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Kyle Lowry belongs in the NBA’s MVP conversation, according to Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey. Casey reasoning? He’s no fool. Per MassLive.com’s Jay King: [tweet https://twitter.com/ByJayKing/status/712764403381305345] Let’s not mince any words here: This is awesome. The Raptors are so goddamn fun, it’s contagious. You can’t help but root for them to get out of the [...]

While everybody else has focused on the Warriors historical pursuit, potential drama in “The Land” and the shortcomings of the Thunder, Clippers and Rockets, the Hornets have quietly been playing really good basketball. On January 30, the Hornets were 22-25 and sitting in 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Today they are 41-30 and a [...]

Three years ago the NBA world was a different landscape, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant ruled the basketball merchandise world and were far and away the NBA’s most popular players. Stephen Curry was seen as a second-tier marketable athlete in spite of leading the Golden State Warriors to the western conference semi-finals and [...]

The wounded bears as they should now be referred to (previously known as the Grizzlies) lost a tough game in Los Angeles last night to the Lakers 107-100. Other than some usual Kobe fadeaways, Lance Stephenson antics and Metta World Peace getting ejected there wasn’t too much to find interesting between one of the worst [...]

Say what you will about Derrick Rose, just don’t ever claim he isn’t confident in himself or his abilities, however much they’ve changed. The Chicago Bulls point guard has maintained a level of resistance to the notion that he’s declined since suffering an initial ACL tear in 2012. His comments have seemed inspiring at times, [...]

Let the healing process began. Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jahlil Okafor has been sidelined since February 28 with a torn meniscus in his right knee. Now, more than three weeks later, he has officially underwent surgery, per RealGM: Jahlil Okafor underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure on Tuesday to address a slight tear of the meniscus in [...]

Injury updates come at you fast, yo. Since Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com and The Hoop Doctors both reported that the Dallas Mavericks expect Chandler Parsons to miss the rest of the season with a torn meniscus in his right knee, the narrative has shifted ever so slightly. There is apparently a chance, according to Schuyler [...]

Life as a more traditional NBA big man isn’t easy these days. The NBA is a pace-and-space league. Three-pointing shooting sells. Speed sells. Clock-killing post-ups don’t sell. Not as much as they once did. Even bigs who specialize in devastating pick-and-roll finishes and rim protection can struggle to remain relevant. Towers are shooting jumpers and [...]

Even though they lost to the Charlotte Hornets last night, the San Antonio Spurs accomplished a pretty incredible and mind-boggling feat over the past week. And I’m not referring to holding the Golden State Warriors to only 79 points in a victory. With their win over the Blazers at home last Thursday night, they now [...]

LeBron James is as calculated as they come, which is why what follows is so damn weird. Twitter user @kanyecobain posted a screenshot of a test he ran using doesfollow.com on Monday that not only revealed LeBron unfollowed the Cleveland Cavaliers on Twitter (and Instagram), but that he unfollowed them that very day: [tweet https://twitter.com/kanyecobain/status/712021922138214400] [...]