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Phil Jackson isn’t sorry he used the word “posse” to describe LeBron James and his business partners/friends. But he does regret talking about the four-time MVP at all. Jackson said the following during an interview with CBS Sports (via the New York Daily News’ Stefan Bondy): “We are not supposed to discuss other teams’ players [...]

DeMar DeRozan is having a career year that no one saw coming. Literally no one. Except maybe him. Speaking with ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst, DeRozan talked about how he took exception to preseason NBA player rankings that didn’t even slot him in the top 25: After his second All-Star season and strong play in the deepest [...]

Disappointed that the Orlando Magic rank 26th in offensive efficiency? So are the Orlando Magic. In the face of these offensive woes, the team hopes to land a scorer in a midseason trade, according to the Orlando Sentinel‘s Josh Robbins: The Orlando Magic will sift through the trade market in an effort to add a [...]

Don’t expect Chris Bosh to put on an NBA uniform this season. You probably were already expecting that. But it’s widely known that Bosh plans to fight the Miami Heat’s refusal to clear him for duty. We just weren’t sure when or how he planned on doing that. Apparently, though, he will wait to make [...]

The Indiana Pacers may be ready to move one of their key pieces. For all you hope-drunk folks out there, it’s not Paul George. It’s Monta Ellis, per Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: Not sure there is much the Pacers have to offer without ripping up the core, which I do not see them doing. I [...]

Well, the Brooklyn Nets took their shot. Again. And they missed. Again. The Nets signed restricted free agents Allen Crabbe and Tyler Johnson to offer sheets over the summer. Both deals were matched by incumbent teams. Fast forward to December, and the Nets took a shot on unsigned restricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas. But his [...]

Sorry, Boston Celtics. Though A. Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE.com said that the Celtics would consider trying to trade for Andrew Bogut as a way of beefing up their defense, the NBA-worst Dallas Mavericks apparently aren’t having it, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: Sources tell ESPN that Mavs have no immediate intention to shop Andrew Bogut, as [...]

Can you imagine what Al Horford would do as a member of the Houston Rockets, under current head coach Mike D’Antoni? You almost didn’t even have to try. Leading into the Boston Celtics’ Monday night loss to the Houston Rockets, Horford admitted that he would have ended up in Texas if he didn’t sign with [...]

Breathe Memphis Grizzlies fans. Something is finally going right. Sort of. If everything were actually going right, Chandler Parsons, the team’s $94 million investment, would be fully healthy and on the court contributing. But he has appeared in just six games this season and been on the sidelines since Nov. 18 tending to a left [...]

For anyone who thought retirement crossed Dirk Nowitzki’s mind while he deals with a strained right Achilles, the 38-year-old has a message for you. LOL. Achilles injuries suck. They are brutal, and tough to come back from. If you rupture your Achilles, as Wesley Matthews, Nowitzki’s teammate, did at the end of his 2014-15 campaign [...]