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Fresh off his first career All-Star appearance, Kemba Walker needed to undergo a “minor” procedure on his left knee—code for surgery of some sort. Here’s the announcement the Charlotte Hornets dropped on Wednesday: The Charlotte Hornets announced today that guard Kemba Walker underwent a successful minor arthroscopic procedure on his left knee. Typical recovery time [...]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wants the team to upgrade at point guard, and so, the team will try upgrading at point guard. With the No. 9 pick in this year’s NBA draft, the Mavericks could hope someone like Dennis Smith Jr. falls to them. Or they could address the issue in free agency by [...]

So this is why J.J. Redick is expected to land a contract worth between $18 and $20 million per year this summer: Everybody wants him. During a podcast recorded with Chris Mannix following the NBA Draft lottery, The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski said the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets all have interest in the sweet-shooting [...]

Stephen Curry has always been an offensive nightmare for defenses, but things tend to change in the playoffs. He’s always slightly less efficient, and he appears to go through protracted slumps or complete vanishing acts. Not this year, though. Curry is averaging 28.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game through the Golden [...]

Some NBA rookies might balk at defending LeBron James immediately after he dropped 38 points on 14-of-24 shooting with you and others taking turns guarding him. Not Jaylen Brown, though. Following the Boston Celtics’ 117-104 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the newbie made it clear he’ll embrace the [...]

It’s too bad the Boston Celtics, owners of the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, cannot just select Markelle Fultz now and plug him into their Eastern Conference Finals matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Actually, as long as they’re wishing for things, it’s too bad they can rent Paul George from the Indiana Pacers [...]

Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs unfolded as you would expect knowing Kawhi Leonard wasn’t involved: The Spurs bent, and the Warriors rolled, winning 136-100. But Gregg Popovich was still left surprised. While he couldn’t have assumed the Spurs would win, he most certainly didn’t sound like [...]

Roughly six milliseconds after the Los Angeles Lakers won the second-overall pick in the NBA’s draft lottery, word came that there are “multiple” teams “evaluating” trade packages for D’Angelo Russell. Here are the juicy deets, as relayed by SI.com’s Jake Fischer: With the Los Angeles Lakers coming away with the No. 2 overall pick in [...]

Joel Embiid was feeling himself, and his Philadelphia 76ers, after the draft lottery. Though the Los Angeles Lakers’ top-three-protected pick didn’t convey, the Sixers were able to execute their pick swap with the Sacramento Kings, vaulting into the top three selections themselves. With Markelle Fultz still expected to go first overall, this puts them in [...]

The Boston Celtics have champagne problems. After winning the NBA’s draft lottery on Tuesday night, via a Brooklyn Nets picks swap, they must decide who they’re going to select or for whom they’ll trade their spot. Danny Ainge indicated as much, per 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Brian Robb: Ainge also admitted the Celtics have been grappling [...]