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As you may have noticed, the increased occurrences of NBA teams resting players has become a very buzz-worthy topic of conversation in recent weeks. It has been discussed by every sports talk show and seemingly every former player wants to chime in with their two cents. Because of this and the fact that the NBA’s [...]

For those who don’t remember the circumstances surrounding and leading into the trade that landed the San Antonio Spurs the No. 15 pick of the 2011 NBA Draft where they selected current MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard, the headline of this story may be perplexing. Why would Coach Pop have said the decision to trade up [...]

Jimmy Butler is pumped for Dwyane Wade to make his return to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. But should he be? Butler, for his part, doesn’t appear to be equivocating. As he said after the Bulls’ Thursday night win over the Philadelphia 76ers, per CSN Chicago’s Vince Goodwill: So, [...]

The New York Knicks are scheduled for an early offseason vacation, and Kristaps Porzingis’ getaway might begin earlier than that. The 7’3″ skyscraper is dealing with back spasms that have kept him out of the Knicks’ last two games. And following the team’s Thursday night loss to the Washington Wizards, head coach Jeff Hornacek intimated that [...]

The legend of Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons is growing. Literally. Listed at 6’10”, the point forward is apparently even taller now. Best of all, this news comes via World B. Free. Yes, him. Here’s SB Nation’s Kyle Neubeck with the deets: World B. Free was recently honored by the Cleveland Cavaliers during a game against [...]

So much for the NBA’s second epic salary-cap spike. When projections for the 2017-18 cap first came out, people were shocked at how low they were. All season, they’ve hovered around $102 to $103 million, less than $10 million above this year’s ceiling. Make no mistake, it’s still a sizable increase. But many were expecting [...]

Every year the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs is a mixed bag full of treats. For instance, good or exciting series are like mini Snickers or Twix bars in a trick-or-treater’s bag, while bad or boring series (also known as the NBA TV series, NBA fans know what I am talking about) are like [...]

Derrick Rose is done for the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus, and the New York Knicks haven’t yet decided whether he’s played his last game in orange and blue. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: The Knicks shopped Rose at the trade deadline, well before his left knee became a major [...]

It’s been business as usual for the Golden State Warriors after a minor rough stretch when they first lost Kevin Durant to his sprained MCL injury. They are now 65-14 on the season (what’s new), have won 13 straight games, and as of Wednesday night have clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs [...]

Kyle Lowry is picking up where he left off before being forced out of action with a wrist injury after the All-Star break: by playing a lot of basketball. Lowry returned to the Toronto Raptors’ rotation on Wednesday night, making his first appearance since Feb. 15, just before All-Star Weekend. And he played 42 minutes. [...]