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According to a report form Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, murmurs out of Blake Griffin’s camp are that when he enters free agency this off-season he wants and plans to re-sign with the Clippers quickly. Here is the statement from Kyler in the Basketball Insiders article: “Sources close to Griffin said recently that he is [...]

Since returning to the Denver Nuggets’ starting lineup as the lone big, Nikola Jokic has fueled an offensive revival, putting up gaudy numbers that have translated to measurable team success. Which is why the hip injury he suffered against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night is a huge deal: Though nothing sinister has been determined, [...]

The 2017 NBA All-Star reserves were announced on Thursday night, and as always, there were deserving players left out of the equation. Singling out slights is tricky business, because it’s easy to say so-and-so earned the nod; it’s another thing to pick out who said player should have been selected over.  But Rudy Gobert of the [...]

Larry Sanders hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2014-15 season, but it seems that might change soon. The 28-year-old tweeted this on Thursday night: That was followed by report from Keith Smith of 16 Wins a Ring stating Sanders has already worked out for the Boston Celtics: Smith later added that more workouts are on [...]

Learn from Enes Kanter, kids: Never punch a chair really ridiculously hard. During the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Thursday night win over the Dallas Mavericks, Kanter was unhappy with a foul call and proceeded to punch a chair on the sidelines, with some serious windup: Kanter didn’t return to the game due to a wrist injury. [...]

Even with the fortuitous lack of serious injuries throughout his career, I think very few people thought that Vince Carter would still be a valued contributor in the NBA at the age of 40 and as of January 26, 2017 he is. Although it is worth discussing how incredible his mini-renaissance season has been in [...]

In the wake of a report from Chris Haynes and Marc Stein of ESPN.com that says the New York Knicks tried to engage the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Carmelo Anthony-for-Kevin Love trade, we have to ask: Is Knicks president Phil Jackson really that committed to pushing Melo out of New York? Anthony, for his part, [...]

Good news: The Portland Trail Blazers don’t have to worry about Damian Lillard wanting to play for another team. From HoopsHype’s Alex Kennedy: There have been a number of times where people have tweeted at you saying you should leave Portland for bigger market or that you should join their favorite team, and you’ve responded and shot it down. [...]

Why no, everything is not fine with the Chicago Bulls. Thanks for asking. Following the team’s Wednesday night loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade ripped their teammates for a seeming lack of effort, per the Chicago Tribune‘s K.C. Johnson: I wish I could say that everyone in here is going to go [...]

The 2017 NBA Slam Dunk Competition is now a little less awesome. Zach LaVine, the two-time reigning champion, will not be participating in the festivities, according to Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scott: So much for a rematch of the epic battle that took place between LaVine and Aaron Gordon last year. On the bright side, though, [...]