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Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks have been playing great of late and seem to have found their mojo. Melo had another great game at Madison Square Garden last night with 30 points, nine assists and seven rebounds on 13-for-20 shooting and 4-for-4 shooting from the free throw line. It was the Knicks second straight overtime [...]

“The Beard” has been known to fill up a stat sheet with his elite scoring ability and rebounding ability for a player at his position. He sets up teammates with his penetration and vision (when he wants to pass) and put on a historic performance in the Rockets 123-114 overtime loss to the Pistons last [...]

The Milwaukee Bucks? Trade Greg Monroe? Less than a season into his two-plus-one-year deal? Keep dreaming, dreamers. That’s the Bucks’ reaction to the notion they should deal the big man, anyway. Zach Lowe of ESPN.com floated the idea in a column last Friday, noting that Milwaukee isn’t actually shopping him: Parker will find NBA identity [...]

Kobe Bryant may be 37 years old, and he may be on his way out of the NBA, and he may be at least three seasons removed from playing at All-Star form, but he nevertheless has a message for his superstar peers, specifically in the Eastern Conference, who will join him in Toronto for the [...]

Ryan Anderson and Stan Van Gundy, together again? Yes, please. The Detroit Pistons have positioned themselves to be big spenders this summer. They delayed an extension for Andre Drummond, used the stretch provision on Josh Smith in 2014-15 and have a number of non-guaranteed and expiring contracts that will allow them to create max-contract space. [...]

Here. We. Go. Again. The New Orleans Pelicans have battled myriad injuries this season. From a minutes limit for Jrue Holiday, to random absences of Anthony Davis, to recurring mishaps involving Tyreke Evans, and everything in between, the Pelicans’ downfall, aided in part by their badly built roster, continues to be fueled by unfortunate ailments. [...]

The Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs appear to be playing on a whole separate level than the rest of the NBA at the midway point of the season. They are a combined 72-10 in 82 games (an 88% winning percentage) while the rest of the league is a combined 558-575 (a 49% winning [...]

Damian Lillard, 2 time All-Star, has never shied away from the spotlight, whether it be in clutch moments on the court, or whether it be using his position as a basketball player to evoke change socially. As MLK Day and Black History Month rolls around for 2016, race issues have grown to a tipping point [...]

The NBA world was very excited for a highly-anticipated finals rematch between the Warriors and the Cavs in Cleveland on Monday. The surprisingly struggling Warriors came in as losers of two of their previous three games and were three point underdogs in Cleveland. Boy were the oddsmakers and fans at Quicken Loans Arena wrong as [...]

Yesterday’s NBA slate of games was jam packed with heart pumping action (except in Cleveland) as an incredible four of yesterdays 10 games went to overtime. Earlier in the day the Knicks needed double OT to dispatch of the suddenly pesky Philadelphia 76ers 119-113. Robert Covington declares the bank open to send it to 2OT. [...]