Rumors

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Last week, the all-star starters were announced and there wasn’t much argument there. But last night, the reserves were named which always causes the “snub” discussion. There were no doubt some snubs, but the ones who did make it are deserving as well. Guys like Steph Curry lead the snub list for sure. In the [...]

Ricky Rubio is fresh back from a major knee injury and the T’Wolves are watching his minutes while he gets all the way back. But since he’s a competitor, Rubio isn’t on board with the minutes limit. He was actually benched last night in a game where Minnesota decided to go with JJ Barea down [...]

It has now gotten to the point in L.A. where guys are now complaining about shots. Namely, Dwight Howard. Mike D’Anoni’s style has alienated certain big guys on team, such as Pau Gasol. Perhaps Dwight feels the same way since he voiced his displeasure about his touches following the Lakers’ most recent loss. However, he [...]

Raymond Felton got off to a hot start as PG for the Knicks who boasted the best record in the East during the early going of the season. But he has missed significant time of late due to a broken finger. In his absence Jason Kidd assumed most of the ball handling responsibilities. But it [...]

It’s official. The NBA’s New Orleans franchise will have the silliest team nickname in the history of sports. The Hornets will become the Pelicans. The pelican is the official state bird of Louisiana, but that still doesn’t make it right. Doesn’t sound very intimidating to say “the tough Pelicans come to town tomorrow night.” This [...]

Even though Dwight Howard finally made his move to L.A. last summer, he’s still a free agent at the end of this year and can bolt. But if the Nets have it their way, they’ll nab his before then, since he’s not what he used to be (no yet, anyway) and his value may be [...]

According to reports circulating on twitter, the Lakers Coach Mike D’Antoni, has taken Pau Gasol out of the starting lineup indefinitely. The Lakers are spiraling out of control and something needs to be done, but is this it? Pau Gasol is out as Lakers’ starter, Mike D’Antoni said. Permanently. — KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) January 22, [...]

Peter Vecsey tweeted this shortly after the announcement that the Maloofs have sold majority ownership in the Sacramento Kings to a Seattle investment group: Source says almost living lock Phil Jackson will become front office face of Seattle-bound Kings’ franchise. Won’t coach. Will mentor choice — Peter Vecsey (@PeterVecsey1) January 21, 2013 So will Phil [...]

Despite the gallant effort by Mayor of Sacramento Kevin Johnson, it appears as if the Kings will in face be relocating to Seattle. A deal has been struck where the franchise has been sold to a group of investors who have deep-rooted interest in Seattle. As of right now, the deal isn’t official yet and [...]