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The reported trade between the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans involving Nikola Mirotic has now fallen apart, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The trade that was reported was that the Bulls would receive Omer Asik and a first-round pick for Mirotic, but now it appears to not be happening. Mirotic has long been […]

The Washington Wizards are having a lukewarm 2017-18 campaign, and it appears that things are going to get even tougher. Their All-Star, leader, and floor general, John Wall, is expected to miss the next six weeks as he will be undergoing a knee procedure. The inevitable challenges of Wall’s absence, however, won’t sway the Wizards […]

UPDATE: Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Bulls’ trade of Nikola Mirotic to the Pelicans has now fallen apart. The Chicago Bulls will send forward Nikola Mirotic to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for center Omer Asik and a first-round pick, according to Vincent Goodwill of NBC Sports Chicago. Mirotic was certainly the hottest prospect […]

Despite being part of a rebuilding season, the Atlanta Hawks are expected to roll the dice during this NBA trade deadline, likely dangling some of their veterans on the trade market to see if they can get any young assets in return. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the Hawks are looking […]

Through the wake of the blockbuster Blake Griffin trade that shook a relatively meek NBA trade deadline to its core, other teams are likely to remain put through Feb. 8. The Golden State Warriors have a sizable four-game lead on the Houston Rockets for first place in the West and are likely not to pursue […]

The L.A. Clippers walked back the pillar to their foundation after signing him to a massive five-year, $173 million max extension this summer, hoping he’d be the building block of the future at the wake of a Chris Paul departure. “It was a (bleeping) hard decision,” one league source told NBA.com’s David Aldridge on Monday night. […]

The L.A. Clippers and Detroit Pistons came together on Monday for one of the bigger deals of this season. Detroit will receive All-Star power forward Blake Griffin, forward Brice Johnson, and center Willie Reed from the Clippers. In return, the Pistons will send Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, as well as a first and second-round pick to […]

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall is slated to undergo a “clean-up” knee procedure, which will sideline him for the next six-to-eight weeks, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. The dime maestro traveled to Cleveland yesterday for a second opinion on his bothersome knee, missing his second game in a row, and possibly […]

The never-ending saga of Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz and his recovery continues. The latest was centered around one of the issues that could be affecting his rehabilitation process. ESPN’s Mark Jones and Doris Burke served as the broadcasters for Sunday’s matchup between the Sixers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The two partners referenced Fultz […]

The Detroit Pistons and L.A. Clippers came together for a blockbuster trade on Monday. The Pistons received All-Star power forward Blake Griffin, forward Brice Johnson, and center Willie Reed from the Clippers. In return, the Pistons sent Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, as well as a first and second-round pick to the Clippers. Via Sam Amico of AmicoHoops.net: […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ front office delivered some surprise across the league this past week when they fired erstwhile head coach Jason Kidd. The team’s All-Star, Giannis Antetokounmpo, was among the most who got caught off-guard, as he even offered to intervene for his beloved mentor. Such situations usually mess things up, but this Bucks squad is […]

SportsNation co-host and ESPN LA radio personality Marcellus Wiley was in complete disbelief when the suggested trade for Blake Griffin involving the L.A. Clippers and Detroit Pistons that was, at that time, newly announced came to fruition minutes later, sending him into a frantic zone. Wiley has been known to be a self-professed Clippers diehard, […]

Does Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry get to the foul line enough? His teammate in veteran power forward David West certainly does not think so. When asked if Curry’s inability to go to the charity stripe more has something to do with his nice-guy persona, West gave a pretty great answer to members of […]

The Denver Nuggets will be without center Mason Plumlee when they face the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. Plumlee suffered a strained his right calf during Monday’s game versus the Boston Celtics. The 6-foot-11 center was having a dominant game against Boston, scoring 16 points with eight rebounds and two blocks in over 28 minutes […]

Just this past offseason, Blake Griffin re-signed for a max contract with the L.A. Clippers. While he was thought of as the team’s franchise player for at least another four years, as he owns an opt-out clause in the final season of his agreement, the Clippers pulled off a sudden deal on Monday that sent […]

The Los Angeles Clippers shocked the world by dealing superstar forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 29. With a few weeks left until the NBA trade deadline, the Clippers are sitting at 25-24 in the 9th seed of the Western Conference with many options in front of them. A .500 winning percentage […]

Many across the sports world were very surprised when the L.A. Clippers traded the face of their franchise, star forward Blake Griffin, to the Detroit Pistons for multiple players and draft picks on Monday afternoon. On Monday night, the Clippers released an official statement, via ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly on Twitter, giving details about the blockbuster […]

LaVar Ball is known for his rather ridiculous claims towards himself, his family, and the members of the NBA. On Monday, Ball made another questionable claim that Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is the ‘Milli Vanilli‘ of coaching, throwing shade at the latter’s hand in shaping the team’s dominance over the past few […]

L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is the latest to give his message to Blake Griffin after his team pulled off the sudden trade that sent their star forward to the Detroit Pistons. The billionaire took to his Twitter account to post a farewell message to Griffin and thank him for the years of service he […]

Since the start of the season, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has continued to impress with his solid all-around game. From scoring in different ways to his versatility on the defensive end, he has turned a lot of heads and living up to expectations placed on his young shoulders being the third overall pick in […]

Although the Dallas Mavericks’ fourth-quarter rally came up just short on Monday night against the Miami Heat, rising star rookie guard Dennis Smith Jr. of the Mavs had quite an impressive play. It came at the expense of Heat guard Josh Richardson in the fourth quarter. With just under three minutes to go in regulation […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have hit their stride and are slowly climbing up the Western Conference standings. And they have done so by recording the second-best record to the Golden State Warriors since the start of December. Since December 1, the Thunder have a record of 22-8 as the team that was put together during […]

Monday night kicked off the intensity of the NBA’s trade deadline with the move of Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons. Griffin, who signed a five-year $171 million deal with the L.A. Clippers last summer, was traded in an instant. This transaction demonstrates that no one is truly safe from the uncertainty of the trade […]

Reddit is home to the craziest things you will ever see in your life. On its fun side, though, it’s also where you can learn some very interesting trivia. Such was proven following the recent trade that sent L.A. Clippers superstar Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons. In the NBA subreddit, user ohgosh_thejosh shared some […]

As the trade deadline approaches, many NBA teams will try to add pieces to their unit to compete for a postseason spot this year. One of those teams are the Portland Trailblazers, who are currently fighting for playoff positioning. If the Blazers want to make the most of this year’s trade deadline, they will have […]

Following the surprise trade the L.A. Clippers and Detroit Pistons pulled off on Monday centered around Blake Griffin, the basketball world has given their opinion about it via multiple social media platforms. From average fan to members of the media, they have all given their thoughts on the biggest trade so far ahead of the […]

It is normal for people to commit head-scratching mistakes. Usually, everyone learns from them and move on. For this particular turnover committed by Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic, there was quite the flair for the dramatic. Early in the first quarter during Monday night’s contest between the Nuggets and the Boston Celtics at the Pepsi […]

It did not take long for news to reach Andre Drummond that he will share the Detroit Pistons frontcourt with Blake Griffin. This comes after the former L.A. Clippers forward was shipped to The Motor City in exchange for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic and a first-round pick. The season’s current rebounding leader then […]

On Monday, the Detroit Pistons traded Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, and future draft picks to the L.A. Clippers in exchange for Blake Griffin. Although the deal was made for the best interest of the team, Harris was arguably the Pistons’ best player. This season, he is averaging 18.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.0 […]

Gordon Hayward turned a lot of heads recently when a video of him putting up some jumpers went viral. It came as a surprise as he appears to be ahead of schedule in his recovery from the gruesome opening night foot injury he suffered. He then took to his blog to give his fans an […]

Only minutes after it was reported that he got traded to the Detroit Pistons from the L.A. Clippers, Blake Griffin made it known how he felt about the development. He took to his Twitter account to post a shocked GIF of Will Smith from his Fresh Prince of Bel-Air days. Many reacted to it and […]

On Monday, the Milwaukee Bucks officially announced on their team website that former No. 2 overall pick Jabari Parker will finally make his season debut on Friday when the Bucks visit the New York Knicks at legendary Madison Square Garden. “Jabari has worked extremely hard with our medical, performance and coaching staffs to get to this […]

Blake Griffin is now with the Detroit Pistons and will team up with center Andre Drummond to form a daunting one-two punch in the Motor City. Inasmuch as the news may be disappointing at the moment for Griffin, who was supposedly the team’s franchise player, the turn of events could be a blessing in disguise […]

Monday has been a day of surprises for Blake Griffin. It was reported that the L.A. Clippers have agreed to trade him to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic and a first-round pick. It caught him in off guard, per the GIF he tweeted, and now another bomb has […]

The L.A Clippers appear to be intent on stripping their cupboard of talents bare if it meant a bigger chance of winning the LeBron James sweepstakes in the summer. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the Clippers are willing to ship DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams before the trade deadline passes with […]

DeAndre Jordan is widely perceived as the next piece that the L.A. Clippers are looking to move and there may be a chance that he could play for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Clippers center is reportedly interested in playing for the Cavs who are in dire need of his services. A deal with the Clippers for […]

Despite an injury-marred season for the San Antonio Spurs, the task at hand has remained the same — a road to an NBA title. Head coach Gregg Popovich hasn’t lowered the organization’s goals or the approach to take fighting through the absence of his main player, Kawhi Leonard. Recently, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve […]

The NBA drama never ceases to get interesting, especially now that the trade deadline is quickly approaching. During this time, players from all positions can be moved around to other teams in exchange for pieces that will help teams win now. After all, that is the point of the trade deadline. On Monday night, the […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker will be back on the court soon with his team making a push for a higher seed in the playoffs. He is expected to return to the lineup in a few weeks and he is more than ready to get some NBA action. Yahoo Sports Insider Jordan Schultz spoke with […]