Basketball never sleeps, which unfortunately means injuries don’t either. As first reported by 98.7 FM Arizona’s John Gambadoro, Devin Booker needs to have surgery to repair an injured right hand and will be out indefinitely (via 98.7 FM Arizona’s Kellan Olson): Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker will undergo hand surgery on Monday and is [...]
September 10, 2018
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Kevin Garnett has made a good living from the game of basketball, according to Business Insider. At the moment Garnett has more career earnings at $326 million than any other player in NBA history. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean that he has seen all $326 million of those earnings, as $77 million was allegedly stolen from [...]
September 10, 2018
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In a somewhat surprising move, the Clippers decided to match the Pelicans offer sheet for free agent forward Tyrone Wallace. The reason this is of interest is because that now gives the Clippers 17 guaranteed contracts for the 2018-19 NBA season which screams two words: trade coming. Here is their roster at the moment: When [...]
September 7, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Udonis Haslem has been a member of the Miami Heat since LeBron James rookie year in the NBA, before social media was a thing and when the concept of TiVo was relatively new. He has agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million deal to play his 16th season as a member of the Heat. Haslem has [...]
September 7, 2018
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The Lakers quickly went from Lonzo and LaVar’s (let’s be honest) to LeBron James’s organization this summer. Ball flashed some of the all around ability and court vision that made him the No.2 pick last season, but his putrid shooting percentages and inability to be an offensive threat make him a big work in progress [...]
September 7, 2018
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You knew this was coming. On the heels of Luol Deng agreeing to a buyout with the Los Angeles Lakers, he’s found himself a primary suitor for his services. And surprise-surprise, it’s the Minnesota Timberwolves. Per The New York Times‘ Marc Stein, the Timberwolves have officially ‘launched’ their recruitment of another one of coach-president Tom Thibodeau’s [...]
September 6, 2018
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Pau Gasol may be 38 years old and entering his 18th NBA season, but he has no imminent plans to retire. Not as of now anyway. So don’t put your money at legal betting sites on Gasol leaving the league just yet. Speaking with France’s AFP, the 7-footer noted that he’s not thinking about walking [...]
September 6, 2018
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New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox had the unconditional green light during his time in the NBA’s summer league. Though that freedom doesn’t always carry over to the regular season, his stands to be an exception. If you are into visiting online betting sites, you’ll want to lay odds that Kevin Knox has the green [...]
September 5, 2018
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Nike created waves earlier this week by making NFL free agent Colin Kaepernick the face of its #JustDoIt campaign. Since then, plenty of professional athletes have come out in support of both the quarterback and the brand. LeBron James is, officially, now one of them. From the Associated Press (via NOLA.com): Closing his remarks, he [...]
September 5, 2018
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It is pretty amazing how quickly the Lakers have turned their roster and roster flexibility around considering they handed out two of the worst contracts in NBA history in the summer of 2016, paying Timofey Mozgov $64 million over four years and Luol Deng $72 million over four years. They were able to get off [...]
September 4, 2018
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