Offbeat

Paul George is so thoughtful. The Oklahoma City Thunder rocked the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night, winning 112-99 on what happened to be Russell Westbrook’s birthday. Afterward, Paul George was naturally asked whether he got his point guard anything for the occasion. And his answer was epic, per the Norman Transcript‘s Fred Katz: Well, this wins. [...]

If Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is ever looking to get rid of the franchise, LeBron James will gladly take it off his hands. Talking to The Athletic’s Jason Lloyd (h/t Yahoo Sports’ Ben Rohrbach), the four-time MVP indicated he would definitely consider buying his current team, or any NBA team, in the future: “I [...]

Is there ever a good time to ask Draymond Green whether Stephen Curry is, um, peaking? That would be a no. A big, fat, resounding no. Green was asked this exact question following the Golden State Warriors’ shellacking of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, and his response was one of confusion mixed with exasperation [...]

LeBron James wasn’t trying to rile anyone up with his use of the Arthur meme on Instagram Monday night. According to him, he was just being him, expressing his love for a children’s television show. As he told reporters after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: LeBron James offered [...]

LeBron James continues to use social media to not-so-covertly communicate his frustrations with the Cleveland Cavaliers. His latest dose of shade comes via an Instagram post from late(ish) Monday night: Mood… A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Nov 6, 2017 at 7:07pm PST Don’t worry, folks. Yours truly translated this for you: And [...]

Robin Lopez is an 84-inch kid. Both Lopez brothers are. Robin and Brook Lopez are noted fans of comic books, superheroes, Disney World and all that fun stuff. But they’re especially partial to Disney World. Brook in particular has been photographed vacationing there, and articles have been written about his interest in the happiest place [...]

People joke about how San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich should run for president of the United States in 2020. But Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, a Popovich disciple, and two-time league MVP Stephen Curry aren’t kidding: They would vote for him if given the chance. From ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: “I truly [...]

Scenario: You’re a 23-year-old professional basketball player. Actually, strike that. You’re a 23-year-old anything. And someone gives you a five-year, $140-plus million extension. Are you buying anything after putting pen to paper? Probably. Most definitely. Unless you’re Joel Embiid. ESPN.com’s Jackie MacMullan penned an interesting profile on the Philadelphia 76ers’ big man, within which she [...]

Kyrie Irving has an explanation for this flat-Earth theory: Have you ever really seen an authentic picture of our home planet? During an appearance on the Holding Court podcast with UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma this past week, the Boston Celtics point guard offered a more in-depth explanation for why he ended up questioning spherical-Earth truthers (h/t [...]

If you’re anything like me, you will have clicked onto this story because the title is too tantalizing to ignore. Lonzo Ball had his 20th birthday party at Dave & Buster’s? And Jordan Clarkson lost money to his brother, LaMelo Ball, playing Pop-a-Shot? Surely this isn’t real. Surely someone mistakenly aggregated a piece from The [...]