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Kevin Durant doesn’t have to worry about the Golden State Warriors playing hardball in contract negotiations this year. General manager Bob Myers said they’re prepared to give him whatever it takes. From the Associated Press (via ESPN.com): Durant could sign for as long as four years and about $160 million, and Myers is prepared to [...]

The Raptors decided not to leave their own building to name the new head coach of the franchise. Assistant Coach Nick Nurse was promoted to be the new head coach on Tuesday. Adrian Wojnarowski: It is not often you get to take over the reins for a 59 win team, especially for your first head [...]

Disparage, denigrate, and deprecate if you must, but I’ve seen Magic’s Showtime Lakers in person, I had an unhealthy obsession with Jordan’s Bulls—especially for someone who lives in Los Angeles—, and I saw every single basket Kobe Bryant ever made as a professional. I have also seen almost every basket that LeBron James has made [...]

Kevin Durant just won his second NBA championship and NBA Finals MVP award in as many years. And he’s…he’s…well, he’s still basically trying to defend his decision to join the Golden State Warriors. Speaking with Yahoo Sports’ Michael Lee, the two-time champ, for some reason, said it’s easier to be the best player on an [...]

Kevin Love clearly wants LeBron James to remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Well that, or he really wants the four-time MVP to take him wherever he goes in free agency. Speaking about his future in Cleveland on the heels of another NBA Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors, Love indicated a desire to not [...]

Despite a rash of injuries and not having their two best offensive players for the postseason, the Boston Celtics persevered and were one game away from making the NBA Finals and being the first team to dethrone LeBron James in the eastern conference since Twitter’s infancy. We saw young studs like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen [...]

It might be time to ditch the LeBron James-to-Houston pipe-dream scenarios. Speaking on The Athletic’s TK Show, ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes said that he’s been hearing the Rockets are not a realistic destination for the four-time MVP (via NBC Sports’ Dan Feldman): Houston has been linked a lot. I’ve been told that that’s not a realistic option. [...]

Kevin Durant has every intention of returning to the Golden State Warriors next season. And why wouldn’t he? He’s about to win his second title in as many years. He also accepted about $10 million below his max salary to facilitate returns for Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala. Leaving this summer, after declining his player [...]

The juicy drama that has been Bryan Colangelo and the burner Twitter accounts over the past week has led to Colangelo tendering his resignation as general manager of the 76ers. For a quick background, The Ringer published a report last week on the suspicious connection between Colangelo and five burner Twitter accounts that criticized other [...]

The Nuggets have undergone another re-branding and unveiled a new logo and uniforms on Wednesday night. They are reincorporating the old school red tones back into their look. Without further ado, the new Nuggets… Here are the new uniforms… While I kind of like the new logos, there is nothing particularly special or noteworthy about [...]