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According to ESPN, the Miami Heat’s trade to acquire Jimmy Butler is complete. Four teams were involved in the transaction – the Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, and Los Angeles Clippers. In connection to the earlier reported trade sending Hassan Whiteside from Miami to Portland, Maurice Harkless and his $11-million expiring deal goes from [...]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has won the NBA’s most improved player award. I’m not sure many folks a couple years ago would have given Siakam any chance of winning this type of award. In fact most analysts would never have imagined Siakam would be the second best player on a team that would win [...]

James Harden and Chris Paul appear to have reached a point of no return, with their relationship being described as “unsalvageable.” Yahoo Sports reported that Paul has already demanded a trade, and Harden also made it clear to the front office that the two can’t coexist. Their relationship is beyond repair and the star players [...]

It’s finally happened. The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade superstar forward Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for a large haul of young assets. The Pelicans are set to acquire Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks in return, including the fourth-overall selection in the 2019 draft. The Lakers [...]

A local sheriff’s office near Oakland alleges that Raptors president Masai Ujiri assaulted a sheriff’s deputy just moments after Toronto won its first NBA title. The alleged incident took place on the court at Oracle Arena just after the Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors. A spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office says the deputy asked [...]

After 24 seasons, the Toronto Raptors can now call themselves champions for the first time. Toronto defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Thursday’s Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals to win the series. The Eastern Conference champions didn’t lose a single away game away stopping the Warriors from winning three straight titles and [...]

Kyrie Irving has made it official, he will not opt into his $21.3 million contract with the Boston Celtics for next season, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. What was already set to be one of the biggest summers in NBA history now has a brand new element with Kevin Durant’s [...]

Facing the basket and seeing an opening, Kevin Durant made a quick move to his left and then crumpled to the hardwood, clutching the Achilles tendon in his right leg. Large sections of Raptors fans started cheering as Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant was helped to the locker room. Players from both the Warriors [...]

The Nets appear like they’re in a good position to sign Kyrie Irving. According to ESPN, Brooklyn “has emerged as a serious contender” to sign Irving this summer. The team is also hoping to be an attractive destination for the “biggest free agents in the marketplace.” The Nets may have improved their chances of landing [...]

Head coach Steve Kerr has announced that Kevin Durant will miss Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Raptors as he continues to heal from his calf injury. “The training staff says he’s not ready to play yet – that’s all,” Kerr said. This is the ninth straight game that KD has missed since [...]