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O.J. Mayo has been spotted working out alongside former USC teammate and new Minnesota Timberwolf Taj Gibson at Athletic Gaines, a facility ran by NBA trainer Travelle Gaines, according to Bryan Kalbrosky of HoopsHype. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard was a complete ghost after receiving a two-year ban from the NBA in July of 2016 for […]

The Golden State Warriors will once again head into the NBA regular season as the team to beat, getting every franchise’s best shot game after game. With that said, here are the must-watch five games of this regular season in proper timeline order.   Warriors vs. Rockets (Opening Day) — 09/17/17 — airs on TNT […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo could be in the running to cash in big in his next sneaker endorsement deal. The lanky Milwaukee Bucks forward is making a mere $25,000 a year under Nike to wear his branded sneakers, but they’re a result of a four-year deal he signed with the shoe and apparel brand with the intentions […]

Following a list of projected point guards of this upcoming 2016-17 NBA season, James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors once again come as first and second on HoopsHype’s projected Top 30 list. Harden was once again a runner-up for the Most Valuable Player award, having displayed the […]

The L.A. Clippers brand-new $173-million man, Blake Griffin, reminisced about what it’s like to grow up playing basketball on the blacktop and the way it’s served him throughout his seven-year career in the NBA with a new Jordan Brand ad titled The Playground. The ad features kids playing basketball from an early age, slowly evolving […]

BIG3’s No. 1 overall pick Rashad McCants is not a fan of the “softness” of today’s NBA. Luckily for him, the new three-on-three format has welcomed a much more physically aggressive style of play and rid itself of it. Sunday marked not only the regular-season finale, but also the debut of New York Knicks icon […]

Former teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are tied as the early favorites to win the Most Valuable Player award next season, according to SportsInsights. Despite having gone separate ways, each of them ended up as MVPs of their own this past season, as the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard managed to win his first […]

NBA TV is slated to announce the 2017-18 NBA regular season schedule during the NBA Schedule Release Special tonight, Monday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. ET. The show is set to unveil the entire regular season national television schedule, including the season’s most-anticipated games, to follow last Thursday’s release of the opening week and Christmas […]

One of the greatest players in San Antonio Spurs basketball history, David Robinson, isn’t afraid to speak for the franchise and claim his interest in having a player like Kyrie Irving in a Spurs uniform this upcoming season. “We’d be crazy not to want a talented guy like that,” Robinson told Sirius XM NBA Radio. […]

Dahntay Jones has been the lucky fellow to get a comfortable front row seat to the NBA Finals the past two seasons, getting picked up by the Cleveland Cavaliers as a henchman to stir the pot every now and then. Having secured his league-fine hall pass by some of his better-earning teammates, Jones did some […]

Nike is slated to release Kobe Bryant’s new line of kicks, the Kobe A.D. on Aug. 24, a nod to the jerseys worn by the Los Angeles Lakers icon. The shoe and apparel company released a video 10 days prior to the official release, giving fans a chance to see the inspiration for this year’s […]

After shooting around and spending some time at the BIG3 regular season finale at Staples Center in his native Los Angeles, Gilbert Arenas has hopes of joining the three-on-three formatted league next season. The bucket-getting 35-year-old showed an array of deep jumpers early in the day while some players talked to the media and expressed […]

Former Miami Heat guard Norris Cole has received a $700,000 offer by Maccabi Tel Aviv to play in the Euroleague this upcoming season, according to international reporter David Pick. The NBA guard market has been tough all around and even quality point guards like former MVP Derrick Rose are getting the veteran’s minimum, making overseas basketball […]

The player/coach of the BIG3’s Killer 3s, Charles Oakley, got his first taste of competitive basketball in 13 years since retiring from the NBA, and his return to the hardwood  wasn’t much different from the physical basketball of the 80s and 90s. Old habits die hard for “Oak”, who came really close to fighting Trilogy’s […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball doesn’t have the gargantuan aspirations of his father beating Michael Jordan one-on-one, but rather some other hefty ones that are within the realm of possibility. The No. 2 overall selection is optimistic his team is shooting for the playoffs this upcoming season and remains intent in chasing that goal […]

LaVar Ball brought his youngest son, LaMelo, to the BIG3 regular-season finale at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, only to be welcomed with loud cheers after appearing on the venue’s big screen. Staples Center crowd cheers loudly for LaVar Ball pic.twitter.com/lbpG3MGbDF — Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) August 13, 2017 While he has definitely […]

Hassan Whiteside has continued to keep his fans entertained over Snapchat throughout the NBA offseason, whether it was his musings at a popular museum during his trip to France, or his fascination with Snapchat’s hot dog filter. This time, the Miami Heat center has honed into a “CSI” investigation of a dead parrot he found […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden isn’t content with just the addition of Chris Paul this offseason, but is rather looking to get his game to the next level. The runner-up to the Most Valuable Player award showed off his even more-chiseled physique during a workout session in Guangzhou, China. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvdfK5nFDD/?taken-by=jharden13 The bearded one hasn’t […]

Despite having been out of the league for five years, Gilbert Arenas is still making deep three-balls look easy, as he rained down a couple of bombs during the BIG3 open practice on Sunday morning. The L.A. native took two effortless cracks at his jumper, first from NBA range and after from the BIG3’s signature […]

New York Knicks icon Charles Oakley is slated to lace them up for the first time in 13 years at the Staples Center in Los Angeles during tonight’s BIG3 regular season finale. While “Oak” has been the man with the clipboard on the sidelines, he’s now set to trade spots with former Detroit Pistons star […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz had a chill-session with fellow rook Dennis Smith Jr. and admitted to one of his toughest matchups while he got into some vintage video games. The Washington standout cited Los Angeles Lakers’ No. 2 overall selection Lonzo Ball as his toughest competition during his lone year with the Huskies. “In […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend James Worthy was utterly complimentary of prized rookie Lonzo Ball, going as far as to tout him the next coming to Magic Johnson, notably his former teammate as part of the 80s Showtime Lakers. “I really like him as a player,” Worthy told TMZ Sports. “He’s unselfish, he’s a team player. […]

Dwyane Wade was one of the many players wondering about his NBA 2K18 rating after many have been released throughout the last few weeks, doing so for his fans and kids that are fond of the basketball franchise. Ok @Ronnie2K we haven't officially met so be kind. Hit me with that rating bro?!?! This is […]

Chris Staples, a former member of the Harlem Globetrotters, showed off his on-air arsenal Saturday morning, including a videogame throwback that was taught to be too surreal to pull off. Much like the vintage NBA Street Homecourt, one of the first games to come out for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, Staples pulled […]

A rare rain delay inside the Verizon Center took place throughout the second quarter of a WNBA game between the host Washington Mystics and the Indiana Fever, prompting an unforeseen dance-off between the two teams to pass the time until repairs were made. This wasn’t the first occurrence, as the Mystics had already postponed a […]

Evan Turner’s offseason plans might deviate a bit from the norm, as he plans to go to C.J. McCollum’s radio show and takes his crack at the mic for the first time. I plan on going on @CJMcCollum radio show this year. That'll be my first time on the mic WHOAAAAAAAA 😱😱😱 #pause — Evan […]

Kevin Durant took to Twitter to apologize for his comments about India during an interview with Anthony Slater of The Athletic. The Golden State Warriors forward said the country was years behind in knowledge and experience, judging solely by his observations during his short visit. “It’s a country that’s 20 years behind in terms of […]

New York Knicks icon Charles Oakley will lace them up once again, 13 years after his retirement from the NBA, to take on the undefeated Trilogy (7-0) in the regular-season finale come Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The big man will switch places with captain Chauncey Billups, who will trade the sneakers […]

Vince Carter has established himself as the senior citizen of the NBA and has made his way to the Sacramento Kings to finish his career potentially; it was only a matter of time before he caught some flack by one of the team’s many young guns. Rookie De’Aaron Fox was the first to take a […]

After a breezy postseason run, the Golden State Warriors are enjoying their offseason and for Andre Iguodala, that means golf. The 2015 Finals MVP was asked who was the worst golfer on the team during a TNT broadcast of the PGA championship. After a little pondering out of respect, he finally let it rip. “Draymond,” […]

The Portland Blazers backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum have done a good job of recruiting New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, via colleague Ryen Russillo. “They’ve been on him,” said Wojnarowski of the constant efforts by the northwest tandem to bring him to Portland. The two guards […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz impressed during his photoshoot, posing for his Panini Rookie Card (which could be worth bank down the road) and sinking a nonchalant one-handed backwards half-court shot to the delight of those present. Just wait for it… @MarkelleF. #PaniniNBARookie pic.twitter.com/dgRkAfIgJo — NBA (@NBA) August 11, 2017 Count it! The Washington standout […]

Despite the four teams first rumored to be his preferred destinations, estranged All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving would prefer to play for the L.A. Clippers, veteran reporter Peter Vecsey said on the HoopsHype podcast. While some of the teams in Irving’s list like the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat are a tough fit […]

Frank Kaminsky took the issue of NCAA athlete compensation to heart after college basketball analyst Dan Dakich took a shot at former Wisconsin Badger mate Nigel Hayes in one of his tweets. Dakich has been very opinionated in this matter, obviously claiming that college players are compensated more than enough with their scholarships. He threw […]

Andre Drummond lived his 24th birthday to the fullest on Thursday, in company of friends, teammates, and some campers at the NBPA camp, even getting his NBA 2K rating a few hours prior to the big day. But the Detroit Pistons big dipper didn’t see a good-hearted prank coming his way at the end of […]

There is no one that has made more headlines this summer across any sport more than LaVar Ball, and to make that feat even more impressive — he doesn’t actually play a sport. Whether it was his loud, confrontational style or his cartoon-esque ability to hype his Lonzo to a No. 2 overall selection, one […]

Nick Young is one of the many players and fans backing up Ice Cube’s vision of having Kobe Bryant be part of the BIG3 three-on-three tournament for the following season. The new Golden State Warriors addition has advocated for his appearance before along with the likes of other former Los Angeles Lakers like Lamar Odom […]

Playing live resemblance to rapper Kevin Gates’ “2 Phones” — Sacramento Kings rookie De’Aaron Fox kept each of his two phones tucked on his socks during a team photoshoot on Friday. https://twitter.com/afigman/status/896016960890314752 This proves to be a solid strategy given how professional shorts don’t have any pockets as a safety measure, proving to be the only viable […]

The New York Knicks have picked up the 2018-19 team-option on forward Kristaps Porzingis, according to Real GM’s Keith Smith. Porzingis is slated to earn $4.5 million this season and $5.7 million the next. He will earn an extra $1.7 million (a 30 percent raise) due to the new collective bargaining agreement, according to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks. […]