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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 [...]

John Wall isn’t buying this business about certain members of the Washington Wizards not liking him or Bradley Beal. Okay, well, he’s at least not buying that he’s disliked in the locker room. From The Washington Post‘s Candace Buckner: “I’ve never had a teammate say he didn’t like me. If it’s true, nobody would be man [...]

Russell Westbrook has thrown a wrench in the Los Angeles Lakers’ plan to sign Paul George in free agency this summer. And it’s a big one. Soon after the NBA’s All-Star reserves were announced and it was clear George didn’t make the cut, Westbrook made an impassioned defense of his teammate. And his words resonated…big [...]

LeBron James is no doubt annoyed the Cleveland Cavaliers have the NBA’s second-worst defense. He’s definitely frustrated they’ve lost 10 of their past 12 games. He can’t feel good about how close they are to dropping out of third place in the Eastern Conference. But, more than he’s ticked off at any of the aforementioned [...]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is not really okay with Jason Kidd publicizing the intimate conversation they had once he was fired by the Milwaukee Bucks. As a refresher, shortly after the decision was made, Kidd told ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne that Antetokounmpo offered to try saving his job: Though Kidd rebuffed Antetokounmpo’s overtures, his decision to divulge the contents [...]

Despite having a firm grasp on the NBA’s best record, the Golden State Warriors won’t necessarily sit still and let the Feb. 8 trade deadline pass them by. That doesn’t mean they’re itching to make a substantial move. They have, however, shown interest in poaching Kyle O’Quinn from the New York Knicks, according to ESPN.com’s [...]

Ah yes, now that the popularity contest that is the All-Star starters from each conference has come and gone (coaches and media have a say in that now as well) yesterday was the time for the remaining 14 All-Star players to be named, seven from each conference of course. These final selections are the most [...]

Earlier in the week, we talked about how Kawhi Leonard’s camp denied a reported rift between him and the San Antonio Spurs organization. But that didn’t stop ESPN’s Jalen Rose from fanning the flames. Speaking on First Take, the former NBA player and current analyst for the worldwide leader said that Leonard wants out of San [...]