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Kyrie Irving is set to play his first game since breaking his left kneecap in last season’s NBA Finals. Last week, he was cleared to practice, and despite being bullish about committing to a return date, he was positive. “I’m a Ferrari without a rearview mirror. Today, there was a lot more up and down, [...]

Gregg Popovich is still no fan of the NBA’s three-point shot. The San Antonio Spurs head coach has gone on record in the past expressing disdain for triples, but his team has typically exploited their existence. Most of San Antonio’s championship teams, especially the one from 2014, have been expert assassin collectives. Maybe, then, Popovich’s [...]

Nick Young is still Nick Young. During the Los Angeles Lakers’ almost win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Swaggy P actually played some pretty good defense. He was active and engaged and hounding many of Minny’s shooters. And he wants everyone to know it. And because he wants everyone to know it, he [...]

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I’ve got a secret. Can you keep it? Cool, because here it is: The Warriors are fire. Crazy, right? But not really. Some other crazily un-crazy things to consider: The Spurs have been in “God” mode since 1997; the Cavaliers are the most disappointing title contender at the moment; the Pacers do not miss Roy [...]

Still looking for a way back into the NBA title conversation, the Houston Rockets have apparently taking a liking to the Phoenix Suns’ Markieff Morris. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: The Houston Rockets have trade interest in Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris, who made multiple trade demands this past offseason, according to league sources. Sources told [...]

Rajon Rondo, apparently, will be among those in play to receive a max contract during free agency this summer. To which I say: Oh. Here’s the low-down from Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: “I don’t know whether he will quite get the maximum, mostly because we don’t know what the max is going to be,” one [...]

Chris Bosh thinks that Kobe Bryant is the best player of his generation. Which is weird. And wrong. On so many different levels. Bosh offered the following sentiments while making an appearance on NBC Sports’ The Dan Patrick Show (h/t ProBasketballTalk): He’s the greatest player of my generation. He was that guy after Mike that [...]

Now that Kobe Bryant had made it official is hanging them up after 20 seasons as a Lakers after the 2015-16 season, it was inevitable that a traveling farewell tour would ensue as organizations around the NBA would present Kobe parting gifts to commemorate the last time he would play in their city. The 76ers [...]

Harrison Barnes’ left ankle sprain wasn’t supposed to sideline him for that long. But it might. Speaking on 95.7 The Game, Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers revealed that the fourth-year swingman could miss way more time than initially expected. Per Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group: Bob Myers told 95.7 The [...]