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Another point guard in the league went down with an injury this week, as the Boston Celtics have announced that their rookie guard Marcus Smart is expected to be sidelined for approximately 2-3 weeks after spraining his left ankle in their victory against the Indiana Pacers Friday night. He was driving down the lane on [...]

The Chicago Bulls had to do some roster shuffling again on Friday night, but it didn’t appear to effect the team what so ever. In the Bulls 118-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, one player returned to the starting lineup, while another sat out again. Center Joakim Noah was back on the floor after missing [...]

As the Chicago Bulls prepare for their Friday night tilt against the Philadelphia 76ers, the team has released it’s latest injury report. Despite playing with dual sprained ankles and scoring 13 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, guard Derrick Rose is once again listed as “questionable” because of said ankles. He was listed the [...]

With a depleted roster due to numerous injuries, the Indiana Pacers have taken action in signing free agent point guard A.J. Price, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. Price, 28, appeared in six preseason games for the Cavaliers and then after was waived unfortunately waived on Nov. 1. During those six games, he managed [...]

It’s never too early to speculate on how NBA free agency will unfold. Apparently. Ahead of the Dallas Mavericks’ loss to the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday night, Dirk Nowitzki was asked about LaMarcus Aldridge’s free agency. The context of the conversation is unclear, though one must assume he was asked if Aldridge would be a [...]

LeBron James wants you to shut up. Basically. In the wake of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 1-3 start, critics are coming out of the woodwork. Reports are surfacing. Hot takes are getting hotter. Rumors of discord between the King and Kyrie Irving are afoot. The Cavs’ defense ranks 28th in efficiency. The offense looks disjointed at [...]

Playing for the Phoenix Suns must be nice. No, not because most of the players are making bank. Or because head coach Jeff Hornacek will babysit for free. Or because the arid climate compels you to go commando. Or because Goran and Zoran Dragic (probably) argue and celebrate and curse in Slovenian. The Suns just [...]

With the basketball world -and more specifically the City of Chicago- speculating about the health (or lack there of) of Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, the 2008 number one overall draft pick stepped back onto the court on Wednesday evening after missing the last two games. Many had questioned how effective Rose would be this [...]

J.R. Smith’s reputation precedes him. During the fourth quarter of the New York Knicks’ 98-83 loss to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, Smith appeared to hit Glen Rice Jr. in the groin as he was driving right. Though nothing happened at the time, Smith was later suspended for New York’s game against the Detroit Pistons [...]

You guys. It wasn’t a dream. The NBA is still back. Shhh. Stop fist-pumping and -bumping and -twerking so loudly. You might scare the regular season away. There. That’s better. The first week of the 2014-15 season was crazy. There were plenty of exciting games, and even more devastating injuries.  There were surprise wins, and [...]