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Gregg Popovich, head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, is every bit as wise as advertised. Asked if the NBA should consider moving back the three-point line, Pop gave the most Popovichian answer possible per Michael Wright of ESPN.com (h/t Bleacher Report): San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was asked if the NBA should move [...]

Well, that didn’t take long. Kyrie Irving responded to a report from First Take‘s Stephen A. Smith that depicted the point guard as being unhappy with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He didn’t exactly deny Smith’s findings, but he by no means copped to them, either. Here’s what he said, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com: “There’s nothing [...]

Jordan Clarkson is just like the rest of us. Meaning? He’s inspired by our new NBA overlord, Stephen Curry. Per Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Times: Steph Curry inspires Clarkson: "He was doubted by everybody coming in the league. Seeing what he’s doing now. It’s amazing." — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 29, 2016 It’s [...]

Carmelo Anthony has this whole subtweeting thing down pat. We think. Former New York Knick Amar’e Stoudemire, now of the Miami Heat, raised eyebrows when discussing Jeremy Lin’s short burst of success in the Big Apple. Here’s what rattled the cages, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: Amar’e Stoudemire had this interesting comment on Jeremy Lin’s Knicks [...]

All is not peachy keen with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not according to Stephen A. Smith of ESPN’s First Take (h/t Josh Hill of FanSided): Dating back to last year, I’ve been told that Kyrie Irving ain’t too happy being in Cleveland,” Smith stated on First Take this morning. “The situation is not ideal for him. [...]

There is a very real chance that the New York Knicks will double their win total from last season. The problem? They only snared 17 wins in 2014-15, and 34 victories won’t be anywhere near enough to clinch a playoff berth, the team’s primary goal, this season. And if Phil Jackson’s decision to fire head [...]

The Dallas Mavericks have, historically, been seduced by free-agent big men. Just last summer, they went hard after DeAndre Jordan and landed a verbal agreement, only to have him renege on his word shortly thereafter. Before that, in 2013, when Dwight Howard was a free agent, they entered the running for his services as well. [...]

Dirk Nowitzki has mad respect for Stephen Curry. He just has no desire to emulate him. Per Tim Cato of Mavs Moneyball: I asked Dirk about Steph last night pic.twitter.com/QEqAfgHqKo — tim cato (@tim_cato) February 29, 2016 So this is pretty much the standard answer when asked if you have any inkling, or even the [...]

Kobe Bryant’s selfless gift-giving tour is soldiering on. The soon-to-be-retired Bryant has been doling out goodies all season, whether it’s signed pairs of game-worn signature shoes or other players’ jerseys he’s adorning with his autograph. Tony Allen of the Memphis Grizzlies is the latest beneficiary of Bryant’s end-of-career generosity. Kobe gave him an autographed pair [...]

One game. That’s all it took for Joe Johnson to realize he wants to retire with the Miami Heat. I guess handing out beatdowns at the expense of the New York Knicks will have that effect on you. From Ohm Youngmisuk over at ESPN.com: Joe Johnson said he chose to sign with the Miami Heat [...]