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Are you ready for the most Kawhi Leonard anecdote ever? It involves Kawhi, All-Star weekend and an early morning workout, so of course you are. Here’s what Bleacher Report’s J.P. Abrams unearthed while working on a nicely penned feature about the mysterious character and rise of Mr. Leonard: But if those around Leonard are short [...]

While traditionally never the most competitive or intense game, rather a friendly showcase of the league’s elite talent, the NBA All-Star Game has become increasingly underwhelming and even less competitive the past couple years (Steph Curry literally laid down on defense at one point). Kevin Durant has a hypothesis on this trend: energy and effort [...]

It’s safe to say Carmelo Anthony will air whatever grievances he has with New York Knicks president Phil Jackson during their exit interview at the end of the season. Because that’s exactly what he said he’s going to do, per USA Today‘s Steve Popper: “Pretty sure the chips will be on the table,” Anthony said. “The [...]

If you haven’t noticed, the Raptors (somewhat shockingly) have been playing really good basketball the past month and a half with Kyle Lowry sidelined. DeMar DeRozan has grown even more as a player and become more of a playmaker for others and Cory Joseph has appeared to get his groove back with more opportunity. The [...]

Former Kentucky Wildcat and No. 29 pick of the 2013 NBA Draft, Archie Goodwin, has found a new home for the next few seasons as he signed a multi-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. Goodwin was finishing up his second of two 10-day contracts (the most a team can give one player in [...]

Jrue Holiday will enter free agency this summer, at which time he’ll have an array of suitors and a foregone opportunity to sign a contract that’s worth nine figures over its life. Naturally, he hasn’t given that the slightest bit of thought, per The New Orleans Advocate‘s Scott Kushner: The heralded guard will be a [...]

Kevin Durant hasn’t played since Feb. 28 after suffering a sprained MCL roughly 90 seconds into his court time during a loss to the Washington Wizards. But there is now an end to his stay on the shelf in sight. Saturday. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: Returning against the New Orleans Pelicans would give Durant three [...]

One of the last things you want to do as an NBA general manager for a team that’s wrapping up a disappointing season is answer questions about a potentially, and accidentally, leaked look at your offseason plans. And yet, this is the situation in which Orlando Magic GM Rob Hennigan finds himself. Orlando signed Patricio [...]

Fear not, Cleveland Cavaliers fans. LeBron James and Tristan Thompson are cool. The duo got into a spat, caught on camera, centered around defense on Paul George, during the Cavaliers’ Sunday afternoon victory over the Indiana Pacers. Though the incident didn’t look great at the time—Thompson appeared angrier than James by the end of it—the [...]

Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin now has what former head coach David Blatt never did: authentic public support from franchise cornerstone LeBron James. Per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin, the GM, a key architect of the reigning champion Cavaliers, has been operating this year on an expiring contract, without an extension on the horizon. James wants [...]