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A second back surgery is not going to stop Michael Porter Jr. from trying to return very early into—perhaps even for the start of—the Denver Nuggets’ regular-season schedule. Speaking at the NBA’s rookie photoshoot on Sunday, Porter told ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg he’s feeling good and, despite a conservative rehab, hoping to make his professional debut [...]

At least one part of Dwyane Wade’s future has been hammered out: If he returns for a 16th NBA season, he will only play with the Miami Heat. As for the matter of whether he’ll actually return, well, that remains a mystery. Wade offered this to clarify on his position during a Jr. NBA event, [...]

As you know by now unless you live under a rock, President Donald Trump tweeted this out last week in regards to CNN Reporter Don Lemon and LeBron James: This caused a ton of backlash against the president as it should and essentially reaffirmed what LeBron was saying that angered Trump in the first place, [...]

The Lakers made a flurry of eyebrow raising moves this summer after landing the big fish in free agency in LeBron James, one of those was signing Rajon Rondo. While not being viewed as being an elite point guard anymore like he was during his time in Boston and being infamous for ornery and basically [...]

The Boston Celtics were one win away from the NBA Finals last season with two all-star caliber players on the shelf in Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. It would be safe to assume they’re the heavy favorite to make the NBA Finals this season with the eastern conference’s ruler, LeBron James, having moved out west [...]

Joakim Noah’s time with the New York Knicks is most definitely coming to a close soon—or so it seems. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley and Adrian Wojnarowski: The New York Knicks remain unlikely to reincorporate exiled center Joakim Noah into the team under new coach David Fizdale and still plan to part ways with the veteran big man before training [...]

The past six years have been rough for the Orlando Magic. They haven’t come close to a playoff appearance and have experienced a ton of change across the organization. Fans likely yearn for the golden era of the mid-90s when Shaquille O’Neal and Penny Hardaway were lighting up the O Arena every night and making [...]

Kawhi Leonard has spoken, sort of, for the first time since joining the Toronto Raptors. In a statement that, surprisingly, spanned more than six syllables, the two-time Defensive Player of the Year thanked the San Antonio Spurs and their fans for the seven mostly wonderful years they spent together: As a housekeeping note, this reads [...]

Mike Conley missed 70 games last season while dealing with Achilles issues. On the verge of turning 31, with three years left on his max contract, it’s fair to wonder whether the Memphis Grizzlies should have any long-term concerns. Conley, for his part, does not. He expects to be ready by the time Memphis opens [...]

The Miami Heat are ready to clean house. Or rather, they’re ready to purge their books of their most undesirable contracts, which belong to Hassan Whiteside, Tyler Johnson and Dion Waiters. Here’s the Miami Herald‘s Barry Jackson: ESPN’s Zach Lowe said this week on his podcast that Houston has explored trading perimeter-shooting power forward Ryan Anderson, [...]