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As the NBA’s up-and-coming players continue to hone their craft by partaking in Summer League activities, some of the league’s more established stars opted to join other basketball leagues this offseason. The Drew League has been around for several years as one of the premier non-sanctioned leagues during the NBA offseason, with professional players mostly hailing […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg has a tall order this 2017-18 season of working with a Bulls team that opted to reboot the franchise from the ground up after trading star forward Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves this offseason. Chicago received young guards Zach Lavine and Kris Dunn from Minnesota as part of the Butler deal. Coupled […]

Two years from now, the Golden State Warriors will have themselves a new home at the Chase Center in downtown San Francisco. Considering the denser and more affluent market in San Francisco, the Warriors are expecting their loyal fans to pony up even more for their price of admission once the transition is made. Apparently, Golden State’s […]

The NBA free-agency period leaves plenty of room for some shake-ups around the league, but the wisest of teams hold on to their top stars. The Golden State Warriors, L.A. Clippers and Toronto Raptors did just that by re-signing Stephen Curry, Blake Griffin and Kyle Lowry, respectively, to long-term contracts. The same scenario also holds true […]

Kelly Olynyk, the newest member of the Miami Heat who just released a very Miami tweet, seems pretty ecstatic about having to play in the Sunshine State. On Thursday, the Toronto-born big man signed a four-year, $50 million contract with the Heat. Shortly after, and much like how NBA teams and players prefer to converse on social media these […]

Following their glowing reviews from the 2017 NBA Draft, it seems that the Sacramento Kings are finally equipped to put an end to their status as one of the league’s biggest laughing stocks. It’s been over a decade since the Kings last made the playoffs. Matters even went into Twilight Zone territory when the team’s former owners, brothers Joe […]

When not getting caught between the line of fire from all the upper-management turmoil surrounding the New York Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis makes it a point to never forget his roots and give a little something back to his home country of Latvia. It turns out that Porzingis’ latest commercial for local Latvian bank Banka Citadele was not […]

Facebook is currently going all out in coming up with original content for their online video streaming service. Now, the largest social media platform in the world is counting on a family that arguably has the largest ego in the sporting world to be featured in one of its exclusives that could hopefully contend with the critically-acclaimed shows being produced by […]

The L.A. Clippers are without a viable starting point guard after Chris Paul signed with the Houston Rockets in free agency. They got into talks with EuroLeague standout Milos Teodosic, but it appears that a better option has come around. A Twitter user asked the L.A. Times’ Brad Turner for a status on the negotiations between the […]

A day after meeting with the Los Angeles Clippers, JaVale McGee is making another stop on his free-agency tour. This time, the Sacramento Kings are on tap. ESPN’s Chris Haynes has it that the McGee will make a trip out to Sacramento this Thursday to see what the Kings can offer the veteran center. Free agent center […]

Journeyman center JaVale McGee, a key cog in the Golden State Warriors‘ triumphant title-winning machine this 2017, is more than just a towering golem on the hardcourt. In a recent interview with Complex’s Adam Caparell, McGee shared his thoughts following Golden State’s win in the NBA Finals amongst other topics. One particular discussion led to McGee’s passion for […]

Many people sang praises of how well the Sacramento Kings did at the NBA Draft. However, one particular and rather important person on the team at that moment wasn’t too thrilled about how the repercussions of the draft would affect his own career: Darren Collison. Collison, who just signed a two-year, $20 million deal with the Indiana Pacers, was […]

The Boston Celtics just hit a grand slam on the Fourth of July by landing prized free agent Gordon Hayward with a four-year, $128 million contract. Celtics players rejoiced the news on social media; chief among them was point guard Isaiah Thomas. Apart from sending out a personal tweet, Thomas also sent word to ESPN (c/o Adrian Wojnarowski) on […]

Although JaVale McGee recently stated that it would be horrible for him to leave the Golden State Warriors, the seven-footer is still determined to maximize his options in free agency to better develop his career. As Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN pointed out, McGee’s first venture outside of continuing negotiations with the Warriors is to meet with the Los Angeles Clippers. […]

The demand for Derrick Rose has not been as high as some of the bigger names in this year’s free agency. Still, the former MVP has his fair share of suitors, with the L.A. Clippers scheduled to have a sit-down with Rose next. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has it that Rose will meet with the Clippers today. Free agent […]

As several NBA teams continue to fight over the best free agents available on the market, the Golden State Warriors need not worry about the on-going arms race given that they’re still the team to beat next season. As such, it’s only fitting that the Warriors are doing what they can to keep their championship-winning roster intact. […]

Former NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki can’t help but be taken aback with all the significant movements going on out in the West. In an interview with German streaming platform DAZN (via Believe the Hype), the Dallas Mavericks superstar is amazed by the lengths that his Western Conference rivals will go through in hopes of standing a chance against […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Jonathon Simmons turned a lot of heads last season. The 27-year-old made quite a splash off the Spurs bench, scoring an average of 15.8 points on 45.7 percent field goal shooting in 28.4 minutes of action. In comparison: San Antonio’s actual starting point guard, Danny Green, averaged just 7.8 points […]

The Summer League games are here, where the majority of the NBA’s lesser-known young talents get a chance to hone their skills and step into the spotlight before the league’s superstars take charge in the regular season. Monday’s Summer League clash in Salt Lake City between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers was a good one, with […]

The Utah Jazz are doing the best they can to woo free agent and star forward Gordon Hayward back into Salt Lake City. The team’s center, Rudy Gobert, even went as far as waging Emoji War II to try and convince his teammate to stand pat and re-sign with the Jazz. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann — apparently a big Boston […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin is known mainly for two things: ‘Linsanity‘, and as a man who finds dozens of ways to alter his hairstyle. Last Friday, USA Today’s Alysha Tsuji took to Twitter to let the world know what the do-savvy Lin’s next hair-raising endeavor is: JEREMY LIN HAIR UPDATE pic.twitter.com/hExWUv2hMY — Alysha […]

Former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie had his fair share of supporters and detractors alike, as he would become known as the man who purposefully tanked the Sixers in hopes of rebuilding the team with high draft picks across a number of years. Hinkie stepped down from his position as the team’s GM in 2016. But the […]

After briefly teasing possibilities of joining another team out West, Andre Iguodala eventually decided to stick with his current team, the Golden State Warriors, to the tune of a new three-year, $48 million contract. Iguodala entertained recent meetings with the Spurs, Rockets, Lakers, and Kings, but needed just a little over a day after the NBA’s free agency […]

Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player, truly deserves that accolade after becoming the first player since Oscar Robertson in 1962 to average a triple-double throughout the regular season. Westbrook was named the league MVP this past week, and homages for his spectacular campaign didn’t stop there. Mountain Dew — one of Westbrook’s corporate sponsors — in collaboration with […]

The BIG3, a professional basketball league featuring a good number of retired NBA stars, has gotten off to a promising start thus far. Players such as Allen Iverson, Charles Oakley, Mike Bibby, and *gasp* Brian Scalabrine are just some of the league’s biggest names worth mentioning. However, former NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce suggested a very […]

Last week, Sports Illustrated shared a hilarious video of the Golden State Warriors‘ Klay Thompson dancing his night away at a night club in China. Not long after that clip went viral, SI got another glimpse of the Splash Brother’s comical antics on Oriental soil; this time losing an arm-wrestling contest to a female Chinese fan: https://twitter.com/SInow/status/880815936424599552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thescore.com%2Fnews%2F1326953 It really appears […]

Following the recent announcement that the Golden State Warriors have re-signed veteran forward Andre Iguodala to a three-year, $48-million deal, one has got to wonder exactly how deep the Warriors’ pockets are considering the number of extravagant moves they’ve already made this offseason to keep their championship-winning roster intact. As ESPN’s Bobby Marks pointed out […]

A lot of basketball fans have now regarded the Golden State Warriors as the so-called villains of the NBA. From Draymond Green‘s apparent low blow to LeBron James in Game 4 of the 2016 NBA Finals to Zaza Pachulia‘s “inadvertent” takedown of Kawhi Leonard‘s ankle in Game 1 of the 2017 Western Conference Finals and everything […]

As early as July 1, Rudy Gay may find himself a new home in the Sooner State. Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical stated that the former Sacramento Kings forward will be entertaining meetings for his likely suitors in Texas over the weekend, with the Oklahoma City Thunder apparently seeing the 10-year veteran as a good fit for […]

The Sacramento Kings have sent Ben McLemore to test the waters of free agency. ESPN’s Chris Haynes pointed out that the Kings have just decided to decline their fifth-year option on McLemore’s contract, which now gives the other NBA teams a chance to snap up the 24-year-old shooting guard this offseason. Sacramento Kings to decline extending […]

Klay Thompson has every reason to celebrate after winning his second NBA title with the Golden State Warriors. However, it’s nearly been three weeks since the Warriors won the NBA Finals, and yet the three-time All-Star is still overflowing with such joy that can only be expressed by way of rhythmic body language. Thompson was caught dancing […]

Veteran point guard Mo Williams is planning a return to the NBA. The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski received word from Williams’ agent, Raymond Brothers, that the 34-year-old is preparing for a comeback in the upcoming 2017-18 NBA season. After missing year, Mo Williams working toward NBA return, agent Raymond Brothers says. Also, Brothers now repping free agent […]

Earlier this month, four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal made a special appearance on a well-known Chinese variety TV show dubbed The Champions. In the June 15 episode of the program, Shaq was joined by Victoria; a member of famed K-Pop girl band f(x). Things really picked up on the show when Shaq was introduced to Victoria, with the […]

Ronnie Reyes was just another long-time Golden State Warriors fan, until that fateful day when he had a Warriors-branded toaster signed by Klay Thompson. It all began when Reyes’ picture on NBA’s subreddit of Thompson looking perplexed before signing the now-famous toaster which then became the hottest (pun unintended) new meme circling social media. Little did the Hayward, California […]

There were earlier reports that the Sacramento Kings were possibly looking to trade their fifth- and 10th-overall picks in the NBA Draft for the Philadelphia 76ers‘ third-overall pick in order to have surefire shot at nabbing Kentucky point guard De’Aaron Fox. However, as the Sacramento Bee’s Ailene Voisin points out, her sources within the Kings organization stated that […]

Many are aware that there’s a famous tradition wherein if a major sports team wins a championship, a visit to the White House will be in order soon after. However, and even though the 2016-17 NBA champions the Golden State Warriors have yet to receive a formal invite from The Capital, one player had already decided to skip out […]

First were overpriced sneakers, now actual sports memorabilia. Ever-so polarizing personality LaVar Ball, father of top NBA Draft prospect Lonzo Ball, has now found another possibly lucrative business venture: trading cards. ESPN’s Darren Rovell received word that Ball signed a deal with Leaf Trading Cards to have 200 cards autographed by the Big Baller Brand mastermind. Each […]

In the wake of the NBA Finals, it really looks as if the Golden State Warriors will be in the title picture for many more seasons to come. The folks over in Vegas certainly agree with that notion, as the oddsmakers have just released their futures odds for the 2018 season and have the Warriors pegged as […]

When the NBA and rap-music industry collide, there’s bound to be some buzz-worthy news that’ll go viral in an instant. After the Golden State Warriors‘ title-winning victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals over the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was none other than two-time MVP Stephen Curry himself who launched a meme for the ages through his […]