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DeAndre Jordan is widely perceived as the next piece that the L.A. Clippers are looking to move and there may be a chance that he could play for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Clippers center is reportedly interested in playing for the Cavs who are in dire need of his services. A deal with the Clippers for […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker will be back on the court soon with his team making a push for a higher seed in the playoffs. He is expected to return to the lineup in a few weeks and he is more than ready to get some NBA action. Yahoo Sports Insider Jordan Schultz spoke with […]

The L.A. Clippers are in rebuilding mode after trading away their centerpiece player Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons. The question now in everyone’s minds is, “What do the Clippers plan to do with DeAndre Jordan?” Clippers beat reporter Brad Turner of the L.A. Times believes that the team is still looking to re-sign Jordan […]

There are players who move from team to team and there are those who stay with one team for their entire career. Blake Griffin thought he was the latter and the Clippers declared him as such last summer. He was a ‘lifelong Clipper,’ they impressed upon him. And then the trade to the Detroit Pistons […]

The blockbuster deal that sent Blake Griffin from the L.A. Clippers to the Detroit Pistons still has everyone in disbelief and now the aftershocks are coming. According to ESPN Senior Writer Ramona Shelburne, the team’s front office led by Jerry West, influenced owner Steve Ballmer to rebuild now rather than later. “Third reaction to Clippers […]

Joel Embiid is not backing down from Russell Westbrook despite losing the game as he trolled the reigning Most Valuable player on Instagram. The Oklahoma City Thunder took down the Philadelphia 76ers 122-112 with Embiid acknowledging the loss but not without firing a shot at Westbrook. https://www.instagram.com/p/BehKB2yln-2/?hl=en&taken-by=joelembiid The image Embiid used is from a moment […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger left the game versus San Antonio after the first quarter due to an illness. Just two minutes into the game, Joerger slapped his hands together to contest a non-call. After heading toward midcourt, the Kings coach reversed his direction, going back to the bench and fell to his knee […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was interviewed recently regarding the NBA’s plan to improve player-referee relationships. From Kerr’s perspective, the five-pronged initiative was a good move for the league. Kerr likes that the NBA is taking steps in trying to smoothen the damaged rapport between the players and the game officials. Here’s Steve […]

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook had a staredown battle with the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid Sunday night. But it was Westbrook who won the staring contest as his team won the game 122-112 with the incumbent MVP looking straight in the eyes of Embiid while dribbling out the clock. Russell Westbrook staring down Joel Embiid […]

The Memphis Grizzlies’ Chandler Parsons has denied a report that the team has come up to him about the possibility of retirement due to injury. He deemed it fake news in his Twitter post, referring to an earlier tweet from one of the Grizzlies’ beat writers. Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal posted the unconfirmed […]

The Boston Celtics are looking to trade for the Memphis Grizzlies’ Tyreke Evans ahead of the NBA’s trading deadline on February 8. The Celtics are in the title hunt given the Cleveland Cavaliers’ vulnerability this season and their strong performance versus the defending champion Golden State Warriors. The Celtics have an open roster spot with […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton complimented Chicago Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen prior to last night’s matchup, which the Western Conference team won. When asked about the Finnish player, Walton name-dropped their alma mater, the University of Arizona, as the obvious reason why he’s been so good. Later on, the Lakers coach said that […]

After taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James on Twitter early in the season, New York Knicks center Enes Kanter has found a new target for his venomous tweets—the Phoenix Suns’ Jared Dudley. The initial subject of Kanter’s tweet was Dudley’s teammate Devin Booker. It then became a war of words between Kanter and Dudley […]

There’s no other news that brings the NBA family together more than an injury to one of their own. On Friday night, New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins suffered an Achilles injury during their game versus the Houston Rockets. They may have won 115-113 but it was a bittersweet victory. Cousins’ injury was met with […]

The Houston Rockets are the second-best team in the NBA right now record-wise. The starting trio of James Harden, Chris Paul, and Clint Capela have been unstoppable, that is, until Friday night when they lost to the New Orleans Pelicans, 115-113. The Rockets have suffered their 1st loss this season when James Harden, Chris Paul, […]

The NBA received devastating news when the game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Houston Rockets resulted in DeMarcus Cousins suffering an Achilles injury Friday night. Cousins was carried off to the locker room by teammates after he landed awkwardly on the floor in the dying seconds of regulation. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski sent out a […]

Kevin Durant is an All-Star again, this time playing on LeBron James’ team for the first time in his career. As great an honor as it is for him to be selected to play in the All-Star Game for the ninth time in his career, Durant is likely done participating in the Saturday events. According […]

Jason Kidd bid goodbye to the Milwaukee Bucks in a terse yet meaningful message that he posted on his personal Twitter account. The recently-fired Kidd made sure that the players knew that they were the ones dearest to his heart. In the image post, Kidd said his final farewell. “I would like to thank Milwaukee […]

John Wall is one of the best defenders at the point guard position and he showed it tonight with an emphatic defensive play against a taller opponent. In the first quarter of the Washington Wizards versus the Oklahoma City Thunder game, Wall demonstrated his defensive capabilities by way of a LeBron James-like chase-down block against […]

The Houston Rockets are jacking up three-point shots at a historic rate, and there are zero signs that they will slow down anytime soon. In fact, Houston has more games with 50 three-point attempts in the last two seasons than all teams in NBA history combined. Since last season, the Rockets have 19 games under […]

The 2017-18 Boston Celtics are one of the best teams in the NBA, leading the Eastern Conference with a 35-14 win-loss card. That record is also good for third-best in the league. Not surprisingly, 23 of those 35 wins have come by way of outrebounding their opponents in historic fashion. These Celtics are not only […]

A day after being snubbed to play in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons attacked the Chicago Bulls with reckless abandon while making history in the process. Simmons recorded 19 points, 17 rebounds, 14 assists, and two blocks to join Larry Bird as the only players in NBA history to reach […]

The Dallas Mavericks have not been in sync this season but at least Dennis Smith Jr. and Dwight Powell are. The Mavs teammates were in total harmony during a play in their game versus the Houston Rockets Wednesday night. Can't. Stop. Watching. (h/t @World_Wide_Wob) pic.twitter.com/2pLoY3NXJm — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 25, 2018 In the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are enjoying a breakout campaign that has them in third place in the Western Conference. Now if only their uniforms matched their lofty standing in the NBA’s pecking order. Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr took a shot at the Timberwolves’ uniforms ahead of their game on Thursday night at home. Sadly, […]

Kevin Durant is the latest NBA player to rant against the referees as he was thrown out of the Golden State Warriors’ game against the New York Knicks, his fourth ejection of the season. During a discussion about Durant’s behavior towards officials on NBA Countdown, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst mentioned Draymond Green, which didn’t sit well […]

After several seasons of miserable play as the youngsters learned the NBA ropes, things are finally clicking for the Los Angeles Lakers. Don’t look now but these Lakers are in the midst of their longest home winning streak in the last five seasons. Despite having a losing record, this young Lakers squad is learning to […]

After the NBA announced the All-Star reserves on Tuesday, many cheered for the inclusion of the players selected but others lamented the exclusion of some. Perennial All-Star Chris Paul was among the latter. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey believes their point guard shouldn’t have been left off the team despite missing a number of […]

Damian Lillard is finally an All-Star again after missing the cut the past two years. The Portland Trail Blazers point guard wasn’t selected to participate in previous All-Star Games as the Western Conference had a number of deserving playmakers vying for a spot. The moment that Lillard found out was captured on video by Andrew […]

The 2018 NBA All-Star Game reserves were named on Tuesday with one very notable exception—Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paul George. The versatile swingman will not be playing in the midseason classic for just the second time in six years. George, however, wants something more than an All-Star appearance. During an ESPN interview courtesy of Royce Young, […]

Los Angeles will not have a representative at the 2018 All-Star Game, the first time since 1996 that the city did not have a player from either the L.A. Clippers or the L.A. Lakers join the Sunday classic. This was pointed out by Reddit user foxsleftear in his post on the site. The last player […]

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon will participate in All-Star Saturday as defending champion of the 2018 JBL Three-Point Contest. The report came via Scott Agness of Vigilant Sports. Gordon won last year’s contest when he beat out Kyrie Irving for the title in a thrilling final round that saw both players score 20 points each. In […]

Kobe Bryant had two of his jersey numbers retired by the Los Angeles Lakers last month which included a basketball short that was played before the ceremony began. According to Entertainment Weekly, “Dear Basketball” received a 2018 nomination for Best Animated Short Film. Best Animated Short Film #OscarNoms Dear BasketballGarden PartyLouNegative SpaceRevolting Rhymes Full list […]

During a press conference before the season started, Carmelo Anthony was asked about what he thought of coming off the bench for his new team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Anthony laughed at the idea and now we know why—he doesn’t want to break his streak. As it turns out, Anthony is the first player in […]

The Milwaukee Bucks recently fired head coach Jason Kidd, who has not had the chance to put three of his best players on the floor at the same time. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jabari Parker, and Khris Middleton have not been in the lineup at the same time. “In the last […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have fired Jason Kidd from his head coaching position and it is a performance-based decision, nothing personal. This was reported by Yahoo! Sports NBA writer Chris Mannix on a statement from Bucks general manager Jon Horst. According to Mannix, “Horst calls Kidd’s firing ‘performance based,’ nothing more.” Horst calls Kidd's firing "performance […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been making a habit of winning lately and guard Jordan Clarkson has been at the center of their latest surge. After scoring 29 points versus the New York Knicks Sunday night, teammate Josh Hart decided to troll Clarkson when a reporter asked him about his latest performance. ESPN Los Angeles […]

The Toronto Raptors and Kyle Lowry have a lot to smile about these days including a hilarious statistic related to the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles making it to Super Bowl. Lowry posted a tweet on his Instagram account from Sports Blogger Kyle Scott that he found to be prophetic in nature.   https://www.instagram.com/p/BePDpFpgWrO/ The Raptors’ point […]

The 2018 NBA All-Star Game starters have been announced and now it’s time to speculate on the reserves. The Inside the NBA crew did just that, as they selected the reserves that they would like to see from each conference. Hosts Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley made a list of their […]

The Golden State Warriors are defending champions for the second time in three years heading into this year’s 2017 NBA playoffs. After many years of not making it to the Promised Land, the Warriors are poised to make a run at the championship for the next several years. As great as this team is collectively […]