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Before Kobe Bryant was a legend on the NBA court and a five-time NBA champion, he was a legend in the rich history that is the Philadelphia high school basketball scene. Kobe averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game as a senior at Lower Merion High School in [...]

Fans of NBA trade-deadline chaos were treated to renewed hope on the Carmelo Anthony-for-Kevin Love front late Tuesday. But it was short-lived, because the Cleveland Cavaliers are both sensible and hate fun. First, Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported that LeBron James wanted the Cavaliers to deal for Anthony, who owns a no-trade [...]

Hey. Hi. Hello. How are you all? Good to hear. Take care. Oh, and real quick: Sacramento Kings general manager would like you to know he isn’t trading DeMarcus Cousins. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/828771623800954880] [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/828772112072482816] This runs counter to the belief that the Kings have yet to figure out whether Cousins is [...]

ESPN Reporter Kevin Arnovitz wrote a really interesting piece Friday that pondered the strenuous and unsuccessful relationship between the Sacramento Kings and DeMarcus Cousins and wondered whether DeMarcus Cousins has been the Kings undoing or if the Kings dysfunctional organization has been Cousins downfall in his career thus far. The article breaks down numerous situations [...]

How serious is the bone bruise in Joel Embiid’s left knee that has caused him to miss him five straight games? Serious enough that he’ll miss a sixth consecutive matchup when the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Detroit Pistons Monday night, but not so serious that head coach Brett Brown is worried. Per Philly.com’s Keith [...]

So John Wall takes early-February regular-season games pretty seriously. Strike that: Very seriously. Per CSN Mid-Atlantic’s J. Michael Falgoust, Wall called the Washington Wizards’ Monday night matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers the biggest of his NBA career: [tweet https://twitter.com/JMichaelCSN/status/828069650021879808] This, more likely than not, is just Wall’s way of saying the game against the Cavaliers [...]

Good news, Chicago Bulls fans: Jimmy Butler remains day-to-day with his right heel contusion, meaning he’ll be a game-time decision until he actually plays, meaning he should be fine in due time, meaning your team doesn’t have too much to worry about. Bad new, though: Butler sounds like he’s in more than day-to-day pain. Per [...]

Count on Channing Frye to put the Kevin Love trade rumors in perspective. From ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: “As a teammate, I don’t feel sorry for him,” Channing Frye told ESPN. “Who cares about rumors? We love him. We know what he does for this team. He’s a Banana Republic model. … Dude, he’s fine. He’s [...]

This will-they-or-won’t-they game with the Sacramento Kings is getting kind of old. DeMarcus Cousins is slated for free agency in 2018, theoretically creating a sense of urgency throughout the Kings organization. They need to decide whether they’re going to trade him soon, lest they eventually lose him for nothing or be forced to accept pennies [...]

According to a story from Kurt Badenhausen on Forbes from last week, the Cavaliers were $40 million in the red for the 2015-16 season, a season in which they won the NBA title. Here is an excerpt from the story: Gilbert’s massive commitment to spend whatever’s necessary to win a title led to a loss [...]