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It’s official: the Memphis Grizzlies are in full on tank mode (if they haven’t been already for months). It was announced on Sunday that starting point guard Mike Conley is officially being shut down for the season as he will undergo a procedure to smooth a small bone protrusion in his left heel. Grizzlies General [...]

Things have gone south in a hurry in Detroit. The Pistons are losers of eight straight games and are a full three games out of the final playoff spot in the eastern conference. The timing of this swoon complicates an already complicated situation with starting shooting guard Avery Bradley. Bradley is on the final year [...]

It is no secret that the luster of the All-Star game in major American professional sports lost its luster generations ago as the showcase typically devolves into a highlight fest with minimal effort until the last few minutes of the game if the game is close. That doesn’t mean that leagues like the NBA can’t [...]

Count the New York Knicks as a player in the Kemba Walker sweepstakes should Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan move off his asking price of a returning All-Star talent. From Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: When news that Charlotte’s Kemba Walker might be available broke, Knicks fans pegged him as someone to go all-in for, however, [...]

The Thunder’s chances to compete with the west elite in the 2018 NBA Playoffs just took a big hit over the weekend. Andre Roberson will miss the remainder of the season to undergo surgery to repair a ruptured Patella tendon. Roberson suffered the injury Saturday late in the 3rd quarter of the Thunder’s game in [...]

DeMarre Carroll has turned into an asset the Brooklyn Nets plan on keeping…for now. The team acquired the 31-year-old wing from the Toronto Raptors over the summer in what was strictly a salary dump for the latter. Carroll is owed a total of $30.2 million this season and next, a bill few teams wanted to [...]

Hassan Whiteside is, apparently, a wanted man. This should definitely come as something of a surprise. Whiteside has shown a lot of growth on the defensive end when he’s engaged, particularly in space, where he uses his length to offset mobility deficits against guards and wings. But he’s a seesawing offensive contributor, and more importantly, [...]

Another former member of the Chicago Bulls has abandoned the New York Knicks. Joakim Noah has left the team indefinitely due to “personal reasons,” a news item that broke in advance of New York’s Thursday night loss to the Denver Nuggets. Though the actual circumstances surrounding his departure aren’t quite clear, sources told the New York [...]

The schoolyard style captains select your teams format for the NBA All-Star was completed last week and Team LeBron and Team Curry are now set. Now I present Team LeBron… Here is Team Curry… The most interesting selections for either team obviously is LeBron taking Durant with the 1st pick and selecting Kyrie Irving despite [...]

Anyone who’s anyone expects the Chicago Bulls to trade Nikola Mirotic before the NBA’s Feb. 8 deadline. Except, here’s the thing: What if they don’t? What if their asking price is too high? Cost may, in fact, be an issue for any suitors looking to strike deal, because the Bulls are demanding a first-round pick [...]