Offbeat

Two of the most outspoken and controversial players in NBA history are officially beefing and it is everything you would expect. Draymond was being Draymond on Tuesday night in the Warriors 116-111 win in Game 2 of the western conference semifinal series against the Pelicans, getting into it with Rajon Rondo multiple times and getting [...]

Chris Paul’s friendship with Donovan Mitchell is for real—unless, of course, his Houston Rockets are facing the rookie’s Utah Jazz in the NBA playoffs. Which they are. They hold a 1-0 series league over them, in fact. So when Mitchell and the Jazz dispatched the Oklahoma City Thunder in six games during the first round, [...]

Kevin Durant isn’t actually anti-Russell Westbrook. He just has slippery thumbs. NBA Twitter went predictably wild when Durant’s Instagram account liked a comment that was critical of his former teammate in Oklahoma City. Here’s the breakdown, courtesy of Sports Illustrated: [tweet https://twitter.com/SInow/status/988484771058679808?tfw_site=SBNation&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbnation.com%2F2018%2F4%2F23%2F17272808%2Fkevin-durant-instagram-russell-westbrook-like-twitter-burner-account-nba] Did Durant maybe think he was using one of his burner accounts again? [...]

LeBron James isn’t the only NBA superstar getting into the television and movie production game. Steph Curry just signed the largest production and development deal for a professional athlete ever. Curry’s newly formed production company, Unanimous Media, signed a multi-year deal with Sony Pictures to produce television and film projects based on faith, family and [...]

Go ahead and book Luka Doncic for NBA superstardom right now. His television interests are that relatable. ESPN The Magazine‘s Mina Kimes penned an in-depth profile on the Slovenian basketball prospect, who is expected to go in the top three during this June’s NBA draft. The entire thing is worth a read. Nay, it demands a read. It offers [...]

Thank the basketball gods for Rudy Gay. Seriously. Do it. He just gave us one of the greatest off-beat quotes in NBA history. The San Antonio Spurs clinched a playoff berth with a victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Their effort wasn’t the best at times; they spent a good deal of the [...]

Jerry Sloan was one of the longest tenured coaches in NBA and professional sports history. He coached the Utah Jazz for more than 22 seasons, from 1988 to 2011, and was there during the majority of the John Stockton and Karl Malone era. He was at the helm when the Jazz made two consecutive NBA [...]

Maybe the biggest blockbuster trade that occurred this summer (they were a few) was the Clippers trading Chris Paul to the Rockets for Lou Williams, Patrick Beverley, Montrezl Harrell and Sam Dekker. Paul had been the heart, soul and leader of the Clippers franchise for six seasons, but things have gone even better than the [...]

Lamar Odom is getting into the marijuana business. Yes, that Lamar Odom. And yes, that marijuana business. In a press release (h/t SLAM Online), the former NBA star announced he would be investing in Rich Soil Organics after he found the use of cannabis very helpful during his rehab for substance abuse: While going through [...]

Stephen Curry has the hottest popcorn takes. During an appearance on ESPN’s new morning show Get Up, the two-time MVP/resident popcorn expert told Jalen Rose that the Philadelphia 76ers serve the worst version of the snack, while the Miami Heat offer the best. Here’s a snippet of the conversation and Curry’s evaluations, courtesy of For The [...]