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Jabari Parker has definitely been a victim of the injury bug in his brief NBA career after being the No. 2 pick for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2014 NBA Draft. Parker has now suffered two torn ACL injuries in 3 seasons, and for any player to overcome that sort of obstacle early in his [...]

Back in the 1970s hall of fame baseball player Reggie Jackson was known as “Mr. October” for his legendary clutch moments in the playoffs as a member of the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics. I think it is time we start referring to Russell Westbrook as “Mr. Triple Double.” Westbrook registered his incredible [...]

Although the Cavaliers suffered another disappointing loss, this time 106-101 in Detroit Thursday night, vintage LeBron was on display. Dunking on everything in site and flying around like a 25-year-old earning yet another triple-double. This triple-double was a little more special though as it was the 50th of his historic career. LeBron becomes just the [...]

Lou Williams, now a member of the Houston Rockets, was almost traded to the Utah Jazz. Or, rather, he could have been traded to the Jazz, in exchange for a first-round pick, but wasn’t, because the Los Angeles Lakers waited too long. Which, of course, is on the since-fired Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss. From [...]

‘ We’ve talked about it. We’ve thought about it. We’ve assumed it was true. But we’ve never really received confirmation on it. Did the Boston Celtics essentially stand pat at the trade deadline so that they could go after Gordon Hayward (player option) in free agency? The unofficially official answer: Yes and no. Here’s what [...]

If you thought it was hard for Jeanie Buss to fire brother Jim Buss and longtime general manager Mitch Kupchak, you’re right. But the decision, though gutting, was made easier by the fact that Buss and Kupchak were basically ignoring Magic Johnson, who, at the time, was a special consultant to the Los Angeles Lakers. [...]

The Golden State Warriors have lost three of their last five games. Kevin Durant is sidelined with an MCL sprain. The San Antonio Spurs are 1.5 games back of the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed, with two more meetings against Golden State to go. Knowing all this, might Warriors head coach Steve Kerr abandon pursuit [...]

Does Carmelo Anthony have another six NBA seasons left in him? He sure hopes so. Anthony, who will turn 33 in May and is playing through his 14th go-round, wants to do what Kobe Bryant did, what Dirk Nowitzki is going to do, and finish his career with two decades of pro ball to his name, [...]

For the first time since undergoing thumb surgery in December, J.R. Smith practiced with his Cavalier teammates on Wednesday. He was no doubt rusty and will likely take some time to get his wind back. But he seems to have healed far enough ahead of the playoffs in order for him to find his groove. [...]

Brett Brown knows it’s going to be a long final one-fifth of the season for the Philadelphia 76ers. His message to you, the fans: Bear with them as they fire up the tank for what they hope is the last time. Per Philly.com’s Keith Pompey: With 11 of his team’s next 14 games on the [...]