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Stephen Curry is impressed at the way Giannis Antetokounmpo has evolved and improved over the course of his NBA career. Don’t you just love it when one of the three best players in the world shows respect for one of the five best players in the world? Here’s Curry’s full comments on Antetokounmpo, per ESPN.com’s [...]

Deep breaths, Oklahoma City Thunder fans. Russell Westbrook is going to be just fine. At least, that’s what the team thinks. Though Westbrook has been ruled out for the Thunder’s next game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a left ankle injury, this is not considered to be a huge setback that will indefinitely sideline him, [...]

At 2-7, with a bottom-six offense and defense, along with a locker room forever on the verge of making the tabloids, the Washington Wizards have a problem. Dwight Howard knows it. And he’s hoping to fix it. Improving the Wizards’ play is no doubt part of his plan. He has only appeared in two games [...]

Former Phoenix Suns general manager made an appearance on ESPN’s The Jump Monday afternoon, during which time he discussed the end of his tenure with the team. Apparently, the organization fired McDonough over the phone, a move that caught him by surprise. Here’s an excerpt from his interview in which he describes thinking he had more [...]

Though Larry Drew and the Cleveland Cavaliers may not be long for one another, it does appear their relationship will last through the rest of this season—and, potentially, beyond. Previously billed as Cleveland’s associate head coach, Drew had been quick to note that he wasn’t serving as the interim head coach following Tyronn Lue’s departure. [...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten their groove back after a rough start to the 2018-19 season, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 120-115 on Monday night for their 5th straight victory. That victory may have come at a price though as Russell Westbrook went down with an apparent high ankle sprain in the 3rd quarter. [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers are no longer considered favorites to land Kawhi Leonard in free agency this summer. And that’s assuming they ever were favorites. Reports have been bandied about indicating that Leonard may have no desire to team up with LeBron James in purple and gold. Not everyone is buying that, particularly more than [...]

Luke Walton’s job is safe. For now. Despite reports of a tenuous meeting between the Los Angeles Lakers head coach and management, team president Magic Johnson came out and said on Sunday he has no plans to fire Walton, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: “Yeah, we’re not going to fire him,” Johnson told ESPN after the [...]

Kawhi Leonard has yet to play both nights of a back-to-back this season, and it doesn’t seem like the Toronto Raptors are itching to bring him off said maintenance program. From the Toronto Sun‘s Ryan Wolstat: The Raptors will continue easing Kawhi Leonard into the mix, which likely means a night off on Monday in Utah. [...]

J.R. Smith wants off the Cleveland Cavaliers. This isn’t a rumor. It isn’t speculation. It’s what Smith himself told reporters, per ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Smith, unhappy with his playing time, was asked by a reporter Thursday if he hoped to be traded. “Yeah,” Smith said. “They know. They don’t want me here, so they obviously [...]