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Please cease from calling Kristaps Porzingis a “Unicorn” immediately. And while you’re at it, throw his “Zinger,” “KP,” “Godzingis,” “KP6” and “Porzingod” sobriquets out the window, too. He must henceforth be known as “The Lizard.” Actually, according to him, he’s already known as The Lizard. He dropped this little tidbit while talking to reporters about [...]

You know those rumors about how some members of the Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t too happy about Dwyane Wade latching on to their just before the season? They’re all true. Well, most of them. Or some of them. Whatever. Point is: Wade didn’t receive the warmest welcome upon his arrival, and LeBron James, one of his [...]

LeBron James is pretty high on Ben Simmons. He might even be higher on the Philadelphia 76ers rookie than he is on Dennis Smith Jr. Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated penned a predictably wonderful profile on Simmons, and as always, one excerpt is making the rounds within NBA circles: “You have an opportunity,” James told Simmons [...]

Are you expecting the Oklahoma City Thunder to start in-fighting or turn on each other or sour on their general situation in light of their disastrous 8-12? Well, you shouldn’t. Because they won’t. Not now. Oklahoma City’s head coach, Billy Donovan, and Carmelo Anthony went long on Thursday talking about the team’s struggles. Everyone is [...]

Just in case you needed a reminder that injuries are, and will forever remain, the absolute worst, the Orlando Magic have now lost Terrence Ross indefinitely to a sprained right MCL. Here’s the details about his forthcoming recovery, per the Magic’s press release:  After further evaluation, including an MRI, Orlando Magic guard/forward Terrence Ross has [...]

Many, myself included, thought that the Mavericks acquisition of Nerlens Noel before the 2017 NBA trade deadline was a fantastic move for the Mavericks and that he would instantly become a double-double guy alongside Dirk Nowitzki on a Dallas team that desperately needed his youth, length and rim protection. That hasn’t exactly panned out. Dallas [...]

Memphis Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace has confirmed what David Fizdale’s firing suggested all along: His team has no imminent plans to trade Mike Conley and/or Marc Gasol and cannonball into a rebuild. As Wallace explained on Wednesday, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace won’t consider rebuilding by trading stars Marc Gasol or [...]

Steve Kerr wasn’t happy following the Golden State Warriors’ matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Sure, the Dubs won. But it took them an overtime period to do it. And had Brandon Ingram not have missed a couple times down the stretch, or had the Lakers successfully boxed out on a rare [...]

After a scorching 4-0 start to the regular season, things quickly fell off of a cliff for the retooled Clippers as an injury ravaged roster struggled through a tougher portion of their schedule and lost nine straight games to fall to 5-11. While they have climbed out of that hole to an extent by winning [...]

Enes Kanter is still riding with his former team. The Oklahoma City Thunder are now 8-12 following their Wednesday night loss to the Orlando Magic. They’ve now lost three straight and five of their last six, during which time their offense is placing 28th in points scored per 100 possessions, according to NBA.com. Few could [...]