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James Harden has been second on the NBA’s MVP ballot in each of the last two seasons. Right now, he’s playing like someone determined to turn his runner-up status into a first-place finish. And that makes sense. Who wouldn’t want to prioritize winning the Maurice Podoloff Trophy when they’ve come so very close to snagging [...]

You know how you know we’re int 2017?  Well, in lots of ways. Donald Trump is the goddamn President of the United States, so you know the world is batshit crazy. On the sports front, Colin Kaepernick does’t have a job, but Geno Smith does. People are still uncomfortable calling Stephen Curry a top-five player [...]

Injuries keep rolling in for the San Antonio Spurs, but in pure Spurs fashion they are 15-8 and on pace for yet another 50 win season in spite of it. The Spurs were already even more short-handed than usual Sunday night in Oklahoma City after choosing to rest LaMarcus Aldridge and Tony Parker during their [...]

The Derrick Rose saga continues to be somewhat of a bizarre one. Having to rehab yet another injury has taken its toll on Rose and while attempting to recover from a sprained ankle Rose has questioned once again as he did as a member of the Knicks last season if he wants to continue his [...]

Please cease from calling Kristaps Porzingis a “Unicorn” immediately. And while you’re at it, throw his “Zinger,” “KP,” “Godzingis,” “KP6” and “Porzingod” sobriquets out the window, too. He must henceforth be known as “The Lizard.” Actually, according to him, he’s already known as The Lizard. He dropped this little tidbit while talking to reporters about [...]

You know those rumors about how some members of the Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t too happy about Dwyane Wade latching on to their just before the season? They’re all true. Well, most of them. Or some of them. Whatever. Point is: Wade didn’t receive the warmest welcome upon his arrival, and LeBron James, one of his [...]

LeBron James is pretty high on Ben Simmons. He might even be higher on the Philadelphia 76ers rookie than he is on Dennis Smith Jr. Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated penned a predictably wonderful profile on Simmons, and as always, one excerpt is making the rounds within NBA circles: “You have an opportunity,” James told Simmons [...]

Are you expecting the Oklahoma City Thunder to start in-fighting or turn on each other or sour on their general situation in light of their disastrous 8-12? Well, you shouldn’t. Because they won’t. Not now. Oklahoma City’s head coach, Billy Donovan, and Carmelo Anthony went long on Thursday talking about the team’s struggles. Everyone is [...]

Just in case you needed a reminder that injuries are, and will forever remain, the absolute worst, the Orlando Magic have now lost Terrence Ross indefinitely to a sprained right MCL. Here’s the details about his forthcoming recovery, per the Magic’s press release:  After further evaluation, including an MRI, Orlando Magic guard/forward Terrence Ross has [...]

Many, myself included, thought that the Mavericks acquisition of Nerlens Noel before the 2017 NBA trade deadline was a fantastic move for the Mavericks and that he would instantly become a double-double guy alongside Dirk Nowitzki on a Dallas team that desperately needed his youth, length and rim protection. That hasn’t exactly panned out. Dallas [...]