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Kyrie Irving left the masses entranced when he dropped 42 points during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 4 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Without him detonating, they don’t erase a 16-point lead. They aren’t able to weather LeBron James’ early foul trouble. They don’t remain within striking distance unless he’s firing on all [...]

At long last, the Miami Heat and Chris Bosh appear to be on the same page. Bosh’s career has been derailed due to blood clots, which has in turn created an awkward, overwhelmingly tenuous situation between himself and the Heat, who first deemed the All-Star big unfit to continue playing. Bosh resisted the prognosis pretty publicly [...]

Draymond Green basked in the Golden State Warriors’ third Western Conference title, because he and his teammates deserved to. But the celebration was neither extensive nor prolonged. Watching it, you seriously wouldn’t have known the Warriors became the first team to run through their conference’s bracket with a perfect 12-0 record. Which, it seems, is [...]

Shortly after the San Antonio Spurs’ season-ending 129-115 loss at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, a 39-year-old Manu Ginobili was asked about his future in the NBA, because of course he was. Head coach Gregg Popovich inserted him into the starting lineup, not only suggesting the Spurs had conceded to losing, but recognizing [...]

It’s. About. Damn. Time. Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin is slated for free agency over the summer, with his contract expiring this July. The absence of a new deal has felt ominous—especially as teams like the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic, with front-office openings, sought to interview him for certain positions. According to ESPN.com’s Brian [...]

Although Steve Kerr has been more active in the Golden State Warriors’ day-to-day proceedings, even traveling with the team to San Antonio for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Finals, he still isn’t sure whether he’ll return to the sidelines during the NBA Finals. Said Kerr to The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears (via ESPN.com’s [...]

Toronto Raptors general manager Jeff Weltman, a highly-regarded long-time NBA front-office executive, has been hired by the Orlando Magic as their president of basketball operations. “Jeff Weltman brings tremendous experience and a team-first approach to our president of basketball operations position,” Magic CEO Alex Martins said in a statement. “Jeff is a strategic thinker and [...]

It appears Paul Millsap will become an unrestricted free agent this summer. According to ESPN sources, Millsap has informed the Atlanta Hawks he’s opting out of the $21.4-million player option on his deal. This comes as no surprise as most expected the 32 year old to opt out of his final year in order to [...]

  As everyone wonders whether the Boston Celtics will consider trading the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, we must remember that they also have cap space. That’s what, in large part, makes their situation truly unique. They can carve out max room and still have the No. 1 pick. Or they can sign [...]

Jeremy Lin plans to be an ambassador for the Brooklyn Nets in free agency, and he apparently already has an audience. In an interview with JD.com, Lin revealed that five of his past teammates have shown an interest in joining his new squad. Here’s the transcription via reddit user u/C_L_I_C_K, which we were pointed to thanks to SLAM: [...]