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Mark Jackson, come on down. You’re the next contestant on “Whose name will be thrown into the New York Knicks’ head coaching rumor mill?” Congratulations. Here’s Tommy Dee for SNY.TV: Phil Jackson has called on one of New York’s own to gauge interest in guiding the team’s rebuilding process from the sidelines. A source close [...]

According to ESPN reporters Brian Windhorst and Darren Rovell, the NBA is expected to vote in favor of allowing NBA teams to have advertisements on their jerseys starting in the 2017-18 season. This opens up a whole new revenue stream for NBA franchises and the league and could generate anywhere from $4 million to $6 [...]

Any New York Knicks fans holding out hope that Kevin Durant will consider signing with the team in free agency this summer should, um, you know, stop. It’s not going to happen. Durant, in fact, apparently won’t even consider it, according to the New York Daily News’ Stefan Bondy: Kevin Durant is the top free [...]

Russell Westbrook has a pretty incredible 18 triple-doubles this season, tying Magic Johnson for the most in any NBA season since the 1960s. He was especially special at stuffing the stat sheet in the month of March, tying Michael Jordan for the most triple doubles in a single month in NBA history. Ice Cube would [...]

Who had Greg Monroe lasting only one season with the Milwaukee Bucks in the “Greg Monroe’s Tenure in Milwaukee” pool? Well, you may be headed for a clutch, not-at-all-real win. According to Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times, the Bucks plan to shop Monroe around the NBA this summer: Toss in the fact the [...]

One game, one measly game, versus the Utah Jazz, on Wednesday night. This is all that’s left of Kobe Bryant’s NBA career. One game. One stinking game. And while it’s unlikely that the sinking Lakers upend a Jazz team that will be desperately trying to save its playoff life, head coach Byron Scott wants to [...]

Hassan Whiteside is back in the Miami Heat’s starting lineup. The big man made his return to the starting five for the first time since Jan. 20 in the Heat’s Sunday night drubbing of the Orlando Magic. And, per Manny Navvaro of the Miami Herald, the change is expected to be a permanent one: He [...]

Stop asking Jimmy Butler about his relationship with Derrick Rose. The Chicago Bulls’ duo has faced plenty of questions over the last year. Their ties have been painted as less than cordial in the past—fodder for the rumor mill and evidence of why the Bulls are so far from where they’re expected to be. But [...]

Jrue Holiday’s road back to the basketball court is officially underway. Again. The New Orleans Pelicans announced on Monday that their point guard underwent successful surgery on his right eye, per Brett Dawson of The Advocate: [tweet https://twitter.com/BDawsonWrites/status/719673130013356032] Holiday, a former Eastern Conference All-Star, has battled a ton of injuries since arriving in New Orleans. [...]

Heads will roll once the Washington Wizards officially wrap up a disastrous 2015-16 season. And it looks like head coach Randy Wittman will be the first form of collateral damage. Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com made an appearance on ESPN 980’s The Tony Kornheiser Show (h/t CBS Sports’ James Herbert), during which he painted Wittman’s exit [...]