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Paul Millsap May Need Shoulder Surgery

Paul Millsap May Need Shoulder Surgery

Not only does Kyle Korver need ankle surgery for the Hawks, but Paul Millsap may need to go under the knife as well. The big reportedly may need shoulder surgery. It’s an injury that caused him to miss 5 games in April and never fully healed. But now that the Hawks are officially on summer [...]

May 27, 2015 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Report: Magic to Hire Scott Skiles as Coach

Report: Magic to Hire Scott Skiles as Coach

The NBA has a few head coaching vacancies out there but one is reportedly about to be filled. Per Peter Vecsey on Twitter, the Magic will hire Scott Skiles as their next head coach this week. Orlando fired Jacques Vaughn back in February and have be on the hunt for a long-term replacement ever since. [...]

May 26, 2015 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Lakers’ Julius Randle Has Fully Recovered

Lakers’ Julius Randle Has Fully Recovered

After enduring two-straight grueling seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers and their fans have a lot of reasons to look forward to next season. Other than winning the No. 2 overall selection for this year’s NBA Draft, more good news recently was received by the Lakers, as one of their promising rookies Julius Randle, who suffered [...]

May 26, 2015 admin Rumors 0

No Structural Damage Done to DeMarre Carroll’s Knee, Questionable for Game 2

No Structural Damage Done to DeMarre Carroll’s Knee, Questionable for Game 2

Despite being the #1 seed in the East, many aren’t picking the Hawks to win the Eastern Conference Finals vs. Cleveland. That general feeling was only strengthened yesterday when DeMarre Carroll went down in the fourth quarter with a left knee injury. But the good news for Hawks fans is that it wasn’t as bad [...]

May 22, 2015 Anou Enright Rumors 1

Kobe Pleased With the Lakers Selecting 2nd

Kobe Pleased With the Lakers Selecting 2nd

Kobe Bryant is on Twitter, but doesn’t say a whole lot. However, when he does, it’s usually something amusing and last night was no different. The Lakers defied the odds and moved up in the draft lottery. In a draft where the first two projected picks (Okafor and Towns) and highly regarded as “can’t-miss” big [...]

May 20, 2015 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Timberwolves Win Draft Lottery

Timberwolves Win Draft Lottery

For as much hype as the 2014 draft class received, the 2015 crop may be even deeper. But the Timberwolves won’t have to worry about that as they have won this year’s draft lottery. The Lakers moved up to two and the Knicks surprisingly fell to four. Here’s the full rundown, per SI 1. Minnesota [...]

May 19, 2015 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Mark Cuban Admits He Was Wrong About Rockets

Mark Cuban Admits He Was Wrong About Rockets

Mark Cuban is not one to hold his tongue and he exercised that theory at the start of the Mavs vs. Rockets first round series where he said Houston were predictable. He went on to say more. “There’s no more predictable team than the Rockets. You know exactly what they’re gonna do. But James Harden [...]

May 18, 2015 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Pelicans Waiting to See if Thibodeau, Bulls Part Ways

Pelicans Waiting to See if Thibodeau, Bulls Part Ways

Championship or not, Tom Thibodeau’s departure from the Bulls seems imminent as season’s end. Monty Williams getting canned in New Orleans was a surprise, but it opens up an intriguing coaching opportunity down there. A Thibodeau-to-New Orleans situation has been rumored for sometime, but it’s more likely and league sources are confirming that the Pelicans [...]

May 14, 2015 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Tony Allen Questionable for Game 5 With Sore Hamstring

Tony Allen Questionable for Game 5 With Sore Hamstring

With just a few hours remaining before game five, the Grizzlies will look to redeem themselves from a crushing 101-84 defeat back in game four against the Warriors by returning the favor. Unfortunately, they might have to do this without one of their key players and premiere defender Tony Allen, who is ailing with a [...]

May 13, 2015 admin Rumors 0

TNT Announces Multi-Year Extension for “Inside the NBA” Crew

TNT Announces Multi-Year Extension for “Inside the NBA” Crew

For a few years now, Charles Barkley has stated that he’d probably leaving TNT to do other things when his current contract is up in 2016. That would mean next season would be the last time we saw Chuck in that role. But apparently he has had a change in heart as Turner Sports has [...]

May 13, 2015 Anou Enright Rumors 0