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The NBA has announced that Houston Rockets’ James Harden has been fined $25,000 for publicly criticizing the officiating following their loss to the Lakers last Thursday night. Harden made his comments to the media following the Rockets’ 111-106 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 21 at Staples Center. His comments were aimed at [...]

James Harden reached the 30-point mark for the 32nd straight game in Thursday’s loss to the Lakers passing Wilt Chamberlain for the 2nd longest 30 point streak, but that’s not what everyone is talking about. Harden fouled out late in the fourth quarter with referee Scott Foster calling out two of his four offensive fouls. [...]

The Anthony Davis saga took an unexpected turn before All-Star break when he suffered a shoulder contusion. Many assumed that either the NBA would change its stance on insisting he play the rest of the season, or that the Pelicans would force the issue in order to protect their prized asset from injury. But that’s [...]

Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis has agreed to pay $15,000 to avoid jail time on drug charges. Davis was arrested last February at a Maryland hotel with 4 ounces (126 grams) of pot and a briefcase with $92,000. He was indicted on seven counts of drug possession and distribution and was facing up [...]

Michael Beasley is taking his talents to south China. According to ESPN, Beasley is signing a contract with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. The deal will have him spending two months with the team for a “significant” amount of money. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1097869015421251586] Beasley has twice played in China, including before signing [...]

For those who believed the 2000 Summer Olympics were relatively drama free, you were wrong! According to Kevin Garnett the United States men’s basketball team had a “million dollar bet” for whoever could dunk on center Yao Ming. The former Timberwolves star made the revelation during an interview with Yahoo Sports. IF you want to [...]

Kevin Durant was named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA All-Star Game for the second time in his career. Durant finished with 31 points in a 178-164 victory for Team LeBron. He also had seven rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a pair of rejections. “It’s all sweet to me,” Durant said when asked [...]

New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis suffered a shoulder injury in the first half of Thursday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder and did not return to the game. An MRI revealed a muscle contusion, which luckily, is not considered serious. He will receive treatment before deciding whether he’ll play in Sunday’s All-Star Game. Davis was [...]

Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn’t think there’s any single player in the NBA who can stop him. He was asked after Milwaukee’s victory over Indiana on Wednesday about matching up against Pacers Thad Young. A reporter indicated Young has a reputation around Indiana “as a guy who could slow” Antetokounmpo. But the Bucks star wasn’t buying it. [...]

On Wednesday, in an effort to add playoff tested depth, the Portland Trail Blazers added free-agent Enes Kanter to their roster. According to sources, the Blazers were Kanter’s choice over several other suitors, including the Lakers. Kanter made the news official in a post on Twitter: [tweet https://twitter.com/Enes_Kanter/status/1095802160154136578] The Knicks waived Kanter after they were [...]