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Tim Duncan‘s illustrious career may be over. While he has stayed mum on that subject, the Spurs legend did recently speak with former teammate Bruce Bowen in an ESPN piece about being a veteran in the league. In that interview, Duncan did not shy away from addressing his difficulty connecting with the younger NBA players. […]

Back on March 14, Stephen Curry‘s birthday, the Harlem Globetrotters tweeted a happy birthday wish to the Warriors MVP. That message also included advice to the rest of the of NBA on how to stop Curry. Happy Birthday Steph Curry! Now here's how you defend him, NBA teams… https://t.co/WVQEuItsZf — Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) March 14, […]

With the Spurs being eliminated Thursday in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Thunder, many are speculating that Tim Duncan could retire. But he isn’t the only San Antonio veteran that could hang it up this season. According to ESPN’s Marc Spears, Andre Miller – the oldest active NBA player at 40 […]

The Golden State Warriors wrapped up their second round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers in just five games, but the series was anything but easy, and Draymond Green knows it. The defending champs were without the services of two-time reigning MVP Stephen Curry for the first three games of the series, and all […]

Dwight Howard certainly had an interesting time on NBA on TNT’s Inside the NBA show last night. Between being awkwardly questioned by Charles Barkley earlier in the show to having Shaquille O’Neal make jokes about him on Twitter, it was far from a walk in the park for Howard. After the tumultuous season that the […]

Stephen Curry put his body through a lot last game. But the MVP is ready for Game 5. Curry came off the bench in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinal series between the Warriors and Trail Blazers. He had missed four consecutive games while nursing himself back from injury, and was supposed to be […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder stole a second game on the San Antonio Spurs‘ home court this series to take a 3-2 lead into Game 6. With less than nine seconds remaining, Russell Westbrook clinched the win after after scoring a layup when a foul by Kawhi Leonard was not called by the official. Leonard and […]

Oh, Riley Curry. Never stop being you. At her dad Stephen Curry‘s second consecutive MVP press conference, she let the crowd know she was keeping her eyes on them. https://vine.co/v/i2aVEK2lAHV It’s Riley’s world, we’re just living in it. [button width=”full” button size=”bigger” color=”custom” align=”center” textcolor=”#ffffff” texthcolor=”#ffffff” bgcolor=”#8b0000″ link=”https://clutchpoints.com/derozans-daughter-tried-to-out-cute-riley-curry/”]NEXT: DeMar DeRozan’s daughter tried to out-cute Riley […]

Things sure were wild at the end of the 2015-16 season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Beyond the outpour from fans around the world at the retirement of future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant – and the Mamba’s ridiculous 60-point finale – media was all over Laker-town due to the recording fiasco between rookie D’Angelo […]

Most modern NBA fans know that Steve Kerr has been part of the two best NBA teams ever: this year’s 73-9 Warriors as a coach, and Michael Jordan‘s 72-10 Bulls in 1995-96 as a player. With that pedigree, Kerr certainly has a unique perspective on who the best player of all time is, and how […]

Stephen Curry returned to Game 4 of the Warriors and Trail Blazers second round playoff series after being out for two weeks due to injury. He missed his first nine 3-point attempts. Then he hit five treys in the final 10 minutes en route to 17 points in overtime and a comeback win for Golden […]

The MVP is back. Well, probably. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced ahead of Game 4 of the Warriors‘ Western Conference Semifinal matchup with the Trail Blazers that Stephen Curry is “active and he’ll play” under one condition: Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry's status for Game 4: "If all goes well with his warmup, he […]

R. Kelly felt the wrath of the internet when he posted a photo of him watching Kobe Bryant‘s final game on a tiny TV. Fans replied to his tweets with everything from questioning if that TV was really an iPad to Zoolander references. https://twitter.com/BryceM88/status/720510124582944770 But now the musician is getting the last laugh. At a […]

During the San Antonio Spurs‘ 111-97 Game 4 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tim Duncan didn’t seem much action. The future Hall of Famer played only 12 minutes in the game, and didn’t even have one field goal attempt. Tim Duncan was held without a shot for the 1st time in his career (regular […]

The Golden State Warriors trailed the Portland Trail Blazers 87-76 entering the fourth quarter of their Game 2 Western Conference Semifinal matchup. Then they limited the Blazers to just 12 points in the final frame while scoring 34 of their to take a 2-0 series lead. Much of that comeback was due to Klay Thompson […]

The Miami Heat officially announced Wednesday that Chris Bosh will not be playing at all this postseason. It isn’t all that surprising, but for Dwyane Wade and Bosh’s other teammates, it adds a little extra motivation. RELATED: Dwyane Wade’s wife shares her thoughts on NBA playoffs, officiating Wade told reporters after the Bosh ruling: “It makes you […]

After last night’s overtime Raptors loss to the Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Kyle Lowry wasn’t a happy camper. He shot only 3-of-13 from the field in the game and is shooting 30.6 percent in the playoffs. So Lowry did the only thing he knew to do: hit the gym and […]

The Phoenix Suns are ready to party, but not because they’re en route to a championship – they didn’t even qualify for the playoffs. It’s because the NBA Draft Lottery is coming up, and with it an opportunity for the franchise to move forward from a dismal 23-59 season that saw them end in second […]

Although Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers expects Stephen Curry to return for Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Portland Trail Blazers, head coach Steve Kerr isn’t so sure. Kerr told Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News before Game 2: “(Curry’s) doing pretty well. … He’s making the improvement […]

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between Miami and Toronto saw the Heat take a 102-96 overtime win over the Raptors on Tuesday night. As you might imagine, Toronto’s star player Kyle Lowry wasn’t too happy with the result. After the game, Lowry was on the court taking shots early into Wednesday morning. RELATED: […]

When Shaquille O’Neal became a household name as he dominated the NBA, something else happened: a lot of parents started to name their kids Shaq. One of these young Shaqs was just drafted into the NFL by the Buffalo Bills: Shaq Lawson. And Shaq is a fan of Shaq… O’Neal of Lawson that is. O’Neal […]

You’ve heard all about the final sequence of the Thunder and Spurs‘ Game 2 playoff game by now. From Dion Waiters elbowing Manu Ginobili, coaches Gregg Popovich and Billy Donovan commenting in the press conference, OKC center Steven Adams getting grabbed by a fan while the game was still going, Waiters’ savage one-liner after the […]

Music legend Prince passed away a few weeks ago, and players and teams throughout the NBA reflected upon and honored his impact and memory. Just yesterday though, Dwyane Wade found out more Prince news: the Miami Heat star was Prince’s favorite NBA player. RELATED: Michael Jordan reflects on how Prince ‘inspired him throughout his career’ […]

What initially seemed like a harmless, if not amusing, gesture by Magic Johnson could actually get him and the Los Angeles Lakers into trouble. Last night and again this morning, Johnson released a series of tweets asking Lakers Nation to demand that the franchise pursue DeMar DeRozan, Kevin Durant, and even LeBron James in free […]

Back in November, an NBA fan called out Trevor Ariza of the Houston Rockets on Twitter. At that time, Ariza didn’t back down, responding to the fan’s tweet. @TerryLee__ pull up then — trevorariza (@TrevorAriza) December 1, 2015 Now Ariza has instigated conflict with that same fan, sending him a direct message on Twitter with […]

By now you likely now how big a fan Drake is of the Toronto Raptors. The rapper used his Instagram to troll Paul George and his Pacers teammates throughout the first round playoff series, and now that Toronto won the series, he’s using his ‘Gram to celebrate as well. RELATED: Drake yells at Paul George […]

Although Stephen Curry is expected to win his second straight MVP award, many would argue that he isn’t the best all-around player in the NBA. That honor many would argue belongs to Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard. However, one of Curry’s Warriors teammates disagrees. After a Game 1 Western Conference Semifinal victory over the Trail Blazers, […]

The Miami Heat defeated the Charlotte Hornets in Games 6 and 7 to take the opening round playoff series and advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. That you probably already know about. What you might not know is how two fans disrespected Dwyane Wade following Game 6. RELATED: Dwyane Wade gets emotional during Game 7 […]

On Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that they had agreed to a multi-year deal with Luke Walton to have the former Laker and current Warriors assistant coach become the new head coach for the purple and gold. After accepting such ha big opportunity, you’d expect Walton to be excited. And though he undoubtedly was, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have their new head coach. The team announced Friday in a press release that Luke Walton has agreed to a multi-year deal with the franchise he played for nine seasons. General manager Mitch Kupchak said in the release: “We’re excited to bring Luke back to Los Angeles, where we feel he’s […]

So much about the New York Knicks franchise is up in the air this summer. Who will the new head coach be? Is Phil Jackson staying or leaving? Will the Knicks get a new point guard? Can Carmelo Anthony be the leader they need him to be? To that last question, it seems that Melo […]

Phil Jackson recently held a team seminar for the Knicks on the triangle offense, but one big-time New York player was not in attendance. That would be Carmelo Anthony. RELATED: Carmelo Anthony, Phil Jackson not on the same page However, Melo doesn’t think anyone should look into his absence too much. He told ESPN’s Ian […]

Apparently Shaquille O’Neal loved his appearance on WrestleMania 32 (which was hilarious by the way) so much that he couldn’t keep away from wrestling. This time it’s against his coworker Charles Barkley, though. RELATED: Shaq pulls off ‘Gorilla Dab’ dance move https://www.instagram.com/p/BExEwS2gyuW/ Another angle: https://www.instagram.com/p/BEyb943nJe6/ It’s a little big unclear what prompted this, but it […]

The Kevin Durant free agency-competition may be one upped this summer by an unlikely source: an assistant coach. That would be Luke Walton, who after drawing interest from the Knicks and being the Lakers’ top pick, is now going to interview with the Rockets as well. After being eliminated by GSW, Rockets received permission to […]

New 76ers manager Bryan Colangelo is bringing change to Philadelphia, starting with the way of thinking. He told Tom Moore of the Burlington County Times that the team is no longer in rebuild mode: “It’s time to put rebuilding in the rearview mirror and start building. t’ll become obvious the steps we take will have favorable […]

There have been many rumors about the Lakers going after Kevin Durant in free agency. That is relatively unlikely, however, since Durant has said he only wants to play for instant contenders, and Los Angeles is in rebuilding mode now that Kobe Bryant has retired. According to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveny, there are two […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers have won three straight playoff games to take a 3-2 lead over the Clippers in their opening round series. The devastating injuries to Chris Paul and Blake Griffin certainly helped tip the series in Portland’s favor, but the Blazers, led by their leader Lillard, have fought the whole […]

It’s very likely that we’ll never see James Harden and Dwight Howard take the court as teammates again. After season-long rumors that Dwight would leave Houston, a trade that nearly went down at the deadline, and recent rumors having three potential destinations, it seems all but inevitable. With a new report by ESPN detailing their […]

Amidst rumors of Phil Jackson potentially returning to the Lakers – and the Lakers and his current Knicks team both searching for head coaches – fiancée Jeanie Buss is settling at least one report. RELATED: Jeanie Buss reveals reality behind when she found out Byron Scott was fired by the Lakers The Lakers part-owner told […]