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Draymond Green is in line to miss his fourth straight game this season after dealing with a torn ligament in his finger, and Western Conference opponents expect him to be expeditiously cautious about when he returns. The West has been long awaiting the Golden State Warriors’ vulnerability, and now they’ve found it’s time to unload […]

The Golden State Warriors strongly refuted an earlier report by Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher stating that Stephen Curry is unlikely to return this season. Bucher’s story pointed to Curry’s hand fracture being “worse than originally thought,” but that is being disputed: “That’s complete hogwash,” a team source told Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is hopeful his defensive stalwart Draymond Green can return in the near future. The helmsman offered as much after the team’s morning shootaround prior to Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. “I hope so,” said Kerr. “I haven’t talked to him, I haven’t talked to Rick (Celebrini), but […]

Marcus Morris has a plan to stop Kristaps Porzingis, as his New York Knicks will be without Mitchell Robinson, who is undergoing the concussion protocol after catching an elbow during Wednesday game against the Detroit Pistons. Morris will likely line up at power forward, forced to battle Porzingis as Julius Randle slides to the center […]

Veteran sharpshooter Eric Gordon is set to return on Saturday against the Chicago Bulls, after missing Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors with a hamstring strain, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Gordon has been struggling to start the season, shooting 27.8% from the field and 23.3% from deep, making only three of […]

Following a four-year reign of terror from LeBron James and the Miami Heat, the Golden State Warriors soon became the new superteam to hate after a long five-year juggernaut-like stint atop of the NBA. Many had grown irked by the likes of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green — two players that played with brash confidence […]

The Golden State Warriors had been a juggernaut for the past five years, but the reckoning stemming from Kevin Durant’s departure was the day awaited by many, including Portland Trail Blazers wing Rodney Hood. Hood admits the Warriors were good before Durant joined them, but once he did, he made them unstoppable. “Obviously, they were […]

The New York Knicks saw their lauded prospect Kristaps Porzingis change into a diva quickly after his rookie season, showing signs that he was already the future of the franchise. “He changed,’’ an NBA source told Marc Berman of The New York Post. Porzingis would do puzzling things like parking his car haphazardly in front […]

Teams in the Western Conference have long resented the Golden State Warriors for a five-year reign of terror atop the league, but many players have been looking forward to the crumbling of their empire to exact revenge on them for their antics — particularly two-time MVP Stephen Curry and former Defensive Player of the Year […]

Kawhi Leonard has proven this load management fiasco has a palpable purpose, as he took over during Thursday’s 107-101 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, showcasing there’s a method to the madness of sitting him out for part of back-to-backs, even after having more than a year to recover from a quad injury. The Los […]

Golden State Warriors rookie Eric Paschall has been thrust with big minutes and a starting role in the wake of injuries to Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, and Draymond Green. Yet his former coach, Jay Wright of Villanova, thinks he will fit just fine once the Warriors’ All-Star core returns to the court. “You know, he’s […]

Marcus Smart was not happy with his coach Brad Stevens after being called for a series of fouls in Thursday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets. The Boston Celtics defensive ace was pulled to the bench after being shoved to the ground by second-year forward Miles Bridges in the fourth quarter, which caused the veteran to […]

Jimmy Butler trotted out a 30-point half after mostly filling in the gaps during his first four games with the team after the birth of his daughter. That barrage of buckets helped the Miami Heat trot out a 124-108 effort to light out the Phoenix Suns. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was glad to finally […]

The Golden State Warriors have quickly run out of bodies through the early stretch of this season, forcing two two-way players to take part in this new-look rotation from the onset. Ky Bowman out of Boston College and Damion Lee, who was also a two-way player last season, have both withstood the trial by fire […]

Kemba Walker’s return to Charlotte was everything a player could expect after giving eight years of service to an NBA franchise. The new Boston Celtics guard struggled in the first half, failing to convert a field goal, but thrived in the second, helping the Celtics get the bragging rights over his former team, the Charlotte […]

Hassan Whiteside had a bone to pick with his critics. Following a 107-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, the Portland Trail Blazers center addressed criticism from the likes of Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. “I expect Shaq to diss. Dame killed him in the rap battle. So we ain’t going to hear anything positive […]

Damian Lillard was truly displeased with the free-throw disparity on Thursday night’s 107-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers paraded to the foul line nearly twice as much as the Portland Trail Blazers, which prompted the All-Star guard to say the following: “It seems like everything we did was a foul tonight,” said […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin has been cleared to resume all basketball activities after missing his team’s first nine games of the season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Griffin will be listed as day-to-day moving forward. Griffin learned he had a meniscus tear in his left knee at the end of the 2018-19 […]

Eric Paschall had some major flex on runner-up MVP James Harden as his young teammates took on the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. The Golden State Warriors rookie finished an and-one play against The Beard during the second quarter. The 6-foot-6 rookie yelled:”he’s food!” after getting the whistle, getting his team hyped up after the Warriors […]

The New York Knicks will be without center Mitchell Robinson for Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, after the 7-foot-1 second-year big man was ruled out with a concussion, according to the team. Robinson went to the locker room and did not return after an apparent injury after the replay showed he took an elbow […]

The Phoenix Suns have impressed the NBA world after quickly climbing into the top-four of the Western Conference with a 5-2 record. Devin Booker, the team’s star shooting guard, has owed the Suns’ success to the hiring and consequent leadership of new coach Monty Williams, who has instilled a new culture that is quickly showing […]

The New York Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavs in a shocking chain of events, very quickly after rumors of his “unhappiness” with the team surfaced. Yet the lauded unicorn was fine with staying in New York before he ultimately asked for a trade. According to SNY’s Ian Begley, Porzingis remained “fully committed” to […]

Kawhi Leonard’s load management fiasco has engulfed the NBA in talks about how it should be properly handled. When it comes to Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, only a few words come to mind when hearing the dreaded coined term: “I don’t want to hear it.” Head coach Mike Budenholzer admits he’d rather not have […]

Despite the recent disarray surrounding the load management of Kawhi Leonard, the Los Angeles Clippers have no definitive plan to keep their star forward from playing in back-to-back games for the remainder of the season, according to Jovan Buha and Sam Amick of The Athletic. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has echoed this publicly: “We […]

Kemba Walker’s awaited first game back in The Queen City will take place Thursday on national television, as the new Boston Celtics point guard returns to face the Charlotte Hornets, the team for which he played for the first eight years of his career. Walker admitted “it’s weird” being back in Charlotte, but hopes for […]

Despite improving their roster from last season and cementing their star backcourt in place with extensions for Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, the Portland Trail Blazers have the highest payroll in the NBA and are bound for luxury tax hell in the coming months unless some changes are made. Following an unconvincing 3-4 start to […]

Despite grabbing a convincing win over a dilapidated Golden State Warriors roster on Wednesday, Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni called on his players to play harder and give more effort. “We’re doing the same things we did last year and the year before that and the year before that….It’s a matter of heart, will, […]

Hassan Whiteside has no ill feelings when it comes to his former team, the Miami Heat. The Portland Trail Blazers starting center had a falling out with the organization in his last two seasons, as he recovered from a slew of injuries and tried to regain his starting spot. He was finally traded to the […]

The nature of this caustic 2019-20 season has spurred the trade winds for the Golden State Warriors, as some league executives expect them to make moves prior to the trade deadline. With a mail-it-in-type season in full effect after the injuries to Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, and Draymond Green through the early portion of the […]

Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge admitted he offered Marcus Morris a three-year extension before the start of the 2018-19 season, one he swiftly turned down, hoping to play the last year of his contract, according to The Toucher & Rich Show (via Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston). Morris, now with the New York Knicks, […]

Brandon Ingram’s tough deep vein thrombosis injury forced him to miss the latter part of the 2018-19 season, ending his third NBA campaign prematurely. His father Don witnessed the healing process and how tough it was for his son to digest, ultimately getting a new chance and a new lease on life with the New […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have tried to navigate a murky situation with their All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard after deeming him not healthy enough to take part in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The game was the first of a back-to-back and one broadcasted on national television, which called for some uproar after Leonard missed […]

The uprising from fans and critics after Kawhi Leonard missed the second of eight games for the Los Angeles Clippers had forced the NBA to release a statement verifying his load management injury after agreeing with team doctors that he should rest. Leonard has now been rested in two nationally televised games and while some […]

The cornucopia of nuggets stemming from the breakup between Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors are slowly trickling out week after week. The latest, a conversation between coach Steve Kerr and Bill Simmons of The Ringer, revealed Durant needed recognition and the validation for besting LeBron James in the NBA Finals. Durant helped the […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors as he deals with left hamstring soreness, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. Gordon is averaging 10.3 points through the first seven games of the season, which is a career-low mark. He is making just […]

A photo from famous YouTuber Dawson Gurley, known best as the Klay Thompson impersonator, surfaced through Gurley’s Twitter account — showing him defending Golden State Warriors center Willie Cauley-Stein during their high school days. Dawson is 26 and so is Cauley-Stein, meaning this claim is as authentic as the vintage photo shows — a less-tattooed […]

The Houston Rockets have looked undeniably weak on defense to start out their 2019-20 season, with signs of their porous consistency on that side of the floor becoming evident from the onset. An NBA scout has taken notice of that deep flaw, arguing this team won’t win in the playoffs if they don’t show any […]

Despite a 2-5 start to the regular season, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was still in great mood to display some of his infamous verbal wit, nailing this play on words while assuring he got some great intel on rookie Eric Paschall. The 41st overall pick is coming off a career-high 34-point, 13-rebound […]

Willie Cauley-Stein has made plenty of sacrifices after moving on from the Sacramento Kings for a chance to play with the Golden State Warriors, but none bigger than leaving a paycheck twice as big from the Charlotte Hornets. The former Kings big man knew the Warriors could offer slightly more than a minimum contract ($4.5 […]