Jimmy Butler is injured again. Just one game after returning from a left knee injury that kept him on the shelf for 11 games, Butler didn’t play in the Chicago Bulls’ Monday night win over the Milwaukee Bucks due to swelling in that same left knee. The Bulls are downplaying the severity of this setback, [...]
March 8, 2016
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LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have a comfortable 2.5-game hold on the Eastern Conference’s top postseason spot, and they’re still favorites to return to the NBA Finals. That, however, isn’t merely enough. Not for LeBron. On the heels of Cleveland’s 107-103 loss at the pleasure of the incredibly shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, [...]
March 8, 2016
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Rajon Rondo has Carmelo Anthony’s endorsement. For some reason. Former New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher and Rondo himself both previously agreed the Sacramento Kings point guard wouldn’t be a good fit for the Big Apple’s version of the triangle offense. But Melo, per the New York Daily News‘ Stefan Bondy, disagrees: “I think [...]
March 8, 2016
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According to multiple news sources, the New York Knicks are in the process of signing free agent point guard Tony Wroten to a three-year deal. Tony Wroten Finalizing Three-Year Deal With Knicks (via @ShamsCharania): https://t.co/3ZZzLzgeqX pic.twitter.com/PMyuBUQvei — RealGM (@RealGM) March 7, 2016 Sources say the second and third year of the deal are only partially [...]
March 7, 2016
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Kyle Lowry is having an incredible season and even though he was an All-Star in 2016 he may still be the most underrated player in the NBA. He is the heart and soul of a 41-20 Raptors team competing for the Eastern Conference’s top seed and has increased his scoring average by four points, his [...]
March 7, 2016
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News broke Monday that Michael Carter-Williams will undergo surgery to repair the torn labrum in his hip, causing him to miss the remainder of the 2015-16 season. The Bucks say guard Michael Carter-Williams will undergo season-ending surgery on Thursday to repair the torn labrum in his left hip. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) March 7, [...]
March 7, 2016
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The San Antonio Spurs have been the model franchise in the NBA for quite some time now. They are the standard of how an organization should be run from top to bottom from ownership to the front office to their coaching staff to their on court leadership and team chemistry. They have extended two historic [...]
March 4, 2016
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The Warriors continued to make history Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder with their 121-105 comeback victory. They matched the 1994 to 1996 Bulls record for the longest home winning streak in NBA history at 44. The Warriors win their 44th straight at home, tying the NBA's best home win streak. pic.twitter.com/lSyM6kbsrf — NBA [...]
March 4, 2016
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Blake Griffin is close to a return for the Los Angeles Clippers. And that could be a problem. Griffin hasn’t played since Christmas and is now rehabilitating a fractured right hand that he suffered when punching the Clippers’ assistant equipment manager. He will serve a four-game suspension once he’s healthy enough to play, which, according [...]
March 3, 2016
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Carmelo Anthony is anything but inoculated against the painful pangs of losing. The New York Knicks are once again miles outside the Eastern Conference’s playoff picture, and after securing a postseason berth in each of his first 10 NBA seasons, Melo is on track to miss the Association’s spring dance for the third consecutive year. [...]
March 3, 2016
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