Rumors

With the Lakers still rebuilding, it makes you wonder how long Kobe Bryant will hang around. For someone who has been in the league two decades, he has plenty of game left. He’s also the consummate optimist a he believe his squad can make the playoffs next year. That’s unlikely as their offseason didn’t go [...]

In their quest to chip away at Nike/Jordan Brand’s 90% market share, adidas has their sights set on a big fish. Nike’s contract with James Harden recently expired, essentially making him a restricted free agent, of sorts. adidas has swooped in and has offered the bearded one $200 million for his services, per Darren Rovell [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves probably have the best young core in all of basketball and sky’s the limit for them. Then there’s Kevin Garnett, who played his first NBA game before Karl-Anthony Towns was born. But KG still has something left in the tank and will start for Minny. This is a good decision because he [...]

The mass exodus from Portland this summer was astounding. Some left on their own will, while other just weren’t asked to come back. The latter speaks to what happened to Wes Matthews. Wes was Portland’s “glue guy” but the free agent was never offered a contract by Portland. Understandably, that didn’t sit well with him. [...]

It had been rumored for a while now that Jerry Stackhouse has the coaching itch has been looking for a team to latch on as assistant coach. With all of these former players becoming a head coach with zero experience, it’s a wonder it took Stack this long. But he’s finally in and will be [...]

Playing for Team USA is a bigger commitment than fans think. Playing basketball at a high level year-round can really take a toll on your body. Especially when you play as much as LeBron James does. The rest during the summer is much needed, I’m sure. This is probably why he hasn’t made a decision [...]

Kyrie Irving’s knee injury in Game 1 of the Finals was devastating. We’ll never know what would’ve come of that series if he were able to go, but we can’t live thinking about what-ifs. But the good news for Cavs fans is that he’s off crutches and has been cleared by doctors to start working [...]

LaMarucs Aldridge is now a member of a the San Antonio Spurs, but he’s also fresh off the free-agent carousel, a ride that included two meetings with the Los Angeles Lakers. Why two? Because the first one didn’t go well. That was the story at least. But then Aldridge held a second meeting with the [...]

Ty Lawson’s two DUI arrests this year are apparently just the tip of the iceberg as far as him and drinking are concerned. It doesn’t sound as if these were just two rogue incidents, per Nuggets brass. Apparently, the team has had to deal with Ty and his drinking habits before. Kroenke said on Tuesday [...]

It’s no secret Kobe Bryant may not be the best teammate in the history of professional team sports. He can be too hard on guys and distances himself whether he intends to or not. And just because new guys join the team, don’t expect him to break his neck and reach out to them. We [...]