Reigning MVP Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder has been diagnosed with a Jones fracture in his right foot, according to league sources. This injury will require surgery and will take about 6-8 weeks of recovery time. Thunder GM Sam Presti released the following statement regarding Durant’s injury: “After practice yesterday, Kevin made us [...]
October 13, 2014
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Don’t you just hate it when two NBA teams are both willing to pay you a crap ton of money and you’re eventually forced to deal with the awkwardness of the party you spurned in the aftermath of your decision? Oh, you don’t know what I’m talking about? LeBron James does. Brian Windhorst posted an [...]
October 10, 2014
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Step aside Bill Duffy, agent of Klay Thompson. Kobe Bryant is going to handle your client’s contract extension. He’s got this. Shortly after the Golden State Warriors got done raising hell at the Los Angeles Lakers’ expense Thursday night, Kobe went into high-praise mode. “He has the whole package,” Kobe said of Thompson, per the [...]
October 10, 2014
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The New York Knicks have signed former Lakers center Didier “DJ” Mbenga, who played for Phil Jackson and with Derek Fisher for a couple of seasons, according to Marc J Spears of Yahoo! Sports. Mbenga, 33, won two titles (2009 and 2010) with the Lakers, but barely received playing time as their reserve center. In [...]
October 9, 2014
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Honesty is rare commodity in the NBA, which is why Mark Cuban can often be the best. Sometimes he’s the worst, but that’s neither here nor there. This time, he’s the best. The absolute best. The Dallas Mavericks owner apparently rooted for the division rival San Antonio Spurs when they faced off against the Miami [...]
October 9, 2014
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Bet you wish you had Carmelo Anthony’s connections. In anticipation of acclimating himself and his game to Phil Jackson’s famed triangle offense, Anthony apparently reached out to former trianglers Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, who each won at least five championships playing within the system. Their collective advice to him? Be patient. Be [...]
October 9, 2014
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Indiana Pacers’ head coach Frank Vogel has signed a multi-year extension to remain with the team, according to league sources. Vogel has led the Pacers to two consecutive appearances in the conference finals and has eventually developed a good relationship with the city. After falling short once again versus the Miami Heat in the conference [...]
October 8, 2014
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Initially, the Denver Nuggets offered a five-year, $60 million contract with their rising superstar Kenneth Faried a few days ago. But now, both parties have reworked this agreement and has resulted to the finalizing of a four-year, $50 million deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/519627208671760389] Wojnarwoski further explains about this new [...]
October 8, 2014
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Hindsight is usually 20/20. At the moment it’s more like 200/20. In a lengthy—and fabulous–piece that detailed how the Dallas Mavericks stole Chandler Parsons from the Houston Rockets, ESPN.com’s Marc Stein dropped a few rumor missiles. One such rumor alleges Kyrie Irving recruited Parsons to play for the Cavaliers, and that the latter eventually became [...]
October 7, 2014
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Ray Allen needs to, you know, make a damn decision already. Retire or sign on for a 19th NBA season. Do something. Anything. And whatever you’re going to do, do it soon. This isn’t how he should be going out. Never mind that if he does, in fact, retire, he’ll be depriving fans and peers [...]
October 7, 2014
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