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ESPN Analyst Paul Pierce hasn’t come short of making bold predictions and far out statements. Fresh out of retirement, the Boston Celtics legend hopped directly into the broadcasting booth to give more than a little of his opinion on various topics. He already considers Boston Celtics draft pick Jason Tatum as a stud and believes […]

Boston Celtics big man Al Horford understands what it’s like to leave a city where his career began and grew, and what it’s like to return there wearing a different uniform. Horford signed a max contract in the summer prior to the 2016-17 season with the Celtics and now has the first-hand experience visiting a place that […]

The San Antonio Spurs have waived guard London Perrantes and center Amida Brimah, ESPN’s Michael C. Wright reports. The Spurs signed both undrafted rookie free agents to training camp deals this offseason and were highly unlikely to make the final roster. Perrantes, who had an excellent four-year college career and has the distinction of being […]

The Knicks could be without a trio of players in their preseason finale against the Washington Wizards on Friday. Joakim Noah is out with an illness per Steve Popper of NorthJersey.com. Meanwhile, Jeff Hornacek could opt not to play Kristaps Porzingis and rookie Frank Ntilikina, Barbara Barker of Newsday reports. According to Hornacek, he likely wouldn’t […]

The Sacramento Kings squared off against the L.A. Clippers Thursday night at Staples Center as the NBA preseason winds down. It’s the first night of a back to back for the Kings in Los Angeles before ending their preseason schedule against the Golden State Warriors on Friday, but it hasn’t come without its own share […]

The Dallas Mavericks could be down another guard after rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. sprained his ankle in the Mavs’ 108-94 win over the Atlanta Hawks, the Associated Press’ Kyle Hightower reports. Smith suffered the injury after getting tangled up with Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder in the first half. He did not return for […]

The NBA has partnered with NBA Digital and NextVR to bring a brand new experience to fans across the world. On opening night, the NBA will debut its 3D Virtual Reality experience for all 30 NBA teams. Beginning Oct. 21 a free preview will screen during the matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston […]

The possibility of Orlando Magic duo Aaron Gordon and Elfrid Payton receiving contract extensions before next week’s Oct. 16 deadline does not seem likely, the Orlando Sentinel’s Josh Robbins reports. Although Gordon’s and Payton’s situations could change, it seems unlikely that the Magic will reach extension agreements with either Gordon or Payton before Monday’s deadline. […]

The Brooklyn Nets have picked up the fourth-year options on D’Angelo Russell and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, as well as Caris LaVert’s third-year option, ESPN’s Adam Reisinger reports. All three players will now be under contract with the Nets through the 2018-19 season and could potentially be more long-term pieces to Brooklyn’s core moving forward. D’Angelo Russell, […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is back blocking shots. This time in a video game the team made. As if seeing Gobert punish opponents with his excellent rim protection in real life isn’t enough, the Jazz came up with the ‘Super Rudy Block’ game which allows gamers to play as the French big and swat […]

With the regular season just a few days away, the Boston Celtics have trimmed their roster down in size from 20 to 16 in one fell swoop. They’ve waived four of their training camp invites in Daniel Dixon, Jonathan Holmes, L.J. Peak, and Andrew White, per ESPN’s Chris Forsberg. Dixon, Peak, and White were all […]

There’s a lot of excitement surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers heading into the 2017-18 NBA season. The team shook things up during the offseason with by adding a few veterans like Brook Lopez, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Andrew Bogut to go along with promising young players Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma. Although the addition of Lopez […]

With the 2017-18 NBA season right around the corner, it’s hard not to look ahead and make predictions about which players are most likely to break out. The league is currently full of young stars who have been putting up huge numbers and on the verge of superstardom. The NBA MVP award is the most […]

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Lakers were visited by a familiar face from the past. Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came to the UCLA Health Center in El Segundo and spoke to the players. On Thursday, rookie Lonzo Ball, also a former UCLA star, talked Kareem’s visit and what message he gave to him […]

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan isn’t happy with the way the game is being balanced in this day and age. During an interview with Cigar Aficionado, the six-time NBA champion noted the start of super teams could damage the competitive balance in the league. “I think it’s going to hurt the overall aspect of the […]

Coming off the best individual postseason of his career, Stephen Curry will enter his ninth season with little left to accomplish after netting two championships, two Most Valuable Player awards, multiple All-Star stints, and a cornucopia of records bearing his name. Yet, the Golden State Warriors guard will head into this season trying to repeat […]

Through much of the preseason, veteran big man Jonas Valanciunas has been a major bright spot for the Toronto Raptors with his play on the court. It has even led to head coach Dwane Casey to continually praise the 25-year-old for the type of performances he has been able to put together. Despite the trade […]

During the offseason, the Oklahoma City Thunder were one of the many teams to make big splash moves to their roster with the addition of a pair of All-Stars in Paul George and Carmelo Anthony that saw them be thrust into the NBA title picture. These were major trades that were a direct correlation to […]

The last three seasons for the New York Knicks under then-team president Phil Jackson had many issues stemming both and off the court. One of the areas that may have been a major problem area was his work in the meetings with free agents as Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN recently revealed that Jackson was unprepared […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been without their rookie point guard Lonzo Ball since he suffered an ankle sprain in the team’s second preseason game against the Denver Nuggets back on Oct. 2. Ball has missed the last three games as he nurses the ankle injury. On Thursday, Ball participated in practice for the first […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan was having none of the notion that his star point guard, Russell Westbrook, is easy to guard. ESPN’s Zach Lowe’s article described how the MVP’s often-rampant style of play was “like cake” for the Golden State Warriors to defend, playing into their strength as a team. “I think […]

Following his second championship in three years, Draymond Green hasn’t reverted to taking the humble route. If you thought the reigning Defensive Player of the Year was a little more subtle than his trash-talking self on the court — you are dead wrong. Only days after the elation of winning a championship on home ground, […]

During the 2016 NBA playoffs, Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green had become the center of attention surrounding his unorthodox movement of his legs. It had painted a picture of him being a dirty player on the court that had issues with his self-control that many believed were becoming a distraction. According to a recent […]

In wake of the Golden State Warriors’ dominant run through the playoffs, there was a flurry of moves across the NBA in the offseason direct correlation to that with teams trying to field more competitive rosters. However, Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green recently told Clay Skipper of GQ Magazine that he believes that none of […]

Throughout his NBA career, Rajon Rondo has shown a strong passion for the game and has been touted on numerous occasions for his high basketball IQ. It appears that he wants to carry that over to a coaching career after he retires, according to a recent interview with Shams Charania of The Vertical. (H/T Uproxx). […]

Veteran forward Tobias Harris is set to enter his second full season with the Detroit Pistons since being acquired from the Orlando Magic. It will also mark him playing in the third year of his four-year, $64 million deal that he has no player or team option for the final year.  According to Chris Nelsen […]

It was nothing short of a dominating run through the playoffs this year for the Golden State Warriors on the way to a nearly unblemished league record with a 16-1 mark onto a second NBA title in the last three years. However, the one loss in the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers is something […]

Karl-Anthony Towns is in favor of teammate Andrew Wiggins’ five-year, $148 million contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves, one that has been on the line for the majority of the summer as he switched agencies in hopes to net his desired deal. “He deserves every dime,” Towns said, according to Kyle Ratke of NBA.com. “He’s […]

Miami Heat guard/forward Rodney McGruder is expected to be sidelined for three-to-six months with a stress fracture in his left leg, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The second-year player was in line to compete for minutes at the shooting guard and small forward slots this season, but could miss the entire season if […]

Earlier this week, the Philadelphia 76ers made a huge splash move by inking big man Joel Embiid to a massive five-year, $148 million extension. Although there are several injury protection provisions in the deal, it is a huge commitment from the 76ers to a player that has shown huge upside on the court. This is […]

Despite a brilliant offseason that saw the Golden State Warriors re-sign their two most key players in Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant and two essential pieces off the bench in Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, the team wasn’t able to keep the same roster as last season, re-signing only seven of their nine impending free […]

The Golden State Warriors had a rockstar’s welcome upon arriving in Shenzhen, China, slated to play the Minnesota Timberwolves in two games last week as part of an international exhibition and as part of their preseason schedule. As the team got off the bus, the players heard their last names being called by a sea […]

With the 2017-18 NBA season right around the corner, it’s hard not to look ahead and make predictions about which players are most likely to break out. The league is currently full of young stars who have been putting up huge numbers and on the verge of superstardom. The NBA MVP award is the most […]

Portland Trail Blazers power forward Noah Vonleh is right on schedule to return to the team’s lineup in three weeks time, NBC Sports Northwest’s Jason Quick reports. Blazers' PF Noah Vonleh says he is on schedule to return in 3 weeks from shoulder strain. Has no pain and full range-of-motion. — Jason Quick (@jwquick) October […]

The Denver Nuggets have waived veteran forward and training camp invite Josh Childress, JD Shaw of Def Pen Hoops reports. Childress, 34, was a former No. 6 overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in 2006. He has spent eight seasons with four teams in the NBA and has career averages of 9.1 points and 4.7 […]

Tony Allen will soon join his former Memphis Grizzlies brother Zach Randolph in the rafters of the FedEx Forum. The organization announced they will retire the Oklahoma State product’s iconic No. 9 someday, though they didn’t make a formal announcement as of when it will take place. "We are proud that @aa000G9's #9 jersey will […]

Indiana Pacers Hall of Famer Reggie Miller started the preseason with high praise for the reigning champion Golden State Warriors, lauding the coalition of talent in the roster — one they’ve managed to keep together during a very busy offseason, including adding a couple additional pieces to round out a roster that was already built […]

The NBA offseason was riddled with shocking trades, impressive acquisitions, and yeah… sneaker wars. From free agents looking for a new brand to sport during the season, to Golden State Warriors forward and newly-crowned champion Kevin Durant giving Under Armour a bad name, by saying kids at the college level don’t want to wear their […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has seen an immense rise in popularity in the last few years, even before the start of his first MVP season in 2014-15 or his first NBA title, or his decision to join Under Armour after wearing Nike for the first few years of his career. Curry has […]