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If this Lakers’ season were a new movie, what would you call it? “Escape Plan?” Oh, wait D-12 already did that. “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2?” Or maybe “Prisoners,” to describe the Lakers fans and perhaps Bryant, himself. As the Lakers prepare to start the 2013-2014 season without veteran 5-time NBA champion and [...]

Just leave it alone, Doc. LeBron James took exception to the way Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce treated Ray Allen after he left the Boston Celtics for the Miami Heat in 2012. He thought they were hypocrites for dissing a former teammate after he left for greener pastures, before doing the same thing. And he [...]

You knew this one was coming. For the 12th-year running, the NBA polled all 30 of its general managers on the happenings of the league. Questions ranged from “Which team will be most improved in 2013-14?” to “Which player is best at moving without the ball?” to “Why in the hell won’t the Boston Celtics [...]

Chris Paul isn’t going to play in the NBA forever. No one is (I don’t think). All players have a shelf life; every single one of them. Most play until they can’t play anymore. Some walk away on top, after winning a title and/or while they still have something left. During an “HBO Real Sports” [...]

Dwight Howard chose to sign with the Houston Rockets over the summer. He did not, however, almost sign with the Dallas Mavericks. Following shoot around on Monday at the Toyota Center, Howard was asked if his free-agency decision came down to two teams—the Rockets and Mavericks. “No,” he said, according to the Star Telegram‘s Dwain [...]

Say it ain’t so, Noel. According to Fox Sports Ohio’s Sam Amico, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Nerlens Noel is likely to miss the entire 2013-14 NBA season due to a slow recovery from his torn ACL. The Daily News’ Bob Cooney confirmed the news, writing that Sixers coach Brett Brown admitted Noel would probably sit the [...]

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade do not hate each other. I repeat: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade do not hate each other. Phew, that was a close one. I, like you, was worried there for a minute. The source of our anxiety was ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who penned a solid column on how the two [...]

Heading into the 2012-2013 season, the Chicago Bulls had some rather obvious injury concerns. Star point guard Derrick Rose had blown out his knee the previous spring and was not expected back that season, while center Joakim Noah was recovering from an ankle injury from the previous season’s playoffs. This season, injury concerns remain at [...]

Three years later, John Wall is ecstatic to be a member of the Washington Wizards. Actually, he’s always been elated at the prospect of playing for the Wizards and city of Washington, hence the five-year, $80-million extension he inked over the summer. But this year is different; this team is different. One of the NBA’s [...]

Derrick Rose is more explosive. Come get some. Following the Chicago Bulls’ preseason victory over the Detroit Pistons, during which he scored 22 points in 22 minutes, Rose was pretty forthcoming about how confident he is in himself and his team. First he reiterated that he’s more explosive than he was before the injury, according [...]