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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 [...]

Tanking is not an epidemic in the NBA, but it does exist. Under the current lottery system, how could it not? Rebuilding teams have an incentive to lose if they want a high draft pick. It’s that simple. Some people despise it, others are indifferent to it and a few even embrace it. I would [...]

Why do now what you can put off until later? That’s the mantra Phil Jackson and Carmelo Anthony are apparently parroting at this point. Though the two have held dialogues, they’ve yet to talk about the free-agent-to-be’s future with the New York Knicks. Here’s what Jackson had to say on their contact, per ESPN New [...]

There is no rest for the weary. This is, of course, assuming LeBron James is weary. Let’s just be safe, and stay blunt: There will be no rest for LeBron James. At this point of the NBA’s regular season, coaches of playoff teams are more inclined to rest their stars. Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra [...]

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The NBA MVP race isn’t fun. Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun and it’s not fun. Watching LeBron James and Kevin Durant duke it out for MVP honors is most definitely fun. Knowing they’re the only two legitimate participants is not fun. Once in a while, it’s nice to not know who the MVP will [...]