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The NBA regular season is upon us. What this means is that we’re done trying to stomach watching practice-squad quality players litter the floor during preseason games. We’re also about to see the best of the best duke it out for NBA supremacy. But let’s not forget that the intrigue isn’t solely on the basketball […]

For the past couple of seasons, the New Orleans Pelicans have been unable to stay relatively healthy. Prior to the 2017-18 NBA season, Solomon Hill (torn hamstring) and Frank Jackson (broken foot) have already suffered significant injuries as the team reportedly worked out Josh Smith as a potential replacement. Another option for the Pelicans is […]

Exploring how Kyrie can land with the L.A. Clippers LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers and NBA twitter were all blindsided by reports that Kyrie Irving demanded a trade late last week. Irving’s dissatisfaction with his current team and co-superstar had everyone screaming as if it were the Kobe and Shaq breakup 2.0. Nonetheless, there’s never […]

It’s no secret that columnist Charley Rosen has been the external mouthpiece for Phil Jackson over the years through his columns, and things are no different now. According to Rosen, the firing of Jackson as the New York Knicks‘ President of Basketball Operations position was not the fault of his own. Rosen took sharp jabs at […]

The NBA will not enforce any additional discipline on Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia after swiping at Iman Shumpert‘s groin during a loose ball tussle in the third quarter of Friday’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals, according to Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports. Pachulia went to the ground after losing the ball […]

In the last few months, much has been said about Carmelo Anthony‘s ever-evolving situation with the New York Knicks that seems to have a much bleaker future as time rolls on. On the eve the 2017 NBA Finals, a couple of his former Knicks teammates in Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith touched upon the topic, both […]

Cavs guard Iman Shumpert earned himself a new nickname in Game 4 between Cleveland and Toronto on Sunday – Iman “Draymond Green” Shumpert. Shumpert became instantly compared to Green after he kicked Raptors guard Demar DeRozan in the groin. Green has a history of kicking people so the comparison is quite apt and also hilarious. […]

Iman Shumpert played a solid game during the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ Game 1 win against the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Despite only finishing with five points, four rebounds, and three assists, he gave his team a lot of energy off the bench and played tenacious defense throughout the game. The 26-year-old Georgia Tech product even threw […]

Inspired by a Joe Budden list where he rates rappers’ bars from one through five, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has come up with his own list of rapper-athletes, which might shock a few in the scene. https://twitter.com/MettaWorldPeace/status/801110361583689728 World Peace, of course, is a rapper of his own, following his motto “Rapper by day, […]

Election Day is upon us, so current and former players around the league are exercising their right to vote and encouraging others to do so through social media. The series of tweets and Instagram posts was led, of course, by the National Basketball Players Association President, Chris Paul of the L.A. Clippers. ✔️ #iVoted pic.twitter.com/2ijBb50LOE — […]

NBA stars gathered in New York for workouts as the rigorous training camp slowly creeps its way into the offseason. Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook apparently sweated it out with Cleveland Cavaliers swingman Iman Shumpert as well as the Knicks‘ promising big man Kristaps Porzingis. Shumpert posted a photo of their workout on Instagram. […]

Not even 24 hours after Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors shocked the basketball world, the rumor mill caught fire with whispers of a Dwyane Wade/Lebron James reunion. We all know Mr. James will be staying put in Cleveland. So when reports of a late evening flight taken by Wade to Cleveland Monday started circulating, the […]