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Draymond Green and DeMarcus Cousins are two of the more colorful players in the NBA, and having them in the same locker room might scare some folks, but Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr feels prepared. Steve Kerr: "I know DeMarcus is known as an emotional player, but Draymond has been preparing me for […]

Robert Williams hasn’t gotten off to a good start with the Boston Celtics, and it now looks to have gotten worse. In his first Summer League game, he left after playing 6:45 minutes with a left knee contusion. #NEBHInjuryReport: Robert Williams suffered a left knee contusion and will not return to tonight's game. — Boston […]

Once LeBron James announced that he was going to the Los Angeles Lakers, people could immediately start to preorder jersey’s online, but when they are allowed to be shipped is still on hold. NBA stores or retailers online aren’t allowed to ship or sell in person jerseys until a player has officially signed his contract. One […]

The New York Knicks have used this offseason to get younger, and with the rebuild on, they have let some of their older guys walk. Kyle O’Quinn has signed a one year deal with the Indiana Pacers, and it appears that Michael Beasley won’t be back with the team next year either. According to the New […]

The New York Knicks are going through a rebuild and it sounds like next year might get a whole lot more difficult. There really hasn’t been a timetable set for when Kristaps Porzingas, and when he will return from his ACL injury, but according to Ashish Mathur of Amico Hoops, the Knicks are preparing for […]

Lonzo Ball has only been on the Los Angeles Lakers for one season and his name has already been floating around in trade rumors. The Lakers have been pursuing Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs to team up with LeBron James, and if that was completed it could require shipping Ball out. It was […]

Cheick Diallo is entering his third year with the New Orleans Pelicans, and that includes playing in the Summer League. This will be the third year in a row he has played in the Summer League and although some players might get frustrated having to play in the league for another year, Diallo is making […]

It’s been over a week since Roosevelt Rene’s dead body was discovered in Janoris Jenkins house, and Jenkins has finally made his first public statements to TMZ. “With regret and sadness I wish to inform the fans, and the public a good friend of mine Roosevelt Rene a.k.a. Trypps Beats was found dead at my […]

Just before the 2017 NFL Draft, Ohio State cornerback Gareon Conley was accused of raping a woman in a hotel, and it created some doubts about his draft position. The Oakland Raiders corner Conley was never charged with rape but faced a civil lawsuit from the woman because she “sustained serious physical, psychological, emotional and mental […]

Kyle Kuzma hasn’t been afraid to get on Twitter to try and recruit players to team up on the Los Angeles Lakers, and it appears he has found his next target. On Thursday morning Kuzma sent out a tweet tagging Dwyane Wade’s twitter handle, but there was no other writing with the Tweet. The tweet […]

It’s only been a few days since LeBron James agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers for the next four seasons, but the rest of the team that will surround the superstar is really starting to take place. They have brought in the likes of Lance Stephenson and Rajon Rondo, and there have been […]

With LeBron James agreeing to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers and the rest of the team starting to fill out, a curious crop of gritty players is evident on their roster. However, there seems to be one important type of players they’re missing — shooters. With James’ ability to drive and dish, it’s important […]

The number one rule about the fight club is to not talk about the fight club, but for some NFL players, it could help reduce suspensions. Mike Florio of Pro Football talk was reviewing the NFL rules on performance-enhancing drugs regarding the  Julian Edelman suspension and discovered that players who turn on other players or […]

Running back Aaron Jones was expected to compete for the starting job for the Green Bay Packers, but he might be in the backseat now after the NFL handed down a two-game suspension on Tuesday afternoon. The suspension is in response to an arrest last October where he was pulled over for speeding. The officer […]

It’s been a few days since LeBron James decided to take his talents to Southern California to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. More players have been speaking out about LeBron’s decision and Bucks talent Giannis Antetokounmpo says he can’t blame James for making the decision, even though he was shocked by the move. “I […]

One of the more surprising moves this NBA offseason was the Los Angeles Clippers and Doc Rivers trading his son, Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Marcin Gortat. There were some who questioned if Doc would ever trade his son, and when he finally did it seemed to come out of the blue. […]

After re-signing Chris Paul and still hoping to get a contract done with Clint Capela, the Houston Rockets don’t have a ton of money to round out the rest of their roster. They did find another solid player to come off the bench, signing Michael Carter-Williams, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Michael Carter-Williams has reached […]

With the Detroit Pistons making a change at coach this offseason, bringing in Dwane Casey, everyone is going to have to learn a new system. The summer league was the perfect time for Luke Kennard to get some extra practices and games in, and get a jump start on the transition. That idea has been […]

Jordan Bell opened up a lot of eyes with his play during his rookie year with the Golden State Warriors, but it’s important for the Warriors success that he takes another step forward. With the Warriors strapped for cash, it’s important that the guys still on their rookie contracts play key roles off the bench. […]

After the New York Knicks made Isaiah Hicks a restricted free agent this offseason, it appears he is ready to sign the 2-way deal and stay in the Knicks organization for at least one more year. Isaiah Hicks is expected to sign a 2-way contract with the Knicks shortly, per ESPN sources. — Ian Begley (@IanBegley) […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves looking for veteran help appear to be nearing a one year deal with Anthony Tolliver, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports. Free agent forward Anthony Tolliver is nearing a one-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, league sources tell Yahoo. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2018 Tolliver played two seasons for […]

Arizona Cardinals Patrick Peterson is one the best defensive players in the league, but the last few years his impact on the game has seemed to diminish as offenses go away from him on the field. That still does have an impact on the game, but the stats haven’t been as nice as early on […]

Le’Veon Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers still haven’t been able to reach a contract agreement, and it appears it will be another year that Bell plays under the franchise tag, which also could mean this is the last year that Bell plays in the Steel City. Former Steelers great Jerome Bettis said it’s time that […]

With LeBron James going to the Los Angeles Lakers and DeMarcus Cousins taking a big pay cut to sign with the Golden State Warriors, there is no question that the West is the superior conference. L.A. Clippers guard Lou Williams thinks that these last few moves could push the league to finally make a change […]

The Los Angeles Rams made a lot of moves this offseason to improve their team, but there is one position where they are really inexperienced: linebacker. After the departures of Alec Ogletree, Connor Barwin, and Robert Mathis, Cory Littleton, Samson Ebukam, and Matt Longacre are expected to be the starting linebackers this year. Those three only have […]

Tyreke Evans has another meeting set up on Tuesday, this time with the Indiana Pacers according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Free agent guard Tyreke Evans traveled to meet with the Indiana Pacers today, league sources tell ESPN. There’s interest on both sides to get a deal done, but still work to do on it. […]

After resigning Chris Paul, the Houston Rockets are pretty strapped for free cash to spend on free agents so they are looking for cheaper options to fill out their roster; enter Michael Carter-Williams. According to Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Rockets have set up a meeting with Carter-Williams on Sunday. Houston Rockets officials have a meeting […]

The Golden State Warriors opened up their summer league on Monday night but took care of some business beforehand, signing their first-round pick Jacob Evans to his rookie contract. Warriors officially announce the signing of rookie first rounder Jacob Evans. — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) July 2, 2018 The former Cincinnati Bearcat was taken with the 28th overall […]

Playing in places like Los Angeles or New York can be tough because of how tough the media can be, especially during tough times. It seems it doesn’t matter how good a player is, if they go through a tough stretch the media in those markets are quick to turn. Former Los Angeles Lakers great […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have the new face of their current franchise with LeBron James committing to the playing in Southern California for at least the next three seasons. Brian Windhorst of ESPN, who has been pretty in tune with LeBron over the years, thinks that he went to Los Angeles because he feels like […]

The Utah Jazz has locked up a big part of their success last year, re-signing Derrick Favors to a new contract according to Marc J. Spears of the Undefeated. Utah is re-signing Derrick Favors, a source told @TheUndefeated — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) July 2, 2018 The deal is for $36 million over two years […]

LeBron James is headed to Southern California to play for the Los Angeles Lakers and it might be an understatement to say that Lakers fans are excited. They celebrated outside Staples Center on Sunday night, and they have gone online to preorder number 23 jerseys in the purple and gold. According to Darren Rovell of […]

It was leaked a while ago, but now 2K has confirmed that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be the cover athlete of the standard edition of NBA 2k19. https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/1013821499239645185 This was a bit anti-climatic because of the leak, but it is still a great honor for a superstar in this league. Antetokounmpo is the first international athlete player […]

With the more news that comes out about concussions, the more the NFL is trying to get ahead of the curve and change the rules to try and limit the concussions. One of the new rules implemented this NFL offseason revolves around kickoffs and making it safer. Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey knows the rules are meant […]

Derrius Guice was projected to be a first-round draft pick in April, but some questions about his character made him fall to the second round where the Washington Redskins selected him. He has tried to get out on the right foot with the Redskins and has already done some great community work. Guice was inspired […]

The Portland Trail Blazers don’t have a ton of cap space to work with this summer, so coming into free agency they knew they were looking for some cheap shooting help. It appears they have found one of those guys signing Nik Stauskas to a one-year minimum deal. Stauskas will sign a one-year, minimum deal, […]

Earlier, it was announced that Russell Westbrook would be hosting a party in Oklahoma City that Paul George would be attending. When that news came down, it sparked the rumors of the last few days pointing to Geroge returning to the Oklahoma City Thunder. George confirmed that he would be staying with the Thunder shortly […]

There are a lot of big name free agents this summer, but one of the forgotten names happens to be DeMarcus Cousins, who is still recovering from an ACL injury. He is expected to have a pretty limited market because of the risk that surrounds him, but former Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin seems to […]

Just a few hours after Enes Kanter denied that he had made his decision on his player option with the New York Knicks for next year, it appears now that he has made the decision. Kanter posted a picture on Twitter that says “Make Knicks Great Again” and shows him sitting at a podium in […]