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How shocked was Tyler Johnson to learn that he would be earning $50 million over the next four years? So shocked, he puked. A couple of times. Seriously. From the South Florida Sun Sentinel‘s Ira Winderman: So what was Tyler Johnson’s reaction when he heard he was going to receive a four-year, $50 million contract? [...]

Months after Sam Hinkie stepped down as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid, the third overall pick in 2014 who has yet to make his debut, still has his back. Embiid posted this to Instagram account: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joel "The Process" Embiid (@joelembiid) The caption here [...]

Chris Bosh’s future with the Miami Heat remains unclear. His future in the NBA might even be in jeopardy. The Heat still haven’t cleared Bosh for a return after he suffered his second blood clot issue within a year midway through the 2015-16 campaign. As of now, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald says there [...]

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are giving one another the silent treatment. We know the two talked before Durant decided to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors. They just haven’t talked since, according to ESPN.com’s Royce Young: Westbrook is taking time not just to figure out his next steps, but also [...]

Jeremy Lin has bounced around the NBA his entire career. You would have thought his storybook run with the New York Knicks during the 2011-12 campaign would have bought him protracted stability somewhere. It hasn’t. He has since played for the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets and, now, Brooklyn Nets, with whom he [...]

The Portland Trail Blazers were the NBA’s darlings last season. The team surprised everybody by winning 45 games and making the western conference semi-finals. There were a lot of ways Portland could have went this offseason with their near $60 million under the cap, and they have decided to go all in on locking up [...]

For being one of the most successful and richest African-American business men in this country and the world, and quite possibly the most influential African-American male on earth, Michael Jordan typically doesn’t get involved with any controversial political issues that are affecting the African-American community. Jordan usually opts to stay quiet for fear (one would [...]

Brandon Ingram has drawn comparisons to, and praise from, NBA demigod Kevin Durant. He, at times, has the look and feel of a younger Paul George. This is to say, he’s a multiposition wing who should be able to dominate both ends of the floor in due time. Don’t take just anyone’s word for it, [...]

All of you should know by now that the NBA made good on its stated intent to remove the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte if North Carolina’s House Bill 2 wasn’t overturned. The decision isn’t a bold one. HB2, aka Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, is a terrible piece of legislature, essentially precluding cities [...]

For a brief two years, it seemed like Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and recruiting extraordinaire Chandler Parsons would indefinitely form the most bro-like player-owner combination in the NBA. But Parsons recently left Dallas for the Memphis Grizzlies. So now what? Nothing too different, actually. Cuban and Parsons may no longer share the same basketball [...]