Rumors

Danny Green has Kawhi Leonard’s back. ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Michael C. Wright and Ramona Shelburne reported on Thursday afternoon that the San Antonio Spurs recently held a players-only meeting aimed at trying to get their superstar forward to return from his right quad injury. The picture they painted was hardly a rosy one: Spurs guard Tony [...]

Do not expect the Milwaukee Bucks to remove the “interim” tag from head coach Joe Prunty’s job title anytime soon—or ever. League sources told The New York Times‘ Marc Stein that they expect the Bucks to chase bigger, more established names to serve as permanent successors to the fired Jason Kidd. The current list of candidates is [...]

Stephen Curry is a two-time MVP. He has a pair of NBA championships to his name. He was the headliner on the best regular-season team in Association history. He is considered the greatest player of all time. Is he now prepared to add “NFL minority stake holder” to his resume? Apparently so. Curry, who just [...]

After the Charlotte Hornets decided to not renew the contract of current general manager Rich Cho, many thought owner Michael Jordan would immediately pivot to former Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak as a replacement. That apparently won’t be the case. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Hornets have received permission to interview at least [...]

It sounds like the NBA’s one-and-done rule is on the verge of being overturned. In light of the recent wiretap dumps that illuminate the general brokenness of the NCAA’s basketball recruitment, compensation and player-protection policies, league sources have told ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst that commissioner Adam Silver is re-doubling his efforts to allow high school prospects [...]

Though David Fizdale didn’t even last a season-and-a-half in his first head-coaching gig, it doesn’t sound like he’ll remain unemployed for the long. Most recognize his fit with the Memphis Grizzlies just wasn’t right. He apparently never got along with franchise cornerstone Marc Gasol, and whereas it seemed like he may be more open to [...]

Prior to the Miami Heat’s victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, Dwyane Wade admitted he has no idea whether he’ll return for a 16th NBA season in 2018-19. Here are his comments, via the Miami Herald‘s Barry Jackson: “I don’t know. I have told everybody around me that I am taking it after this [...]

It might be time to start counting the San Antonio Spurs as a potential LeBron James suitor this summer. That’s what certain people around the NBA think anyway, per ESPN’s Ryen Russillo: Yes indeed: Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is actually the trigger for all this hoopla. He directed some flattering words toward LeBron James [...]

Kawhi Leonard’s season may not be over after all. Sources told ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski that the two-time Defensive Player of the Year has been medically cleared to resume basketball activities, but the onus is on him to decide when or if he returns. And while speaking with reporters, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich [...]

Aaron Gordon is a freakishly athletic modern power forward in the NBA who has developed himself to one of the more exciting talents in the NBA under the age of 25 (he is 22). He is set to enter restricted free agency this summer and should be able to be one of the few players [...]