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As expected the Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry will opt out of the final year of his contract to test the free agent waters next summer. Even though Lowry’s preference would be to remain in Toronto, he knows he will command a heavy price in this market. “I think it should be a situation [...]

Word came out Wednesday afternoon that longtime Grizzly, two-time all-star and the real creator of the Grit & Grind era in Memphis, Zach Randolph will be coming off of the bench for the Grizzlies this season. [tweet https://twitter.com/basketballtalk/status/783774037549780992] Randolph will back up JaMychal Green, who performed well in 15 starts for the Grizzlies last season [...]

The rest of the NBA has been on-guard and crying itself to sleep every night since Kevin Durant decided to join the 73 win Warriors team and create possibly the most ridiculous “super team” the NBA has ever seen. This team features the past two regular season MVP award winners in Kevin Durant and Steph [...]

According to ESPN Reporter Marc Stein, Pistons Point Guard Reggie Jackson could miss “extended time” due to knee tendinitis. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/783665277720338432] Apparently he had dealt with the issue throughout much of his career, but it appears to be flaring up at the moment and is becoming a concern for Jackson and the Pistons organization. This [...]

The New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets have decided to take their show of unity one step further than other NBA teams. Last night players from both teams interlocked arms with one another during the anthem, not just with their own teammates. [tweet https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/783458026380328960] Joakim Noah apparently contacted Houston Rockets James Harden and Corey [...]

Ben Simmons has undergone successful surgery to repair an acute Jones fracture in his right foot. No timetable has been given for his return to the court. Simmons suffered the injury when he landed on another player’s foot during a September 30th scrimmage. The 76ers’ said that his recovery timetable would be “provided as available [...]

Derrick Rose will be present for the Knicks preseason opening tonight against the Houston Rockets but will be flying to Los Angeles on Wednesday to stand trial in his sexual assault case. Rose told Houston reporters that he is expecting to miss some practice time and is not expecting any type of settlement yet. The [...]

The Milwaukee Bucks stood together in a show of “unity” during the national anthem before Monday’s preseason opener against the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks stood in a line arm in arm. Some players and coaches kept their right hands on their hearts as the anthem played. “It’s not a protest,” Kidd said. “We’re not protesting. [...]

The NBA has suspended Darren Collison of the Sacremento Kings eight games without pay after he plead guilty to domestic violence. Collison plead guilty to a charge of misdemeanor battery for an incident that occurred with his wife back in May. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail and three years of informal probation. [...]

For NBA junkies like myself, the past month since the Olympics ended have been a time to ponder the meaning of life and what it is missing in the dog days of the NBA offseason, but for those who are itching to watch NBA players in real games (even if they are meaningless) this weekend [...]