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Dwyane Wade is now headed out of Windy City after reaching a buyout agreement with the Chicago Bulls. Despite his lone season with his hometown team, however, the 12-time All-Star is still thankful to the club for making his lifelong dream a reality. Wade revealed he has no gripe with the Bulls organization, and even […]

Since a potential buyout between Dwyane Wade and the Chicago Bulls was first reported, there have been plenty of speculations on the real reason why the star shooting guard does not want to play for his hometown team anymore. Many thought the trade that sent his good friend, Jimmy Butler, to the Minnesota Timberwolves, was […]

Since news broke out that the New York Knicks have traded Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder, it has continued to be a much talked about topic for a lot of basketball fans. They have made their thoughts about it known, especially on social media, and are still drawing mixed reactions. Some believe that […]

Earlier, it was reported that Dwyane Wade and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to part ways via a buyout deal. That means the three-time NBA champion guard is now a free agent. Although Wade is already 35 years old and comes with a body that has weathered plenty of injuries, there’ll be no shortage of […]

Heading into this upcoming season, there is plenty optimism surrounding the Miami Heat with eyes toward reaching the playoffs. With training camp now on deck, the Heat have a few questions to figure in terms of their starting lineup for the upcoming campaign. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, veteran forward James Johnson […]

The Golden State Warriors became the center of attention on Saturday morning with President Donald Trump taking to social media his decision to uninvite the organization to the White House. However, the Warriors had yet to come to a decision on whether they would even take up the opportunity to visit the White House. This […]

Over the offseason, the Boston Celtics went through some shuffling of their roster that included the departure of veteran big man Kelly Olynyk via free agency. The 26-year-old had been virtually cut by the Celtics four days into free agency in order to open up more salary cap space for the team to sign All-Star […]

LaMelo Ball and some of his high school buddies were out looking to have some fun one night at what appears to be some fairgrounds. However, they got a bit more than they bargained for at a shooting game, whose host was not afraid to get some shots up (literally and figuratively) against the famous high […]

It’s been a rough last couple of years for Quincy Pondexter. The swingman missed the last two full seasons for the New Orleans Pelicans due to consistent knee problems and suffered multiple setbacks while attempting to make it back to the court. But as ESPN’s Chris Haynes reports, his knee issues were more serious than simply […]

After months of rumors surrounding the situation, star guard Dwyane Wade has reached a buyout agreement with the Chicago Bulls. K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune was first to report the news. The Bulls and Dwyane Wade have reached agreement on a buyout, per sources. — K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) September 25, 2017 Wade was due […]

Heading into his 17th season in the league, San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker is dealing with much uncertainty surrounding his career. Parker is currently recovering from a ruptured left quadriceps tendon that he suffered in the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets. Since then, he has been steadily recovering from the injury […]

The Golden State Warriors have been the center of attention lately after Donald Trump withdrew the White House’s invitation for the defending NBA champs. This is an unprecedented development as tradition had always seen the NBA’s June victors pay a courtesy visit to the POTUS’ residence. However, for Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, she is […]

The New York Knicks have finally moved on from All-Star Carmelo Anthony after moving him to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday morning. This has officially shifted the entire focus of the franchise over to building around rising star forward Kristaps Porzingis, who recently voiced to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News that […]

After winning two championships in three consecutive NBA Finals appearances, the Golden State Warriors re-signed their core players (Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, and Shaun Livingston) while improving their bench depth (Nick Young and Omri Casspi). As a result, many believe they are the league’s dynasty in the making. However, teams are not resting […]

The trade that will land the Oklahoma City Thunder with Carmelo Anthony has been one of the most talked about topics recently, not just in the NBA community, but in all of professional sports. Given his stature and skill set, he will definitely make his new team a legitimate threat to the defending champions and […]

After spending the 2016-17 NBA season with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks, DeAndre Liggins was traded to the Houston Rockets for cash considerations. Then, Liggins was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the surprising Chris Paul trade to officially begin the drama-filled offseason. With training camp approaching, the Clippers have […]

All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony finally got his wish on Saturday morning with the New York Knicks trading him to the Oklahoma City Thunder. His former collegiate head coach Jim Boeheim voiced to the New York Post that he believes it sets up a prime opportunity for Anthony to prove himself once again. “I’m happy for […]

Shooting forward Nikola Mirotic has agreed to a two-year, $27 million deal to return to the Chicago Bulls, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Mirotic has right to veto any trade in year one of his new Bulls deal, league sources said. https://t.co/mkol7g944X — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 24, 2017 Per Charania, Mirotic has […]

Center Alex Len has signed his one-year qualifying offer from the Phoenix Suns, making him an unrestricted free agent next summer. Shams Charania of The Vertical was first to report the news. Phoenix center Alex Len has signed a one-year, $4.2M qualifying offer and will become an UFA next summer, league sources tell The Vertical. […]

It has been a rough few years for the Los Angeles Lakers. The storied franchise has been a regular in the NBA Draft Lottery with a lot of talk about the team potentially tanking the last couple of seasons to improve their draft position or to simply keep their first-round draft picks. Coming into the 2017-18 […]

Shooting point guard Isaiah Canaan has agreed to a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon. Shams Charania of The Vertical was first to report the news. Sources: Free agent guard Isaiah Canaan has agreed to a non-guaranteed deal with Oklahoma City. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 24, 2017 As a Chicago Bulls […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder made the absolute best out of their off season with the acquistions of Paul George from the Pacers and Carmelo Anthony from the Knicks. Apparently, George and Westbrook put the wheels in motion to getting Anthony a ticket over to OKC, and now the new Big 3 will hopefuly mesh together […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a lot of noise this summer, with the additions they made to their lineup. Brook Lopez, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Lonzo Ball are just some of the notable players they brought in, but it’s no secret that they need to improve on different aspects of the game in order to make it […]

Many people thought that Klay Thompson would be upset as the third or fourth fiddle on perhaps one of the strongest teams of all-time. Instead, Thompson has found a new target to reach: the prestigious 50-40-90 club. According to Anthony Slater, Thompson said, “That’d be sweet,” when referring to potentially being alongside Stephen Curry and […]

Anthony Randolph’s 2017 EuroBasket run might have ended in glory after his Slovenia took home the title with a win over Serbia, but it wasn’t smooth sailing for him to say the least. In fact, it was the total opposite as Randolph found himself on the receiving end of hate and racism in the tournament […]

Carmelo Anthony is finally rid of the all the drama that hounded his final days in New York. Now, the 10-time All-Star’s name is mostly followed by a sense of excitement especially for Oklahoma City Thunder fans after GM Sam Presti managed to run away with another highway robbery. Oklahoma City virtually transformed Victor Oladipo, […]

The Golden State Warriors have a very big luxury, as they have arguably two of the best shooters of all time in Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Despite playing different guard positions, they are often compared to one another due to their elite level of accuracy from deep. Curry has been the more decorated player, […]

How Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti succeeded in converting a pair of rotation players in Enes Kanter and Doug McDermott and a future draft pick that really isn’t worth a lot into a bonafide superstar (Yes ESPN, he is) in Carmelo Anthony has left many in awe. But as it turns out, Presti’s […]

It has been an odd offseason for Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant. It has a lot to do with how he uses his social media accounts — burner Twitter accounts and all. For most of the summer, Durant’s fingertips have been busy replying to his fans and detractors alike on Twitter, but a gaffe […]

It’s safe to say that no one in the NBA likes President Donald Trump. Even if there were, you’d be hard-pressed to hear from them in the middle of the deafening roar of reactions from the league’s players following the POTUS’ disinviting of the Golden State Warriors to the White House. Robin Lopez of the […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has previously said that teams should go to the White House if invited, and while he remains firm about his belief, he expressed his disappointment after US President Donald Trump withdrew his invitation to the Golden State Warriors. Trump recently announced that he’d no longer invite the Warriors following Stephen Curry’s […]

An NBA team’s Media Day is a special event as it finally gives everyone a collective look on the entire team and catch up on them after months of mostly inactivity. It also allows reporters of different media outlets have all the players of a team in one event, ready to give out sound bites. […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum knows better than most fans that the NBA is run by cold-hearted front offices which will not hesitate to put business above players’ feelings. In addition, NBA executives don’t also have very good timing. McCollum succinctly puts that into perspective in a tweet he sent out after the […]

Journeyman NBA bruiser Thomas Robinson will play for Russian club BC Khimki in the 2017-18 season, the team announced on its official Twitter account. Now it's official: @Trobinson0 will play for @Khimkibasket in season 2017/18! Are you ready, @EuroLeague and @VTBUL? Welcome to family, man! pic.twitter.com/SJRNWtMo80 — BC Khimki (@Khimkibasket) September 23, 2017 Robinson played […]

Tiago Splitter was recently spotted at the Golden State Warriors’ practice. It doesn’t appear the free-agent center has plans of joining the defending champions, though. Splitter is still nursing an injured hip and is apparently considering transitioning into coaching, according to ESPN’s Marc Spears. NBA free agent center Tiago Splitter is attending Warriors practice today. […]

Just days after being a hero to Oklahoma City Thunder fans for clapping back at Kevin Durant, Enes Kanter was traded to the New York Knicks as part of the package for Carmelo Anthony. Kanter’s departure means the end of the ‘Stache Brothers. Jacob Davis was a witness to the sad goodbye between Kanter and […]

Phil Jackson parting ways wit the New York Knicks this past season was probably for the best, as he managed to exile some of his key players in the media, namely Carmelo Anthony. But it seems Anthony has also jumped ship, but he found a new home in Oklahoma with the Thunder. Now Anthony will […]

Today has been an eventful day for the Oklahoma City Thunder organization and its fans because the team’s general manager in Sam Presti somehow found a way to flip Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a future draft pick into now ex-New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony. Just several weeks removed from duping the Indiana Pacers […]

Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry found himself at the center of attention on Saturday morning after President Donald Trump directed a tweet at him to remove the team’s invite to the White House. Following many other of his former and current colleagues in the league such as LeBron James and Kobe Bryant weighing […]