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DeMarcus Cousins is a former All-NBA performer, a 4x All-Star and one of a select few active players who has averaged at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game for his career. When you consider that and the fact that he is 27 and should be entering the prime of his NBA career, the [...]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has given his latest bi-quarterly interview or whatever, and he comes bearing some rather noteworthy news: Kristaps Porzingis could miss all of next season. From Dolan’s interview with the New York Post‘s Larry Brooks: “I’ve been told everything from December to him being out for the season, so I don’t [...]

Joel Embiid really wants to rejoin the Philadelphia 76ers’ rotation. We always knew that, and it became infinitely more clear following the team’s Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat, when he posted some not-suitable-for-work sentiments on his Instagram. But if you think him applying passive-aggressive pressure to the Sixers will get them to rush, [...]

The NBA is probably the most popular of the major professional sports leagues worldwide. The growing love for basketball around the world and the gluttony of marketable superstars make the league an attraction in many areas of the globe. The NBA honors this by playing a few preseason and even regular season games in other [...]

Karl-Anthony Towns attempted just nine shots during the Minnesota Timberwolves Game 1 loss to the Houston Rockets. Jeff Teague wants that to change in Game 2…and beyond. From the Pioneer Press‘ Jace Frederick and The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski: [tweet https://twitter.com/JaceFrederick/status/986306135216021505?tfw_creator=DimeUPROXX&tfw_site=UPROXX&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fuproxx.com%2Fdimemag%2Fjeff-teague-karl-anthony-towns-more-involved-timberwolves%2F] [tweet https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/986345650873827329?tfw_creator=DimeUPROXX&tfw_site=UPROXX&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fuproxx.com%2Fdimemag%2Fjeff-teague-karl-anthony-towns-more-involved-timberwolves%2F] Teague has a point here. People much smarter than myself have pointed out that [...]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has so much respect for David Fizdale, his former assistant, that he hopes the 43-year-old takes a job with a Western Conference team this summer. Here’s the full context of Spo’s sentiments, per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: [tweet https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/986274055505547265] This is quite the endorsement. Spo is one of the best [...]

There is a large discrepancy between the salaries of NBA players and their G-League counterparts. According to data pulled from Statista, the average NBA salary for the 2017-18 season is about $7 million. Contrast that with the average G-League salary being between $19,000 and $26,000 this past season. This is the major reason why the [...]

Despite a rash of injuries and being without Kyrie Irving, Marcus Smart and Gordon Hayward (yes that still counts), the Boston Celtics are playing great basketball and hold a 2-0 lead over the Milwaukee Bucks in their best of seven series. One of the reasons that the Celtics have gotten out to a 2-0 lead [...]

If you felt a sense of finality following Dwyane Wade’s 26-point detonation during the Miami Heat’s Game 2 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, you’re probably not alone. You’re also not necessarily feeling something that’s there. On the flip side, you’re not exactly wrong either. Wade hasn’t made a decision about whether he’ll return for a [...]

Kobe Bryant has been lauded as one of the most competitive and hard-working superstars in NBA history, the kind of guy who was consumed by greatness and lived and breathed the game. Bryant was on Jim Rome’s podcast on Monday and he gave a glimpse into one of the situations that motivated Bryant to outwork [...]