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Despite Anthony Davis leading the NBA in scoring at 31.7 points per game and playing at an MVP level, the injury-riddled Pelicans lack depth and are once again struggling out of the gate; 4-10 to start the season. It is still very early and the Pelicans are 2-0 since Jrue Holiday returned to the lineup, [...]

Do better, haters. After adding Kevin Durant to a 73-win core, the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors instantly become the most hated team since the 2010-11 Miami Heat. But they aren’t facing the wrath of such a status. As Klay Thompson told The Vertical’s Michael Lee: It’s not too bad. It hasn’t been crazy. No one [...]

Nerlens Noel appears on the verge of returning from left knee surgery he had in late October, which, well, doesn’t seem to have changed anything between him and the Philadelphia 76ers. Any way you slice it, Noel remains an awkward fit for a team that already has Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor at the center [...]

According to a report from the Associated Press Monday evening, the Detroit Pistons appear to have an agreement to move from the Palace at Auburn Hills to a new arena in downtown Detroit for the 2017-18 season. [tweet https://twitter.com/detroitnews/status/800781275716055040] The Pistons will be joining the Detroit Red Wings in the new Little Caesars Arena, this [...]

Chris Bosh hasn’t played for the Miami Heat since February 9th of last season, which means they’re now eligible to go through the process of collecting insurance on the rest of his contract. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel has the full details: Salary-cap relief won’t come until Feb. 9 at the earliest, [...]

Allen Crabbe was just as shocked as you were that the Brooklyn Nets threw a four-year, $75 million offer sheet his way, one that the Portland Trail Blazers matched, also surprisingly. Here’s what he told Nets Daily’s Anthony Puccio while his Blazers were in Brooklyn to play the Nets: “At first when they made the [...]

Despite his trademark smile and the perception that he is a very polite, unassuming coach, Steve Kerr has always been very outspoken and unafraid to share his opinion on something, no matter the repercussions. He was at it again Sunday on a Bay Area radio show. He spoke about how poorly the officials have been [...]

What’s better than having your jersey retired by an NBA team? Having it retired by two teams. And what’s better than that? Getting it retired by a third team, like Shaquille O’Neal is about to do. The Miami Heat announced on Monday that they would retire The Big Aristotle’s No. 32 jersey—which, for those keeping [...]

Jeremy Lin has missed the Brooklyn Nets’ last eight games after suffering a hamstring injury during a November 2nd win over the Detroit Pistons. And though the initial prognosis had him missing around two weeks, he’s already missed closer to three. Complicated still, his return isn’t exactly in sight, per Brian Lewis of the New [...]

If you think less than 15 games into the NBA’s regular season is too early for a team meeting, you’re wrong. The New York Knicks are proof, per Ian Begley of ESPN.com: [tweet https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/800435830955200512] What was discussed during said meeting? We don’t know. But we do know, courtesy of Carmelo Anthony, that team president Phil [...]