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The Golden State Warriors have swept the Portland Trail Blazers and are on their way to a fifth straight NBA Finals. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green both finished with triple-doubles, the first teammates to ever do so in a playoff game. Curry finished with 37 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists while Green concluded the [...]

Indiana Pacers’ Tyreke Evans has been banned from the NBA for violating terms of the league’s anti-drug program. The Pacers released the folowing statement about the NBA’s decision: Evans, who was set to become a free agent this summer, will now have to sit out two seasons, after which he can apply for reinstatement with [...]

Golden State Warriors’ general manager announced that Kevin Durant won’t travel to Portland for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference finals. Durant has now sat ou for three games since injuring his right calf in Game 5 of the conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets. Unfortunately for Durant, he is “not close” to [...]

Michigan’s John Beilein has agreed to a five-year deal to become the Cleveland Cavaliers’ next head coach. Beilein helped mold the Wolverines into one of the nation’s most consistent college programs, leading them to nine NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 years and two national championship games since 2013. As per ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski, talks with [...]

Game 7 of the Raptors / 76ers playoff series is one that will go down in history. Kawhi Leonard hit a shot from the corner over Joel Embiid at the buzzer that bounced, bounced, bounced and bounced off the rim before falling setting off a wild celebration as the Raptors advanced to the conference finals [...]

LeBron James surprised his I PROMISE School students by announcing a $1M Sports Matter grant from the DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation to build a brand new gym that will offer students a safe space for PE and afterschool sports. I Promise School students gathered at LeBron’s high school alma mater, St. Vincent – St. Mary [...]

Kevin Durant left Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Houston Rockets with a non-contact injury after taking a jump shot. Durant, whose recent play has vaulted him into the best player in basketball debate, will be out for game 6 against the Rockets. “You lose your best player, it’s deflating,” Klay Thompson said. “Disappointed for him,” [...]

The Toronto Raptors didn’t need a superhuman performance from Kawhi Leonard on Tuesday, but his 21 points sure helped. After shouldering the load through the first four games of this playoff series, Leonard got plenty of help from his teammates in Game 5. And now the Raptors are one win away from the Eastern Conference [...]

Joel Embiid’s lethargic performance in Sunday’s Game 4 loss to the Toronto Raptors can now be explained. After dealing with a bout of gastroenteritis last week, Embiid was reportedly sick prior to the game and was forced to have an IV at 6 am ET after staying up all night. This current illness is unrelated [...]

Houston Rockets fans got quite a scare after James Harden left during the first quarter of Tuesday loss with injuries to both of his eyes. Harden got poked in the left eye by Draymond Green while contesting a rebound and stayed down on the court through a timeout to be looked at by the team’s [...]