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LeBron James surprised his I PROMISE School students by announcing a $1M Sports Matter grant from the DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation to build a brand new gym that will offer students a safe space for PE and afterschool sports. I Promise School students gathered at LeBron’s high school alma mater, St. Vincent – St. Mary [...]

Kevin Durant left Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Houston Rockets with a non-contact injury after taking a jump shot. Durant, whose recent play has vaulted him into the best player in basketball debate, will be out for game 6 against the Rockets. “You lose your best player, it’s deflating,” Klay Thompson said. “Disappointed for him,” [...]

The Toronto Raptors didn’t need a superhuman performance from Kawhi Leonard on Tuesday, but his 21 points sure helped. After shouldering the load through the first four games of this playoff series, Leonard got plenty of help from his teammates in Game 5. And now the Raptors are one win away from the Eastern Conference [...]

Joel Embiid’s lethargic performance in Sunday’s Game 4 loss to the Toronto Raptors can now be explained. After dealing with a bout of gastroenteritis last week, Embiid was reportedly sick prior to the game and was forced to have an IV at 6 am ET after staying up all night. This current illness is unrelated [...]

Houston Rockets fans got quite a scare after James Harden left during the first quarter of Tuesday loss with injuries to both of his eyes. Harden got poked in the left eye by Draymond Green while contesting a rebound and stayed down on the court through a timeout to be looked at by the team’s [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers won 94-89 in Toronto for the first time in their last 15 games north of the border. After their game 1 loss, the Sixers knew they had some adjustments to make. The biggest adjustment was having Joel Embiid guard Siakam, making Siakam less forceful taking it to the paint and more indecisive. [...]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul has been fined $35,000 for making contact with a referee during Sunday’s game against the Golden State Warriors. Fortunately for the Rockets though, he will not be suspended for Game 2. The incident happened within the last few seconds of their 104-100, with Paul being ejected after arguing about [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have finalized their shortlist for their vacant president of basketball operations position and it looks like Chauncey Billups made the cut. Former Timberwolves point guard and current ESPN analyst Chauncey Billups will be interviewing for the gig today. Calvin Booth, assistant general manager of the Denver Nuggets, Trajan Langdon, assistant general manager [...]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin has successfully undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Over the final weeks of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, Griffin dealt with knee soreness and the procedure addressed these issues. Prior to the operation, he spoke about having the opportunity to get healthy over the [...]

Damian Lillard opened Tuesday night’s Game 5 with a 19-point first quarter. He finished the first half with 34 points and buried the Thunder at the final buzzer with a crazy 37-foot shot over Paul George’s outstretched arm. That game winner gave Lillard a postseason career-high 50 points from the field and a franchise-best 10-of-18 [...]