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The Houston Rockets have agreed to a five-year contract extension with general manager Daryl Morey. “I’m super happy,” Morey told the Houston Chronicle. “I’d love to be with the Rockets for life. This obviously solidifies us for a little while. I’m just really thankful to Tilman Fertitta for having the faith in our team. And [...]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has permanently banned a fan from Madison Square Garden. This is the same fan who heckled him to “sell the team” after a loss to the Sacramento Kings on March 9th. Dolan publicly addressed the incident he had with a fan for the first time Tuesday on ESPN Radio’s [...]

Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant went straight to the locker room with 6:34 remaining in the fourth quarter during Sunday’s 115-111 upset loss to the Phoenix Suns with an injured right ankle. In the fourth quarter, All-Star forward Kevin Durant was looking to pass the ball in the low post and collided with a pair [...]

Atlanta Hawks forward Vince Carter, who is 42 years old, said he wants to return for a 22nd NBA season if teams are interested in him this offseason. When asked during an appearance ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption if he had an age in mind for when he wanted to retire, Carter said, “43.” “I think [...]

With a playoff run looking less and less likely, the Lakers are ready to scale back Lebron James’ workload. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, the Lakers will put James on a minutes restriction of 28-32 minutes per game and won’t have him play in back-to-backs.. Haynes added that both James and his agent, Rich [...]

Lakers Kyle Kuzma left Monday’s game against to the Clippers with a sprained right ankle. Kuzma rolled his ankle with 6:09 remaining in the fourth quarter. He eventually made his way back to the bench and then to the locker room with the Lakers’ athletic trainer. Head coach Luke Walton said after the game that [...]

The NBA has announced that the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets will play two preseason games in Japan. The games will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo on October 8th and 10th. “Bringing NBA preseason games to Japan will help accelerate the growth of basketball in a country that features a thriving [...]

Former No. 1 pick and NBA-champion Andrew Bogut and one of his former teams, the Golden State Warriors, are seemingly set for a reunion. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, the Warriors plan on signing Bogut after he receives his letter of clearance from the Sydney Kings of Australia’s National Basketball League. Bogut spent four [...]

Dwyane Wade is nearing the end of the final season of his legendary career, but he still has plenty of game left in the tank. Wade banked a three-point buzzer beater on Wednesday night against the Warriors. He also scored 25 points and helped Miami snap a six-game home losing streak. Wade took a victory [...]

Now that the former NBA player Royce White’s basketball days are over he is setting his sites on a new career, mixed martial arts. White, a first-round draft pick for the Houston Rockets in 2012, believes he could one day compete for the UFC’s heavyweight belt. “I’m one of the best athletes in the world,” [...]