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Shaun Livingston has spent the last three seasons with the Golden State Warriors, and with his free agency fast approaching, he isn’t ready for the ride to end. From CSN Bay Area’s Monte Poole: Though the Warriors are in no position to make a commitment beyond this season, there is no questioning the wishes of [...]

Hassan Whiteside tallied 32 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in the Miami Heat’s double-overtime loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. And that wasn’t enough for him. Whiteside attempted just three shots through the two overtime periods, and he wasn’t happy about it, per Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley: [tweet https://twitter.com/ZachBuckleyNBA/status/811433466072072192] Does Whiteside have [...]

If you’re wondering whether Derrick Rose’s unflappable confidence in his game has somehow wavered, rest assured he’s as confident as ever. Just take a look at what he said about this year’s NBA All-Star game, per Newsday‘s Al Iannazzone: [tweet https://twitter.com/Al_Iannazzone/status/811636719808344064] This reads incredibly funny. The irony of Rose downplaying the importance of an All-Star [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ backcourt just keeps taking hits. First, Matthew Dellavedova leaves for the Milwaukee Bucks. Then, Mo Williams retires. And now, J.R. Smith will miss a few weeks after suffering a right thumb injury that requires surgery. With the Cavaliers’ backcourt depth questionable to begin with, it only makes sense that they would explore [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have to find a way to carry on without their most valuable player. We’re talking, of course, about Larry Nance Jr. Nance suffered a bone bruise in his left knee, and as relayed by ESPN.com’s Baxter Holmes, there is no timetable for his return: Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. will [...]

Rudy Gobert has been playing the best all-around basketball of his career the past month or so, averaging 16-13-3 on a ridiculous 81 percent shooting from the field in December. He is currently also number three in the NBA in defensive plus/minus rating behind the Greek Freak and Draymond Green at +4.4. His recent success [...]

The defending champs suffered a big blow Wednesday morning when they found out their starting shooting guard and sharpshooter J.R. Smith will miss extended time and need surgery for a broken thumb. [tweet https://twitter.com/cavs/status/811436207754375173] Smith was injured in the 2nd quarter of Tuesday night’s game in Milwaukee while trying to steal the ball from the [...]

It’s always nice to hear about people who are in the giving spirit this time of year and one of the most generous examples of that appears to be Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander. He has pledged to donate $4 million to eight undetermined Houston area charities. [tweet https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/811347615182950400] Prospective charities can enter for a [...]

The plot between Nerlens Noel and the Philadelphia Sixers…is getting weirder. Not 48 hours ago, it seemed like Noel would be out of the Sixers’ rotation indefinitely, which would in turn lead to the trade we’ve all been waiting for. But general manager Bryan Colangelo clearly has other ideas, per CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato: [tweet [...]

The NBA’s salary cap is only going to continue to grow. Granted, the spikes won’t be as large as the one we saw this past summer. But the league has never been more popular, and the cap isn’t about to go down. According to The Vertical’s Shams Charania, in fact, it will hit $120 million [...]