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Byron Scott’s motto should totally be, “Why have three when you can have two?” The Los Angeles Lakers head coach has a well-documented and iffy relationship with the long ball. He’s on record as doubting the impact of three-pointers on championship teams. Ahem: [tweet https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/523211292081790978] One season and 61 losses later, things haven’t changed much. [...]

With the 2014-2015 regular season officially wrapped up. It’s now time to get ready for the start of surely another memorable and exciting postseason. However, the Memphis Grizzlies may not be fully ready come playoff time, as they are still missing two key players in their starting lineup. Star point guard Mike Conley, and defensive [...]

Welp, here we are, at the end of another NBA regular season, preparing for a postseason gauntlet that, for the first time in five years, won’t include the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder did their part on Wednesday night, slaughtering the tanking Minnesota Timberwolves 138-113. Russell Westbrook did Russell Westbrook things, exploding for 37 points, [...]

LeBron James has a sense of humor. Hopefully Kevin Love does, too. Much has been made about the relationship between these two. Most recently, Love said Russell Westbrook was having a better season than LeBron. Shortly thereafter, a report alleged that LeBron was growing frustrated with his new teammate. Before that, there were tweets like [...]

Ordinarily, veterans have earned the right to speak their mind. A 10-time All-Star and 2008 Finals MVP, it’s fair to say Paul Pierce has reached that point. But the 37-year-old said some things about some former teammates to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, and the timing couldn’t have been worse. Pierce, who played for the Brooklyn Nets [...]

J.R. Smith would like to teach Kevin Love a lesson in teammate support. Asked about LeBron James’ triple-double performance in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Monday night win over the Detroit Pistons, Smith waxed MVP status, per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: “Who? The real MVP?” Smith said, his message echoing to the sellout crowd of 20,562 who were [...]

Lance Stephenson signed with the Charlotte Hornets in July 2014, joining Kemba Walker and Al Jefferson on a potentially dangerous team. The franchise had recently earned its first postseason berth since 2010, only the second appearance in 10 years. Charlotte appeared to need a single piece in order to solidify itself as a perennial playoff [...]

After securing themselves the sixth seed in the eastern conference — the Milwaukee Bucks officially revealed their new set of logos, starting in the 2015-2016 regular season. [tweet https://twitter.com/AlexanderLasry/status/587790431691415552] And here’s a closer look at each of the new logos: This is the primary logo, which actually looks similar to their logo now, except the [...]

The New York Knicks are already zeroing on their free-agent consolation prizes. Big names like LaMarcus Aldridge, Marc Gasol, Goran Dragic, Kevin Love and Paul Millsap are tossed around haphazardly when it comes to the Knicks’ offseason plans. Each of those players would certainly expedite their rebuilding process, and each, subsequently, is a pipe dream. [...]

With the Heat’s loss to the Raptors last Saturday night, they are now probably heading for an early off-season, unless of course, the Nets lose their last two games. And if the Nets do win at least one of their remaining games—the Heat have no choice but to start looking towards next season and analyze [...]