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The San Antonio Spurs haven’t missed the playoffs since 1997, and Chris Paul doesn’t see their decades-long streak of postseason berths ending now. Not even after they dropped to 10th place in the Western Conference following a loss to Paul’s league-best Houston Rockets. From the San Antonio Express-News‘ Tom Orsborn: “It is strange, real strange,” the [...]

The hits just keep on coming for the Boston Celtics. First, Kyrie Irving leaves their Sunday night loss with a knee injury that’s expected to keep him out of the lineup for at least a few games. Then, according to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania, they get word that rookie Daniel Theis will need season-ending surgery [...]

Luke Walton has a very high opinion of his Los Angeles Lakers. At six games under .500, the boys in purple and gold are displaced from the NBA’s playoff picture. They have not been mathematically eliminated just yet, but FiveThirtyEight gives them less than a one percent chance of joining the springtime fray. In an [...]

Worry not, San Antonio Spurs fans: Despite rumors of conflict and confusion and potential all-out discord, Kawhi Leonard doesn’t appear to have any intention of plotting an escape. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year, who has appeared in just nine game this season while dealing with a right quad injury, addressed the media for [...]

Hear that? You know, that loud, dulcet buzzing? It’s fans of the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets and every other potential LeBron James suitor, humming along to the music in their ears that began playing on Sunday night, after the Cleveland Cavaliers lost their fourth game in five tries. This latest letdown came [...]

Just give the Toronto Raptors first place in the Eastern Conference now. The Cleveland Cavaliers won’t even come close to catching them. Heck, they’ll be lucky to stave off the Indiana Pacers for the East’s No. 3 seed. The Boston Celtics are their lone threat entering the final month of the season, and they still [...]

Kevin Durant hasn’t yet been playing with Stephen Curry for two full seasons, but he already finds it strange having to tackle the competition without him. This much was made clear by the lanky MVP after the Golden State Warriors fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who were playing without Jimmy Butler. Curry is on the [...]

The race for LeBron James’ affections is getting heated. Not to mention overrun with billboards. First a Philadelphia-based company put up billboards in Ohio recruiting the four-time MVP on behalf of the 76ers. Now, a Lakers fan has done the same in Los Angeles, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: Jacob Emrani, a personal injury attorney and [...]

New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek doesn’t see himself getting fired before next season. Although the Knicks have lost 13 of 14 games, including their last five, Hornacek told reporters before their Tuesday night flop against the Portland Trail Blazers that he fully expects to be back at the helm next season, per Newsday‘s Al [...]

After beating up the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, the Houston Rockets have now won 16 straight games. They’re also flat-out owners of the NBA’s best record and, by extension, the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed. Obviously, they’re pretty excited about their recent play. Er, actually, maybe not. When asked by ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon [...]