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If the Philadelphia 76ers had any shot of acquiring Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs prior the latter’s trade of the forward to the Toronto Raptors, they will have to break up one of the best young duos in the league. According to Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Spurs were not impressed of a […]

Kawhi Leonard did not only cross conferences, but also jumped over the nation’s border after he was traded to the Toronto Raptors by the San Antonio Spurs. There have been reports that say Leonard is not planning to stay in Toronto beyond the 2018-19 season. What’s worse are rumors that he might not play at […]

Jabari Parker was introduced to the media by the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, and for everything that was said during the event, one stood out from the rest: Parker’s passionate rhetoric in defense of the name and career of Derrick Rose. When a reporter asked Parker what his thoughts are of Rose and “how high […]

Is Kawhi Leonard up to something? After the embattled forward was traded to the Toronto Raptors by the San Antonio Spurs along with Danny Green in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a 2019 first-round pick, a highly intriguing rumor was floated by Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star during a recent appearance on […]

DeMar DeRozan was reportedly promised by Toronto Raptors executives about a week ago during the Summer League phase that he would not get traded. Shortly afterwards, DeRozan was sent to the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster trade that netted the Raps the services of disgruntled forward Kawhi Leonard. And now, DeRozan is seemingly having […]

People knew Donovan Mitchell was a good player ahead of the 2017 NBA Draft, but not that many before the 2017-18 season started thought that he was going to have a legendary rookie season in Salt Lake City. But here we are today, staring at Mitchell, thinking that the future of the Utah Jazz is […]

DeMarcus Cousins didn’t earn many fans when he decided to sign with the Golden State Warriors for a relatively cheap price of $5.3 million for the 2018-19 season. Social media was on fire the day it was learned by the basketball public that Cousins will take his talents to a place where additional talent seems […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have parted ways with big man Georgios Papagiannis. This is according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who also stated that Papagiannis is headed to Europe to continue his basketball career. Portland has waived center George Papagiannis, league source tells ESPN. He's planning to sign a deal in Greece. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) […]

Normally, people of Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka’s size would rather eat than dabble in the kitchen. Then again, not every big man is Serge Ibaka, who recently launched his own YouTube channel dedicated to his passion for making recipes. For his channel’s first episode, Ibaka invited over to his kitchen Bismack Biyombo, who […]

Joel Embiid is already a big problem for opposing teams in both the literal and figurative sense, and the last thing they want to see from the Sixers big man is him infusing the technical genius of Hakeem Olajuwon to his craft. Well, here’s some bad news for those teams: Joel Embiid is in the […]

For every person who thinks that Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time or that Bill Belichick is the best football coach ever, there’s always one that fervently believes that both men achieved what they have so far in their respective football careers because they cheated. Take for example former NFL wide receiver […]

Despite what many of his haters would say, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is a good guy – and he has the hardware to show for it. No, it’s not the pair of rings he has nor the Maurice Podoloff Trophy in his shelf. Rather, it’s the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award he just […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars formidable defense just got a little stouter. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Jags have signed rookie defensive tackle Taven Bryan to a sweet four-year deal worth $10.2 million that comes with a $5.5 million signing bonus. The #Jaguars agreed to terms with first round DT Taven Bryan on […]

Jahlil Okafor remains a free agent, a disconcerting fact for his fans, considering that it was only in 2015 when the big man was a No. 3 pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. Today, the former Duke Blue Devils star is unemployed, and if he ever gets an offer, it’s likely going to be worth the […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart took the Summer League finals game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday a little bit too serious. The former Villanova Wildcats star was thrown out of the game in the fourth quarter after picking up two consecutive technical fouls. The Lakers were trailing Portland by 19 points with […]

Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson was a genius on the floor during his playing career. He has yet to command the same distinction as a team executive, as he continues to find the right ingredients to come up with a recipe for success. However, the Hall of Famer seems to be convinced that the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made it to the finals of the 2018 Summer League and are, as of this writing, playing against the Portland Trail Blazers in a title matchup. Winning such tournament isn’t the ultimate goal of the Lakers, but team president of basketball operations Magic Johnson made sure that he’s going to catch […]

The Atlanta Hawks recently traded for Jeremy Lin, a transaction that further indicated that the team is willing to move on from Dennis Schroder – except that they still could not because it has been reportedly hard to find a trade partner who would take the German court general, per Michael Cunningham of The Atlanta […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young was a recent subject of Kobe Bryant’s ESPN show Detail, which probably almost made the former Oklahoma Sooners hotshot swoon. Young acknowledges the attention he drew from the future Hall of Famer shooting guard by posting a message on Twitter to let Bryant know that he’s taking down notes. I’m […]

The Milwaukee Bucks got their man – a big man. According to the team’s official website, the Bucks have signed center Brook Lopez, giving Milwaukee a legitimate back-to-the-basket scoring threat at the post that it did not have in the last season. Bucks general manager Jon Horst sounded ecstatic of the transaction when he talked […]

After unloading Jeremy Lin and Isaiah Whitehead in a trade deal last week, the Brooklyn Nets have made a move today to add depth to their backcourt by agreeing to a two-year deal with shooting guard Treveon Graham, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Free agent forward Treveon Graham has agreed to a two-year […]

The United States are beginning to plot their plans for another gold medal run in men’s basketball in the Olympics with the quadrennial event set to take place in Tokyo two years from now. To that end, USA Basketball is employing a take-no-prisoners attitude in trying to achieve the goal of defending the country’s Olympic […]

Josh Hart has impressed The King. Although it is early, Hart could be a breakout star for the Los Angeles Lakers next season based on his performance in this year’s NBA Summer League, and his exploits in the tournament have not gone unnoticed by LeBron James. MVP!!!! @joshhart Congrats G #LakeShow — LeBron James (@KingJames) […]

The 2018 NBA Summer League is about to reach its conclusion today with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers all set for the tournament’s championship matchup. But before that, the NBA has distributed awards and honors for the best of this year’s crop of Summer Leaguers, including those who compose the All-NBA […]

Forget the Los Angeles Lakers and any other teams previously rumored to be in pursuit of disgruntled San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard. As right now, it appears that the Toronto Raptors are the ones who are making progress with regards to a possible acquisition of Leonard via a trade. As a guest on TSN’s […]

Dwyane Wade is not a mystery novel writer, but he appeared to have taken a swing at mystifying his Twitter followers with the following post on Twitter today. “You can’t have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic” Good morning go get what’s yours! — DWade (@DwyaneWade) July 17, 2018 This could […]

Africa is not France, but that obvious fact has not stopped people from the continent from riding on the recent success of Didier Deschamps’ men. France won the most coveted title in all of sports earlier on Sunday when Le Bleus defeated Croatia in the World Cup Finals in Russia to the tune of a […]

The New York Giants had one of the poorest and most disappointing defenses last season, particularly down the field, but they are getting a boost in their secondary upon taking cornerback Sam Beal in the third round of the recent NFL supplemental draft. According to Giants, Beal is now officially part of the team after […]

With running back Le’Veon Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers failing to agree to terms on an extension deal to beat the deadline to do so on Monday, the Steelers will have to start seriously thinking of contingency plans should Bell opt to hold out for weeks this coming 2018 NFL season or leave the team […]

There is never an early time to train hard for NFL players. Just recently, a video showing New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and running back Saquon Barkley putting in work this summer surfaced online. This time around, its Atlanta Falcons wideouts (and Alabama Crimson Tide products) Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley and […]

The hype is real on New York Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley. So real, in fact, that he was ranked higher than the likes of Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott and New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara on ESPN’s list of best NFL players under 25-years-old. 43 of our NFL Insiders voted. […]

Derrick Rose and Jabari Parker are both from the Windy City, and the two have added another similarity between them when the latter signed with the Chicago Bulls — with whom Rose once saw his career bloom – this summer. Also, Rose and Parker fell victims to the dreaded ACL injury, adding another common ground, […]

For the better part of last season, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James led people to confuse him with a video game character whenever he’s on the court, thanks to the comical stat lines he was putting up on an almost nightly basis. After James’ MVP-quality season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, it only feels right […]

It’s more often that we see Kyle Kuzma roasting teammate Josh Hart on social media than not, but Monday night featured a rare time in which Kuzma used the powers of the internet to express love for his Los Angeles Lakers teammate. #jhartmvp — kuz (@kylekuzma) July 17, 2018 Kuzma is clearly campaigning for Hart […]

It’s fun to be a Los Angeles Lakers fan again. Irrespective of the degree of warmth Lakers fans have towards LeBron James, that does not diminish in any way the general assumption that Los Angeles is going to be multi-folds better than they were at any point of the past few seasons. James’ addition to […]

The end of the tunnel that is the Kawhi Leonard saga has yet to be reached and no one seems to have any definite idea of where it will all end. However, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst suggests that, as of right now, the team carrying Leonard when it emerges out of the tunnel could very well […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are bringing back Ersan Ilyasova. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Bucks have signed the veteran forward to a three-year deal worth $21 million. Ersan Ilyasova has agreed to a 3 year, $21M deal with Milwaukee, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2018 Ilyasova spent last season […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a LaVar Ball issue, whereas the San Antonio Spurs do seemingly have an avuncular problem at hand in the form of Kawhi Leonard’s uncle, Dennis Robertson. Due to Leonard’s silence either by design or by his innate personality, Robertson has become the superstar’s representative and mouthpiece. Robertson is the most […]

Shaquille O’Neal has graduated from reciting “Kobe tell me how my a—tastes” to chanting “Barkley Sucks” in public. The ever-effervescent retired NBA player was recently spotted and captured by cameras leading trying to pump up the crowd during a recent show as a DJ (yes, Shaq is now a DJ, who goes by the nom […]