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And the Jimmy Butler rumor mill train rolls on. Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman held an impromptu presser following the team’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, during which he was asked to address the future of presumed franchise cornerstone Jimmy Butler. His answer, per K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, left room [...]

If you’re a Timberwolves fan, you have to be excited about the team’s future. You have to believe that next year will be the year this core breaks through and makes a legitimate run at the playoffs. If not, they aren’t far from it. Given all the franchise has gone through lately, namely with the [...]

Immediately following the Washington Wizards’ season-ending victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, head coach Randy Wittman was shown the door. Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post was the first with the news: [tweet https://twitter.com/jorgeccastillo/status/720450672869699584] Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical then followed up the report with some specific insight into the Wizards coaching search, [...]

Now that the NBA regular season is over, the New York Knicks can resume their rumor-mill prominence. What’s that, you say? Oh, they never left the rumor mill? Like not even for a millisecond? Okay then. Well, on that note, they won’t be leaving it anytime soon, either. The Knicks are now left to hire [...]

The 2015-16 regular season is over for the Golden State Warriors, and they couldn’t be happier. On Wednesday night, with a decisive win over the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies, the Warriors secured their 73rd victory of the year, breaking the NBA’s previous record of 72 wins. It’s been a wild ride for the reigning champions, who [...]

During Kobe Bryant’s final game, the Black Mamba had the kind of night that put certain thoughts in the back of your head. Maybe he isn’t done. Maybe he’ll retire from the NBA, only to ride again soon in a year or two, still a shell of his former self, but still able to have [...]

It seems as though the never ending bizarre and tenuous employment of George Karl with the Sacramento Kings is finally reaching its bitter end. According to the Sacramento Bee, the Kings are expected to fire George Karl once and for all Thursday morning after he coaches his final game against the Rockets tonight. [tweet https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/720273082024386560] [...]

Are the Sacramento Kings tanking to end the 2015-16 regular season, or are they just really bad? Is it both? Sacramento has won its last two games and is currently in a three-way tie with the Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets for the eighth-worst record in the NBA. As it would happen, the Kings owe [...]

Reggie Jackson learned a thing or 50 from Brandon Jennings. Most of the NBA’s Eastern Conference teams would love to avoid the Cleveland Cavaliers through the first round of the playoffs. It makes advancing through to the next matchup more likely. It’s that simple. They may not admit it, but it’s definitely a factor. Reggie [...]

If Golden State Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton has his way, his boss, Steve Kerr, will win the NBA’s Coach of the Year award. Related: He might get his way. Per The Vertical’s Michael Lee: [tweet https://twitter.com/MrMichaelLee/status/720039951769808896] Kerr was credited with all of “Walton’s wins” during the time he spent recovering from complications that arose [...]