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Isaiah Thomas is oh-so-very close to making his Cleveland Cavaliers debut. Sort of. Kind of. Whatever that means. The point guard caused quite a stir on Sunday night with a cryptic tweet that suggested he was on the brink of returning from a hip injury that’s sidelined him since last season’s Eastern Conference Finals and [...]

Tony Parker returned to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night after missing the start of the season with a torn quad he suffered near the end of last year—and he came bearing more than the six points and four assists he dropped in the team’s victory over the Dallas Mavericks. To hear the 35-year-old [...]

Lonzo Ball has a fan in head coach Doc Rivers. In advance of his team’s victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, the Los Angeles Clippers’ head coach told reporters he has extremely high hopes for Hollywood’s headlining rookie, per Lakers.com’s Mike Trudell: Doc Rivers says he’s very high on @ZO2_: “He’s not (just) [...]

Compare Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons to LeBron James if you must. Just don’t expect the four-time MVP to board that bandwagon. This has nothing to do with James’ view of Simmons, the odds-on Rookie of the Year favorite, and someone who has a legitimate shot at becoming the first rookie since Blake Griffin to [...]

Derrick Rose’s career has seemingly been in peril for years now after his hall of fame caliber first few seasons as he has dealt with a slew of injuries and a seemingly never-ending series of trips to the physical trainer and injured reserve. Rose still only 29, has missed 12 games already for the Cavaliers [...]

The Chicago Bulls selected University of Oregon standout and elite shot blocker and rebounder for his size, Jordan Bell with the No. 38 pick of the 2017 NBA Draft. I, along with many others, thought it was a genius move for the Bulls as Bell slipped. Then we found out that the pick was really [...]

The Cavaliers took a shot to the gut this off-season when their 25-year-old superstar point guard Kyrie Irving, made known his request to be traded. After losing all leverage when the report became public and scrambling to make a deal happen before training to prevent any disruption to the team harmony entering the 2017-18 season, [...]

While Grizzles Center Marc Gasol has always been the consummate professional, the relationship between him and the organization may be a little rocky at the moment. The Grizzlies lost their 8th straight game on Sunday, at home to the Brooklyn Nets (yikes) and Marc Gasol was benched the entire 4th quarter. Gasol has been struggling [...]

Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon is ready and willing to work with Kristaps Porzingis if the call comes in. He just doesn’t think the New York Knicks’ superstar needs his tutelage. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Hakeem Olajuwon is now a Rockets adviser who has expressed interest in an ownership stake. So the Nigerian [...]

D’Angelo Russell hasn’t played since Nov. 11 while dealing with knee problems that eventually required arthroscopic surgery. And while he is traveling with the Brooklyn Nets on their latest road trip, he doesn’t know when he’ll actually be returning to the rotation. From the New York Post‘s Brian Lewis: D’Angelo Russell doesn’t have any idea when [...]