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LaVar Ball has his reasons for wanting his son, Lonzo Ball, to end up with the Los Angeles Lakers. And those reasons—well, his primary reason—doesn’t say much about the rest of the roster. During an appearance on CSN’s Celtics Talk podcast (h/t For The Win), LaVar cited the Lakers’ lack of incumbent leadership as the impetus [...]

Can the Philadelphia 76ers get by using the 6’10” Ben Simmons at point guard? At least one NBA scout doesn’t think so, per Philly.com’s Keith Pompey: One league scout has an idea whom the Sixers should take. “What do the Sixers need?” asked the scout, who spoke on condition of anonymity. My quick response was [...]

The NBA Finals needs a Game 6. For obvious reasons, a five-game series would suck. We want competitive sets. Getting to a Game 6 adds some mystery to the proceedings, even if, deep down, we know the Cleveland Cavaliers have no chance in hell of beating the Golden State Warriors after falling in a 3-0 [...]

Former NBA player who was drafted out of high school in the 1st round of the 2004 NBA Draft, Sebastian Telfair, was arrested early Sunday in Brooklyn on gun possession-related charges, according to NBC 4 New York News. Here is an excerpt from the NBC News report on the incident: Telfair, 32, and his nephew, [...]

The Chicago Bulls are now on the same page with both Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade. After taking some time following the end of the season, the Bulls finally met with Butler, a powwow that ended up going very well. Now they’ve also met with Dwyane Wade—after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Although nothing [...]

The International Olympic Committee announced on Friday that men’s and women’s 3-on-3 basketball has been added to the list of sports that will be a pert of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/873189971527651329] The 3-on-3 game has long been a sacred part of street ball and pick up games across the country and [...]

Scandal alert! Okay, not really. But we have to find a way to be sensational and drum up some drama with the NBA Finals being so one-sided. And Kevin Durant and Draymond Green have given us this (not-at-all real) drama. ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe previously revealed that Green called Durant almost immediately after Game 7 of [...]

LeBron James wouldn’t be alone if he thought the Golden State Warriors adding Kevin Durant was unfair. Plenty of people would be right there with him. And you can easily envision him being right there with them. His Cleveland Cavaliers are down 3-0 in the NBA Finals without a puncher’s chance in hell of coming [...]

Contrary to all recent reports on the matter, projected No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz has agreed to a workout with the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. [tweet https://twitter.com/NESN/status/873155734439170048] This could just be a courtesy for Fultz for whatever reason, or maybe he lost a bet with Vlade Divac who knows, but it is hard not to [...]

Draymond Green didn’t wait long after Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals to begin recruiting Kevin Durant on behalf of the Golden State Warriors. In fact, he may not have even crossed the 90-minute mark of patience. ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe published a fascinating piece on how Green and the Warriors felt after he was suspended [...]