Klay Thompson does not have any plans to leave the Golden State Warriors. Which is good. Because he can’t. Also: Why would he want to? Klay Thompson signed a five-year extension with the Warriors ahead of last season. If he had intended to leave anytime soon, he would have explored restricted free agency this past [...]
November 18, 2015
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(Bitter)Sweet mother of all that’s cruel and inhuman and just plain sucks. Anthony Davis is injured again. On Nov. 10, Davis left the New Orleans Pelicans’ lone win of the season, a victory over the Dallas Mavericks, with a hip injury. He would miss two games, both losses, before returning to the lineup against the [...]
November 18, 2015
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According to LaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has a light, bouncy, human side. We will now pause for a moment while Popovich kills Aldridge for letting people know as much. Only a few months into his tenure with Spurs, LaMarcus Aldridge is battling. His shooting percentages aren’t great, he looks indecisive [...]
November 18, 2015
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The Washington Wizards offense cannot catch a break. Martell Webster, who emerged as the Wizards’ most reliable three-point shooter in 2012-13 and 2013-14, is set to undergo hip surgery that will essentially end his 2015-16 season, according to The Washington Post‘s Jorge Castillo When Martell Webster was informed he had a partially torn labrum in [...]
November 18, 2015
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After a 4-7 start to the 2015-16 regular season, the Houston Rockets have decided to fire Kevin McHale. Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowsi broke the news: The Houston Rockets fired coach Kevin McHale, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) November 18, 2015 As usual, no permanent replacement has been named. J.B. Bickerstaff will [...]
November 18, 2015
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Carmelo Anthony seems excited about the New York Knicks’ future. So long as the future includes Kristaps Porzingis. The 20-year-old asparagus spear that many Knicks fans booed on draft night had himself another encouraging, if outright dominant, outing on Tuesday night in the Knicks’ win over the Charlotte Hornets. He finished with 29 points and [...]
November 18, 2015
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The San Antonio Spurs made the biggest move of the offseason, signing highly touted free agent LaMarcus Aldridge to held guide the franchise into the future alongside Kawhi Leonard. However, one of the veterans remains the key to the 2015-16’s success. Manu Ginobili. Leonard has reached a different level of performance while Aldridge continues to [...]
November 17, 2015
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Kyrie Irving isn’t OK with people who aren’t OK with his injury history. The Cleveland Cavaliers point guard has yet to play this season as he continues to recover from a fractured kneecap that he suffered in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Beyond that, the 23-year-old has dealt with more than his fair share [...]
November 17, 2015
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It seems that someone forgot to tell the Houston Rockets that the NBA’s 2015-16 regular season is underway. The early part of 2015-16 has no doubt been weird. Some of the usual juggernauts are juggernauting, but this year’s landscape is rife with early-season underachievers, the fast-plummeting Rockets being among them. Can Houston regain its 2014-15 [...]
November 17, 2015
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Here we go again, only less so. Derrick Rose left during the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bulls’ 96-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night with what his team called a left ankle sprain, per ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell: Bulls PR says Derrick Rose is out for the game because of a left ankle [...]
November 17, 2015
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