The New Orleans Pelicans may be done waiting on the Chicago Bulls to free Tom Thibodeau. Although the Bulls’ head honcho has been linked to all three current NBA head-coaching vacancies, Chicago’s front office appears hell-bent on ensuring he doesn’t coach next season and is holding him in their keep until all the job wells [...]
Jared Dudley wants Carmelo Anthony to know that he’s sorry. The Milwaukee Bucks swingman sent some waves throughout NBA circles on Wendesday when he called Melo the league’s most overrated player during an interview with ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd. Here’s what he said on Melo then, per ESPN New York’s Ian Begley: “The reason I [...]
Guess what? The Golden State Warriors know what they’re doing. Following Stephen Curry’s nasty fall in Golden State’s Game 4 loss to the Houston Rockets, a bunch of people on social media decided to play doctor. The Warriors let Curry come back in, even though his fall looked gruesome and dangerous and like something that [...]
Remember when the Denver Nuggets weren’t a rumor-mill dumpster fire? Things were simpler then. Now, not so much. The Nuggets have been riddled by rumors since they let George Karl go following a 57-win campaign in 2012-13. And while they showed some improvement under interim head coach Melvin Hunt to close out 2014-15, their status [...]
Joe Johnson and Jarrett Jack are not untouchable. Go figure. Trade rumors are an occupational hazard in the NBA. For the Nets specifically, they’re a daily occurrence, one that recycles the same old desires day after day after day. They have too much money invested in a mediocre roster and need to part with talent [...]
Whatya know: The whole “Kevin Love is going to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers in free agency” thing is still alive and well. As the Cavs inch closer and closer to an NBA Finals appearance, they have a lot on their minds. Game 4 against the Atlanta Hawks, for one. Kyrie Irving’s injury. What in the [...]
The Eastern Conference Finals powers at be have not been kind to the Atlanta Hawks. Specifically Kyle Korver. Following the Hawks’ Game 2 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution brought word that the sharp-shooting wing would miss the remainder of the postseason with a high-right ankle sprain: [...]
Love him or hate him, you’re going to miss something about Kobe Bryant once he retires, whenever that may be. Me? I’ll miss not only his late-career candor, but his uncanny willingness to address rumors head on, be it through the press or social media. Quintessential example incoming. Speaking on SiriusXM NBA Radio Friday, Los [...]
For all those out there claiming the inevitable divorce between the Chicago Bulls and head coach Tom Thibodeau is going to be a long, drawn-out breakup, well, you’re right. It’s believed that the Bulls won’t give Thibodeau the ax or address the $9 million he’s owed over the next two years without having his replacement [...]
Bradley Beal is going to get paaaaaaaiiiiiid. Just not right now. After finishing up his third NBA season, the high-scoring shooting guard is eligible for an extension this summer. And though the Washington Wizards likely won’t offer one, they still intend to sign him to a max extension in 2016—you know, when they’re not-so-secret pursuit [...]