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Recent reports of the would-be sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves quickly sparked the attention of former franchise legend Kevin Garnett, who noted he was among the bidders to acquire the NBA team. The current owner, Glen Taylor, is seeking a $1.2 billion sum (short of the $1.4 million franchise valuation) and insisting the franchise stay […]

The uncertainty around the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season forced Vince Carter into early retirement with the Atlanta Hawks, even if it was by a mere month before what many expected. The 22-year veteran, who turned 43 in January, teased that his career might not be completely over if the NBA allows for one […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Justise Winslow has been ruled out of the remainder of the season after suffering a hip injury, according to the team. Winslow suffered a fall during an intra-squad scrimmage and was sidelined for the remainder of practice. A medical evaluation revealed the hip injury, which will effectively push him out of the […]

The resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season is almost here. But if waiting until July 30 seems like too much to bear, fans can get a quick glimpse of their favorite team in action during the week-long inter-squad scrimmages, set to air live on NBA TV. According to a Warner Media press release, the network […]

Tuesday was full of surprises in the NBA bubble, but none were as fun as Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum poking fun at Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard for not wearing a mask in public. Prior to the end of a media availability session, the Blazers star said this unprompted: “I’m wearing […]

The NBA is back and with it are Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson’s famed tweets. However, this isn’t the typical final score update from your favorite Hall of Famer. Rather, it’s a hot take regarding the NBA Awards. Johnson, predictably so, picked LeBron James as the Most Valuable Player. The Lakers lifer listed the […]

The Atlanta Hawks‘ new jerseys were leaked late last week, and the team officially released them on Tuesday to much fanfare. Hawks star point guard Trae Young didn’t have to wait long to put one on, as the Oklahoma standout who just finished his second season got to don the new unis for a promo. […]

LeBron James gave his honest take on what it’s like to adjust to the NBA bubble, now that he and his Los Angeles Lakers teammates have spent roughly two weeks in Orlando. There have been complaints about the food, the so-called “snitch hotline,” and the strictness of rules, but the Lakers star brought some perspective […]

Former NBA player Stephen Jackson responded to TNT analyst Charles Barkley, who had called him out for his anti-Semitic views stemming from defending Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson. On Friday, Barkley called out both Jacksons, Nick Cannon, and Ice Cube for their anti-Semitic views, though he seemed to have forgotten his own coworker Dwyane […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams had some clapback for those players eager to criticize the NBA bubble: “This is not Syria.” The Thunder big man spoke to reporters Monday, noting there was no palpable reason to complain this early into the process: “Let’s be clear: This is not Syria. It’s not that hard … […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni revealed Monday that star point guard Russell Westbrook is flying to Orlando to join the team in the NBA bubble: #Rockets Coach D’Antoni on Westbrook’s arrival in Orlando today pic.twitter.com/88UTvKJbZZ — Cayleigh Griffin (@cayleighgriffin) July 20, 2020 Westbrook recently announced that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, rendering […]

NBA fans have spent more than four months and the Utah Jazz players know exactly how it feels to have the game stripped from them, as their matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder never came to be as the league postponed the rest of the 2019-20 season. Donovan Mitchell, who was one of the first […]

The New York Knicks were last of all 30 NBA franchises to release a statement amid the surging Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Even when they released a two-sentence statement on June 9, it was the typical bland, cookie-cutter wording designed specifically not to piss off the racists and bigots. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers became big winners when the NBA decided to include more than the best eight teams from each conference to take part in the restart of the 2019-20 season. TNT analyst Charles Barkley recently noted the Blazers would be the favorite to upset the Lakers if they crack the eighth and final […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban fired back at talk radio host Mark Davis and called out the “National Anthem Police” in a series of tweets on Sunday night. Davis, who has a radio show on KSKY 610 AM, vows to be “OUT” if any Mavs players kneel for the anthem, despite his excitement for the […]

Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington NFL football team is dealing with an onslaught of criticism stemming from recent sexual harassment allegations that happened under his nose in recent years. Mark Cuban knows a thing or two about sexual harassment debacles, as the Dallas Mavericks owner faced some serious allegations in 2018 that prompted […]

Utah Jazz star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell will soon suit up again after nearly a five-month hiatus of the 2019-20 NBA season. The Jazz guard tested positive for the coronavirus the day after the season came to a halt, but is now ready to tackle the restart in Orlando after a long layoff. The timing, […]

James Harden addressed reporters on Friday after wearing a couple of controversial face masks on Thursday, both of which were linked to the “Blue Lives Matter” rhetoric. Harden was photographed wearing two different masks, one with a blue-toned American flag which was posted in the Houston Rockets Twitter account, and another sporting Marvel’s popular comic […]

The restart of the 2019-20 NBA season is merely days away and the New Orleans Pelicans have some clutch decisions to make, depending on when they get their star rookie Zion Williamson back on the court. Even if the 20-year-old, who recently left the bubble due to a family emergency, returns in time to play […]

Zion Williamson suddenly departing from the NBA bubble made a splash two weeks before the restart of the 2019-20 season, as the New Orleans Pelicans rookie had to tend to “an urgent family matter.” Couple that with reports that Williamson struggled with leg cramps during practice, and the Pelicans have a wave of headaches to […]

Washington Wizards star shooting guard Bradley Beal responded to a story ripping Major League Baseball and one of the bidders looking to own the New York Mets, a race the NBA’s leading scorer has entered recently. The article from the New York Daily News described Steve Cohen, a notorious hedge fund manager, as a “deeply […]

It’s been six weeks since Arturas Karnisovas addressed reporters once the Chicago Bulls season came to an end once the NBA announced the 22 teams that would take part in the restart of the 2019-20 season. Fans expected a new front-office regime would translate into Jim Boylen being removed from the helm, but if he […]

Damian Lillard celebrated his 30th birthday with some decorations, music, and an impassioned NSFW speech in front of his Portland Trail Blazers teammates, making the occasion as memorable as it can get inside the Walt Disney World bubble. Lillard only had one request of his teammates — make this sacrifice count: “My only ask as […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson doubled down on his support of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan with a second Instagram post Thursday while addressing the backlash of the first. The former Sixers star explained his respect for Farrakhan while trying to explain he doesn’t support anti-Semitic or homophobic views: “I respect Louis Farrakhan’s strong […]

Victor Oladipo saw his awaited rise to stardom careen down a spiral when his knee injury occurred in 2019, but that might not be the biggest fracture he has experienced in his brief time with the Indiana Pacers. According to Pacers beat writer Scott Agness, the All-Star guard had a fracture in his relationship with […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson experienced leg cramps throughout the week and missed parts of practice before leaving the NBA bubble to tend to “an urgent family matter,” according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The cramps were not the reason for his exit, as medical personnel said he is “fine” and the cramping […]

Upon seeing the first images of the food provided at the Walt Disney World hotels in Orlando, many wondered if Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, lover of Taco Tuesday, would bring his personal chef for some scrumptious meals in the NBA bubble. Yet the Lakers veteran chose not to bring his chef, or his […]

NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is releasing his second signature shoe: The Zoom Freak 2, one that borrows heavily from the sneaker legacy that the late Kobe Bryant left during his time with Nike. The Milwaukee Bucks star has been known to be a fan of the Kobe line of sneakers as well as close to […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has left the NBA bubble in Orlando due to an urgent family medical emergency, the team announced on Thursday. The rookie stud plans to rejoin the team at the Walt Disney World complex at a later time. “We fully support Zion’s decision to leave the NBA campus to be […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is one of the most well-regarded defenders in the league due to his grit, constant hustle and commitment to making plays. That dog mentality isn’t born from nothing, and if it’s any indication, his AAU postgame ice baths in Walmart trash cans and parking lot fights would explain a lot […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden will take part in his first practice since arriving at the NBA Orlando bubble, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Harden arrived in Orlando on Wednesday after a slight delay kept him from joining the rest of the team. Teammate Russell Westbrook announced his positive test for the novel […]

In a matter of weeks, the Golden State Warriors will find out where they will land during the NBA Draft Lottery, sharing an equal 14% chance of netting the No. 1 overall pick with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves. LaMelo Ball was already presented as a shaky option for teams, yet an NBA scout’s […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green’s playmaking vision extends well beyond the 94 feet of the NBA hardwood. Sometimes it goes into overtime, picking apart every trend following the game. NBA reporter Chris Haynes was once the apple of Green’s eye, but for all the wrong reasons. The Warriors star once thought the reporter was […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday is donating the remainder of his 2019-20 salary, which could be worth up to $5.3 million, to start the Jrue and Lauren Social Justice Impact Fund, according to ESPN’s Andrew Lopez. Holiday is following in the footsteps of San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills, who donated over $1 million […]

Quarantine birthdays have become a trend during the past four months of dire home confinement. Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is yet another of the millions of people who have had to make the most of their quaran-birthday, but not without the help of running mate CJ McCollum. Lillard, who’s celebrating his 30th birthday […]

Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic has surprised some fans around the league since breaking into the NBA as the third overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Perhaps what has been more striking is that the Slovenian wonder has gone from Rookie of the Year to MVP candidate for the Mavs in the span of […]

The NBA is addressing some key concerns about players who have recovered from the novel coronavirus and yet continue to test positive. According to ESPN’s Malika Andrews, teams have been recently concerned about false positive tests possibly sidelining healthy players. Since players who have recovered from COVID-19 can still have some of the dead virus […]

Former NBA player and longtime cannabis advocate Al Harrington has a clear piece of advice for players going into the bubble: bring more weed than you need. At a time when NBA players could spend a near 12 daily hours of “bubble time” on non-game days, there is only so much video games, cards, and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have crucial decisions to make in the offseason, namely cementing a key pillar to their rebuild in Brandon Ingram. According to ESPN’s Andrew Lopez, the Pelicans view Ingram as a critical building block going forward. Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin told reporters last month he believes Ingram […]