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The question “what if?” is asked quite often as it relates to NBA history. What if the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Michael Jordan instead of Sam Bowie? What if Len Bias never tragically passed away? What if Derrick Rose never tore his ACL? Sometimes, the best “what if?” questions related to potential dream matchups. Basketball […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler had some fun with rookie wing Tyler Herro on Tuesday, but Herro proved that he is quick with rebuttals. After Butler tweeted out that the rookie’s name refers to “maker of tiles,” Herro responded with a tweet of his own to let his followers know that they should contact him […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have waived former Gonzaga standout Zach Norvell Jr. in order to sign former UNC Wilmington star Devontae Cacok to a two-way deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic: The Lakers are waiving guard Zach Norvell Jr. and signing forward Devontae Cacok to a two-way contract, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. […]

The Houston Rockets will officially protest their loss to the San Antonio Spurs, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle and Tim MacMahon of ESPN: Source: Rockets to file protest of loss to Spurs https://t.co/aGp2dN9hS2 via @houstonchron — Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) December 5, 2019 As @Jonathan_Feigen reported, the Rockets are officially filing a protest of Tuesday's […]

Finding a way to guard against Houston Rockets guard James Harden has been pretty fruitless. But Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse thinks he might have the “mystery” scheme to keep Harden’s numbers down on Thursday night. Nurse hinted that the Raptors could play a little bit of zone against Houston’s backcourt while possibly deploying […]

Ben Simmons of the Sixers and LeBron James of the Lakers are both represented by Klutch Sports agent Rich Paul. They both have tremendous size for players that handle the ball so much, and they are two of the more unique players in the NBA because of their skill sets and athleticism. Washington Wizards head […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is questionable to play in Friday’s game against the Denver Nuggets after missing the team’s game against the Miami Heat: The Celtics say Marcus Smart is questionable for tomorrow‘s game against Denver. Gordon Hayward and Romeo Langford remain out. — Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) December 5, 2019 Smart is dealing with […]

The Philadelphia 76ers entered the 2019-20 NBA season as one of the favorites in the Eastern Conference. Having just re-signed Tobias Harris this summer while also locking up Ben Simmons to an extension, the Sixers were primed to improve on a year when they came within a game of the Conference Finals. The Sixers are […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton told reporters that he would have no further comment after news broke that a lawsuit against accusing him of sexual assault was dropped on Thursday: Statement from Sacramento Kings Head Coach Luke Walton upon news the civil suit for sexual harassment is being dropped: “I remain 100 percent focused […]

The free-agent market is starting to take shape after both Zack Wheeler and Cole Hamels inked deals on Wednesday, and left-hander Madison Bumgarner could be next in line with the St. Louis Cardinals reportedly joining the mix to acquire his services. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported that Bumgarner might sign before the start of Winter […]

Former NBA star and future Hall of Fame forward Kevin Garnett is slightly surprised that Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant chose to play for the Brooklyn Nets over the New York Knicks. Garnett told Stefan Bondy of theNew York Daily News that the two superstars would have revolutionized the basketball world if they could reestablish […]

Brad Stevens has not been pleased with the new rule allowing coach challenges. The Boston Celtics head coach appeared to get caught cursing on camera during Boston’s game against the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon: Brad Stevens is not happy with the results of the challenge. "I'm done with these fucking challenges. This is […]

The Brooklyn Nets have ruled out point guard Kyrie Irving for the next two games as he continues to deal with a shoulder impingement that has hampered him all year: Kenny Atkinson has ruled Kyrie Irving out for the next two games. He will not travel with the team (to Atlanta and Charlotte). Irving has […]

The Chicago Cubs are showing some interest in a reunion with free-agent outfielder Nicholas Castellanos after he energized the team with his bat in the second half of the season. MLB.com Insider Jon Paul Morosi reports that the Cubs are “still pursing” a potential contract with Castellanos as they hope to add impact bats to the […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward went through contact drills for the first time as he continues to rehab from a broken hand, according to Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston: Gordon Hayward did some contact drills with Celtics coaches today and says it went well. Jokes that their contact isn’t as aggressive as actual […]

There was a time when Gilbert Arenas was arguably the best point guard in the NBA. Arenas became the face of the Washington Wizards in the early 2000s, when he embarked on one of the finest three-year runs of any guard in league history. But a few injuries and an infamous gun incident later and […]

Former NBA star big man Chris Bosh had his No. 1 jersey retired by the Miami Heat in March after being one of the definitive players of the “Big Three” era and helping to lead the Heat to a pair of championships. Bosh has yet to receive the same distinction from the franchise that drafted […]

Numerous MLB executives told ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan that the Chicago Cubs are in desperation mode as they look to shake things up and make a trade this winter. Passan uses a whole lot of words to describe the Cubs’ desire to make a move: The Chicago Cubs have been, according to various executives, “aggressive,” “manic,” […]

The Colorado Rockies ensured that third baseman Nolan Arenado would never see the free-agent market when they signed him to an eight-year, $260 million deal during spring training. But with the Rockies coming off a massively disappointing 71-91 season and on the cusp of having a franchise record for payroll, is it possible that they […]

Trade rumors have surrounded 2018 American League MVP Mookie Betts for months now. With the Red Sox looking to cut payroll and Betts headed for free agency next winter, the choice for Boston seemed to entail either getting a haul of prospects in a trade or run the risk of Betts walking after 2020. But […]

Starting pitcher Zack Wheeler has received “at least” one contract offer in excess of $100 million, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Wheeler’s contract is expected to be for five years. The Chicago White Sox have shown a concerted interest in signing Wheeler, particularly after they added free-agent catcher Yasmani Grandal. Texas Rangers general manager […]

The Texas Rangers met with free-agent third baseman Anthony Rendon in Houston on Sunday. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports that no contract offer was made at the pitch: According to three major league sources, Daniels headed a contingent of Rangers officials who met face-to-face with free agent third baseman Anthony Rendon and his […]

The New York Yankees will meet with free-agent pitchers Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg in the next few days. Via Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic: The Yankees will sit down with both Cole and Strasburg over the next two days, sources said. Other interested teams already have met with or will meet with the two pitchers, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns understands that every game counts in the Western Conference, which is why he went as far as to say that Sunday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies was “traumatic”: Towns: "For us, if we want to be in the playoffs, this was kind of a traumatic loss. We have to get […]

Golden State Warriors center Willie Cauley-Stein must have accrued some good will over the weekend. The veteran center made a crazy “flip” shot against the Orlando Magic after getting blocked by Jonathan Isaac, somehow spinning the ball off the backboard with some sauce to get it to fall through the hoop. Don’t see that everyday […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic not only beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, but he also joined “The King” in the record books. Doncic tied James’ mark for the most consecutive games (15) with at least 20 points, five assists and five rebounds. Only Michael Jordan and Russell Westbrook have more […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is not satisfied with “looking on the bright side,” so to speak. Although Kerr has tried to suggest that he is proud of his team and praised some of the young guys for their growth as the Warriors continue to play with a depleted roster, he is also […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic had plenty of reasons to celebrate on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles. Prior to the Mavs’ matinee against the Los Angeles Lakers, Doncic had the chance to meet the 22-month-old Slovenian boy that he helped raise over $2.2 million. . @luka7doncic meets 22-month-old Slovenian boy, Kris, for whom Luka helped […]

Plenty of athletes love to engage with fans on social media. Kevin Durant has never been afraid to respond to criticism. LeBron James often uses Twitter as an extension of his personal brand. But Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner? He would rather focus on basketball for the time being. The 23-year-old is struggling to establish […]

New York Knicks point guard Frank Ntilikina has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Boston Celtics due to upper back soreness, according to Keith Smith of Yahoo! Sports. The Knicks announced that Frank Ntilikina is OUT for the rest of the game due to a sore upper back. He was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are really bringing back “Showtime” on Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks. Lakers center Dwight Howard threw down a spectacular alley-oop over Dallas’ 7’4″ center, Boban Marjanovic after going up top to secure the lob from Los Angeles point guard Rajon Rondo: Dwight over BOBAN 😳 pic.twitter.com/YugmxHHsIo — ESPN (@espn) December 1, […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was forced to leave Sunday’s game against the New York Knicks after taking an elbow to the oblique area from Kevin Knox in the third quarter. Marcus Smart just headed to the locker room after taking an elbow to his oblique area pic.twitter.com/L5BA3GP5yK — Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) […]

Washington Wizards big man Moe Wagner has been ruled out for Sunday night’s contest against the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic. Moe Wagner (left ankle sprain) is out for tonight’s game against the Clippers, the Wizards announce. — Fred Katz (@FredKatz) December 1, 2019 Wagner suffered a sprained ankle during […]

The Golden State Warriors must be dreaming of better days after a 4-16 start to the season. You can bet that Klay Thompson is watching from the sideline in agony. Thompson paid tribute to Oracle Arena with an Instagram post on Sunday, wearing a shirt in commemoration of Golden State’s old arena. Klay also jokingly […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is back in the starting lineup for Sunday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing the last two games to illness: Lonzo Ball (stomach virus) will return to the starting lineup against Oklahoma City tonight without restrictions, per #Pelicans HC Alvin Gentry. Derrick Favors (personal reasons) and […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Houston Rockets guard James Harden were the top two contenders for the NBA MVP Award last season. Thus, it makes sense that both have gotten off to a hot start in the hopes of establishing themselves as the best player in basketball. Giannis and Harden made history in November. […]

New York Knicks wing Kevin Knox is in the starting lineup against the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon just two days after he was benched against the Philadelphia 76ers. Marcus Morris Sr. is sidelined due to cervical spasms according to the Knicks Twitter account, opening up a spot for Knox in the rotation: Marcus Morris […]

Los Angeles Lakers wing Kyle Kuzma is available to play this afternoon against the Dallas Mavericks after suffering a mild ankle sprain in the third quarter of L.A.’s win over Washington on Friday: Frank Vogel said Kyle Kuzma will be available to play — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) December 1, 2019 Kuzma did not practice on […]

The San Antonio Spurs are optimistic that forward LaMarcus Aldridge will not miss more than a couple games after picking up a thigh injury: The Spurs' LaMarcus Aldridge will miss tonight's game in Detroit due to a thigh injury they hope will sideline him no more than a game or two, league sources say — […]