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No matter what might be said, or written, or assumed, Kevin Durant has a soft spot for Russell Westbrook. The new Golden State Warriors forward sat down with the Bay Area News Group’s Anthony Slater to discuss the state of his relationship with his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate. Durant was honest, sometimes brutally so, [...]

As the New York Knicks gear up to play the Chicago Bulls on Friday night, you could understand if Derrick Rose was nervous, excited and/or hell-bent on sticking it to his former team. But he is none of those things, at least not visibly, per the New York Post’s Marc Berman: “I haven’t been thinking [...]

We have our first trade of the 2016-17 NBA season. And, surprise surprise, it involves the Philadelphia 76ers. As first reported by The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Philly is sending Jerami Grant to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Ersan Ilyasova and a future pick: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/793532530477690881] [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/793532897089163265] The pick in question, per ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe [...]

The Utah Jazz just can’t seem to reach full strength. Derrick Favors only recently returned from a left knee injury, and Gordon Hayward won’t play until late November at the earliest after breaking his finger. Now the Jazz have lost Alec Burks for an undisclosed period of time, per a team announcement: Following multiple medical [...]

Throughout his career DeMarcus Cousins has had trouble controlling his temper and Saturday night was no different. In a game against the Timberwolves, Cousins was frustrated by a foul call that caused him to foul out. He was so upset that he stormed the stands and threw his mouthpiece on the ground. The NBA handed [...]

Lots of people thought Kris Dunn would be the Minnesota Timberwolves’ starting point guard by season’s end. Few, if any, thought he’d taking up the mantle two games into the season. But here we are. The Minnesota Timberwolves announced that Ricky Rubio, their current starting point guard, will we out indefinitely as he rehabilitates a [...]

It appears the slightly new look Thunder minus Kevin Durant are here to stay. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical the Thunder have finalized extensions with Center Steven Adams and Shooting Guard Victor Oladipo. First they agreed to a four-year, $84 million extension with talented two-way guard Victor Oladipo. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/793179475299082240] Oladipo pairs with [...]

Phil Jackson has not yet given up on the New York Knicks eventually mastering the triangle offense. Yes, the team’s attack looks vastly different this season. It’s faster. The Knicks are shooting more threes. There has even been some more pick-and-pop action with Kristaps Porzingis. Don’t take this to mean New York has abandoned the [...]

Update: Draymond Green is still Draymond Green. Asked by NBA.com’s David Aldridge if the Cleveland Cavaliers are the only team he wants to play should the Golden State Warriors make it back to the NBA Finals, Green responded thusly: Me: Bird and Magic used to always wake up every morning and see how the other [...]

Marcus Smart’s stay on the shelf did not last very long. After injuring his left ankle just before the start of the regular season, Smart was slated to miss a couple week, and it wasn’t entirely clear when he would return. As it turns out, though, he only missed the Boston Celtics’ first three games [...]