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The battle between the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder for the eighth seed in the Western Conference has taken yet another turn. New Orleans stunned the West-leading Golden State Warriors 103-100 on Tuesday night and improved to 42-35, while the San Antonio Spurs thrashed OKC 113-88 and dropped the Thunder to 42-36. Consequently, [...]

After a breakout season with the Suns in 2014, Gerald Green seems to have taken a step back. With only a few games left on the season, Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek has glued Green to the bench. After playing 28.4 minutes in his 2014 campaign, Green is now only playing 18 minutes per game.  “He [...]

Jamal Crawford sustained a calf injury on March 2, leaving the Los Angeles Clippers without their most important reserve for the 17 games. According to Dan Woike of the Orange County Register, however, Crawford’s extended absence is likely to end tonight when the Clippers take on the Los Angeles Lakers. [tweet https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/585502637392539649] Crawford’s return comes [...]

Welcome to part three of our six-part series to figure out the greatest player in NBA history. We are down to the final 16 in hypothetical dream bracket of NBA greats that spans all generations and eras. Last round saw some truly special talents get eliminated (including some that are amongst the top 16 players [...]

One week from now, the Brooklyn Nets might be able to thank a quirk in the late-season schedule for boosting them into one of the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spots. The Nets, on a basketball night overshadowed by Duke’s thrilling victory over Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament championship, toppled the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 106-96 [...]

Nick Young and Byron Scott should probably consider couples therapy. The high-volume shooting guard and Los Angeles Lakers head coach seldom see eye to eye. The former is a freewheeling spirit, an easygoing goofball with an appreciation for shoes, smiling, contested jumpers and all things Iggy Azelea. The latter is an old school head honcho, [...]

Carmelo Anthony is doing work. No, he isn’t playing. He’s still injured. And no, he isn’t on the sidelines cheering for his teammates. There isn’t much to cheer for these days. Plus, you know, he’s afraid of suffering another injury while watching court side. The kind of work he’s doing is happening behind the scenes, [...]

Here we go again. For the umpteenth time. Rajon Rondo and the Los Angeles Lakers have been linked to one another for a while now. The former is going to be an unrestricted free agent; the latter is in the market for superstars who can both get along with Kobe Bryant and usher in the [...]

NBA franchises have seldom entered the college coaching ranks in search of a new leader for their team. In fact, the latest trend is former players who have no experience roaming the sideline. The Boston Celtics are an exception, having snatched Brad Stevens away from mid-major powerhouse Butler University two years ago, but that’s about [...]

The idea that the Chicago Bulls would trade Derrick Rose seemed farfetched not three years ago. Now it’s just another idea. While speaking with Bleacher Report, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times alleged that the Bulls would “love” to trade their injury-prone point guard. Not would consider trading, or explore trading, or are grappling over [...]