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Metta World Peace may have confirmed some NBA folklore on Tuesday. He apparently did break Michael Jordan’s ribs during a pickup game. Here’s Jordan Heck of the Sporting News with the breakdown: During a Facebook Live interview with Mike and Mike’s Molly Qerim, World Peace talked about the 2001 incident. The possibility of World Peace [...]

After game 2 of the Finals, Klay Thompson mentioned in the post-game presser that the Golden State Warriors would beat the Showtime Lakers. Klay said that with a smile because his father Mychal Thompson, a former #1 overall pick, played with the Showtime Lakers and was a part of their championship runs. Naturally, the elder [...]

The New York Knicks and Evan Turner are not a match made in basketball heaven. But that won’t stop the Knicks from pursuing Tuner in free agency anyway. Per Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders: [tweet https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/status/739977834983219200] Some version of this rumor has been floated before. And the idea isn’t completely ridiculous. The Knicks need a [...]

Ricky Rubio isn’t plotting his escape from the Minnesota Timberwolves. He isn’t not plotting it, either. During an appearance on Catalunya Radio from Spain, Rubio hinted that he might consider asking for a trade if Minnesota misses the playoffs again, per ESPN.com: In an interview with Catalunya Radio from Spain, Rubio said that next season [...]

The NBA Finals, in many ways, are already over. Maybe the Cleveland Cavaliers steal a game at home. Hell maybe, against all odds, they get Games 3 and 4. But they are absolutely not going to win this series. Not against the Golden State Warriors. Not against the best team in league history. Once they [...]

Five years later, the truth has come out about Blake Griffin’s decision to jump over a Kia during the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The skinny? It wasn’t his idea at all. While making an appearance on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast, Griffin revealed that he actually wanted to jump over a convertible (h/t [...]

Phil Jackson isn’t putting any pressure on the New York Knicks to win next season. Psych! From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Phil Jackson sounds bullish about the Knicks’ playoff chances. In an interview with WNBC-TV, Jackson was asked if he still felt optimistic that New York could make the playoffs and “go even further.” “Why not?” [...]

With Jeff Hornacek now ambling up and down the New York Knicks’ sidelines, the team will need an actual point guard who can run his presumably uptempo, drive-heavy offense. Jerian Grant, Jose Calderon and Tony Wroten Jr. are on the books for next season, but neither is an ideal option. Calderon gets killed defensively and [...]

Imagine Joakim Noah in a Minnesota Timberwolves jersey. You can’t, right? Well, new Timberwolves coach and president Tom Thibodeau already is, according to the Sporting News’ Mitch Lawrence: League sources tell Sporting News that Thibodeau has targeted Joakim Noah, who is an unrestricted free agent and has interest in leaving Chicago and re-joining Thibodeau. When [...]

How good are the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors? Best regular-season team in NBA history good. Two wins away from their second straight NBA title good. Better than the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers good…according to Klay Thompson: [tweet https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/739660395502141440] This is quite clearly Klay throwing sarcastic shade at his father, Mychal Thompson, who played for the [...]