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DeMarcus Cousins returned to Sacramento for the first time as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday, and he had himself a game, posting 41 points, 23 rebounds and six assists in his new team’s 114-106 victory over the Kings. Oh, and he also received a standing ovation from the home crowd after [...]

Why, no, Derrick Rose does not miss playing with the New York Knicks. He’s perfectly happy with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Thanks for asking. From the New York Post‘s Alex Squadron: After one roller-coaster season with the dysfunctional, triangle-absorbed Knicks, point guard Derrick Rose is feeling comfortable in a brand new home. Why exactly? “[With the Cavaliers], [...]

And the Eric Bledsoe saga continues. The latest: Another theory behind his (apparent) trade request from Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough. Here’s what he said on the matter, per Kevin Zimmerman of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM: “Eric (was) eligible for a renegotiation and extension of his contract … with two years left on his contract, we did [...]

LeBron James agrees with Tyronn Lue. On the heels of a 112-107 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, Lue joked that New York’s best basketball team wouldn’t want their pick back from the Cleveland Cavaliers, which they acquired from the Boston Celtics as part of the Kyrie Irving trade. By Thursday, James made it [...]

Brandon Ingram has become a fairly divisive player in NBA circles. Some think he’ll eventually be a superstar or occasional All-Star. They think he sees the floor well with the ball in his hands, tries super hard to make the right reads out of the pick-and-roll and that he’ll inevitably develop into a more efficient [...]

Paul George isn’t sorry he’s with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He is, however, sorry for how things ended with the Indiana Pacers. As he told Clifton Brown of the Indianapolis Star in Oklahoma City this week: “First and foremost, I want to give thanks to Indiana as a state, for embracing me and my family for seven [...]

Welcome to Day 5 of Eric Bledsoe trade watch. If you weren’t paying attention during Day 4, don’t worry about it. Nothing really happened—though the Denver Nuggets certainly have more of an incentive to go all-in on a potential deal following their loss to the Detroit Pistons. Oh, and actually, the “nothing really happened” message [...]

Kawhi Leonard has yet to play this season while recovering from a quad injury, but he might be ready to make his 2017-18 debut very soon. Or maybe not. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich doesn’t really know, nor does he seem particularly concerned with attaching any sort of timetable to the All-Star’s return, [...]

Losing to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night did not bilk Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue of his sense of humor. On the contrary, he was in stand-up form while riffing about the letdown. Consider this quip about draft picks, via The Athletic’s Jason Lloyd: DUH-AMN. In case you don’t remember—though, how could you [...]

Could the fallout from the Bobby Portis-Nikola Mirotic dustup push one of them out of a Chicago Bulls uniform? No. Yes. Maybe. Mirotic will miss four to six weeks after suffering a concussion and facial fractures following a scuffle with Portis that ended with him being punched in the face. A few days ago, Portis [...]