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Boston Celtics general manager and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was successful in beating the Utah Jazz in the Gordon Hayward free agency sweepstakes this summer. His son, however, wasn’t as lucky in his own venture in the state, as Tanner Ainge has decided to forfeit his primary election campaign for a congressional seat […]

For every team like the New England Patriots, who are always virtual locks to get in the playoffs, there is a fringe postseason franchise stuck in the middle, one that’s on the outside looking in. Below, we take a look at three teams the rest of the league shouldn’t be sleeping on despite missing the […]

It’s all about the mindset for Cleveland Browns quarterback Brock Osweiler. The 26-year-old will enter the 2017 NFL season on the heels of a bad year with the Houston Texans that he’d rather forget. After sort of swindling the Texans, who signed him to a four-year, $72-million contract in 2016, Osweiler quickly became a poster […]

Mitchell Trubisky is apprently getting the Tim Tebow treatment in Chicago. That’s according to Bears coach John Fox, who was quoted by Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, comparing the burgeoning excitement the Windy City has for this year’s second-overall draft pick to that of Tebow’s first season with the Denver Broncos in 2011. […]

Norris Cole is packing his bags for Israel. The six-year NBA veteran has attracted minor interests from teams during this free agency period and upon weighing his options, has been reported by international basketball expert David Pick to have agreed upon a deal with Euroleague ball club, Maccabi Tel Aviv. NBA veteran guard Norris Cole is signing […]

Old habits die hard. Charles Oakley is still living up to that axiom as clearly exemplified by the back fist hit he laid right on Al Harrington’s face during a BIG3 contest between Oakley’s Killer 3s squad and Harrington’s Trilogy. Oakley announced last week that he’ll be going beyond his role of coaching the Killer […]

Like most basketball analysts, L.A. Clippers center DeAndre Jordan knows how big of a hit the team took following Chris Paul’s departure via a trade to the Houston Rockets this summer. While speaking to Jovan Buha of ESPN, Jordan expressed Paul’s unequaled value to the Clippers, particularly in terms of setting the table on offense. […]

In a sense, the Minnesota Timberwolves this summer are like a welterweight bulking up in size and moving up three weight classes to compete with the big boys. From a team that went teetering on the classification border of playoff-bound and playoff-pretender last season, Minnesota now has become one that’s considered a serious threat in […]

The 2017 NFL regular season has yet to begin but Kansas City Chiefs rookie gunslinger Patrick Mahomes II has already made progress in his young professional career. After an impressive preseason debut, albeit in a 27-17 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers last Friday, Mahomes has been moved up by the Chiefs to No. […]

Mike Glennon can breathe easy for now, as he remains the top quarterback of choice by Chicago Bears head coach John Fox per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Bears coach John Fox said that there won’t be a change to the depth chart at quarterback because Mitchell Trubisky had a good game against the Broncos after […]

Undefeated and all-time great boxer Floyd Mayweather intends to defeat MMA superstar Conor McGregor in a boxing match a little over two weeks from now. As for his long term plans, it includes buying his own NBA franchise. Asked by ESPN if he’s into fantasy football, Mayweather replied that while he’s not into it, he’s […]

Generally viewed as the best-run organization in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs have been often cited by plenty of personalities around the league as the model franchise several other teams look up to. That includes former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, who made a recent appearance on ESPN’s “The Jump” to discuss a […]

As among the preeminent bad boys of the NBA, New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins has a mile-long list of run-ins with the game’s rule enforcers. That’s not expected to change, as he continues to make it public just how much he detests the league’s referees. Russ Bengston of Complex recently had a sit-down talk […]

Apparently, Mike Conley Jr. isn’t just paid by the Memphis Grizzlies a truckload of money to play point guard for the team, as he was also tasked to model its new Nike-made uniforms. Unlike the Phoenix Suns, who used mannequins to show off their fresh threads, the Grizzlies were successful in interrupting one of their […]

Hollis Thompson is bringing his talents to Greece. Unable to settle a deal with an NBA team this summer, Thompson has decided to go overseas for the first time in his career, as it was announced by Euroleague, through it’s website, that the forward has been added by Olympiacos Piraeus to the club’s roster. The exact […]

The Phoenix Suns finished the 2016-17 campaign at the bottom of the Western Conference with a pathetic record of 24-58 — second worst in the NBA. Notwithstanding the different aesthetic tastes of their fans, it’s probably safe to say that the Suns’ faithful would find it more appealing to stare at the team’s new uniform […]

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and his hoodie have been inseparable from each other this summer. But there’s another tandem involving Anthony that has piqued the interest of the always rumor-thirsty basketball universe. And that’s Anthony and Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum, who teamed up in Academy Basketball’s “M7 Blackout Sessions” that was […]

You either retire a legend or hang in the NBA long enough that a documentary about your life is going to show in theaters while you’re still playing. ANNOUNCEMENT: Our documentary #TheCarterEffect, directed by @SeanMenard, will be premiering at @TIFF_NET in September. #TIFF17 pic.twitter.com/1Tk52l1s9F — UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) August 9, 2017 That is, of course, in […]

Not even Adrian Wojnarowski could’ve seen this coming, but it appears that Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout is now a Philadelphia 76er. That’s after the reigning MLB American League MVP took to Twitter Wednesday night to pay homage to Philly basketball by posting an image of him draped in full Ben Simmons 76ers gear. […]

The Houston Rockets are enjoying a great summer, knowing that they’ll enter the 2017-18 season with a restocked and fortified roster that now features a deadly backcourt combo of Chris Paul and James Harden. But it’s not always going to be this much fun for the Rockets, as they found out Wednesday night that their […]

Former Villanova Wildcat guard Maalik Wayns is the Dallas Mavericks’ newest addition to the roster. The team announced the move on Wednesday and was reported also by Dallas beat writer Earl K. Sneed on Twitter. While specific details of the contract are currently hard to come by, Wayns’ arrival to the Mavericks’ fold appears to […]

A sequel to the Space Jam cult flick has long been reported to be in the works, though the production appears to be just in the earliest of phases with actual shooting yet to start. That hasn’t stopped the public from talking about the possible current NBA players who’ll be in the remake — aside […]

In three years so far in his NBA career, Denver Nuggets shooting guard Gary Harris has, at least, once experienced perhaps the most anxiety-inducing experience for a player: being part of incessant trade rumors. That was earlier this summer, when the former Michigan State Spartan was learned to be among the pieces of an aborted […]

Care to be fed with some more Lonzo Ball news, particularly one that concerns what shoes his virtual self is sporting in NBA 2k18? In a photo posted on Twitter by Steve Noah of OperationsSports, Ball’s character isn’t sporting a Big Baller Brand pair. Instead, his feet are covered with Nike branded footwear. Lonzo Ball […]

Last Monday, a select group of high school players had the privilege of sharing the hardwood with two-time NBA MVP, Stephen Curry during the yearly SC30 Select Camp in Walnut Creek, California. Curry, of course, didn’t take the game that seriously but it was obvious how big the gap in talent was between the Golden State […]

Brandon Armstrong is back at it again. Also known for his social media handle, BdotAdot5, Armstrong added another viral clip to his expansive, and still growing, portfolio of impersonations as he recently parodied Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball. .@ZO2_ Demeanor Be Like… pic.twitter.com/as30vUGacy — Dot (@BdotAdot5) August 8, 2017 In a video posted on […]

In any professional basketball league drafts, the top selection almost always possesses a promising track record in college or in the amateur ranks that make it look like they absolutely deserve being taken first. At first glance, that doesn’t seem to be case in this year’s Chinese Basketball Association Draft, where a former US Division […]

A discussion of basketball culture wouldn’t be complete these days without touching on the subject of what players wear on the court. Uniforms have evolved from being a mere practical article to being a key selling point of the sport. It has also become a vehicle for teams to brag just how many NBA titles […]

You won’t see Dennis Smith Jr. wearing any other footwear brand other than Under Armour for the foreseeable future. Earlier, it was reported that Smith was close to sealing a deal with Under Armour and it didn’t take long for that to be officially realized with details about the contract starting to pour in. According […]

If you woke up this morning thinking how Zaza Pachulia is doing these days, wonder no more. The Golden State Warriors center is currently in his home country of Georgia, where he’s apparently making rounds, showing his people what an NBA champion looks like. And as proof that Georgians take pride in Pachulia being part […]

More money is coming the way of Dallas Mavericks rookie, Dennis Smith Jr. After signing a four-year rookie contract with the Mavericks, Smith appears to be not done generating profit before he even takes his first shot attempt in an NBA regular season game, as it was reported by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman that the former […]

There’s something  in Georgia this week that Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, and Orlando, to name a few NBA cities, would die to have: a championship parade. Well, not exactly a parade, but at least the Larry O’Brien Trophy is there for Georgians to see, thanks to Georgia-native, Zaza Pachulia. In a clip posted […]

The smallest player to ever play in the NBA has big stories to tell. That’s former Charlotte Hornets point guard Muggsy Bogues, whose high school basketball team is the focus of a highly-anticipated sports documentary from ESPN’s 30-for-30 series. Titled as “Baltimore Boys”, the documentary centers around the Dunbar Poets, a Bogues-led squad that went […]

It’s throwback season for eight NBA teams this coming 2017-18 campaign with the league greenlighting the use of vintage threads for the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, and Phoenix Suns. This was earlier noted by Conrad Burry of Sportslogo.net, which also stated that the […]

Nerlens Noel is currently looking for a new contract in the NBA, but if ever the Philadelphia 76ers want to send feelers his way, tell them to don’t bother. Noel’s level of interest towards his former team seems to have waned so much that in a typically curt interview with TMZ, the former Kentucky Wildcat […]

The NBA might not just be the only big basketball platform that’ll see a Manu Ginobili return. Writing for The Players’ Tribune, Argentinian and former NBA player, Luis Scola, teased readers and hoop fans with the idea of Ginobili donning their country’s colors again in the 2020 Olympics. Hey Manu, see you in 2020 in Tokyo? […]

Color is an important issue for the Brooklyn Nets—color of their players’ urine to be exact. That was revealed by guard Joe Harris, who told Zach Lowe of ESPN that the organization is all eyes on the tint of their excretion to ensure that the team’s players are in tip-top condition. Every player does individual […]

At 31 years old, Dwight Howard should be mature enough to distinguish what is and what isn’t appropriate to wear when going out. But based on what he put on during his recent visit to Hooters for a snack, it appears as though Howard has yet to reach that level of wisdom. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXVLn8NFoRy/ This is […]

Everyone has seen lately a tremendous share of exaggerated claims, mostly coming from the mouth of LaVar Ball, who said he could beat Michael Jordan one-on-one. But just before everyone could settle down and file that comment under garbage, here comes another hot take, this time from retired NBA player and current BIG3 competitor, Kenyon […]