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The Philadelphia 76ers have the potential to go from young, mid-seed playoff team to a top-tier championship contender with a quick flick of a pen. It’s no surprise Philadelphia has been pegged as an elite free agent destination, considering the Sixers’ exceeded expectations, highly touted coaching staff, and culture. The young core is expected to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers still remain the overwhelming favorites to sign LeBron James, but outside factors could be helping this superteam in the making. According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul has been working behind the scenes, telling people that James would not want to come to Houston, but wants […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are heading into the NBA Draft with the possibility that LeBron James may not be coming back for the 2018-19 season. The thought of losing the team’s franchise leader in points, rebounds, assists and just about every relevant category, seems imminent, but their selection process in Thursday’s NBA Draft should not be […]

Where is LeBron James heading to next? According to Sam Amick, the Los Angeles Lakers have the ‘most buzz’ in the James sweepstakes. "The place that has the most buzz right now definitely LA." – @sam_amick on LeBron's to LA — ESPN Los Angeles (@ESPNLosAngeles) June 19, 2018 Several key elements are firmly in place […]

Fans who are on the lookout for how their teams will fare in the free agency market will have to wait until LeBron James makes his decision. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, free agency will essentially be a standstill until James decides where to go next. He also suggested a timeline as to when King […]

While the Houston Rockets don’t seem to be viable options for LeBron James’ free agency decision, he and Chris Paul are great friends. Reports say that the star guard is recruiting James to the Rockets. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Paul has his eyes set on luring James to Houston (h/t ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly). Woj […]

While many NBA stars were expected to court LeBron James this offseason, one which fans did not see coming was New York Knicks big man Enes Kanter, who had gotten into altercations with The King during the regular season, even flaming fires with post-game interview shots and in social media. The Turkish center knows it’s a […]

The Utah Jazz overachieved after losing Gordon Hayward in the offseason, getting a gem in the NBA Draft in Donovan Mitchell, who carried this team to the Western Conference semifinals. And while the Houston Rockets; a team which beat the Jazz 4-1 to move on to the Western Conference Finals, was beaten by the eventual […]

The ending of Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals took a lot from LeBron James, physically and emotionally, but despite being long over, the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar can still have a taste of that night’s defeat. If he wants to, that is. Otherwise, beer drinkers in San Francisco can try it themselves and tell […]

The free agency quickly approaching, the rumor train has already left the station for the NBA offseason. At the forefront of all this speculation is where Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James will land this summer. It is no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are pegged as the early favorites to land James along […]

With Kawhi Leonard asking for a trade there is speculation that he could team up with LeBron James and Paul George with the Los Angeles Lakers. To do that, the Lakers are going to need to open up some cap space this offseason, and Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report broke down how it all could happen. […]

Kyrie Irving has officially opened up about the pressures of playing with LeBron James. On Friday, while on the Bill Simmons Podcast, the Boston Celtics point guard labeled it as “really tough” to play with The King, via HoopsHype. “I went from being in Cleveland to having half the fans show up to now ‘Bron […]

The mystique of the San Antonio Spurs organization is off. Two years after Tim Duncan retired, the perfect culture the black and silver wore has worn down. On Friday, reports indicated Kawhi Leonard does not want to return to the Spurs and his preference is a trade to the Los Angeles Lakers. Is this the […]

The LeBron James free agent saga appears to have taken another turn. This time, the turn leads towards Houston, as James has reportedly been spotted making the rounds in private schools around the Texan city. The news was broken by renowned New York Times best-selling author and Houston Rockets supporter Ross Bolen. Multiple sources feeding […]

There have been a number of theories as to what LeBron James wants and where he will go when he becomes a free agent on July 1. James is expected to opt out of his current deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers as he seeks to not only become the highest paid NBA player, but also […]

The Lonzo Ball era could be coming to an end in Tinseltown earlier before it even starts as his name is now being thrown around in trade rumors this summer involving the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James. There is no doubt that the Lakers are trying to build the next superteam this summer and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are facing the summer with uncertainty once again. LeBron James, the franchise leader in almost every category imaginable, is expected to forego his final year and become a free agent and there is a chance that he might not be back next season. With the NBA Draft looming next week, the Cavs […]

In the coming weeks, four-time league MVP LeBron James is expected to hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent where several teams are expected to pursue him. One of the teams that haven’t exactly been in the picture has been the Oklahoma City Thunder due to their current situation with the focus centered on retaining […]

The Boston Celtics will surely take a crack at the biggest free agent of this 2018 class in LeBron James, and while this could spell a reunion with former teammate Kyrie Irving far too soon, Fox Sports 1 panelist Nick Wright explained how the new version of this one-two punch could potentially work in Beantown. […]

Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard can’t see LeBron James making a potential move to the City of Brotherly Love, despite being the only other team besides the Los Angeles Lakers with open cap space to sign him this summer. “All of us want to have the ball in our hands because we feel like we […]

A tattoo artist recreated one of the most historical photos in NBA history featuring LeBron James and Dwyane Wade from their Miami Heat partnership. Tattoo artist Steve Butcher recreated the epic James-Wade connection back in their South Beach days: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkA4PxUD1XV/?hl=en Butcher, who has done a ton of sports-related tattoos as seen in his Instagram account, noted […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers put up a valiant effort against the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals, but came up short due to the overwhelming star power in the Bay Area. Just before the NBA Finals began, however, Cavs star LeBron James made a trip down south to visit some old friends. According to […]

The Miami Heat are entering a big summer as they’ve got franchise free agents to consider in Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem, as well as a reportedly worrisome center in Hassan Whiteside. Could the Heat’s future, however, also include a former member of their team in LeBron James? Miami is rumored to be on the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks area team on the rise, and with a new head coach in Mike Budenholzer as well as an entire summer and training camp together, they just might become legitimate contenders next season. Before next season begins, however, everyone is looking at NBA free agency this summer as a number of superstars could […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson didn’t disappoint with his celebratory antics. While the no-shirt brothers JaVale McGee and Nick Young got rookie Jordan Bell to follow their trend, the phenomenon of #ParadeKlay was in full force on Tuesday morning, even posing with a FatHead cutout of a meme-worthy Crying LeBron James. Klay posed […]

The most talked about news and rumors around the NBA these days is the free agent destination of LeBron James. Just like in 2010 when everyone’s guess was as good as anyone else’s, it is difficult to weed out truth from rumor, or theory from reality, when it comes to what James plans to do […]

LeBron James has many options this offseason. Which team he decides to join will change the fate of the entire NBA, and for good reason. James will turn 34 during the season, so this could possibly be his last chance to sign a contract and be the top player on a championship contender. He hasn’t […]

Watch out, here’s an Earlbomb or a Boybomb. Whichever you want to call it, we present to you a hot take from former NBA point guard Earl Boykins, who made an appearance on the Hastings and Browman Show and said that LeBron James is never ever going to come to play for the New York […]

Year One of the Houston Rockets’ backcourt duo of Chris Paul and James Harden exceeded all expectations. Together, they became the first Rockets team to reach 60 regular-season wins, earning the top seed and surprising everyone by taking the Golden State Warriors to seven games in the Western Conference Finals. The Harden and Paul-led Rockets […]

Former NBA player Earl Boykins recently shared his thoughts of the LeBron James free agency drama. He says that James will consider joining the Denver Nuggets. Speaking on Hastings and Browman – Altitude Sports Radio, Boykins said that the King will move to Denver. He said that the Nuggets have the young pieces that James needs […]

Without a doubt, LeBron James is the most interesting individual this offseason in the NBA. The soon-to-be free agent remains mum on his plans with regards to his next destination or whether he’s going to stay put with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but his silence has not stopped many from speculating and forming their own theories. […]

LeBron James is the most sought-after free agent of the summer, and as it turns out, it’s not just NBA players that are recruiting him. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback attended a game of the NBA Finals in Cleveland and is now actively recruiting James to the Philadelphia 76ers. Carson Wentz on LeBron James: "I hope he’s […]

A pivotal decision lies ahead for LeBron James, one which will completely change the future of not only the Cleveland Cavaliers, but also the entire NBA. James will have many suitors lined up to sell him on the benefits of joining their team, but only one will win the sweepstakes. Cleveland may not be the […]

Paul George is the second biggest name in free agency this summer, and everywhere he goes he gets asked questions about where he is going to be playing basketball next season. He interviewed with TMZ Sports and talked about LeBron James and his love for Los Angeles, and although he had a lot to say, […]

Where LeBron James is going to land is already the story of the summer. One of the favorites to land the star from Akron is the Philadelphia 76ers, but Charles Barkley warns that might not end well for Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons if the Sixers snagged the King. “I’m not gonna let this dude […]

While the basketball world has been on the annual frenzy for the title of Greatest of All-Time, an eighth straight trip to the NBA Finals made a case for LeBron James to reach those heights while getting his sixth loss in nine tries hurt that case; this being the second time he’s been swept out […]

Dennis Rodman was eight years away from melting down on live television while being interviewed on CNN the last time a LeBron James-less team had represented the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. The year was 2010. The same year the New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts at Super Bowl XLIV; clay court demigod […]

LeBron James has perhaps the one decision that will affect the rest of his NBA career taking place within the next few weeks, but as it appears, his choice of teammates hasn’t changed much from last season. The King is reportedly still fond of a partnership with lanky wing Paul George, who will also become […]

The Finals ended last week with the Golden State Warriors once again at the mountaintop. It was yet another championship for the Warriors, who are now in the middle of what can be considered a dynasty. The NBA Finals wasn’t only about that, though. It left Kevin Durant holding not only the championship trophy, but […]