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The Cleveland Cavaliers are the largest NBA Finals underdog since the 2001 Philadelphia 76ers. The year that Philadelphia made the NBA Finals was my first year with the team, I went from intern to Scouting Coordinator that season. One question that was, and still is, often asked of me – “Did you guys really believe [...]

Though the Houston Rockets have been mentioned as contenders in this summer’s LeBron James sweepstakes, he’s not the only superstar for which they have eyes. Add Paul George to their list. From Rockets Wire’s Kelly Iko: In addition to the Rockets’ longstanding interest in free agent-to-be LeBron James, another noteworthy longtime target of general manager [...]

Maybe you’re sick of watching the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors wage battle in the NBA Finals. Maybe four times is one or two clashes too many for your tastes. Maybe you’re just upset the Cavaliers don’t stand a chance. Maybe you think the Warriors are ruining the NBA with their Warriorsyness. Either way, [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers are taking the social-media allegations against team president Bryan Colangelo seriously enough to launch an investigation. On Tuesday night, The Ringer’s Ben Detrick published an extensive report that pointed to the Sixers executive running five burner accounts on Twitter. Colangelo copped to being behind one of them, but he denies his involvement [...]

It did not take Steve Clifford long to land on his feet after losing his head coaching gig with the Charlotte Hornets. He is now the guiding force for the Orlando Magic. ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news on Wednesday: Steve Clifford has agreed to a four-year deal to become the head coach of the Orlando [...]

As the Houston Rockets gave up a 15-point lead and lost game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors, 101-92, it became a little hard not to look around and start pointing fingers. At least for me. Somewhat surprisingly, neither James Harden, Eric Gordon, nor Head Coach Mike D’Antoni were anything [...]

Eric Gordon has a not-so-hot take: He thinks the Houston Rockets would have won Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors on Monday night had Chris Paul been healthy enough to play. From ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: These comments are bound to rub more than a few people the wrong way. Some truly believe it wouldn’t [...]

The debate needs to end. The negativity needs to end. In 2003, I was able to witness LeBron James make his professional debut. The gym at the University of Massachusetts-Boston was packed. The last game of the night at the Reebok Summer League was between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics. The basketball was [...]

LeBron James has been in the public eye and under the intense glare of the societal microscope ever since he graced the cover of Sports Illustrated as a junior in high school. We have heard about his growing up in a single-parent home with his mother and them struggling to put a roof over their [...]

Kristaps Porzingis has given his stamp of approval to the New York Knicks for hiring David Fizdale. Granted, it took him a few weeks to offer his final verdict. And yes, there’s also an element of “How could he not be excited?” at play here. The bar for promising situations and player-coach relationships isn’t set [...]