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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 [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers won 94-89 in Toronto for the first time in their last 15 games north of the border. After their game 1 loss, the Sixers knew they had some adjustments to make. The biggest adjustment was having Joel Embiid guard Siakam, making Siakam less forceful taking it to the paint and more indecisive. [...]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul has been fined $35,000 for making contact with a referee during Sunday’s game against the Golden State Warriors. Fortunately for the Rockets though, he will not be suspended for Game 2. The incident happened within the last few seconds of their 104-100, with Paul being ejected after arguing about [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have finalized their shortlist for their vacant president of basketball operations position and it looks like Chauncey Billups made the cut. Former Timberwolves point guard and current ESPN analyst Chauncey Billups will be interviewing for the gig today. Calvin Booth, assistant general manager of the Denver Nuggets, Trajan Langdon, assistant general manager [...]