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The Boston Celtics made quite a run in this year’s playoffs even without Kyrie Irving. They reached the Eastern Conference Finals and pushed the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers to the limit despite only being led by the young pair of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and with Terry Rozier covering the hole temporarily left by […]

All things considered, LeBron James has done a marvelous job of keeping his temper in check while getting inundated by heckles and invectives wherever he goes for the most part of his career. But if you want to test the limits of James’ patience, then verbally hounding his sons while they’re on the basketball court […]

Incoming UCLA Bruins freshman Shareef O’Neal recently took to Instagram to heap praises and empathy for Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James’ son, Bronny James. Showing wisdom beyond his age, Shareef pointed out the similar paths he and Bronny are in. Aware that both of them are sons of NBA superstars, who were also once […]

Some of this planet’s best basketball players made their way to Las Vegas Thursday to participate in the voluntary Team USA minicamp ran by San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. It’s not always that these many stars gather in one location to break some sweat on the basketball court, so it was quite a […]

Summer is that time of the year when NBA players can kick back a bit more than any other time of the year. With no games on schedule and no mandatory practices, they can afford to take as many days off as they want. That doesn’t mean a lot of players don’t set up their […]

Training camps won’t start for NBA teams until September, but San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has begun tutoring DeMar DeRozan on the basketball court. Thursday marked the start of Team USA’s minicamp in Las Vegas, and with Popovich as the head coach of the squad and DeRozan among those invited to the workout, […]

James Harrison is now a retired NFL player, but he continues to be a minor thorn in the side of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The former Steelers linebacker, who finished his career with the New England Patriots, recently appeared as a guest on Fox Sports 1’s Undisputed show and dissected the difference between Pats head coach […]

Le’Veon Bell is the dark cloud that hovers over the Pittsburgh Steelers this NFL offseason. The Steelers is still under control of Bell, but with the timeframe for the two sides to work out an extension having elapsed, the running back is bound to hit the free agent market next year. Bell’s situation in Pittsburgh […]

The NFL free agent market has been a little too icy for unsigned wide receiver Dez Bryant. It’s been over three months since the Dallas Cowboys cut the veteran wideout, but up to this day, Bryant remains without a team. If Bryant needs some encouragement not to lose hope, Jerry Jones, the owner of the […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers never met in this year’s NBA Playoffs, but Kevin Durant and C.J. McCollum provided some sort of hostility between the two teams, albeit on everyone’s favorite arena – Twitter. And just like in the last playoffs, New York Knicks center Enes Kanter is watching the action […]

When Kevin Durant isn’t firing step-back jumpers, you can find the Golden State Warriors forward on Twitter firing at his social media critics, just like today. Durant is having quite a moment on Twitter this Wednesday. After sparring with Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum on social media, Durant selected a certain Nate Jones to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are adding forward Troy Williams to their roster. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, Williams and the Pellies have agreed to a deal. Free agent forward Troy Williams has agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources tell Yahoo. Williams played 17 games for the Knicks last […]

With Yogi Ferrell reneging on his prior commitment to play for the Dallas Mavericks by accepting a separate offer from the Sacramento Kings, the Mavs are now eyeing a replacement in the form of a former player in veteran guard Devin Harris. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, Harris and the Mavs are moving […]

The internet may have replaced television and the radio as the main sources of breaking NBA news, but the good old boob tube can still preempt social media news breakers from time to time. New Orleans Pelicans big man Antony Davis found that one out this summer. In an appearance on CBS Sports, Davis revealed […]

The NBA’s premier unicorn is a bit elusive these days. That’s because New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis is away from the media frenzy of the Big Apple. He’s currently across the pond, in Madrid, Spain in particular, where he’s working on getting his body back to 100 percent after suffering a season-ending knee […]

The New York Knicks have yet to definitively find out just what kind of player they are exactly getting in rookie Kevin Knox. One thing is for sure, though. The Knicks have themselves a very confident kid. Speaking of confidence, Knox was bold enough to intrude the comments section of Bleacher Report’s Instagram account and […]

A year after he was selected by the Houston Rockets in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft, big man Isaiah Hartenstein has finally inked a contract with the Rockets. The contract is reportedly a three-year deal, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, who tweeted that detail just prior to Rockets general […]

Kevin Durant didn’t have to use a burner Twitter account to serve C.J. McCollum a pill that the Portland Trail Blazers guard must have found tough to swallow. During a recent episode of McCollum’s Pull Up podcast, the Golden State Warriors forward sort of played the role of a rude guest by telling the former Lehigh […]

Is Dwyane Wade on the verge of taking his talents to the Far East? According to basketball reported Zhang Duo, Wade has received a lucrative offer from Chinese ball club Zhejiang Golden Bulls, and it’s now up to him whether he will accept the deal or not, though, he’s under a time constraint to decide […]

Dwight Howard is expecting himself to be in Springfield one day. No, it’s not about a guest appearance on The Simpsons, but rather a speech one day in front of basketball luminaries as he’s being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The veteran center recently got ambushed for an interview by the […]

Draymond Green’s summer vacation will continue without him attending this week’s Team USA minicamp this week. According to Marc J. Spears of ESPN, the three-time All-Star forward is not going to show up in Las Vegas for the said camp, though, no specific reason as to why was noted. Warriors forward Draymond Green will miss […]

Continuing their monopoly of Western Conference titles just became a little harder for the Golden State Warriors with four-time MVP LeBron James moving to the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, thus immediately transforming the Lakers into an additional title contender in the West. Warriors forward Kevin Durant knows that the road back to the NBA […]

Kevin Durant did not just like LeBron James’ decision to join the Los Angles Lakers. He loved it. When asked what his thoughts are about the four-time MVP’s move to Hollywood and the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors forward and two-time NBA champion waxed poetic in giving James’ partnership with the Lakers a […]

DeMar DeRozan is not going to get used to being a member of the San Antonio Spurs any time soon, though, he’s getting there slowly but surely. It was once considered inconceivable that the Toronto Raptors would trade DeRozan, the face of the franchise over the past several years, but last week, they just did. […]

One could only imagine how tough the past several days has been for San Antonio Spurs swingman DeMar DeRozan. The All-Star guard was the centerpiece of a package that the Toronto Raptors sent to the Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green last week. DeRozan, however, looks to be coping just fine. In […]

The San Antonio Spurs’ medical staff are being put under a bad light after a report surfaced that former Spurs guard Danny Green played parts of last season with an undetected groin injury. Green admitted that during the premiere episode of his own podcast, Inside the Green Room. Green only found out how hurt he […]

Without a doubt, DeMar DeRozan is going to bring plenty to the San Antonio Spurs’ table. DeRozan was the top prize the Spurs got after finally parting ways with Kawhi Leonard by trading the embattled forward to the Toronto Raptors along with Danny Green. Apart from DeRozan, the Spurs also got young big man Jakob […]

There will be no sightings of Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard in this week’s Team USA minicamp in Las Vegas, as Leonard has opted to focus on assimilating to his new basketball environment north of the border, according to Chris Haynes of ESPN. Toronto forward Kawhi Leonard will not attend USA Basketball minicamp in Las […]

Divisional rivalry in the NBA isn’t as big of a thing as it is in the other three North American major professional sports leagues, but anytime it manifests, it can be pretty intense – if not hilarious. Take for example this social media exchange between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets of the […]

The Atlanta Hawks’ front office made another offseason move on Tuesday, though a minor one, by signing free agent forward Alex Poythress to a two-way deal, according to Chris Haynes of ESPN. Since it’s a two-way deal that he signed with the Hawks, Poythress is expected to spend most of his time next season suiting […]

Grammy-nominated artist Demi Lovato took the headlines today, albeit for a very unfortunate reason, as it has been reported that the singer was rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles after allegedly suffering from a drug overdose, per TMZ. Demi Lovato was rushed to an L.A. hospital after suffering what appears to be a heroin overdose, […]

Enes Kanter is not a superstar. He is also not an All-Star. He is not even the best player on the New York Knicks. That would be unicorn Kristaps Porzingis. But there’s a wave of pride in Kanter right now after he was recently included by Bleacher Report on its list of Most Influential People […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz is currently in the middle of his preparation for the 2018-19 season after nearly sitting out his entire rookie year in the NBA. Fultz, however, took some time in between his busy schedule to post what seems to be a meaningful public announcement with regards to mental health. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlocexjHNB6/ Fultz […]

The Los Angeles Lakers caught the biggest fish this summer, when they signed LeBron James to a four-year, $153 million deal. And by doing so, the Lakers have increased their chances not only of making it to the playoffs for the first time since 2013, but also of making it all the way into the […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars have added a new piece to their offensive line, signing undrafted rookie offensive lineman Tony Adams on Monday, according to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. By absorbing another body to their 90-man roster, the Jaguars were compelled to cut lineman Sean Hickey. The Jaguars have signed rookie offensive lineman Tony Adams to their […]

It’s one thing to give NFL players ratings on Madden that they would not like. It’s another to make their virtual versions in the game look nothing close to reality. Such was the case for Dallas Cowboys defensive end Tyrone Crawford, who took to social media to express his utter disgust over the way Madden […]

Wide receiver Kenny Britt may have to wait for a little longer before he sees action on the field, as the New England Patriots’ training camp will kick off with him on the PUP (Physically unable to perform) list. This is according to Tom Pelissero of NFL.com, who also said that Britt is on pace […]

It may take some time for people to get used to the fact that DeMar DeRozan is now a member of the San Antonio Spurs after he was traded to the Western Conference by the Toronto Raptors. That said, the superstar forward is making his moves to build a stronger link between him, his new […]

Teams coming off a successful season usually have the tendency to take their foot off the gas pedal. It also causes players of those teams to suddenly have inflated egos, which in turn could lead to the erosion of their chemistry. That hasn’t been the case for the Golden State Warriors over the past few […]