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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John Wall is a smart dude. And probably a bit of a Kentucky homer. Ahead of the Washington Wizards’ 104-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Wall was asked who deserved to be named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. He, of course, chose fellow Kentucky alum Karl-Anthony Towns, per Kyle Ratke of [...]
March 3, 2016
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Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge has some brass ones. We knew the Celtics tried to acquire a big name ahead of the Feb. 18 trade deadline and failed. We also knew that they targeted players we likely never knew about. And, finally, we on some level knew we would find out who those nameless players [...]
March 3, 2016
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According to ESPN NBA Reporter Marc Stein, Michael Beasley’s impressive play for the Shandong Golden Stars of the Chinese Basketball Association has given him an opportunity to return to the NBA for the first time since 2014. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/705156534322356224] He was averaging 31 points to go along with 13 rebounds and three assists per game [...]
March 2, 2016
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If Hassan Whiteside has his way, he will not be leaving the Miami Heat in free agency this summer. Here’s what the 26-year-old said of his time in Miami, per Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald: Hassan: "I feel comfortable as long as I've got a #Heat jersey on. Coming off the bench, starting, I [...]
March 2, 2016
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Chandler Parsons’ potential foray into free agency doesn’t get talked about enough. So, let’s talk about it. The 27-year-old owns a player option worth over $16 million for next season. He could eschew free agency for another year and re-enter the fray in 2017, when the salary cap explodes yet again, or he could try [...]
March 2, 2016
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