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Don’t talk to Kawhi Leonard about resting down the stretch. He wants none of it, per the San Antonio Express-News‘ Melissa Rohlin: Star forward Kawhi Leonard, meanwhile, has informed the coaching staff he would prefer to play in each of the Spurs’ remaining six contests. “I told them I want to play out the games,” Leonard [...]

Even now, with the New Orleans Pelicans headed for the lottery, the DeMarcus Cousins trade remains a good one for Louisiana’s finest. If you can get Cousins for what will be a mid-end first, Buddy Hield and filler, you do it. Contrary to popular belief, and initial reactions, the move was not a no-brainer, though. [...]

Things were a little heated between the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards by the end of the former’s 139-115 victory over the latter on Sunday night. With the game wrapped up, Brandon Jennings committed a Flagrant-1 foul on JaVale McGee. He was attempting a three, and Jennings shoved him. Both Jennings and John Wall defended [...]

Russell Westbrook is putting together one of the greatest individual seasons in the NBA’s 70 year history. He will finish this season averaging a triple-double and is now on the cusp of tying and more than likely breaking Oscar Robertson’s record, a record of 41 triple-doubles in a single season once seen as unbreakable. Westbrook [...]

Things have gotten even more murky for New York Knicks point guard and former league MVP (the youngest in league history in 2011) Derrick Rose. As a player already heading into free agency and in search of his first new contract since his career started taking a turn for the worse when he suffered a [...]

For those who haven’t noticed, the Mike D’Antoni and James Harden experiment is going quite well in Houston. The Rockets are 51-24, James Harden is having one of the more impressive seasons for any NBA player in the past 20 years, Eric Gordon is actually healthy and contributing and not just an albatross and the [...]

Los Angeles will be playing host to next year’s NBA All-Star Game, and don’t think for a minute Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss isn’t pining for purple and gold to be repped on the floor, at Staples Center, when the 2018 superstar exhibition tips off. During an appearance on a podcast for Forbes Sports Money, Buss [...]

D’Angelo Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns are friends, in case you didn’t know. And they plan to train together this summer, ahead of their third season in the NBA. Per the Orange County Register‘s Mark Medina: Playing on different teams in different time zones, Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell and Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns often rely on phone [...]

LeBron James has accomplished quite a bit in his almost 14 seasons in the NBA, championships, league MVPs, 1st Team All-NBA nods, and he is still only 32. He added another notch to his belt Thursday night as he climbed one rung higher on the ladder that is the NBA’s all-time scoring list, passing Shaquille [...]

The TNT Chicago Bulls are for real. So, too, are the Cleveland Cavaliers’ problems. The Cavaliers fell to those Bulls on Thursday night, 99-93. They are yet again a half-game behind the Eastern Conference’s new first-place team, the Boston Celtics, and LeBron James is officially sounding the alarm. From ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst: LeBron James said the [...]