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On Wednesday, Derrick Rose and his two friends Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen were cleared of charges in the now-infamous civil rape trial by a Los Angeles federal jury. Despite nasty claims by both sides, the jury ultimately seemed to concede to the defense’s argument that the woman in question did consent and was simply […]

After ending his two-year tenure as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors under head coach Steve Kerr, former two-time Lakers champion Luke Walton decided to return to Tinseltown to take the reigns of his former team. On Saturday night, Kerr and Walton will coach against each other for the first time when the […]

The New York Knicks announced Monday that they have re-signed Lou Amundson. Sep. 19, 2016 – The New York Knickerbockers announced today that the team has re-signed forward Lou Amundson. pic.twitter.com/Qs8l9FpAmw — NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) September 19, 2016 Lou Amundson's deal with the Knicks is fully guaranteed, a source says. — Ian Begley (@IanBegley) September 19, […]

Training camp is almost here and rosters are rounding out nicely around the league. For the San Antonio Spurs, their newest camp roster addition is Joel Anthony according to Jabari Young of San Antonio Express-News. Despite averaging just 2.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in 14.7 minutes per game during his nine NBA seasons, […]

The Houston Rockets made some big changes this offseason, most notably offloading center Dwight Howard and bringing on new head coach Mike D’Antoni. The Rockets court now will undergo a change as well. Per Zach Lowe, the Rockets are now the 17th team to change their court in the last three years. The team perviously […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwauke Bucks have agreed to a four-year, $100 million extension, according sources via The Vertical. Only 21 years old, the Greek forward holds one of the most promising futures among young players in the league. His team, which drafted him 15th overall in 2013, has now rewarded him with a contract […]

Rudy Gay is looking to force his team’s hand. The small forward has decided that he will try his luck in free agency next offseason. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the 10-year NBA player let the Kings organization know his intention to become an unrestricted free agent by using his 2017 player option after this season. […]

On Friday, the Milwaukee Bucks announced a new partnership with ride sharing company Uber. The deal makes Uber “the preferred ride of the team” via the official press release. “We are thrilled to welcome Uber to the Bucks family and offer our fans another convenient alternative for arriving at Bucks games this season,” said Matt […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have announced that they will debut a new alternate “MLK50 Pride” uniform in the 2016-17 season in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Next April marks the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement leader’s assassination. #MLK50Pride @memgrizz uniform will tip-off @NCRMuseum remembrance of 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination. pic.twitter.com/xLPKEeJ52N — […]

On Friday, Shaquille O’Neal joined his rightful place among basketball legends as he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. It wouldn’t have been an event with Shaq without some humor, though. Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf cracked a joke about the Diesel during his speech, and great big man had a joke […]

Sometimes even the best intentioned things can be interpreted in a negative light. Whether or not the Dallas Mavericks‘ NBA 101 class directed towards women was the best intentioned is another discussion, but either it was certainly seen in a negative light by many. The team tweeted about the event last week: Hey girl, hey, […]

Next season will be Jarnell Stokes‘ third in the NBA should he make a team. With an offer on the table from the Denver Nuggets for training camp, he could make it three teams in three season. #Nuggets are expected to add 2015-16 D-League MVP Jarnell Stokes to the training camp roster. — Chris Dempsey […]

For awhile, Dirk Nowitzki was sporting a pretty great beard. From February to April 2012, the Mavs had a “beard pact” where they didn’t shave until their record got back to over the .500 mark. Dirk Nowitzki had arguably the best beard on his team, and that look has since been turned into a meme. […]

Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha are currently on tour in China with Under Armour. Steph has been sharing various photos from the trip, and now Ayesha has something to share herself. In a semi-pickup game – they’re wearing jeans and not athletic shorts, but it likely wasn’t a completely spontaneous session – they played […]

Teams around the NBA have begun to reconvene for offseason workouts as the preseason nears closer and closer. Among others, we’ve already seen Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis putting in work together, James Harden leading his squad in workouts, and the Suns getting back to work. Now it’s time to add the Portland Trail Blazers […]

On Friday, Call of Duty XP 2016 – a convention on the beloved first-person shooter video game franchise – came to Los Angeles, and so did star athletes. Included in the festivities were Michael Phelps, fresh off his final Olympic appearance, former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, and NBA Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns. […]

Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers recently came under the spotlight when he refused to stand during the national anthem before a game. Kareem-Abdul Jabbar already weighed in on the matter, and now Lakers guard Nick Young has spoken out as well. Young told TMZ Sports when asked about Kaepernick’s actions: “I think it’s […]

Two of the best rookies from the 2015-16 NBA season were Karl-Anthony Towns and Kristaps Porzingis. The Timberwolves center, of course, won the 2016 Rookie of the Year Award. Earlier in the season, many thought that Porzingis would take that title. The Knicks big man ultimately came in second in the voting. Rivalry on the […]

Bismack Biyombo may no longer be a member of the Toronto Raptors, but that doesn’t mean he’s not still pals with former teammaers Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan. Sunday is Biyombo’s birthday and he turned the young age of 24 years old. However, Lowry and DeRozan feel like he’s the old man of their friendship […]

Harrison Barnes may not have won a second consecutive NBA championship this June, but his summer has been pretty great after that. After his massive four-year, $94 million contract was signed with the Dallas Mavericks, he went on to win a gold medal at the Rio Olympics (while not even having to play much). Now […]

Carmelo Anthony is the most storied men’s basketball player in Olympic history. His accolades include being the only American men’s basketball player to play in four Olympic Games, being the only men’s basketball player to win three Olympic gold medals, and being Team USA‘s all-time leading Olympic scorer. To honor his legendary international career, his […]

Carmelo Anthony may be an NBA superstar, but he’s arguably an even more renowned international player. The only player to ever win three Olympic gold medals in men’s basketball, Melo has decided to end his Olympic career with Sunday’s gold medal win in Rio. Although Anthony had previously stated he wasn’t sure about competing in […]

Team USA struggled a bit early on but managed to get the job done in convincing fashion when it counted most. On Sunday, the Americans defeated Serbia 96-66 for the United States’ third consecutive Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball. NBA players current and former took to Twitter to congratulate the team. Congrats 2 @usabasketball […]

Just two months ago, the Dallas Mavericks purchased land to build a brand new practice facility. Now that the construction has begun, owner Mark Cuban shared a video of the building’s in-progress frame on Twitter. https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/766738509323382785 With his purchase of the land in June, Cuban hoped to give back to the city of Dallas. Per […]

John Wall underwent surgery on both of his knees in May. Now three months after the procedure, the franchise point guard of the Washington Wizard is hopeful his body will be ready for the start of the 2016-17 season. John Wall’s outlook Wall recently spoke about his recovery, via Candace Buckner of the Washington Post: […]

Oh, NBA offseason. For Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns, offseason apparently means cruising down the streets of New York on a tricycle. In case you’re wondering, no, the tricycle is not big enough for the 6-11 Timberwolves star. My buddy in New York sent me this picture. @KarlTowns riding a big wheel in the […]

James Harden is one of Adidas‘ premier sponsored athletes. Outside of basketball, another big name is Paul Pogba, soccer star for Manchester United of the English Premier League. Pogba made his debut for Manchester United this week after securing €105 million from the team in the offseason. He shared a video of himself signing Harden’s […]

Against Spain in an Olympic semifinal matchup, Team USA center DeAndre Jordan provided a spectacular putback dunk. The play came in the third quarter against arguably the Americans’ biggest international basketball rival. After Kyrie Irving drove to the basket and kicked it to the corner for a Klay Thompson three-point attempt, the ball hit off […]

Nikola Mirotic is ready to face Team USA. Team USA struggled through the end of pool play at the Rio Olympics but escaped undefeated at 5-0. In the quarterfinals, the Americans looked much improved with a 105-78 dismantling of Argentina. Now Team USA must face a strong Spain teaming the semifinals. Before the game can […]

Phineas and Ferb is a pretty successful children’s show that a lot of kids seem to love. But I’m not sure anyone loves the cartoon more than Tony Wroten. The Memphis Grizzlies guard recently got a tattoo on his leg of characters from the show, posting a photo of it on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJDz1Lzg01s/ You do […]

Brazil is known for many things, including dominating international men’s soccer competition for many years. The Brazilian men’s soccer team’s success has been fueled by some absolute soccer legends, such as Ronaldo. That former soccer great is in Rio to take in the Olympics, and recently ran into Team USA basketball’s Paul George at an […]

Jabari Parker has barely begun his promising NBA career, but that hasn’t stopped him from looking ahead to his future. In an article he wrote on The Players’ Tribune, the young Bucks forward shared his goals for life beyond the NBA. Jabari Parker’s life outside of basketball As soon as next summer, Parker plans to […]

JaVale McGee recently signed with the Golden State Warriors, but that doesn’t mean he’s not the Shaqtin’ A Fool star we all know and love. In a recent Drew League game, 11-year NBA veteran Dorrell Wright skied for a dunk that put McGee right on a poster. McGee responded to the play on Twitter: Smh… […]

The basketball story of the summer, besides the Rio Olympics, has certainly been Kevin Durant leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors. Of course, with Team USA competing at the Olympics, the two storylines were bound to overlap. Team USA’s legendary head coach, Mike Krzyzewski, weighed in on Durant’s big free […]

When Derrick Rose was traded by the Bulls to the Knicks, Joakim Noah knew it meant he needed to go to New York too. Multiple players were involved in the Rose trade, but one in particular opened the door perfectly for Noah: Robin Lopez. As Noah told the Chicago Tribune’s K.C. Johnson: “When the Derrick […]

Adding to their staple of young talent, the Minnesota Timberwolves used their fifth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft to select Kris Dunn out of Providence. With point guards Zach LaVine and Ricky Rubio ahead of him, Dunn can learn a lot and grow into a great NBA player. One Timberwolves player that is […]

Team USA looked good for most of their final Olympic pool play game, although France stormed back in the final minutes, only losing 100-97. One of the better plays of the game combined the talents of Draymond Green and DeAndre Jordan in the third quarter. The Warriors power forward fed the Clippers center for a […]

The United States men’s basketball team is the overwhelming favorite to win the gold medal at the Rio Olympics, but the team has struggled mightily in their pool play games against Serbia and Australia. Multiple players, including DeAndre Jordan and Paul George, have already given their perspective on what has been going wrong. Now, DeMarcus […]

DeMarcus Cousins celebrated his birthday on Saturday in Rio with a message for his Olympic teammate Draymond Green. Usually the birthday boy would receive a congratulatory message, but in this case Cousins actually dishes out a burn to the Warriors power forward. When Green laughs at the Kings center, Boogie shoots back: “Why you ugly […]