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The Milwaukee Bucks are celebrating their 50th anniversary in the 2017-18 season and one of the ways that they have decided to honor their rich history is by playing a home game in their old MECCA Arena against the Boston Celtics on October 26. The Bucks spent their first 20 seasons as a franchise playing [...]

With his smallish stature at 5’7″, Isaiah Thomas has been doubted his entire life on a basketball court and as such has played with a huge chip on his shoulder his entire career. He was the last pick of the 2011 NBA Draft and was essentially allowed to walk from the Kings after a season [...]

So maybe it wasn’t Phil Jackson that made Kristaps Porzingis skp his year-end exit interview with the New York Knicks. According to longtime sportswriter Peter Vecsey, formerly of the New York Post, it may have been head coach Jeff Hornacek who ruffled the unicorn’s mane. The Big Lead’s Ryan Phillips broke down the report: According to [...]

The Kyrie Irving trade sweepstakes are technically over. But not really. According to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ interest in extracting more out of the Boston Celtics as a result of Isaiah Thomas’ physical has “signaled” to the rest of the league that the bidding isn’t necessarily closed. Though he notes the Cavaliers are [...]

Lamar Odom’s life and career has taken a very tragic and sad turn. Once seen as one of the most exciting young prospects in the NBA, an NBA Sixth Man of the Year and a huge contributor for an NBA championship team Los Angeles Lakers team, Odom has sinced flamed out of the league, dealt [...]

On August 25, when the agreed upon Kyrie Irving trade between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers first hit a snag with the status of Isaiah Thomas’ hip, yours truly tweeted the following, half-seriously, half-tongue-in-cheek: That trade, to be clear, has not failed. Most still expect it to go through, with slight tweaks. Zach Lowe [...]

A fourth knee surgery has not changed Derrick Rose’s opinion of his place in the NBA. He still believe he ranks among the league’s best. From the Associated Press’ Tim Reynolds: Here’s what Rose hopes people know, or at least soon know: He believes he’s still among the NBA elite. So for Rose, this season [...]

The past week has been about as juicy and newsworthy as it gets for the NBA in late August. After the earth-shattering, blockbuster trade between the Cavaliers and Celtics last week was agreed to that would send Irving to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Brooklyn’s 2018 1st Round Pick and Ante [...]

Ben Simmons doesn’t care about being the NBA’s best rookie. He has his sights set on something bigger. Like the league’s (unofficial) best-player crown. As he told ESPN.com’s Niall Sewang: “My goal is to be the best in the league,” he told ESPN. “I’m not worried about other rookies — I’m worried about the guys [...]

Kobe Bryant has issued another one of his suddenly trademark challenges. This one goes to Giannis Antetokounmpo, and it’s no minor endeavor. The Mamba wants him to win the MVP award: If Antetokounmpo is intimidated, he has only himself to blame. He asked for this: Bryant has been issuing challenges to NBA stars—including Isaiah Thomas [...]