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The New York Knicks made a last-minute addition to their roster, signing Ivan Rabb to a two-way deal and adding to their glowing collection of power forwards after signing four of them in the offseason: Forward Ivan Rabb is finalizing a two-way NBA contract with the New York Knicks, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — […]

The Los Angeles Lakers opened their season with a road loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, despite an overwhelming support from the crowd, which they share with their hallway neighbors in the Staples Center. The 112-102 loss comes with a few lessons for this newly-assembled team, lessons that will need to be quickly learned if […]

Pascal Siakam wasted no time showing the Toronto Raptors he will be worth every penny of the four-year, $130 million extension he signed last week, pouring in a smashing 34 points and 18 rebounds in a 130-122 season-opening win over the New Orleans Pelicans in overtime. The Raptors looked shaky for three quarters, but were […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George is expected to return in three weeks, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The All-Star forward could make his debut before mid-November after undergoing a surgery to both shoulder in the offseason. “I’m where I want to be right now at this point in the season almost starting,” […]

The Chicago Cubs are expected to hire former catcher David Ross as their next manager, according to David Kaplan of NBC Sports Chicago. The announcement is expected to be take place sometime this week, as the two parties have been working on contractual terms with president of baseball operations Theo Epstein Ross becomes one of […]

The Los Angeles Clippers handed the Los Angeles Lakers their first loss of the season, a foreshadowing of what could come through the course of the 2019-20 season and potentially the postseason. Short-handed without Paul George and outnumbered in their own house against their hallway neighbors, the Clippers showed the grit they’ve been known for […]

Al Horford is not quite ready to call his new stint with the Philadelphia 76ers a championship-or-bust mission, but rather a work in progress next to his new teammates. While the title expectation is certainly there for a playoff-bound team, Horford is just happy to be on the good side after switching to the other […]

It’s been months since an early August incident between an Australian casino and Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons, who was asked for his ID along with his black friends, while the lone white friend of the group was not. “I find it so crazy that the only guy who doesn’t get checked to go into […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons knows he has a long way to go before he becomes a respected shooter, but is conscious of his areas of strength. The Sixers point man has worked extensively on his jumper this summer but has only made and attempted one jumper from beyond the arc. “It’s not that I […]

Nearly a year has passed since the infamous tiff between Draymond Green and Kevin Durant in the visitor’s locker room of Staples Center after a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers early last season. Green was quick to apologize and mend fences with his former Golden State Warriors teammate, but in retrospect he admits he […]

Draymond Green’s relationship with Kevin Durant has healed since a November locker room tiff between the two after an overtime road loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Yet one part that still hurts Green about their divorce since Durant left the Golden State Warriors for the Brooklyn Nets in the summer is how he feels […]

Draymond Green went through a perilous road last season after confronting Kevin Durant after an overtime road loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, one that would see him suspended for a game due to conduct detrimental to the team. More importantly, his suspension started to question his standing with the franchise and his relationship with […]

A new twist into Klay Thompson’s expected recovery from a torn ACL revealed the Golden State Warriors marksman could miss the entire 2019-20 season rehabilitating from this major injury, at least according to Steve Kerr. The previous expectation of a potential return around the All-Star break has now been clouded with the possibility of Thompson […]

Pascal Siakam still remembers his breakout season and how it came to a bittersweet ending in free agency. While the Toronto Raptors forward was still reveling in the joy of winning a championship, a text from Kawhi Leonard soon hit the team’s group chat, an ominous sign that the Finals MVP had made up his […]

It didn’t take long for Kyrie Irving to bounce off a few controversial comments to start off the 2019-20 season with a bang. The new Brooklyn Nets guard was quick to note after Tuesday’s practice that the landscape of New York basketball has taken a turn in recent years. “Obviously being in New York, there’s […]

Jaylen Brown celebrated his new four-year, $115 million contract extension by simply going home and taking a nap, then coming back to the practice facility to get shots up — his normal everyday routine. Yet the fourth-year talent was concerned that his poor play last season would hurt his chances to negotiate a contract extension […]

Despite recent comments from head coach Steve Kerr suggesting Klay Thompson will be out for the season, a source with knowledge of the Golden State Warriors’ thinking told Connor LeTourneau of The San Francisco Chronicle that the team is still hoping the marksman will return this season. However they are not banking on his return […]

Recent news of Zion Williamson’s injury timeline have put in question the sheer toll on his body after being listed at 6-foot-7 and 285 pounds in college. While the New Orleans Pelicans measured him at 6-foot-6 earlier this month, they are still unsure of his weight and body fat levels, as vice-president of basketball operations […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will pick up the fourth-year options on guards Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart, according to ESPN’s Andrew Lopez. Both players were original picks of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2017, who were then traded to the Pelicans in a blockbuster deal for Anthony Davis. Ball, the No. 2 overall pick in […]

LeBron James is primed to enjoy a full NBA season next to a top-five talent in Anthony Davis, and while the two represent an overwhelming load at the offensive end, he knows the secret of this new partnership as part of the Los Angeles Lakers rests in how they play defense. Much has been said […]

Jimmy Butler has landed in his very own basketball nirvana upon being signed-and-traded to the Miami Heat from the Philadelphia 76ers. The sheer similarities between the franchise’s mission and commitment to excellence line up parallel to his own ideals as a professional, making it the team he hopes to play for the rest of his […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr revealed in an interview that he’s not expecting to see sharpshooter Klay Thompson play at all this season. “It’s unlikely that he’s going to play this year,” Steve Kerr told Logan Murdock of NBC Sports Bay Area during an “NBA Season Tip-Off” special. “So we have to understand that.” […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are not concerned about Zion Williamson’s weight factoring into his recent meniscus injury, one that will have the No. 1 overall pick miss six-to-eight weeks. Williamson was listed at 285 pounds in his lone year of college at Duke, and while his newly adjusted weight has yet to be revealed, those […]

The NBA regular season will start with a flat tire, literally and figuratively, as Zion Williamson’s torn meniscus diagnosis flattened many who hoped to see the prodigy make his debut. Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans are unable to pinpoint when or where the injury actually occurred, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Pelicans […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram was among a few notable soon-to-be free agents to miss out on a potential contract extension prior to Monday’s deadline. The organization is likely wanting to take a good look at Ingram for a full season before they engage in negotiations once again, this time as a restricted free […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum didn’t stand for Michael Jordan’s comment to TODAY’s Craig Melvin, as the Hall of Fame shooting guard noted Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was not quite yet a Hall of Famer. Melvin and Jordan shared a drink as they caught up with Jordan’s life after basketball, prompting the […]

Stephen Curry is well aware of a different and more nuanced challenge to compete in the Western Conference this season. Now that Kevin Durant has departed and Klay Thompson is on the shelf for the better part of the season, the Golden State Warriors will need every minute he’s on the floor to have a […]

Buddy Hield considered several factors before agreeing to a four-year, $86 million extension (plus $20 million in incentives) with the Sacramento Kings on Monday. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard took in mind the recent rift between the NBA and China, which could spell a massive loss in revenue for the league, resulting in thinner contracts in […]

The New York Knicks showed the ultimate vote of confidence by picking up Frank Ntilikina’s fourth-year option, one that will keep the French point guard in The Big Apple through 2020-21 barring a trade, according to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. The 6-foot-5 guard impressed during his showing at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, as […]

Now that Buddy Hield has secured a bag effectively worth $94 million over four years, the Sacramento Kings shooting guard will have plenty of incentives to keep his high-scoring production up in the next few years. The 6-foot-4 sniper will get $86 million as his base contract and another $8 million in likely bonuses (which […]

Anthony Davis received his first lesson in work ethic from one of the greatest to ever don a Los Angeles Lakers jersey. The now-primed new big man in town was part of a 2012 Team USA team in which Kobe Bryant took him under his wing, teaching him not only about basketball, but about the […]

Marquese Chriss had a thunderous training camp stint with the Golden State Warriors, one that ultimately earned him the respect of the veterans in the locker room and eventually a spot in the 14-man roster. The former No. 8 overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft bounced around the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers […]

The Toronto Raptors didn’t just lose a franchise player in Kawhi Leonard to the Los Angeles Clippers, but also one of their key veterans in Danny Green to the Los Angeles Lakers. Green is a player the franchise will miss dearly after their trade with the San Antonio Spurs has virtually evaporated since that splashy […]

Marcin Gortat, a longtime NBA veteran who last played with the Los Angeles Clippers, reminisced about his 12 years in the league, recounting the Phoenix Suns as the worst franchise he has ever playd for. Gortat saw the best years of his NBA career in Phoenix, after leaving the shadow of Dwight Howard with the […]

It’s only one, two, three more days until Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has the ball in his hands with a brand new core of players and brand new challenge ahead of him after five straight runs to the NBA Finals. Here are three last-second predictions about the two-time MVP’s upcoming 2019-20 season. 3. […]

Pascal Siakam’s contract extension has a new twist, as his four-year, $130 million pact with the Toronto Raptors could balloon to $156 million in total by reaching some of the bonuses in the language of his extension. According to Michael Grange of SportsNet, the two sides agreed that if Siakam makes the All-NBA First or […]

The NBA is implementing a zero-tolerance policy on objectionable fan behavior, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press — a rule that should help ease the burden on players that have been victims of racially-laced insults from fans, as well as physical altercations. “We’ve added any sexist language or LGBTQ language, any denigrating language […]

New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris is confident his stint in The Big Apple will turn out a lot different than his recent stay with the Boston Celtics, with their most recent season mired in turmoil and mood swings that crumbled down a talented roster. Morris was slated to join the staple of team unity […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey isn’t losing sleep for his former team winning it all the year after he was fired. The former Toronto Raptors coach finished out the 2017-18 season as the Coach of the Year recipient, but was let go by the organization after being swept out of the playoffs at the […]