeff […]

The new-look Minnesota Timberwolves will have a long preseason schedule before getting back to their anxious fans, hoping to see what this 2017-18 season has in store with the additions of Jimmy Butler, Jeff Teague, Taj Gibson, Jamal Crawford and all the returning player that will take part on the equation. Following their Media Day […]

Tim Hardaway Jr.’s reunion with the New York Knicks isn’t just a second go-around in the Big Apple and the rowdy basketball-loving fans at Madison Square Garden, but a mission to achieve what was once out of his hands in his first two years in the league. “My expectation is for this team to go […]

Backup point guard Raymond Felton is slated to start against the Houston Rockets in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s preseason opener, according to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman. Reigning MVP and starting point guard Russell Westbrook did more work with the first team today, according to head coach Billy Donovan, still recovering from a PRP injection […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol is doubtful to play in tonight’s preseason opener against the Orlando Magic, according to Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal. The Spanish international suffered a high left ankle sprain playing for his national team in this year’s EuroBasket, and is still nursing the injury, as he noted in the royalest […]

Kyrie Irving made perhaps a first when it comes to ballsy player offseason moves this summer, requesting a trade from a perennial championship and playing alongside arguably the best player in the world. His choice to make a move took the NBA by storm, shocking teammates, opponents, and front offices who couldn’t get their hands […]

Paul George is bound to be one of the key components on a new-look Oklahoma City Thunder roster bound to change the scheme of Billy Donovan’s outlook for this season. The former Indiana Pacers star was once reportedly hellbent to end up in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey by the start of 2018, but after […]

In the midst of a new-look roster heading into the 2017-18 season, the Toronto Raptors made one of their key acquisitions in C.J. Miles, who appears to be the leading candidate for the starting small forward job, according to Josh Lewenberg of The Sports Network. Miles fits the mold the organization wanted when acquiring DeMarre […]

Carmelo Anthony might have moved to a new city over the last week, but he has kept his New York state of mind and the legendary hoodie that has made him a viral scoring machine throughout a nightmarish summer. Melo brought that very same hoodie to the Thunder’s practice, this time shedding the sleeves for […]

The Golden State Warriors made good on their promise to foot the bill for this year’s championship parade in Oakland, paying nearly $787,000 on top of the half-a-million in-house costs of celebration inside Oracle Arena after winning Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The payment does not include an extra $244,000 that was put on […]

Just as players around the league are readying up for the start to their season, the officials are also doing their proper preparation to adjust to today’s game, including honing in on the minute details of foul calls and the game’s flow moving forward. The NBA has created the following points of education ahead of […]

Russell Westbrook has agreed to sign a five-year, $205 million extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This contract will make the biggest total amount in NBA history — amassing six years and $233.5 million. Through Westbrook’s agent Thad Foucher and general manager Sam Presti have signed the deal and delivered […]

The Detroit Pistons have been part of plenty of rumors revolving around center Andre Drummond after under-performing last season and failing to show the fruits that the organization expected to reap from his production. Coming into training camp, it’s been a completely different story. As head coach Stan Van Gundy, one of his harshest critics, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans come into this training camp with a lot of familiar faces and some new ones to take yet another crack at making the postseason. The dynamic duo known as Fire and Ice of DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis, will hope to improve on last season’s impromptu chemistry, this time with a game […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge at the suburb of Brookhaven during the early hours of the morning on Thursday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. He was released on bail soon after. The Hawks released the following statement. “We are aware of an incident involving Dennis Schroder earlier […]

In the aftermath of a recently-approved reform of the NBA Draft Lottery system and player rest regulations, the league has informed all 30 teams of the salary cap projections for the next two seasons. The cap is projected at $101 million for 2018-19 — a $2 million increase from this season’s salary cap, which came […]

Proven to be the hottest sneaker free agent available this season, Giannis Antetokounmpo has a big decision to make coming into this training camp — choosing to remain with Nike or take his name and brand to competitors Adidas or Chinese brand Li-Ning. The Milwaukee Bucks Swiss army knife is coming off his best season […]

A name missing in action from the Utah Jazz during recent season has been shooting guard Alec Burks, who has been plagued by injuries during his last three seasons. The 26-year-old had started in only 30 of the 100 games he’s played since 2014, shooting barely north of 40 percent from the field while marred […]

The Golden State Warriors have made the most of their first week of training camp and have proven to be every bit of the well-oiled machine they proved to be at the end of the 2016-17 season, clicking on all cylinders. Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry can be seen drilling top-of-the-key treys one after the […]

Following a championship season, Kevin Durant is now a different player coming into his second year at training camp with the Golden State Warriors. The 2016-17 camp and season served much as an introduction to the system, one he quickly picked up on, but still needed to pick up on different aspects of his game. […]

Maurice Harkless survived a scare early in the Portland Trail Blazers training camp, recovering from acute pain in his left foot, which he suffered on Tuesday, according to Jason Quick of CSN North West. The young small forward missed Wednesday’s practice with the injury, which had kept him worried for most of the day after […]

The NBA’s draft lottery and player rest reform plan was nearly agreed to unanimously, with 28 teams voting “yes” and only two keeping from doing so, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Oklahoma City Thunder voted “no” and the Dallas Mavericks abstained from voting, giving the Board of Governors more than the necessary three quarters […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone will have a tough decision ahead of this season, determined to come out with a starting point guard prior to the start of the season. Malone will alternate Emmanuel Mudiay and Jamal Murray to start the preseason during the first three games in hopes to come out to a […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball will debut his lighter, remixed signature sneakers, the Big Baller Brand ZO2’s at the beginning of this NBA season — and what better way to showcase their arrival into the league than to drop his second rap single, adequately titled “ZO2.” Ball went back to the lab this […]

In the midst of a lasting debate of the preview of a Sports Illustrated cover from Tuesday morning, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry and head coach Steve Kerr were dismayed at the portrayal of the issue without its most important voice. The cover showed Curry locking arms with LeBron James and Roger Goodell […]

Growing up as the son of a professional basketball player, Phoenix Suns phenom Devin Booker was merely a 12-year-old who now was allowed to visit his father, Melvin, while he played overseas ball in Milan, Italy. Booker Sr. played for Olympia Milano, alongside a promising young player by the name of Danilo Gallinari, known as […]

The NBA’s Board of Governors has passed the proposed NBA Lottery Reform prompted by commissioner Adam Silver earlier this month, hoping to de-incentivize teams from tanking at the end of the season, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Teams in the bottom five of the league will now see a lower percentage chance to end […]

The New York Knicks have started their training camp with some unfavorable news, as cornerstone talent Kristaps Porzingis left practice early Thursday with what the team loosely described as a sore right knee, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. Head coach Jeff Hornacek expects his star player to be back on […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin added himself to the list of supporters of Stephen Curry’s decision not to attend the White House visit, as customary per reigning champion. Lin, who played his first season with the Warriors after going undrafted in 2010, was supportive of the team’s strong stance against Donald Trump’s actions. “It’s […]

Paul George has yet to see the hardwood in an Oklahoma City Thunder jersey, but even if he hasn’t, the responsibility to make this team as good as it could be still falls partly on his shoulders. The All-Star forward played a role in getting Carmelo Anthony to open up his no-trade clause for the […]

Dion Waiters’ sense of confidence is as sky-high as ever coming into this Miami Heat training camp. Having gone in an unforeseen 13-game winning streak last season and secured a four-year, $52 million deal this offseason, the Philly native wasn’t in agreement with this year’s Sports Illustrated rankings, which left him out of their top-100 […]

The newest addition to the Oklahoma City Thunder, forward Carmelo Anthony, is still intrigued as of why a July trade that would send him from the New York Knicks to the Houston Rockets didn’t fall through. “I think it was within the last week, week and a half before training camp, a deal was done with Houston […]

Despite the heartbreak from people in South Florida after finding out Dwyane Wade had decided to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers after negotiating a buyout from the Chicago Bulls, the 12-time All-Star didn’t just leave the door open, but expressed vivid intent in returning to South Beach and retiring in the jersey that welcomed him […]

The one-year tandem of Rajon Rondo and DeMarcus Cousins is set to be re-united in the Big Easy, as the mercurial point guard joined the controversial big man by signing a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason. The duo played together during the 2015-16 season during Rondo’s stop with the Sacramento Kings, […]

Houston Rockets teammates Chris Paul and Eric Gordon have crossed paths at a key point in their careers. Paul was making his way out of the New Orleans Hornets after six seasons with the team and Gordon was coming off his best season yet, averaging a promising 22.3 points per game for the L.A. Clippers […]

The drafting of Ben Simmons last offseason and Markelle Fultz in this year’s NBA Draft constitute a glowing hope for Philadelphia 76ers faithful, but by the looks of it “The Process” might take a lot longer to be completed. Everyone from lefty Justin Anderson to sharpshooters Robert Covington and J.J. Redick found themselves missing bucket […]

Stephen Curry wasn’t fond of the recent Sports Illustrated cover that featured him locking arms with Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, among other athletes, coaches, and sports personalities. This issue of the popular magazine named “A nation divided, sports united,” was previewed on Tuesday by the website’s Twitter account, though […]

No. 2 overall pick Lonzo Ball is bound to be one of the most interesting rookies, if not one of the most interesting NBA players to watch this 2017-18 season that approaches. His dynamic and ball-distributing gift has been part of many discussions in the offseason, but his family’s reality show has also been the […]