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The Houston Rockets lost to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, but Carmelo Anthony may have won…a spot in the starting lineup. Here’s what head coach Mike D’Antoni had to say after the game, via The Athletic’s Kelly Iko: We should probably emphasize the “nothing is set in stone” aspect of this statement. But hey! [...]

DeMarcus Cousins continues to inch closer toward making his Golden State Warriors debut. On Tuesday, the team announced that he has already been completing certain drills and will begin practicing with the rest of the squad in the near future: Most initially had Cousins returning sometime around the start of 2019. If he’s already on [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have apparently realized they won’t be winning anything in the aftermath of LeBron James’ departure anytime soon. Extending Kevin Love over the summer without trading any of the veterans inferred a different plan. The Cavs, the thinking went, wanted to contend for a playoff berth. Maybe they still do. But according to [...]

Spitgate apparently has another act left to roll out. The NBA suspended Brandon Ingram, Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo in the aftermath of a fourth-quarter scuffle during the Houston Rockets’ victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The soap opera should have ended there. It has not. Players were always going to be asked about this [...]

Joel Embiid has some lofty expectations for how he’d like this season to end. He obviously needs the Philadelphia 76ers to make the playoffs, because that’s who he is. He’d obviously like to win a title as well, because duh. Earning another All-Star bid is probably an afterthought for him, too. He’s moved on to [...]

Will Barton has been one of the most underrated and under the radar players in the NBA to the average basketball fan over recent years, but he has become a sixth man extraordinaire and quietly one of the better wing players in the league for the Denver Nuggets. He was off to a fast start [...]

Kemba Walker is in the final year of a four-year, $48 million contract with the Hornets and his play thus far in the 2018-19 season is showing why he is one of the most under paid players in the NBA. Walker is averaging 35.3 points through his first three games and has made an NBA [...]

Just when it looked Kevin Knox was finding his more rhythm on the offensive end, he suffered a setback. The New York Knicks rookie injured his ankle during the team’s Saturday night loss to the Boston Celtics. Though an MRI came back negative, he’s expected to miss at least one week. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: [...]

Tom Thibodeau still believes in Derrick Rose. Injuries have largely derailed what once appeared to be a storied career in the making. Rose won the MVP award in 2010-11, his third season. His was supposed to be a resume for the record books. Things haven’t played out that way. One injury after another limited Rose’s [...]

Brandon Ingram received a four-game suspension from the NBA for his role in the dustup that took place between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers. He counts himself lucky for not incurring a longer exile. As he told reporters, per Lakers Nation’s Anthony Irwin: “It’s my full responsibility,” Ingram told reporters. “I’m the one [...]