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The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the most active teams throughout free agency. They’ve successfully recruited a bunch of new players to LA with the hopes of recapturing the title for the upcoming season. For his part, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry recently admitted to being reduced to tears over one particular […]

The Los Angeles Lakers brought back a familiar face on Monday night, signing forward Kent Bazemore to the veteran’s minimum. The ex-Golden State Warrior previously played in LA during the 2013/14 season. While many expected him to re-sign with the Dubs, the opportunity to team up with LeBron James and Anthony Davis was simply too […]

Kent Bazemore decided to leave the Golden State Warriors in free agency. He is now teaming up with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Losing Bazemore might sting a bit for the Warriors, but he might end up bearing the most pain. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Bazemore turned down more money […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are not done adding familiar faces after they landed Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, and Wayne Ellington. Per The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Purple and Gold are snatching Kent Bazemore from the Golden State Warriors on a one-year deal. Interestingly, the deal comes with a huge slap to the Warriors after it […]

The Golden State Warriors are officially eliminated from the 2020-21 NBA playoffs. Stephen Curry did all he could to lift the team, scoring 39 huge points to keep their hopes alive. The Warriors star has been an offensive supernova all season, capable of exploding for 40 points on a whim. But could he have been […]

Golden State Warriors reserve Kent Bazemore did not need to say what he said. People don’t wake up in the morning and rush to check out what Bazemore said the night before. People reach for their phones to confirm their dream that Bazemore is still alive and occupying a roster spot on an NBA team. […]

Golden State Warriors swingman Kent Bazemore set off Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal with some trolling comments about Stephen Curry and the NBA scoring title race. Beal (and his wife) had some time on social media Monday night, going after Bazemore in multiple tweets and effectively calling him a clown. Bazemore tried to brush it […]

After Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal went off on Kent Bazemore for “joking” about the scoring title race, his wife also backed him up and trolled the Golden State Warriors swingman. On Twitter, Kamiah Adams-Beal responded to a clown GIF posted by the Wizards guard and basically slammed Bazemore for his comments. She absolutely ripped […]

For some reason, Kent Bazemore decided to take a shot at Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal in relation to the tight scoring title race between himself and Bazemore’s Golden State Warriors teammate Stephen Curry. Beal caught wind of the message and decided to fire back at Baze. It was Bazemore who threw the first punch, […]

Golden State Warriors swingman Kent Bazemore couldn’t help but take a hilarious jab at Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal amid his scoring race with superstar Stephen Curry. Curry and Beal are neck-and-neck for this season’s scoring title, with the Warriors sharpshooter slightly ahead at 31.9 points per game against the Wizards vet’s 31.4. However, Steph […]

Gone are the days when haters slammed Lonzo Ball for his funky jump shot. Against Golden State Warriors forward Kent Bazemore on Tuesday, the New Orleans Pelicans guard hit a nifty step-back jumper in the clutch. In a tied game with less than 30 seconds on the clock, Ball took matters into his own hands […]

The Atlanta Hawks aired an interesting tribute to their former player, now Golden State Warriors swingman Kent Bazemore, on Sunday. While most teams show highlight clips whenever an ex-player is in town, the Hawks brass decided to bring back Bazemore’s infamous video bomb moments dubbed as the “Baze Gaze” segment. Prior to the Hawks’ 117-111 […]

It was another long night for the Golden State Warriors. The Toronto Raptors blew them out by an embarrassing total of 53 points. Being without superstar Stephen Curry (tailbone) and Draymond Green (finger), things got out of hand quickly. Veteran Kent Bazemore spoke with ClutchPoints about this devastating loss. “It’s a lot of things that […]

The Golden State Warriors were completely humiliated on Friday that even the injured Klay Thompson had to come out of his state of slumber. After his team was absolutely embarrassed by the Toronto Raptors in what turned out to be a 53-point loss, Thompson was unsurprisingly irate following the historic blowout. According to Warriors veteran […]

For the fourth time in his NBA career, Kent Bazemore is on the move. The only difference this time is that this time, the move will be a reunion of sorts for the 31-year old, as he is set to don Golden State Warriors threads again. Bazemore has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with […]

Now entering his ninth season in the NBA, Kent Bazemore has come far from the swingman out of Old Dominion that went undrafted in the 2012 Draft. The 31-year old has now played for five different teams and established himself as a key rotation player. Bazemore is also coming off a big payday, as he […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star power forward Pascal Siakam really struggled in the second round of the 2020 playoffs against the Boston Celtics and was the subject of some jokes on social media, something Sacramento Kings veteran Kent Bazemore isn’t happy about. In the seven-game series versus the Celtics, Siakam averaged just 14.9 points and shot 38.2 […]

The Kings suffered another loss on Sunday, falling to the Orlando Magic 132-116, marking their second straight defeat inside the Disney World bubble. For his part, Kings veteran swingman Kent Bazemore has taken on a bit of a silver-lining approach to the team’s struggles, explaining how Sacramento can use the current situation as invaluable learning […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been rather successful with their free agent signings over the years. The franchise, after all, seems to have more bad luck with draft selections, using their lottery picks for underwhelming players like Marvin Williams and Shelden Williams in the past. But like every other NBA team, the Hawks have also shelled […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry and Sacramento Kings wing Kent Bazemore are both huge golf fans. Since the NBA is on lockdown at the moment due to COVID-19, Curry and Bazemore have decided to go up against each other on a golf simulator on IG Live for everyone to watch: ITS GOING […]

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo submitted a dunk of the year candidate against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. With 3:41 left in regulation, the 6-foot-9 banger received a beautiful dish from Kendrick Nunn. Adebayo then took one strong gather step before detonating hard at the rim. He caught two bodies mid-air, flushing down a two-handed […]

The Sacramento Kings were expected by many to be playoff contenders in the Western Conference this season. But it has certainly not worked out that way. The Kings are just 16-29 on the season thus far. That’s good for 13th place in the West. They are five games behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the eighth […]

The Portland Trail Blazers saved some money by trading Kent Bazemore and Anthony Tolliver to the Sacramento Kings. They received Trevor Ariza, Wenyen Gabriel and Caleb Swanigan in exchange. According to John Hollinger of The Athletic, the move is consistent with Portland’s desire to get below the tax line. Especially considering they have to account […]

There are no plans for Kent Bazemore to pursue a buyout with the Sacramento Kings, as he has a great relationship with head coach Luke Walton and the front office in Sacramento, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Kings are acquiring Bazemore from the Portland Trail Blazers: There are no plans for Kent […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are trading Kent Bazemore, Anthony Tolliver and draft picks to the Sacramento Kings for Trevor Ariza, Caleb Swanigan and Wenyen Gabriel, according to multiple reports. Portland is trading Kent Bazemore to Sacramento, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 18, 2020 Portland has traded Kent Bazemore and Anthony […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been experiencing one of the worst cases of the injury bug imaginable. Jusuf Nurkic is out for potentially the entire season since his gruesome leg break, Rodney Hood recently tore his left Achilles, Zach Collins still has over a month until he is reevaluated after having shoulder surgery, and Skal […]

Another pillar of the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty fell with the trade that sent Andre Iguodala to the Memphis Grizzlies back in July. After the departure of Kevin Durant in free agency, the Warriors salvaged a sign-and-trade that landed them D’Angelo Russell. That was the good news. The bad news was that the Warriors wouldn’t […]

Portland Trail Blazers small forward Kent Bazemore expects point guard Lonzo Ball to play well with the New Orleans Pelicans next season. The Pelicans acquired Ball, Josh Hart and Brandon Ingram from the Los Angeles Lakers in the Anthony Davis trade. Bazemore, who changed teams this summer as well, believes having the new blood in […]

Kent Bazemore, now of the Portland Trail Blazers, promised to look out for Anfernee Simons after the second-year man allowed him to take jersey no. 24. Simons, who wore no. 24 before Bazemore was sent from the Atlanta Hawks to the Trail Blazers, changed to no. 1 after the trade was sealed. Per Jamie Hudson […]

New Portland Trail Blazers swingman Kent Bazemore left the Atlanta Hawks with one last goodbye through his Twitter account, thankful for his last five seasons there, where he forged his career: Atlanta, I dont even know where to start. Want to thank the @atlhawks for the a tremendous run over the past five years. Lots […]

The Portland Trail Blazers traded Evan Turner to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Kent Bazemore on Monday afternoon. It appears the news hit Blazers guard CJ McCollum hard, and he showed some love for Turner on Twitter: One of the realest ones I ever met . Love for life bruh ✊🏾 #LiNingGang pic.twitter.com/Wx1c9VW5px — […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made the first major move of their offseason following the NBA Draft, one head coach Terry Stotts believes will be an “excellent addition” to the roster. The Blazers traded Evan Turner for Kent Bazemore on Monday, giving them an agile wing who can give the backcourt of Damian Lillard and CJ […]

Portland Trail Blazers president of basketball operations Neil Olshey says Kent Bazemore “is an excellent fit” in Portland. The Blazers acquired Bazemore on Monday from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Evan Turner. In a statement, Olshey thanked Turner for his time with the Blazers and talked about how Bazemore will fit in with Portland. […]

The Atlanta Hawks acquired Evan Turner from the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday in exchange for Kent Bazemore. Hawks general manager and head of basketball operations Travis Schlenk released a statement on the trade, thanking Bazemore for his contributions in Atlanta and praising Turner’s versatility on the court. “We are happy to add Evan to […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly trading Evan Turner to the Atlanta Hawks for Kent Bazemore, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Portland is trading Evan Turner to Atlanta for Kent Bazemore, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 24, 2019 Turner has one year left on his contract. He’ll make $18,606,557 next […]

Atlanta Hawks swingman Kent Bazemore will opt into the last year of his contract, exercising a $19.2 million player-option for the 2019-20 season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Baze will play out the last year of his four-year, $70 million contract, one the Hawks have previously tried to get rid of throughout the trade deadline. […]

The Atlanta Hawks will definitely be short-handed against the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. How many absences coach Lloyd Pierce will ultimately have to deal with, though, still remains to be seen. On Saturday, the Hawks announced that starting center Dewayne Dedmon has been ruled out against the Bucks, while starting small forward Taurean Prince […]

Houston Rockets MVP frontrunner James Harden did such a number of Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Bazemore that the latter had to release a statement to try and make sense of what went down. Unfortunately for Bazemore, he was on the wrong end of one nasty crossover courtesy of Harden, which literally sent the Hawks shooting […]

Prior to joining the Boston Celtics during the summer of 2016, Al Horford had spent his entire career with the Atlanta Hawks and consistently had the team earning one of the top records in the Eastern Conference. In the latter part of Horford’s run with the Hawks, Kent Bazemore was on board, so he knows […]