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The Milwaukee Bucks are officially headed to the NBA playoffs—and for the first time of his career, Jabari Parker is going with them. Though this will mark the third time the team has journeyed to the postseason since drafting him, Parker has been absent during the first two go-rounds due to ACL injuries. But he’s [...]

Rejoice, Philadelphia 76ers fans. When it comes to LeBron James conspiracy theories, CJ McCollum is on your side. On the debut episode of his Pull Up podcast, the Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard wasted little time in delivering a super-hot take. His blistering sentiment: LeBron-to-Philly isn’t just noise. It’s more feasible than most realize. Here’s exactly what [...]

Ben Simmons remains the NBA’s odds-on favorite to win Rookie of the Year, and he would love to make good on that distinction. But not for reasons you would assume. Sure, he would no doubt enjoy the recognition and cachet that comes with earning the honor. Many Rookie of the Year winners go on to [...]

Every once in a while, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal laments what could have been had he never left the Orlando Magic, or had he stayed with Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers. And during a recent conversation with CBS Sports’ Reid Forgrave, it was Orlando’s turn on his carousel of nostalgia. Apparently, [...]

Nerlens Noel and Thabo Sefolosha are having seasons to forget—and they’re not getting any better. The NBA suspended both players for five games on Monday for violating its anti-drug policy, according to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania: [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/981207109592285184] Sefolosha played some quality minutes as a small-ball 4 for the Utah Jazz before suffering what was [...]

Julius Erving was a true trailblazer for the game of basketball, one of the first players to truly play above the rim and wow basketball fans around the world with his incredible athleticism, jumping ability, and his unique ability to glide gracefully through the air. Erving did his damage as an NBA player and member [...]

It should be a very interesting off-season for Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs. The situation between Leonard and the organization can only be described as bizarre as Leonard has only appeared in nine games and despite being cleared by the team weeks ago, he has yet to return to the court in the [...]

Kevin Durant wants you to know the Golden State Warriors aren’t NBA Finals locks. They aren’t locks for anything, period. Most had the Warriors ticketed for another championship at the start of this season. Even now, with the Houston Rockets having clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, it’s tough for some to [...]

The 2018 NBA Draft class should be one of the deeper and most talented in some time. There are a number of elite big men and some game-changing wing players who project to be able to develop into future all-stars. One of those potential stars just officially declared for the 2018 draft: Jaren Jackson Jr. [...]

Should the Oklahoma City Thunder be playing Carmelo Anthony late in games? Should they be allocating more time for him to work one-on-one? Should he see more time as the face of bench-heavy lineups? Should he maybe, possibly even come off the bench? All these months later, the Thunder are still trying to find a [...]