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The Atlanta Hawks are shaking up their front office. According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski—and as also reported by ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman and Marc J. Spears—Wes Wilcox is out as general manager and head coach Mike Budenholzer will forfeit his president duties while staying on as head coach: In a restructuring of the front office, [...]

The Toronto Raptors are in a good deal of trouble, and not just because they’ve yet again fallen into a 2-0 series hole against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyle Lowry, who injured his ankle in the second of half Game 2, may not be ready to rock by the tip off of Game 3: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/860473804098764800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fnba] [...]

The news on Tony Parker’s left knee injury is in. And, as expected, isn’t good. Word came Thursday afternoon from the San Antonio Spurs that their point guard is done for the playoffs after suffering a ruptured left quadriceps tendon. Here’s more details from ESPN.com: San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker has a ruptured left [...]

During the fourth quarter of the San Antonio Spurs’ Game 2 drubbing of the Houston Rockets, Tony Parker went down with a left leg injury and needed to be carried off the court. It wasn’t a pretty sight. And the news afterward wasn’t any better. Though the Spurs didn’t clarify his status, head coach Gregg Popovich [...]

Through eight playoff appearances, Isaiah Thomas is averaging 28 points on 46.2 percent shooting. In the Boston Celtics’ Game 2 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, he dropped 53 points, 29 of which came during the fourth quarter and overtime. What’s his secret? Watching film. With Kobe Bryant. Seriously. From The Washington Post‘s Des Bieler: [...]

So much for the Chicago Bulls blowing it up. Despite a roster with overlapping and non-complementary talent, the Bulls don’t seem itching to blow everything up. To the contrary, vice president John Paxson expects the band to basically be back together next season, per the Chicago Tribune‘s K.C. Johnson: The short term centers mainly on “The 3 [...]

J.J. Redick isn’t hoping to double his $7.4 million salary from this past season when he enters free agency. He’s hoping to almost triple it, according to the Los Angeles Times‘ Broderick Turner: J.J. Redick, who is an unrestricted free agent, is looking to earn $18-20 million per season, according to the officials. The Clippers probably won’t [...]

Michele Roberts, the executive director of the National Basketball Player Association, still isn’t cool with how New York Knicks team president has treated Carmelo Anthony. Like, she’s not even a little bit over it. In an interview with Harvey Araton for The Vertical, she accused Jackson of trying to purposefully run the All-Star forward out [...]

In taking over for Larry Bird as the Indiana Pacers’ team president, Kevin Pritchard is not inheriting an enviable position. Yes, there’s Paul George’s future to consider. But the roster in general is woefully imbalanced. There’s likely no getting out from under the Monta Ellis and Al Jefferson deals, which aren’t terrible, but are just bad [...]

How much did the 27-point drubbing the San Antonio Spurs suffered at the hands of the Houston Rockets in Game 1 stick with Gregg Popovich? So much so, he didn’t have a glass of wine afterward…apparently. Coach Pop was in prime form while speaking with reporters on Tuesday, a day after his Spurs imploded against [...]