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It has been a rough season for Jeremy Lin. For those who were hoping to see the return of Lin-sanity this season, just in a different borough in Brooklyn, after he signed to be the starting point guard and one of the go-to players for a talent starved Brooklyn Nets, sadly we have all been [...]

At 30 years old, you’d think Goran Dragic might want to distance himself from the team with the NBA’s second-worst record. But he doesn’t. Per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Dragic is hoping to stick with the Miami Heat as they rebuild in the post-LeBron James and -Dwyane Wade era: ESPN reported Friday that the Orlando [...]

Wesley Matthews’ name has been lightly bandied about the NBA’s trade rumor mill, but suitors for the three-and-D wing shouldn’t hold their breath for the Dallas Mavericks to deal him. Not according to Mavericks owner Mark Cuban at least, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: [tweet https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/823255735366778882] [tweet https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/823263549657124867] This isn’t too surprising a stance from the [...]

Chris Haynes and Marc Stein of ESPN.com reported on Friday that the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons had discussed a potential Ricky Rubio-for-Reggie Jackson swap. Soon after, though, Pistons coach and president threw ice-cold water all over this particular idea. From the Detroit Free Press’ Vince Ellis: “I just said, ‘Look, this is the crazy season. [...]

Rudy Gay was never a lock to be traded from the Sacramento Kings. He owned a player option for this summer and made it clear before this season that he wanted out. But the Kings were, and remain, obsessed with grabbing the Western Conference’s No. 8 seed. Rudy Gay was a big part of that [...]

When broached about the subject on Saturday, LeBron James said his decision on whether he will return to the U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Team at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will largely depend on whether Spurs Head Coach and coaching legend Gregg Popovich takes over as head coach. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/823176524547375109] LeBron has won two gold [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers are organically tanking. Or maybe they’re just plain tanking. Injuries to key players have awaited the Lakers this season at every turn. And just when they were starting to reach full strength, D’Angelo Russell suffered multiple knee injuries that are expected to keep him out a couple weeks at minimum, per the Orange [...]

Imagine you’re a general manager. Would you give up a first-round pick for P.J. Tucker’s expiring contract? The Phoenix Suns are hoping so. Even though the Los Angeles Clippers, as of now, won’t. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: The Clippers have offered a future second-round pick for Suns forward P.J. Tucker — who is said to [...]

Carmelo Anthony has started in every NBA All-Star Game since 2010, a stretch spanning seven superstar exhibitions. This year, though, he wasn’t named to the opening docket, something we all anticipated—including Melo himself. From ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: “Nah, I wasn’t expecting you guys to vote me in,” Anthony said to reporters. “Not at all. I’ve [...]

Pre-game warmups can be dangerous, apparently. While getting ready for the San Antonio Spurs’ Thursday night date with the Denver Nuggets, Pau Gasol sustained a fairly serious left hand injury, per the San Antonio Express-News‘ Melissa Rohlin: Pau Gasol sustained a fractured fourth metacarpal in his left hand during warmups Thursday before the Spurs hosted the [...]