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Gregg Popovich by some people’s estimation (including mine) is the greatest coach in NBA history. He also can be a little rough around the edges and hard on his players though, and if you aren’t open to criticism and being chewed out every now and then you may not enjoy Popovich as a coach. It [...]

It is official, the NBA All-Star Game is returning to the state of basketball for the first time since 1985. Indiana will be hosting the 2021 All-Star Game. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/940935789902483457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Adam Silver will announce the decision in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. The No. 1 reason Indiana got the nod (at least I hope [...]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar doesn’t have a good feeling about the future of the NFL. The NBA, on the other hand, is a different story. In a column for The Guardian, the basketball legend and Hall of Famer laid out why he believes the NBA is set to overtake the NFL as, in essence, America’s league: Although football [...]

It appears the New Orleans Pelicans have been hit with the injury bug once again. This time with the Grindfather and the gritty, tough defensive extraordinaire Tony Allen. Allen will miss the next three to four weeks with a fibula fracture. [tweet https://twitter.com/HoopsRumors/status/940698603374379009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Allen joins Solomon Hill, Alexis Ajinca and Anthony Davis (for the moment) [...]

Victor Oladipo would like for us to maybe, quite possibly, if we could, stop talking about the winners and losers of the trade that sent him from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Paul George. Speaking candidly, there’s about zero chance of that happening—especially now. Oladipo and and George are [...]

Manu Ginobili has a message for anyone who’s confused and surprised that Kawhi Leonard missed the San Antonio Spurs’ first 27 games. That message? Me too. From the San Antonio Express-News‘ Tom Orsborn: This quote from Manu kind of sums up the entire Leonard affair: ““It was never expected we would play 20-plus games without him. [...]

The losses just keep on coming for the Los Angeles Clippers. That is, the personnel losses. The Clippers actually won a game on Monday, taking down the streaking Toronto Raptors in what represented Milos Teodosic’s first dose of NBA action in almost two months following a bout fasciitis. But, just as the Clippers were welcoming [...]

Marcus Morris has had a hard time being on the floor for the Boston Celtics this season. After serving a suspension to start the year and recovering from a knee injury Morris has appeared in 16 games, nine of which as a starter for the Celtics, Morris is back on the shelf. [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/940359726277320704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] That [...]

Shaquille O’Neal is infamous for a lot of things, his once in a generation combination of size, power and athleticism, his larger than life personality and his status as more than likely one of the 10 to 15 greatest players to ever play the game of basketball. One other thing he is infamous for and [...]

Dwyane Wade has come off the bench in 23 of his 26 appearances with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Really, though, he’s been part of the second unit for 25 of those 26 cameos. After all, as he told USA Today‘s Jeff Zillgitt, he knew almost right away that he needed to remove himself from the starting lineup: [...]