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Dwight Howard, who was recently in China on tour, did not feel well during his flight back to Atlanta on Sunday. He had to be hospitalized upon his return and was apparently suffering from dehydration. [tweet https://twitter.com/ZachKleinWSB/status/775176208627691520] According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he was released from the hospital early this morning. Howard was in China [...]

37-year-old Elton Brand is returning for another season, re-signing with the 76ers. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/773615652594671616] Brand played four somewhat injury riddled and disappointing seasons for the 76ers in his fist stint with the team, averaging 12 points and seven rebounds in 263 games after signing a five-year, $80 million contract as a free agent in 2008. [...]

Last season, Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine gave us one of the most memorable dunk contests in NBA history. They were creative. Electrifying. Refreshing. It’s only right they get together this coming February, in 2017, and match up with one another again. But that might not happen, because Gordon isn’t sure if he’ll participate in [...]

If the Lakers are going to begin to put the pieces together, they’ll need their young core to be on the court together as much as possible. The Kobe era is over, so it all begins now. A key ingredient to what they’re trying to do in L.A. is Julius Randle. After missing his rookie [...]

Chris Bosh is still focused on returning to the Miami Heat. The All-Star forward has missed the end of the last two seasons with blood clot issues. His future in the NBA, and with the Heat, has since been in doubt. But despite all the existing skepticism, Bosh remains committed to getting back on the [...]

After a long off-season, Ty Lawson has finally found a home for the 2016-17 season in Sacramento. [tweet https://twitter.com/BBallInsiders/status/770205163676053504] Lawson had a very rough season and saw his value as a player crater for reasons on and off the court. Lawson struggled mightily after being dealt to the Houston Rockets in the off-season and after [...]

The story is still developing, but news is breaking that Dwyane Wade’s first cousin, Nykea Aldridge, was shot and killed today in the south side of Chicago. The mother of four children was walking with a stroller on route to register her kids for the upcoming school year. An altercation occurred on the street between [...]

After nearly winning league MVP and making a trip to the Conference Finals in the 2014-15 season, James Harden and the Rockets had a forgettable 2015-16. Sure, they made the playoffs again, but their slow start got former coach Kevin McHale fired and they weren’t nearly the team we remembered from the season before. But [...]

As it is looking increasingly clear that Blake Griffin will be leaving the Los Angeles Clippers, a host of NBA teams have begun to explore the possibility of bringing the five-time All Star to their franchise. On the back of an injury-plagued season in which Griffin spent much of the campaign on the sidelines, the [...]

The Lakers have officially added two new players to the roster. Brandon Ingram, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 Draft and Yi Jianlian, who last played in the NBA in 2012. [tweet https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/767864822213988353] [tweet https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/768133348543782912] Terms of the deal were not released as per team policy, but nearly every team signs first-round picks [...]