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Damn. What’s a four-letter word for “this totally sucks, but it wouldn’t have sucked if it had happened a tad sooner?” Yeah, let’s stick with damn while really thinking about dropping F-Bombs. In untimely fashion, the New Orleans Pelicans announced Thursday that Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon will miss the remainder of this season: The [...]

Tanking is done for a reason in the NBA. Remember that. Never forget it. Deliberate losing is not supposed to be done in vain. A light is supposed to exist at the end of the tunnel, in the NBA draft, where a future superstar theoretically waits. That’s why teams tank. That’s why they lose, why [...]

Whether you love or hate them, for better or worse, and if it makes sense or not, Duke is the gold-standard in the eyes of many when it comes to college basketball. Don’t shoot the messenger. Part of the reason is winning, but it has more to do with allure. Those two used to be [...]

Bad timing much? Before Kentucky ceded national championship bragging rights to UConn Monday night, untimely rumors started swirling. It began when former Kentucky star Rex Chapman tweeted that “win or lose” against UConn, John Calipari was already planning on coaching the Los Angeles Lakers next season: Was messin' 'round on Sat nite re: Cal. But [...]

The San Antonio Spurs have the best record in the NBA at 60-17 but will be without starting point guard Tony Parker for at least the next two games because of a back injury. Parker underwent an MRI exam on Monday which revealed a sprained facet joint on the left side of his back. He [...]

Take that, Josh Gordon. The Cleveland Browns wideout caused quite a stir when he made some pointed comments about the deteriorating relationship between Cleveland Cavaliers guards Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters During an interview with ESPN, per the Akron Beacon Journal‘s Jason Lloyd, Gordon said that Waiters told him a “rift” between the two existed. [...]

Not even Jesus Christ can save the New York Knicks now. Then again, Raymond Felton isn’t asking him to. J.R. Smith launched an NBA-record 22 three-pointers during the Knicks’ Sunday afternoon loss to the Miami Heat. So, wow. He drilled 11 of them, also setting the Knicks franchise record for made three-pointers in a single [...]

The Golden State Warriors dismissed assistant coach Darren Erman on Saturday for what General Manager Bob Myers called “a violation of company policy.” Myers indicated that the move was not a basketball related decision. Erman is the second Warriors assistant coach to be removed from the bench in the last two weeks. Assistant Brian Scalabrine [...]

The Washington Wizards could be getting a key player back from injury just in time for the playoffs. Center/Power Forward Nene could make his return from a knee injury that has sidelined him for the last 21 games sometime this week. The Wizards have gone 12-9 without Nene in the lineup but could use his [...]

Side with Tony Parker on this one. Trust me, you’re going to hope he’s right. But you’re also going to have suspicions that he’s wrong. In an interview with basket-infos.com, Parker said that he knows Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili will return to play next season for the San Antonio Spurs. Here’s exactly what he [...]