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Tillman Fertitta, CEO and owner of Landry’s, Inc., agreed to purchase the Houston Rockets from Leslie Alexander on Tuesday for an NBA-record $2.2 billion. One of his first orders of business: Letting Beyoncé know he would love for her to join the ownership group in some way. The singer/songwriter/dancer/actress previously expressed interest in purchasing a stake [...]

Will Reggie Jackson be available when the Detroit Pistons open training camp? Yes. Will he be a full go at practices? Apparently not. According to the Detroit Free Press‘ Vince Ellis, the 27-year-old point guard isn’t yet all the way back from the left knee injury that derailed his 2016-17 campaign: It’s all about ensuring Jackson, [...]

Magic Johnson knows he screwed up on the Paul George front, and he doesn’t want the Los Angeles Lakers to pay for it. The NBA slapped the Purple and Gold with a $500,000 fine for tampering after allegations were brought about by the Indiana Pacers. In a nutshell, the investigation revealed the Lakers got too [...]

John Wall is an incredibly gifted point guard with a lucrative new contract and is coming off of a season in which he made his first All-NBA Team. He is also one that has never lacked any confidence in his game and that rang true when he made it clear over the holiday weekend that [...]

In 2014 Steve Ballmer shocked the NBA and professional sports business world with his eye-popping $2 billion purchase of the Los Angeles Clippers. When it was reported that Houston Rockets Owner Leslie Alexander was selling the franchise just over a month ago, many wondered if the Rockets sale would top the price paid for the [...]

Just how baller of a fan are you? Excited for the 2017-2018 NBA on TNT season? Well, now’s your chance to show us just how pumped you are—and, in the process, maybe get a pretty sweet prize in return. Starting today and going through September 25th, we’re asking NBA on TNT fans who are 18 [...]

The Kyrie Irving trade is done. The drama surrounding it, however, is not. Irving is now officially a member of the Boston Celtics after they greased their package of Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Zizic and the Brookly Nets’ 2018 first-round pick with another second-rounder. Now, with him gone, the Cleveland Cavaliers can move on. [...]

Alas the drama and complication surrounding the mega trade between the two premier teams in the eastern conference featuring Kyrie Irving being dealt to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas has been completed and finalized. After a week of re-negotiation and concern after Cavaliers doctors feared the risk of re-injury for Thomas with his [...]

Kevin Durant isn’t worried about LeBron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers in free agency next summer. Because he doesn’t think it’s going to happen. In the second part of his appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Durant not only said he thinks James will stick in Cleveland, but that he’s told this to the four-time MVP. Here’s the excerpt, [...]

For those of you who enjoy engaging in a little sports betting (I am raising my hand) or just want to get a feel for how the public perceives your favorite team will this year, Vegas released its initial over/under win totals for all 30 NBA teams. As you likely would have guessed, the team [...]