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The city of San Francisco has decided to ban gatherings of more than 1,000 people, including Golden State Warriors games due to the coronavirus scare, according to Connor Letourneau of The San Francisco Chronicle. The ban will take place for two weeks. Considering the Warriors will have a five-game road trip during that time, they […]

Former Sixers star Jimmy Butler hinted at the real reason he chose to part ways with the Philadelphia 76ers after less than a full season with the team. Jumping on as a guest of The JJ Redick Podcast, the Miami Heat star wouldn’t point fingers but he greatly described what stirred into his swift exit […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is expecting teammate Kevin Durant to get a big welcome during his first visit to the state-of-the-art Chase Center in San Francisco. The former Golden State Warriors star is bound to make his return on Thursday, and Dinwiddie is expecting some tributes to come: “They better give him all the tribute […]

Houston Rockets point man Russell Westbrook didn’t flinch when prompted to delve into the team’s upcoming matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. The fast break demon answered in typical Westbrook fashion, seeing the Lakers as just another blip on the schedule and nothing more: “Just play,” said the Rockets superstar. “We play our game. We’ve […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young has heard the tireless comparisons between him and draftmate Luka Doncic throughout the bulk of his first two years in the league. The Hawks star point guard is now more than willing to embrace those comparisons, resigned to hear about them for the rest of his NBA career. “To be […]

An anonymous NBA player suggested there’s a “95% chance” players will compete in fan-less arenas by Thursday, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. The league is slated to meet with representatives of all 30 teams to examine the best course of action moving forward, considering the NBA and three other major sports leagues (MLB, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will take a “cautious” approach with LeBron James’ groin injury, according to Matthew Moreno of Lakers Nation. James has only missed three games this season but played a career-low 55 games in 2018-19 due to a groin injury that kept him out longer than a month. Lakers officials are very aware […]

The NBA has been looking for alternate ways to adapt to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus, mulling suspending or moving some games to NBA cities that have yet to suffer outbreaks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. If the virus clusters in a city and forces a team out of its arena for a stretch […]

Kevin Durant was hoping an old-as-dirt tactic would pay off and allow his Brooklyn Nets to come out with an improbable win. With Anthony Davis “butt-naked” open on the wing with the game on the line, Durant and his teammates screamed from the sidelines, hoping to rattle the All-Star forward. Durant was almost knocked down […]

The Golden State Warriors have finalized a multi-year deal with sharpshooter Mychal Mulder, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. It’s a non-guaranteed minimum contract. The team had signed the former Kentucky Wildcat to a 10-day contract earlier in the season. He made the most of his six games with the team, averaging 12.3 points, 3.2 […]

Golden State Warriors rookie Eric Paschall had a strong reaction to the Ivy League choosing to cancel its tournament due to the fear of a coronavirus outbreak. The former Villanova Wildcats star isn’t far removed from his collegiate days, sympathizing with those seniors who will graduate without getting the NCAA tournament experience — as the […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has yet another flaming hot take on Tuesday, but one that could be deemed noteworthy in the race for the Eastern Conference crown. The notorious TV personality said the Miami Heat are the Milwaukee Bucks’ biggest threat in the playoffs, discarding the Boston Celtics as a potential roadblock. “I think Jimmy […]

Major League Baseball, among four major sports in the United States, decided to limit media access in fear of the coronavirus outbreak. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto had an articulate, nuanced response to what that entails for reporters, considering a lot of stories emerge from candid conversations inside the clubhouse. The MLB has limited […]

Charles Barkley will have plenty of homework to do in March as he takes on some NCAA duties during March Madness. He got to watch New Orleans Pelicans big Zion Williamson and Memphis Grizzlies stud Ja Morant play in their last collegiate year before declaring for the NBA, eventually becoming the leading candidates for the […]

Kevin Durant has remained in the background for most of this transitional season with the Brooklyn Nets, but he came forward at a seminal moment. When the Nets held a team meeting last week to air out their frustrations, it was the two-time champion who stepped up and made his voice heard, urging his teammates […]

Talk about LeBron James quickly rising up as a potential MVP candidate has flooded the news cycle after the Los Angeles Lakers turned out impressive results against their biggest competition. James outplayed Giannis Antetokounmpo on Friday before turning out a similar performance against Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday — quickly ascending […]

Charles Barkley responded to a barb from Draymond Green, as the Golden State Warriors forward took aim at the TNT analyst and former player for some less-than-flattering comments. Green previously warned Barkley to zip it before he goes and takes his job, but the controversial TNT personality didn’t take his advice. “I think [Draymond is] […]

John Collins is not happy with the lack of foul calls he’s experienced this season. The Atlanta Hawks big man complained about the officiating, invoking the names of teammate Trae Young and James Harden to do so: “I don’t know what to say, but this year, it’s been insane with the amount of no-calls I’ve […]

The Brooklyn Nets comfortably landed on Jacque Vaughn after the firing of Kenny Atkinson, but there’s already a bevy of speculation on who should be his successor at the helm. Names like Tyronn Lue, Mark Jackson, and even Gregg Popovich have come afloat in the conversation. Another is Brett Brown — an intriguing, yet bad […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer admitted he really doesn’t know what Eric Bledsoe is dealing with, only that it has been nagging for as long as he has coached the team. Bledsoe sat out Monday’s game against the Denver Nuggets, joining Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez, and Giannis Antetokounmpo as the starters to miss this […]

Two Milwaukee Bucks starters reacted to sitting out against the Denver Nuggets despite being healthy. Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez were a late scratch on Monday after playing the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, each feeling a different way about it. Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer insisted he played the guys that gave him the best […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith raised eyebrows on Monday, suggesting San Antonio Spurs longtime head coach Gregg Popovich as one of his ideal candidates to coach the Brooklyn Nets after Kenny Atkinson’s firing over the weekend. During Monday’s episode of “First Take,” Smith said his top candidates for the open Nets job would be Tyronn Lue, […]

The NBA has elevated concerns among owners and executives that more drastic steps could be taken in light of the coronavirus outbreak, including games being played with only the essential personnel in arenas, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The league is hoping teams can be prepared to execute this scenario after scheduling a Wednesday conference […]

Eric Paschall has been more than just a pleasant surprise for the Golden State Warriors after they drafted him with the 41st pick of the 2019 NBA Draft. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr even compared coaching the 23-year-old to coaching his two best players in Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson: “Honestly, it’s like coaching Steph […]

The Boston Celtics might need a little more than just some sheer shamrock luck to snap out of a recent funk. The Celtics have lost four straight games at home, interrupted only by a nonconvincing win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road. What do they all have in common? They’ve all resulted from blown […]

LeBron James’ edict of making the Los Angeles Lakers a defensive powerhouse has been no joke. Unlike many preseason proclamations that soon drown out in the first weeks of the regular season, James has led by example with some defensive tenacity and “contagious” hustle plays. It was never more evident than in Sunday’s win over […]

The Brooklyn Nets had a series of issues linking to their former head coach Kenny Atkinson. Among them was offseason signing DeAndre Jordan, who believed he would be a surefire starter in his rotation after he came as the third prong of a packaged deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Jordan reportedly came […]

The firing of Kenny Atkinson caught many by surprise, but due to a recent chain of events, it was a move that was coming sooner or later. Atkinson had been very critical of his Brooklyn Nets, recently lighting into his team during a game against the Boston Celtics and even subbing all of the starters […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ commitment to defense this season has drawn big praise, especially from those who get to watch him play on the national stage. Jeff Van Gundy, who has called many Lakers games that air on ESPN and ABC, has seen James’ defense ratchet up a notch in crunch time: “Every […]

James Harden was obliterated by a duo of former players after the Houston Rockets’ latest loss, an ugly 126-106 defeat at the hands of the Orlando Magic. The Rockets trailed by as many as 32 points in a game that was never competitive. Kendrick Perkins and Channing Frye saw no fight in The Beard, and […]

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield watched the entire fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Toronto Raptors from the bench. Having been moved into a sixth-man role earlier this year, Hield was still finishing games as one of the Kings’ best shooting options, but Luke Walton still opted to leave him out as the […]

The Dallas Mavericks have a standing formal offer out to Dirk Nowitzki for a position with the organization, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Mavs legend, who retired in 2018-19 after 20 seasons with the team, was told that he could have any position of his choice upon retirement. Nowitzki notably wanted to […]

The NBA has fined Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $500,000 and rejected the Mavs’ petition to replay the final seconds of a Feb. 22 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Cuban assailed the league’s officiating leadership and system in a wild tirade, coming on the court twice in the final minutes to confront the referees: The […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid is hopeful to return on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Embiid has been sidelined since suffering a sprained left shoulder, missing the last four games since Feb. 26. That means Embiid will miss Saturday’s showdown against the Golden State Warriors as well, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have already made changes to solve what they thought to be an ideal pairing between Al Horford and Joel Embiid. Horford’s move to the second unit would help the Sixers with spacing and some speed, but keeping him beyond his first year has remained a question for the franchise. Horford passed on […]

Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin shut down the noise surrounding his two superstar players, noting the rumors of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons not getting along are “bulls**t.” Rubin didn’t mince words during his time at the Sloan Sports Conference, quickly getting the message across: “Any noise about their relationship not being good is bullshit,” […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart received a peculiar birthday gift, as he was outfitted with a black hoodie displaying a Rihanna comment from a recent game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Former teammate LeBron James soared over his former teammate, which prompted singer Rihanna to express some mild concern in the comments for the […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith took a bold stance on free agency, claiming Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo “will leave” the franchise if the team fails to make the NBA Finals this season. During a panel in the Sloan Sports Conference, Smith used the typical “a little bird told me” to ratchet up the free agency […]

The Inside the NBA crew is never short of some fun — and after the Houston Rockets lost a second straight game after getting spanked by the Los Angeles Clippers, there weren’t many other options but to clown their lack of size in the starting lineup. That brought yet another wrinkle, as Charles Barkley doubted […]