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The Miami Dolphins have waived defensive tackle Gabe Wright after he threw a cheap shot at running back Kenyan Drake during a chippy Monday practice, the team announced Tuesday morning. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Wright “grazed Drake with an elbow to the back when Drake wasn’t wearing a helmet.” Jackson’s source […]

New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox turned 19 on Saturday before heading to the NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on Sunday. Knox’s former Kentucky teammates, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Hamidou Diallo, surprised the Knicks youngster with a birthday cake at the event. College teammates @hamidoudiallo & @shaiglalex bring out the 🎂 to celebrate @KevKnox’s 19th Birthday! #NBARooks […]

Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. made some waves when he liked an Instagram post calling fellow rookie Luka Doncic overrated. Doncic’s former teammate in Europe, Dino Radoncic, responded by throwing shade at Porter and saying the Nuggets rookie is the one who’s overrated. Porter and the Dallas Mavericks rookie were together at the NBA Rookie […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have made the biggest splash of the summer by snaring LeBron James away from the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Golden State Warriors defensive ace Draymond Green isn’t worried about that. In a wide-ranging interview with Marc J. Spears over at The Undefeated, Green explained why LeBron and the Lakers are of […]

LeBron James has received plenty of backing from around the NBA after President Donald Trump went after the Los Angeles Lakers star in a tweet last Friday night, and now LeBron is getting support from one of the NFL’s biggest stars. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers spoke to NFL.com’s Michael Silver about this and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to a two-year deal with James Nunnally, according to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania. The deal is for the veteran’s minimum and includes partial guarantees, per The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski. Nunnally spent the last two seasons starring for Turkey’s Fenerbahçe. Nunnally played four seasons at UC Santa Barbara before going undrafted […]

Washington Wizards star John Wall was asked about President Donald Trump’s criticism of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, which also featured an endorsement of Michael Jordan, and Wall thinks LeBron doesn’t care much about it either way. Instead of harping on the president, Wall made it a point to talk about James using his […]

The endorsements for LeBron James continue to pile up after President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers star. Numerous fellow players have chimed in to back LeBron, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a strong statement Saturday touting The King’s achievements. The Lakers have now come out with an official statement of their […]

DeMar DeRozan was clearly hurt by the Toronto Raptors’ decision to trade him to the San Antonio Spurs in order to acquire Kawhi Leonard, and one of the biggest reasons was because DeRozan had met with the Raptors’ front office before the trade and came away thinking there was almost no way he would be […]

Plenty of NBA players have shown their support for LeBron James after President Donald Trump’s Friday night criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers star. Now, the head of the NBA is chiming in. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement Saturday to USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick highlighting James’ accomplishments both on and off the […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson suffered an injury while playing in Jeremy Lin’s charity game in China, but the severity of the injury is unclear. NetsDaily first reported that Hollis-Jefferson hurt himself while attempting a dunk. According to an eyewitness at the “Hoop for Hope” event, Hollis-Jefferson went up for a dunk and on landing […]

President Donald Trump started a firestorm by insulting LeBron James’ intelligence in a tweet late Friday night, and many around the NBA have rallied around the league’s best player. That includes Stephen Curry, who expressed his support for James and what he has been saying and doing off the court. Keep doing you @KingJames! 💪🏽 […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu represented Nigeria in the 2012 Olympics, but he hasn’t played for the national team since 2015. However, Aminu will return to D’Tigers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers this September, according to Lindsay du Plessis of KweséESPN. Aminu and Nigeria will be in action from Sept. 14-16 in […]

Jimmer Fredette entered the NBA with a sizable amount of hype when he was the No. 10 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft out of BYU. Fredette took college basketball by storm with his scoring binges and outside shooting displays, and the Sacramento Kings were hoping the guard could help change their fortunes. Unfortunately, Fredette […]

Blake Griffin and Devin Booker are currently participating in Team USA minicamp together, but Griffin enjoyed a little blast from the past while watching an old video of himself dunking at the 2012 USA Basketball training camp. A very young Booker was in attendance while Griffin was putting on his dunk show, as were numerous […]

Stephen Curry is one of the NBA’s best ball handlers, and the way he can make defenders dance is often a sight to behold. Curry discussed his wizardry with the ball with NBA TV’s Steve Smith, though the two-time MVP admitted that ball handling wasn’t always one of his strengths. After going over some of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have waived point guard Brandon Jennings, according to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania. Jennings had a $2.22 million non-guaranteed contract for the 2018-19 season. The guard recently had his guarantee dated moved back by a month, but that still didn’t save his spot on the roster. The Bucks just signed guard Pat Connaughton. […]

Dwyane Wade hasn’t yet officially decided whether or not he’s going to return for a 16th NBA season, but the guard did recently return to the court alongside his son, Zaire, for some pickup action in Los Angeles. To the surprise of nobody, the Wade duo put on a show against some helpless opponents. D-Wade […]

This past season ended on a real sour note for Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside. The big man struggled in the playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers, and he saw his minutes dwindle due to his ineffectiveness. That resulted in Whiteside complaining about his role with the team, which in turn stirred up questions about his […]