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If this was the Los Angeles Lakers’ idea of a birthday present for Byron Scott, I hope they kept the gift receipt. The Lakers lost to the Utah Jazz by a a final score of 123-75 on Monday night, Scott’s birthday. Afterward, he made it clear he was none to pleased with the team’s effort, [...]

The Boston Celtics are almost saved. This is not an exaggeration. Jae Crowder has been sidelined since he suffered a high right ankle sprain against the Houston Rockets on March 11. Though the Celtics are playing .500 basketball during his absence, they need the combination of shooting and wing defense he provides. And it sounds [...]

The Cavaliers are always going to be the subject of much scrutiny whether legitimate or manufactured as long as LeBron James is in town. With a dominating win over an upper echelon team like Oklahoma City, chatter is that the big three in Cleveland is finally gelling and could be a serious championship contender. But [...]

There is a chance Jahlil Okafor’s tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers lasts just one season. Stacked with bigs, the Sixers need to clean up their frontcourt logjam. Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel and Okafor are all best suited at the 5. Philly ran into issues with just Noel and Okafor this season, and that problem will [...]

The Los Angeles Clippers released a statement over the weekend that star power forward Blake Griffin has been medically cleared and will begin serving his four-game suspension for punching an equipment manager. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBCSports/status/714215449282478080] The Clippers 105-90 victory over the Nuggets Sunday that clinched them a playoff spot was the first of Griffin’s four-game suspension [...]

There are less than 10 games remaining in Kobe Bryant’s NBA career. That has somehow snuck up on us, or at least yours truly, despite the thorough farewell he has played through. On some level, I personally just haven’t come to terms that the NBA will exist without moving forward. It’s a bizarre, unsettling feeling, [...]

Kristaps Porzingis still doesn’t want Carmelo Anthony to leave the New York Knicks. Even with the knowledge that Melo bolting would allow him to become the unequivocal face of the franchise, Porzingis doesn’t want him going anywhere. Not this summer. Not anytime soon. From the New York Daily News‘ Stefan Bondy: As Carmelo Anthony declared [...]

It is no secret that the Grizzlies have been hampered by the injury bug this season and every single one of their core players: Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, Mike Conley and Tony Allen, have missed significant time throughout the 2015-16 season. Gasol will end up missing 30 games, Conley around 25, Z-Bo will end up [...]

After the Bulls 106-94 loss in New York Thursday night, which dropped them out of a playoff spot and to 36-35 on the season, Bulls power forward Taj Gibson let out his frustrations. When asked by a reporter after the game if he was disappointed with the Bulls recent performance losing back to back games [...]

Jose Calderon’s days with the New York Knicks may be numbered. The veteran point guard has one year valued at $7.7 million left on his contract, and according to Marc Berman of the New York Post, team president Phil Jackson may be ready to cut bait with one of his first acquisitions as a way [...]