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Andre Roberson recently made it clear as to why he wanted to to remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder. While the free agency market of the NBA is thriving, Roberson just felt it was best to stay put and not chase a more enticing offer elsewhere, although he never received an offer in the ballpark […]

Robert Horry recently appeared on the podcast “Road Trippin’ with RJ and Channing” and discussed Derek Fisher‘s game winner that took place in Game 5 of the 2004 Western Conference Semifinals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs. The shot was taken and made with 0.4 seconds left on the clock, putting […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are refusing to stay at the Trump Hotel, located in Soho, during their visit in New York City due to security concerns. Ever since Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States, there have been multiple protests taking place that have to do with anything Trump related. The Los Angeles […]

Joel Embiid hasn’t played an NBA game yet due to various injuries. He apparently is taking out that frustrating on poor unsuspecting children. Just kidding – sort of. Embed ruthlessly blocked a kid’s shot at a 76ers event. It was all in good fun though, and it is probably a block the young fan will […]

When reporting the arrest of Notre Dame cornerback, Devin Butler, ESPN mistakingly used a photo of Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns. Butler was placed under arrest for the suspicion of committing two felonies, battery of a police officer and resisting law enforcement. Five other members of the Notre Dame football team were arrested on […]

Wesley Matthews, shooting guard for the Dallas Mavericks, seems extremely motivated to take his game to another level this upcoming season. Coming off a torn achilles just a few seasons ago and putting up decent stats last season, he seems excited about the potential of what he and the Mavs can do in 2016-17. He […]

The NBA is rapidly changing. With the new TV deal coming into effect, the value of just about everything that has to do with the NBA seemed to go up. Players are being valued now at an all time high, and some of the contracts we have seen this past offseason have been frankly unbelievable. […]

Andrew Bogut, who has never seemed shy about expressing his feelings on any particular subject, recently complained about the athletes’ village for the 2016 Olympics that is taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has received some criticism lately for his comments as some believed it was a direct insult at Brazil. Due to the […]

Last season, Blake Griffin got injured in a very random way after punching Los Angeles Clippers‘ staff Matias Testi. Testi was a long time equipment manager for the Clippers. The situation came as a shock to many due to the Blake Griffin not really having any previous incidents off the court that went public, at least. […]

The city of New Orleans and the New Orleans Pelicans are trying to do everything in their power to get the NBA All Star Game to come to their city in 2017. The NBA All Star Game is one of the hottest things that come out of an NBA season, including generating attention from celebrities […]

The Sacramento Kings will be naming the street in which their new arena, the Golden 1 Center, after David Stern. David Stern was the NBA commissioner from 1984 until 2014. Stern was an important reason the Kings had a plan to build a new arena in the first place. Stern probably believes that attempting to […]

Why would Steph Curry do such a thing? He must not want anyone else to take long range shots attempts but himself. During the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, singer Justin Timberlake decided to take a long range jump shot. Even though it looked somewhat off, Golden State Warriors point guard and 2016 NBA MVP […]

Former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams had a lot to say in a recent podcast, discussing topics such as Manute Bol and Michael Jordan. During the interview, he said that in the 1990s, players in the league were afraid of Michael Jordan due to him basically carrying the league into prominence. He believed that players were […]

The 16th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Guerschon Yabusele, has decided to leave the NBA to sign with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association on a one-year deal. Yabusele may have signed to play overseas in China due to the fact that the team that drafted him, the Boston Celtics, have a […]

Despite several attempts of recreating his image, Demarcus Cousins doesn’t believe he is getting the respect he deserves from the fans or the media. In Michael Lee’s recent article for The Vertical, the Sacramento Kings big man had this to say about missing out on some All-NBA votes last season. “I don’t even know what an […]

Ty Lawson believes that a team will eventually get him for a price cheaper than what he believes he is worth. For an indication of what Ty Lawson may still be able to do, look no further than his days with the Denver Nuggets. While he had a down year, Ty Lawson may still be […]

Dario Saric, the 12th pick in the 2014 NBA draft, originally drafted by the Orlando Magic, who later traded his draft rights to the 76ers, is coming to Philadelphia Days after Saric announced his intention of coming to the NBA, Sixers general manager Bryan Colangelo has officially informed Saric’s Turkish team, the Anadolu Efes, that […]

Tim Duncan has always been known as a man of many facial expressions and not so many words. Duncan, the anchor of the San Antonio Spurs for essentially two decades, has finally retired. After a long 19-year career with numerous accolades, Timmy has finally called it quits. In a truly heartfelt statement sent out by […]

Carmelo Anthony thinks it’s time for change, and he believes the time is now. Some athletes in the present day have been scrutinized for keeping quiet when it comes to political and social issues. Some keep quiet for personal reasons and some keep quiet due to fear of losing endorsements. In response to the recent […]

Former teammates, and great friends, will now be playing against each other in the upcoming 2016-17 season. Kevin Durant has joined the Golden State Warriors and Russell Westbrook is still a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, as of now. Their days together were unbelieveable, including a 2012 NBA Finals run as well many deep […]

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant‘s time in Oklahoma City together might have not always been what it seemed. According to a recent podcast from ESPN’s Royce Young, that relationship was very strained even just five years ago: “After the 2011 season, Durant wanted to sit down with Sam Presti, and wanted a meeting with him […]

The Thunder have been rumored to be shopping Russell Westbrook. He is in the final remaining year of his contract, and after losing Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors, the Oklahoma City Thunder might not want to risk losing their two best players in two consecutive years without getting anything in return. Exit Oklahoma […]

TNT’s “Inside The NBA” panelist and NBA legend, Charles Barkley, has some advice for the newly acquired Golden State Warriors forward, Kevin Durant. Durant, who was the marquee free agent on the market this summer, has an eventful past on social media. Since free agency began, people have been digging up some old tweets made […]

The game of basketball is changing. From the days when Bob Pettit won MVP, up to the days of the Detroit Pistons Bad Boy era, up until now. It has been a constant evolution and will only continue to evolve. Defensively, the NBA is not as physical as it once was. The removal of hand checking as well […]