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LeBron James continues to ascend and stake his claim as one of the best players to ever step foot on the hardwood. The three-time champion and four-time MVP moved to 9th on the all-time scoring list Saturday night in a vintage 44 point performance against the Charlotte Hornets in Cleveland. He passed Elvin Hayes for [...]

Luke Walton, now head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, still views Phil Jackson, now president of the New York Knicks, as a valuable confidant. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Lakers rookie head coach Luke Walton admits he’s been in contact with Jackson from time to time to get advice — including right [...]

As it turns out, if any general manager is interested in taking the four years and $43.8 million that remain on Omer Asik’s deal, they totally can! Isn’t that great? Here’s CSN New England’s A. Sherrod Blakely: Omer Asik, the rim-protecting big man who has not been nearly as impactful in the Big Easy as [...]

If the Chicago Bulls want to re-sign Taj Gibson this summer, they won’t have to sell him on a return. He already wants to come back, per K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: Taj Gibson has survived near-annual trade rumors to become, in his eighth season, the longest-tenured Bull. He’s also poised to become an [...]

The Grizzlies came into the 2016-17 season with renewed hope after an injury ravaged 2015-16 season led to many believing the Grit and Grind era could be over and it was time for a rebuild. Then the Grizzlies briefly made Mike Conley the highest played player in NBA history and gave $24 million per season [...]

Nerlens Noel has not been shy about voicing his distaste for the Philadelphia 76ers’ fronctourt pileup. And yes, as the big man nears his return to the team’s rotation, that concerns head coach Brett Brown. Per CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato: Brown is working to keep the team moving forward as a unit while still being [...]

Coach Pop gonna Coach Pop. Following the San Antonio Spurs’ loss to the Chicago Bulls, their first road L of the season, Gregg Popovich disparaged his team’s effort, per ESPN.com’s Michael C. Wright: Asked whether it was his job to make sure the Spurs were ready to play, Popovich said, “I don’t remember playing tonight. [...]

The dance between Donatas Motiejunas and the Houston Rockets is finally over. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/807251998928240640] [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/807253559817502720] And so ends one of the more bizarre player-team sagas in recent memory. Houston tried to deal Motiejunas to the Detroit Pistons ahead of last year’s trade deadline, only to have him fail [...]

Ian Mahinmi is injured again. The big man, fresh off signing a four-year, $64 million deal with the Washington Wizards, has been limited to a single appearance due to injuries in both his right and left knees. And now his right knee needs another MRI, according to CSN Mid-Atlantic’s J. Michael: Ian Mahinmi, who has [...]

The formerly and briefly great Warriors and Clippers rivalry of a few years ago has become increasingly one-sided as the Warriors won their seventh straight against the Clip show in Los Angeles Wednesday night with another shellacking 115-98. As you may have noticed between these two franchises with the heated playoff history, the on court [...]