Blogs

So what if the New York Knicks are only six games into their season? And so what if, despite winning three in a row, they aren’t expected to contend for a playoff spot? Kristaps Porzingis belongs in the early-season MVP discussion…according to Knicks fans who were chanting “M-V-P” as he stepped to the free-throw line [...]

Kyrie Irving has a confession to make: He likes all of his Boston Celtics teammates, and he has for a long time. Per ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg: Irving’s comments came after a 108-94 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, and they’re easy to take out of context. Is he trying to admit he [...]

Are you ready for Eric Bledsoe to be traded already? Join the club. Unfortunately, though, the Phoenix Suns don’t appear to be in any rush. For one, they would have moved him by now if they were worried about footing the bill for a player they weren’t using—or refusing to even have around the club. [...]

Nikola Mirotic will not have surgery following his dustup teammate Bobby Portis a couple of weeks. This sounds a little weird, considering the 26-year-old forward suffered facial fractures that has him sidelined indefinitely, but the possibility has been on the table from the start. And on Monday, both Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg and vice [...]

The Orlando Magic are trying to burden someone else with the decision of whether to exercise Mario Hezonja’s team option for next season. According to Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto, the team is testing his trade market: The Magic are beyond unlikely to strike a deal before the decision’s deadline, which means they’re almost certainly going [...]

Things are looking up for the New Orleans Pelicans. Anthony Davis says so. From The Times-Picayune‘s William Guillory: “We’re going to be a special team, we feel it,” said Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, before correcting himself. “We don’t feel it, we know it. “We’ve just got to keep playing the way we have–playing hard on defense [...]

Hopes were high for the Miami Heat to start this season. They still kind of are. They finished last year on a 31-10 tear, and team president Pat Riley invested a bunch of money in sustaining and building on top of that scintillating core. Which is why the Heat’s 2-3 start to the regular season [...]

Lonzo Ball has no time for fair-weather Los Angeles Lakers fans. He only wants to deal with the realest supporters. The rookie tweeted out the following on Sunday night, after the Lakers fell to the Utah Jazz: People will poke fun at this because he’s Lonzo Ball. Others will question whether it’s even his place, [...]

First the Philadelphia 76ers didn’t see a problem with having Markelle Fultz play through his shoulder injury. Then they shut him down for three games to evaluate a situation that had deteriorated under their noses. Now they’ve announced the rookie point guard is out indefinitely because of said shoulder injury. Here’s the team’s announcement, courtesy [...]

LeBron James isn’t fazed by the Cleveland Cavaliers’ slow start. Not even after they’ve dropped three straight to the Brooklyn Nets, New Orleans Pelicans and New York Knicks. From ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: “I’m fine,” James said after finishing with 18 points, eight assists and five rebounds while filling in at point guard again as Derrick Rose continues [...]