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Donovan Mitchell hears the Rookie of the Year buzz. He knows that he has become a legitimate challenger to unseat Ben Simmons’ once-irreversible claim to the award. He thinks it cool. He’s honored. He also doesn’t really care. As the Utah Jazz’s newbie told SLAM‘s Max Resetar, while he appreciates the Rookie of the Year love, [...]

Magic Johnson did not let LaVar Ball’s January criticism of Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton pass without consequence. He addressed the issues. Sort of. Indirectly. Or something. From ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne: According to sources close to the situation, Johnson called an associate of LaVar’s and strongly admonished him. Publicly, though, the Lakers said [...]

Shaquille O’Neal has some thinly veiled advice for LeBron James: sign with the Golden State Warriors this summer. As The Big Aristotle said while making an appearance on ESPN’s First Take (via NBA on TNT): Okay, wow. This isn’t so much airtight advice as it is Shaq playing the “If I were you card,” but still, [...]

Chris Bosh hasn’t played in an NBA game for more than two years. But he still expects to play in the NBA again. During an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, the 13-year veteran and 11-time All-Star (nine appearances), left nothing to chance when responding to Stephen A. Smith’s question about him making a comeback (h/t RealGM): [...]

Kevin Durant doesn’t have time for the people who are all hot and bothered over every little thing the Golden State Warriors do. Especially when it comes to how much freedom head coach Steve Kerr grants his players. Durant’s latest disdain for public perception stems from the reaction to Kerr allowing Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala [...]

Amidst the unprecedented flurry of trades that the Cleveland Cavaliers finalized in the final hours of the NBA Trade Deadline, one of their deals was a three-teamer that sent out Iman Shumpert and Derrick Rose to the Kings and Jae Crowder to the Jazz in exchange for Rodney Hood and George Hill. The trade was [...]

Now that Paul Pierce’s No. 34 jersey hangs from the Boston Celtics’ rafters, he is uniquely qualified to predict which player’s uniform will follow suit. Hey may also, it seems, be specifically authorized to speak on Kevin Garnett’s behalf. Not only does The Truth believe KG’s No. 5 is next in line to be immortalized [...]

Derrick Rose’s NBA journey isn’t expected to continue until after the All-Star break—assuming it continues at all. Though many anticipated the Minnesota Timberwolves would scoop him up after he was traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Utah Jazz, the point guard cleared waivers and remains without a home. And that isn’t expected to change [...]

Isaiah Thomas is happy he no longer plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers—in large part, apparently, because that means he no longer plays with LeBron James. During an appearance on Fox Sports 1’s Undisputed, Chris Broussard indicated the now-Los Angeles Lakers point guard wasn’t thrilled with the way LeBron spoke to him while they were both in [...]

Prior to the Golden State Warriors’ Wednesday night loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, head coach Steve Kerr delivered a profoundly powerful message about gun violence in America in response to a South Florida high school shooting that took place earlier in the day and left 17 dead. Here are his words, as relayed from [...]