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Kevin Durant hasn’t played since Feb. 28 after suffering a sprained MCL roughly 90 seconds into his court time during a loss to the Washington Wizards. But there is now an end to his stay on the shelf in sight. Saturday. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/848991660075663360] Returning against the New Orleans Pelicans would give [...]

One of the last things you want to do as an NBA general manager for a team that’s wrapping up a disappointing season is answer questions about a potentially, and accidentally, leaked look at your offseason plans. And yet, this is the situation in which Orlando Magic GM Rob Hennigan finds himself. Orlando signed Patricio [...]

Fear not, Cleveland Cavaliers fans. LeBron James and Tristan Thompson are cool. The duo got into a spat, caught on camera, centered around defense on Paul George, during the Cavaliers’ Sunday afternoon victory over the Indiana Pacers. Though the incident didn’t look great at the time—Thompson appeared angrier than James by the end of it—the [...]

Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin now has what former head coach David Blatt never did: authentic public support from franchise cornerstone LeBron James. Per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin, the GM, a key architect of the reigning champion Cavaliers, has been operating this year on an expiring contract, without an extension on the horizon. James wants [...]

Don’t talk to Kawhi Leonard about resting down the stretch. He wants none of it, per the San Antonio Express-News‘ Melissa Rohlin: Star forward Kawhi Leonard, meanwhile, has informed the coaching staff he would prefer to play in each of the Spurs’ remaining six contests. “I told them I want to play out the games,” Leonard [...]

Even now, with the New Orleans Pelicans headed for the lottery, the DeMarcus Cousins trade remains a good one for Louisiana’s finest. If you can get Cousins for what will be a mid-end first, Buddy Hield and filler, you do it. Contrary to popular belief, and initial reactions, the move was not a no-brainer, though. [...]

Things were a little heated between the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards by the end of the former’s 139-115 victory over the latter on Sunday night. With the game wrapped up, Brandon Jennings committed a Flagrant-1 foul on JaVale McGee. He was attempting a three, and Jennings shoved him. Both Jennings and John Wall defended [...]

Russell Westbrook is putting together one of the greatest individual seasons in the NBA’s 70 year history. He will finish this season averaging a triple-double and is now on the cusp of tying and more than likely breaking Oscar Robertson’s record, a record of 41 triple-doubles in a single season once seen as unbreakable. Westbrook [...]

Things have gotten even more murky for New York Knicks point guard and former league MVP (the youngest in league history in 2011) Derrick Rose. As a player already heading into free agency and in search of his first new contract since his career started taking a turn for the worse when he suffered a [...]

For those who haven’t noticed, the Mike D’Antoni and James Harden experiment is going quite well in Houston. The Rockets are 51-24, James Harden is having one of the more impressive seasons for any NBA player in the past 20 years, Eric Gordon is actually healthy and contributing and not just an albatross and the [...]