Steph Curry is the greatest shooter in NBA history and there is really little doubt. Curry’s lightning quick release, short-area quickness, incredible range and ability to shoot off of the dribble or coming off of a screen have made him virtually un-guardable on nights when his shot is humming, which is most nights it seems. [...]
December 5, 2017
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After missing the past 12 games and leaving the team to consider whether he even wanted to continue his NBA career, Derrick Rose is officially returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com was the first to break the news and noted that the point guard would be meeting with team officials by Monday’s [...]
December 5, 2017
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Kawhi Leonard has officially spoken. The San Antonio Spurs All-Star has yet to play this season while dealing with a quad injury. And though the team has been heavy on ambiguous optimism over the course of the year, they haven’t provided a concrete timetable for his return. That hasn’t changed. Leonard missed the Spurs’ victory [...]
December 5, 2017
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Isaiah Thomas may not be playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers just yet, but head coach Tyronn Lue still believes he’s having an impact. As he told reporters following the Cavaliers’ 12th straight victory, this one a 113-91 shellacking of the Chicago Bulls, per Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon: Lue said the influx of new players like Wade, [...]
December 5, 2017
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Well, what do ya know: Injuries continue to remain the worst thing ever. Steph Curry rolled his ankle late in the fourth quarter during the Golden State Warriors’ Monday night victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, and the visual wasn’t pretty: Curry soon after started limping towards the locker room: Stephen Curry ankle injury pic.twitter.com/Mmmu9rF9LI [...]
December 5, 2017
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LeBron James has now gone from defending Dwyane Wade’s addition to the Cleveland Cavaliers roster, to campaigning for his best buddy to win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award. Seriously. From ESPN.com’s Arash Markazi: LeBron believes that Dwyane Wade is the leading candidate for the Sixth Man of the Year Award right now [...]
December 4, 2017
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For Mike Conley to confirm that David Fizdale and Marc Gasol weren’t the best of friends, you know the relationship between player and coach must’ve been bad. During an extensive interview with the Commercial Appeal‘s Ronald Tillery, the point guard didn’t sidestep the string of rumors emanating from the Memphis Grizzlies organization. He told Tillery that [...]
December 4, 2017
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Good news, Milwaukee Bucks fans: Jabari Parker is practicing with the team. Slightly bad news, though: His timetable for a return from his second ACL injury isn’t being moved up. You’re still on track to see him sometime in February. As head coach Jason Kidd told The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears: What is the latest [...]
December 4, 2017
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After a pretty rough stretch of basketball for the Utah Jazz in recent weeks and a deflating injury to their star center, things have turned around as the Jazz are back over .500 at 12-11 and are winners of five straight games. There is even more good news on the way for Jazz fans though, [...]
December 4, 2017
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Sorry, Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins, Al Horford, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porzingis, Nikola Jokic, LaMarcus Aldridge and so many others. Joel Embiid doesn’t think any of y’all are the NBA’s best big man. That honor, according to him, belongs to him. Consider Embiid’s recent appearance on NBA TV: Caron Butler: Who’s the best big man in [...]
December 4, 2017
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