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The Sacramento Kings are on the rise, and were incredibly active at the trade deadline. This included acquiring power forward Harrison Barnes from the Dallas Mavericks. Barnes excited to be joining the Kings. As he told Jason Jones of The Athletic: Prior to the game, Barnes was already impressed with this version of the Kings […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden has been incredible this season and is on an absolute scoring tear. However, some fans don’t appreciate Harden’s style of play. Teammate Austin Rivers doesn’t understand why, as he told Tim McMahon of ESPN: “I’m surprised that people don’t like watching him play,” said Rivers, who signed with the Rockets […]

On Saturday, the Minnesota Timberwolves will reportedly re-sign a veteran point guard, according to Michael Scotto of The Athletic: The Minnesota Timberwolves will give guard Isaiah Canaan (@SiP03) a second 10-day contract, league sources told @TheAthleticNBA. — Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) February 9, 2019 Canaan, 27, began the 2018-19 season as the starting point guard for […]

Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick has stayed heavily involved in the football world since his retirement in 2017. He was rumored to be the offensive coordinator for the new AAF’s Atlanta Legends franchise. However, his latest involvement in the sport seems to have hit a snag. Per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk: Michael […]

At the 2015 NBA trade deadline, the Memphis Grizzlies sent their 2019 first-round pick to the Boston Celtics for Jeff Green as part of a three-team deal. The pick is top-eight protected in 2019, top-six protected in 2020 and unprotected in 2021. Many have speculated that the Grizzlies are hoping to send the pick to […]

Less than a week off of their tough Super Bowl 53 loss, the Los Angeles Rams have already set their sights toward next season. They started by re-signing two practice squad players to free agent contracts. According to the team’s transaction page, they are bringing back quarterback Brandon Allen and offensive tackle Darrell Williams. Allen, […]

Saturday morning on NFL Network, the Good Morning Football crew discussed potential landing spots for free agent Le’Veon Bell. They settled on a pairing in Baltimore with Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson. Bell couldn’t help but respond on Twitter. 🤔 — Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) February 8, 2019 Kay Adams mentions that, with Baltimore, Bell would […]

Prior to their Thursday night game against the Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich delivered some good news regarding Derrick White. Per Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News. Small bit of positive news from Pop pregame tonight. Expectation is Derrick White could be back "pretty soon after the All-Star break." […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have had a busy week leading up to Thursday’s trade deadline. Their activity continued after the deadline, as they officially waived point guard Milos Teodosic, the team announced. The team has waived Milos Teodosic. https://t.co/l3qKzYCvTg — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) February 8, 2019 Teodosic, 31, originally signed with the Clippers in the […]

The 2019 NBA Trade Deadline was Thursday at 3 PM EST. However, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Sacramento Kings made another notable addition after the deadline had already passed: The Kings are planning to sign Corey Brewer to a 10-day contract, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2019 Brewer, […]

The NBA announced the results of the 2019 All-Star Draft on Thursday. This was the second year the teams were selected via a draft, and the first year that the draft was televised. Last week, Wizards guard Bradley Beal told reporters he wasn’t a fan of the league’s decision. Bradley Beal said he thinks televising […]

The NBA announced the results of the 2019 All-Star Draft on Thursday night and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had an interesting reaction. Ok……. pic.twitter.com/CCpzig8mxC — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 8, 2019 The Sixers center was picked by team captain Giannis Antetokounmpo with his second selection, the fourth pick overall. Later in the draft, Antetokounmpo […]

NBA has announced the results of the 2019 All-Star Game Draft. The top vote-getters, LeBron James of the Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, each drafted their 14-man squads. After the draft, Antetokounmpo revealed his strategy. Giannis was telling people that his strategy was to pick first time All Stars because he figured they would […]

Just weeks after receiving his second All-Star selection in three years, Sixers center Joel Embiid now has even more good news headed his way. According to Bobby Marks of ESPN: Joel Embiid has now reached the minutes criteria in his contract for this season. As part of the $147.7 million rookie extension signed in 2017, […]

After a tough 136-94 loss to the Pacers on Tuesday night, Lakers superstar LeBron James was asked about social media. And per Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints, James had quite a bit to say: “If it bothers you, then yes. If not, don’t worry about it. For me, when I was younger, there was a lot […]

According to Brendan Smart of Off the Glass, the Memphis Grizzlies might be close to trading Marc Gasol to the Charlotte Hornets for Malik Monk, a first round pick and an expiring contract. Sources close to the Grizzlies front office have told me that Memphis is trading Marc Gasol to Charlotte for Malik Monk, a first […]

During Tuesday night’s game, Indiana Pacers fans had some choice words for Los Angeles Lakers small forward Brandon Ingram when he stepped to the free-throw line in the first quarter. But they had a different chant ready for JaVale McGee when he toed the line later in the game. RUTHLESS. The #Pacers' fans to Javale […]

There has been concern in Philadelphia that star small forward Jimmy Butler will decline his 2019-20 player option and become an unrestricted free agent following the season. However, according to Keith Pompey of the Philly Inquirer, Butler’s agent has shot down those rumors. With #NBA trade deadline 2 days away & @JimmyButler’s name constantly being mentioned, […]

The NBA has officially announced the participants in the 2019 AT&T All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. The four participants will be Dennis Smith Jr. of the Knicks, Miles Bridges of the Hornets, John Collins of the Hawks, and Hamidou Diallo of the Thunder. The #ATTSlamDunk field at #NBAAllStar #StateFarmSaturday! @Dennis1SmithJr @jcollins20_ @MilesBridges @hamidoudiallo pic.twitter.com/pE6Czmjtqy — #NBAAllStar […]

LeBron James missed 17 games in January with his groin injury, as well as an additional game last Saturday against the Golden State Warriors for “load management.” But, with ridiculous shots like this one from Tuesday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers, it’s safe to say that the Los Angeles Lakers are glad to have […]

During his free throw shots in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s game against the Lakers, Pacers fans let Brandon Ingram have it. Pacers fans chanting "LeBron's gonna trade you" at Brandon Ingram 💀 https://t.co/iE5c7DL9IP — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) February 6, 2019 Ingram has been the subject of many trade rumors as the Lakers look to […]

The Dallas Mavericks sit in the twelfth seed in the Western Conference and four games back of a playoff spot. But according to Dwain Price of Mavs.com, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban remains optimistic about his team’s chances. Cuban said the #Mavs are "certainly going to try" to make the playoffs this yr. Asked if he's […]

Prior to Friday’s submission deadline, the Colorado Rockies and third baseman Nolan Arenado exchanged their arbitration figures for Arenado’s 2019 contract. The two sides now have time to work towards an agreement prior to Arenado’s hearing, which would likely fall sometime in February. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Arenado’s camp has asked for […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have strengthened their catching corps, officially acquiring backstop Russell Martin, along with cash, from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for prospects Ronny Brito and Andrew Sopko. The Blue Jays will cover $16.4 million of Martin’s $20 million contract for 2019, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca. Martin is a familiar […]

For much of this offseason, talks have centered around marquee free agents Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. The free agent process for both players has been slow to this point, but it looks like the market for Machado may finally be heating up, and may even involve a mystery team. According to Jon Heyman of […]