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Kobe Bryant says a lot of things – being a Tinseltown basketball personality, they tend to. And recently, there’s been a lot of talk about the Mamba’s future, at 37. Kobe’s been nothing but a detractor for the Lakers this year, and it pains me to say that, given that I wear the number 24 [...]

It looks like the post-Dirk Nowitzki era will still be under the guidance of Rick Carlisle. The Dallas Mavericks have secured Carlisle’s presence on the sidelines all the way to the 2021-22 season after successfully reaching a five-year, $35 million dollar extension. From Marc Stein of ESPN.com: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/662385751317811200] [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/662386201542815744] This doesn’t only mean [...]

Hello basketball purists and historians, every week I will pick a date in history and share some of the more memorable moments that happened on that date in NBA history. Here is this date in NBA history for November 6. November 6, 1971 The Los Angeles Lakers won the first of what would end up [...]

LeBron James and Kevin Love are cool with one another…now. You can’t really go a full day without hearing how cool with one another they are. Love is a more integral part of the Cleveland Cavaliers offenses. LeBron is older. Kyrie Irving is still on the sidelines. The Cavs are, unlike last year, off to [...]

Sam Mitchell, head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, has something he needs to get off his chest. His players need bigger chests. And biceps. And triceps. They just need to gain weight in general. The Timberwolves, henceforth referred to as the Timberpups, are one of the NBA’s early feel-good stories. With so many projects on [...]

Details surrounding Gerald Green’s hospitalization are starting to emerge. The Miami Heat announced on Wednesday that Green had been “admitted into the hospital,” but did not provide any additional context. By Thursday night, however, more information was available. According to USA Today‘s Jeff Zillgitt, Green was unconscious and bleeding at the time of the 911 [...]

The deadline to sign extensions for players on the final year of their rookie contract was at midnight last night and many of the top players from the draft class will go into the 2016 offseason as restricted free agents. One last minute deal got done right before the buzzer as the Raptors signed shooting [...]

Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr remains out of commission as he recovers from two back surgeries, and he may not be returning anytime soon. This, mind you, doesn’t seem to be reason enough to panic. The Warriors are still undefeated, still historically good, still destroying the concept of championship fatigue. Kerr has a great relationship [...]

Kyrie Irving is working back from a knee injury, and it appears the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard could return sooner than initially expected. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Irving wouldn’t offer a specific date but—contrary to what the team has suggested—said he has one in mind. “There’s light at the end of the tunnel. In [...]

This update on the friendships shared between people who are much richer than you is brought to us by LeBron James. Ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 96-86 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, a game that was far closer than the score reflects, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron were naturally asked about each [...]