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Harrison Barnes is just about ready to play. But not quite. The Golden State Warriors combo forward has missed the last 13 games, including Monday night’s blowout win over the Sacramento Kings, as he tends to an ankle injury. Some speculated that he might return for the team’s Christmas Day square dance with the Cleveland [...]

Kevin Martin probably hasn’t played his last game for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Then again, he just may have. Martin registered his third straight “Did Not Play” in Monday night’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs, and although he’s healthy, he shouldn’t expect to see more playing time—or any playing time—in the future, per Jerry Zgoda [...]

Markieff Morris may just net the Phoenix Suns something in a trade after all. Things between the combo forward and his team aren’t good. We know this. Morris’ play has arguably been just as bad, seemingly torpedoing his trade value. His effective field-goal percentage has never been lower, he just wrapped a two-game, team-sanctioned suspension [...]

The Hoop Doctors want to wish you all a very safe and happy holiday season. Here’s hoping you were all good boys and girls so Santa will wipe out that Christmas list. We too will be visiting with family and friends, so we will be closed for business December 24-27, 2015. We will return to [...]

‘Tis the season for NBA power rankings. Fine, ’tis the day for NBA power rankings. It’s the same day every week, almost irregardless of the season. This day, of this week, is no different—except unlike the previous day, of last week, we’re here to acknowledge, to lament, the utter implosion of the Bulls. Yes, they [...]

In the third quarter of the Pistons 93-92 win over the Heat in Miami last night Justise Winslow displayed some of his impressive athleticism in cocking it back on the fast break and dunking on Pistons forward Ersan Illyasova in the third quarter. He also took five steps, yes five steps, to get there… Matazo [...]

The Dallas Mavericks need to start playing better…or else. Those are words the 2015-16 Mavericks must start living by, because they’re the words—albeit not the exact words—of head coach Rick Carlisle. Dallas’ head honcho was understandably upset following his team’s 103-99 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. The Mavericks fell behind by as [...]

Hear that? It’s the sound of Brooklyn Nets majority owner-turned-sole owner Mikhail Prokhorov giving the go-ahead to general manager Billy King to unload more of the team’s first-round picks. Sorry, that was in poor taste. But the Prokhorov news is for real. The rumor mill has churned out a lot of fluff over the months, [...]

This thing between Ty Lawson and the Houston Rocket isn’t working out. Lawson has basically fallen out of interim head coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s rotation, and the Rockets are desperate for change following a god-awful start to the 2015-16 season. Any change general manager Daryl Morey makes is almost sure to include Lawson—assuming, of course, the [...]

Steve Kerr isn’t yet back to being the unreserved head coach of the Golden State Warriors, but he’s close. Closer than ever, in fact. It was announced prior to the start of the 2015-16 season that Kerr would be taking an indefinite leave of absence to recover from complications that followed offseason back surgery. Though [...]