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It appears one of the most famous franchises in sports, the New York Knicks could be getting a new owner in the near future thanks to James Dolan’s current moves. The Madison Square Garden stock prices have risen since Wednesday when team owner and CEO of the Madison Square Garden James Dolan said he is […]

After the season ended there were six or eight teams that thought they could make a real run at getting LeBron James this offseason. It seemed to trickle down to four with the Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets. Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers all figuring to be players. It appears now that that list has […]

The Boston Celtics have been rumored to be trying to acquire Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs, but it might be hard to do with the Celtics not willing to give up some of their young stars. According to Steve Bullpet of the Boston Herald, as nice as it would be to get Leonard, the […]

LeBron James has officially opted out of his contract and will become a free agent on July 1st. It seems that the two favorites to now land him with the opt-out is the Los Angeles Lakers or the Cleveland Cavaliers. James already owns a house in Los Angeles and now he is taking extra precautions to […]

New York Knicks center Enes Kanter still hasn’t made his decision if he will opt into his $18.6 million option, and that news comes from Kanter himself. Early Friday morning Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports reported that Kanter would exercise his player option and return to the New York Knicks. New York Knicks center Enes […]

LeBron James has officially opted out of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and there is one team that really hurts, the Houston Rockets. LeBron James has informed the Cavs he won’t opt into his contract. This decision is favorable to the Lakers chances, hurts the Rockets chances and the Cavs remain firmly in mix. […]

Paul Geoge officially told the Oklahoma City Thunder that he was opting out of the final year of his contract, and evidently, he has made his decision for what he’s opting into, a new hairstyle. Bleacher Report posted a photo of the new look, and it appears that George has taken up the cornrows lifestyle. […]

Zach LaVine is a restricted free agent this summer and there was a discussion before his ACL injury that LaVine might be worth a max contract. Chicago Tribune thinks Bulls want to sign Zach LaVine at $14-16M per year https://t.co/HNhffc3HiE — SportsEthos Fantasy Basketball (@ethosfantasyNBA) June 28, 2018 The Chicago Bulls have decided he isn’t worth […]

Gregg Popovich met with Kawhi Leonard just over a week in hopes that the San Antonio Spurs and Leonard could get on the same page and that the relationship could be repaired. How the meeting went is a mystery and nothing really came away from it good or bad. Now it appears that the meeting […]

Free agency doesn’t start until July 1st, and that is when all the big offseason moves are supposed to be taking place, but it looks like the offseason madness could be starting a few days early. Tim Tompkins of Suns Solar Panel reports on Twitter that there is going to be a big trade coming […]

The biggest news story of the next week is all about LeBron James and where he is going to go. Some have the kid from Akron going to the Los Angeles Lakers, some having him going to the Houston Rockets and some have him staying home with the Cleveland Cavaliers. There seems to be more steam […]

There have been a lot of rumors the last week about LeBron James teaming up with Kawhi Leonard or Paul George in Los Angeles, but could there be a new player on the block? Stephen A Smith of ESPN said on First Take that LeBron James texted Kevin Durant about joining up on the Los […]

There have been some rumors swirling around the NBA that a big Phoenix Suns trade is about to go down, and one Cleveland business owner thinks that it’s going to be a clue of what will happen with LeBron James. https://twitter.com/bakebomb/status/1012298966522847234 Who exactly is going to be traded to the Suns is unclear, but there […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has won the MVP award, multiple championships and is a global icon, but he still hasn’t reached his ultimate goal… to be a drummer in a band. On Curry’s YouTube show ” Five Minutes From Home” he talked with YouTube star Rudy Mancuso about a variety of topics, and wanting to be […]

There have been rumors that Kyrie Irving might leave the Boston Celtics after this upcoming season, but that isn’t something Irving is worried about right now. In fact, Irving has really enjoyed his time with the Celtics, and it reminds him a lot of his college days with the Duke Blue Devils. “Going to Boston, […]

Kyrie Irving and LeBron James clearly had some issues when they played together on the Cleveland Cavaliers but they haven’t reached the point of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Kyrie Irving, now with the Boston Celtics, hasn’t been afraid to throw the praise at LeBron the last year when he has deserved it. He was […]

Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski is well respected around the college basketball game, and when he hangs it up, he will go down as one of the best coaches of all time. Not everyone is a fan of his recruiting tactics, and Wendell Carter Sr. wasn’t afraid to tell his opinion on how he […]

Paul George is one of the biggest free agent names this summer, and it seems like he will be deciding between two teams in the Los Angeles Lakers or the Oklahoma City Thunder. George hasn’t made many comments about his free agency decision, but he he has dropped a few hints. In the first part […]

There were some questions after the 2017-18 NBA season surrounding Aaron Gordon and what precisely the Orlando Magic were going to do with him. He is a restricted free agent which means the Magic have the chance to match any offer he receives in free agency. They can also try to work out a deal with him […]

Greg Hardy seems to have gotten his life back on the right track after being accused of domestic violence. The charges were dropped because his accuser failed to appear for the jury trial. The Dallas Cowboys ended up releasing him, and now he has a contract deal with the UFC after a few successful fights. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has a big decision to make in the next few weeks about where he wants to play next year. The heavy betting favorite to land him in NBA free agency is the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the Lakers’ rising stars, Kyle Kuzma, had some interesting comments about James coming […]

Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs have a few issues to sort out this summer, and the big question is will both sides be able to come together. Head coach Gregg Popovich and Leonard met last week, but Peter Vecsey doesn’t think it matters because Leonard has already emotionally checked out. “Emotionally, Kawhi has […]

James Harden is known for his play on the court, and now he can add MVP to the list of his accomplishments. There is one thing that the Houston Rockets guard is more famous for, and it has nothing to do with his play on his court. It’s his beard. All the way back in […]

Victor Oladipo and the Indiana Pacers took LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games in their opening series during last years playoffs, and that has given Oladipo some confidence. Oladipo was asked by TMZ Sports who he would like to see come to Indiana during free agency and without hesitation, Oladipo said LeBron […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans have high expectations for this summer. If it was up to them they would have LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, and Paul George on the roster next year, but chances are that isn’t going to happen. Even if that isn’t reasonable it is expected that the Lakers will be major players this […]

ESPN’s Body issue is one of the more popular magazine issues over the year. It futures pro athletes wearing absolutely nothing or close to it and them posing in athletics positions. The only NBA player to be featured in this years magazine is Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves and his girlfriend Kawahine Andrade has a […]

Imagine how different the NBA draft would have been last week if every team had already gotten their free agents signed. If the Houston Rockets have their way, that is the way the NBA offseason will be constructed in the very near future. According to Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Rockets proposed a rule change […]

In terms of summer free agency it is LeBron James, and everyone else, but there are still a lot of good other players that could be available. DeAndre Jordan is one of those guys who has to decide if he wants to opt into the final year of his deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. […]

The biggest storyline going into free agency is where exactly is LeBron James going to land. One of the major players is the Houston Rockets, and although Rockets players are saying they don’t need to get him to compete for the NBA Finals, they are still all in trying to land the superstar. It remains […]

There have been a lot of rumors the last few weeks that Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets’ management had a little beef over the All-Star point guard’s contract situation. But after the NBA awards show, he seemed to shut that down. “Ain’t we beefing?” 😂Here’s @CP3, @DMorey & Rockets CEO Tad Brown on reports […]

It has been a couple weeks since Kawhi Leonard requested a trade from the San Antonio Spurs, and with every passing day the picture seems to get clearer about where he could end up. The BetDSI Sportsbook released a future on where Leonard is going to end up, with a couple of surprising odds. The […]

There is no question that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook is one the best players in the world, but over the last few years, there have been questions about how good of a teammate he actually is. Zach Lowe on his podcast said that he has talked to players around the league who would […]

One of the big storylines this summer to watch across the NBA is exactly what is going to happen with Kawhi Leonard. Will the San Antonio Spurs and Leonard be able to work out their differences and will the Spurs decide it’s time to move on and trade him? Paul Gasol who has been with […]

Part of the reason the Atlanta Hawks drafted Trae Young was because of his unlimited range. A lot like Stephen Curry whenever Young crosses half court, a defender better be on him, because otherwise, he will pull up. In the Hawks’ practice facility, they have a four-point line that is used to help with team […]

It’s still a year before Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics hits NBA free agency, but there have already been rumors circulating that he’ll seriously consider going to the New York Knicks when that time comes. Irving was doing an interview with the New York media about his upcoming movie, “Uncle Drew” and was asked […]

Linebacker Anthony Barr and the Minnesota Vikings have talked about a contract extension but so far they haven’t been able to reach a number. Barr has voiced wanting to get an extension done, and he told Nick Shook of NFL Media that the next move is on the Vikings, and he has done everything in […]

Chris Paul and LeBron James are close, and there have been many talks in the past about them teaming up on an NBA team in the future. This summer could be a perfect time making a new super team with the Houston Rockets, but James Harden doesn’t think Paul is recruiting James to the Lonestar […]

To be in the ESPN Body issue an athlete has to be very comfortable in his body and for Karl Anthony Towns that is something he is. Towns were always really tall and hit a growth spurt in eighth grade, for some that might be awkward, but for Towns, he treated it as his superpower. […]

The Dallas Mavericks gave up a future first-round draft pick to get Luka Doncic, and the expectations are high. As such, there is hope that he can be the next superstar for the team. Dirk Nowitzki doesn’t have many years left in the NBA, and there needs to be a new face of the franchise […]