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Kobe Bryant has a message for all the Los Angeles Lakers fans who are not rolling out the red carpet for LeBron James’ arrival: You’re kidding yourselves if you think this distaste for the three-time champ will last. Speaking on the The Rich Eisen Show, the Lakers legend didn’t so much as call for fans [...]

The Denver Nuggets’ have failed to make the postseason for the past five years. Isaiah Thomas doesn’t see that drought reaching Year No. 6. Sitting alongside Jamal Murray, Thomas made a pretty definitive, yet off-handed, statement about how the Nuggets are going to make the playoffs this season: I mean, you have to at least [...]

The Lob City Era of the Clippers brought with it a lot of talent, a lot of wins, a lot of playoff shortcomings and a lot of drama. That era officially ended last summer when the Clippers traded Chris Paul to the Rockets and became even more over when they traded Blake Griffin to the [...]

Every summer the NBA’s competition committee meets to discuss any potential rule changes for the upcoming season that could help improve the game. This year there are apparently three items on the docket that are likely to be changed: I am essentially on board with all three of these changes. Switching to a 14 second [...]

Every year the NBA surveys the rookie class to see how they feel about their peers, it gives an interesting view into how players analyze each other as opposed to scouts. The 2018-19 rookie survey was released last week and some of the results are eye-opening. The most surprising: Wendell Carter Jr was voted by [...]

Rejoice Toronto Raptors fans, because it seems Kawhi Leonard is approaching his time in Canada with an open mind. Now that doesn’t mean that NBA Sports Books think he will yet. In fact, according to TopBet sportsbook, he’s still not likely to re-sign in Toronto. But one thing that could make the odds a bit [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers were apparently ticked off that Paul George didn’t grant them a meeting in free agency—and this revelation comes from PG13 himself. Speaking Chris Pfaff’s Short Story Long podcast, George indicated that Lakers president Magic Johnson and Co. were not especially pleased with him rejoining the Oklahoma City Thunder before giving them face-time (h/t The [...]

Count Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey among those who are intrigued by the Golden State Warriors’ addition of DeMarcus Cousins—not entirely sold, to be sure, but definitely interested in what it may or may not mean. Here’s an excerpt from his appearance on The Dan Patrick Show (h/t ProBasketballTalk’s Dan Feldman): I was really curious. [...]

Kobe Bryant’s return to the hardwood will have to wait—assuming, of course, it ever comes. Oh, no, he isn’t rejoining the Los Angeles Lakers or playing in the NBA again. Get that conspiracy theory out of your pretty little head. But there has been hope that he might possibly lace them up to play in [...]

With LeBron James out of the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers have their sights set on the Boston Celtics. Ben Simmons says so. From Sporting News’ James McKern: “We’ve got to get past Boston, those are the guys at the top right now. Beating them, that’s our next goal,” Simmons said. “Obviously getting further than the [...]