DeMarcus Cousins does not miss being a member of the Sacramento Kings. He’s actually sad he didn’t get to leave them sooner. While sitting down with The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears, the All-Star behemoth admitted, more than once, that he showed too much loyalty to a Kings organization that didn’t deserve him (via The Score’s [...]
October 25, 2017
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Plenty of people are worried about Markelle Fultz’s shoulder injury, which has, apparently, prompted him and the Philadelphia 76ers to tweak his shooting form. The result, through four games: 33 percent shooting from two-point range, no attempted threes and a 50 percent clip at the foul line. It would seem, then, as if profound concern [...]
October 24, 2017
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Marcin Gortat is not here for LaVar Ball guaranteeing a Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. Following the Purple and Gold’s loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, LaVar, the outspoken father of Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball, said “The Wizards better beware, because Lonzo ain’t losing again. Not in the [...]
October 24, 2017
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Andre Drummond made the mistake of talking trash to Joel Embiid on Monday night, and it, quite predictably, didn’t end well for him. Embiid tallied 30 points, nine rebounds and two steals on 11-of-15 shooting—plus seven turnovers—in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 97-86 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Afterwards, when asked about getting the best of the [...]
October 24, 2017
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Before re-signing with the Toronto Raptors on a three-year, $100 million deal over the summer, Kyle Lowry showed some love for the San Antonio Spurs. They did not reciprocate. From the San Antonio-Express News‘ Jabari Young: But one of the many NBA rumors floating around over the offseason was Lowry, a free agent at the time, [...]
October 24, 2017
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Imagine your favorite NBA team spending the offseason peddling visions of investing in a young core only to then begin the schedule by benching a 23-year-old big who’s considered an integral part of the future. Granted, if you’re a New York Knicks fan, you don’t have to imagine anything. Because this is exactly what’s happening [...]
October 24, 2017
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So much for the Houston Rockets being able to limit James Harden’s minutes. Part of what made Chris Paul’s arrival so appealing is what it meant for the team’s floor balance. Harden looked gassed by the end of Houston’s second-round loss to the San Antonio Spurs last year. Teaming up with Paul meant he wouldn’t [...]
October 23, 2017
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Ban. Injuries. Perhaps we say this every year, but for the life of me, I cannot remember a more brutal opening week in the NBA than the one we’re still living through. Gordon Hayward and Jeremy Lin are done for the season. Draymond Green was/is dealing with some knee problems. Andre Iguodala couldn’t play in the [...]
October 23, 2017
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It seems like J.R. Smith is coming around on this whole “playing off the bench” thing. Though he, unlike Tristan Thompson, first bristled at losing his starting job, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ sometimes-sharp-shooting guard is singing a different tune these days: He now believes the bench that he’s a part of is the best in the [...]
October 23, 2017
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Andrew Wiggins is a party pooper…if you’re an Oklahoma City Thunder fan. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ 22-year-old ruined a magnificent fourth quarter from Russell Westbrook on Sunday night, as well as what should have been a game-winner by Carmelo Anthony. And how: by sinking an actual game-winner just inside half-court. Here’s a video of the play: [...]
October 23, 2017
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