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Since he’s already been injured twice so far in these playoffs, when should Steph Curry truly make his return to the court? Do they need him vs. Portland? Does OKC have a chance versus the Spurs, and does the Luke Walton hire in Los Angeles make much sense? Kevin Burke discusses… Please enable Javascript to [...]

It became official Friday that despite Curry’s belief and desire that he would make his playoff return in Game 3 of the Warriors 2nd round series against the Blazers he is being ruled out for the game. [tweet https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/728619968246493192] He has missed the past three postseason games after spraining his MCL in his right knee [...]

Are you an NBA general manager interested in trading for Jimmy Butler? Good news: The Chicago Bulls will listen to your offer. Bad news: They just don’t plan on accepting it. From CSNNE.com’s A. Sherrod Blakely: A league source tells CSNNE.com that the Bulls, while still open to listening to offers for Butler, are telling [...]

High-profile restricted free agents don’t typically switch NBA teams. Festus Ezeli could be an exception this summer. And the Los Angeles Lakers, apparently, are ready to pounce on this unique opportunity, according to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: According to several league executives, that is likely to be what it takes to land Warriors restricted [...]

The San Antonio Spurs’ interest in signing Kevin Durant this summer is a thing. Apparently a real thing. We’ve thought about it. Read about it. Heard about it. Wondered whether it’s true. Talked ourselves out of it. Then back into it. Then out of it again. Would the Spurs really swing for the fences in [...]

It was revealed Thursday morning the Indiana Pacers and President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird, have decided to not not renew Frank Vogel’s contract as head coach of the team. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/728239893508435968] This is a head scratching move as Vogel is regarded in many circles as a top 10 coach in the NBA and has [...]

Based on their performance in game 2, you’d never be able to tell the Cavs narrowly got by the Hawks in game 1. Wednesday night’s game 2 was a laugh-fest from the opening tip as Cleveland made quick work of Atlanta. The Cavs jumped out early, dropping bombs from long range, and never really looked [...]

J.B. Bickerstaff took over for Kevin McHale in November after McHale was fired in the first week of the season. Bickerstaff was able to guide the team to a playoff birth despite a tumultuous season. But a first round exit at the hands of the Warriors has the team on summer vacation, and management looking [...]

Nicolas Batum has sounded like a guy who wants to remain in Charlotte Hornets teal and purple for a while. And, as it turns out, the Hornets organization shares that desire: [tweet https://twitter.com/HornetsPR/status/727877604590637057] Whenever both sides want to get a deal done, it’s typically inevitable that a deal gets done. The Hornets can offer Batum [...]

Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat are now confirming what we all expected: that the 32-year-old big man won’t play again this season. Here is the team’s statement: [tweet https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/727962294651604992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] That this announcement comes from both Chris Bosh and the Heat should dispel any rumors of a rift between the two sides. It had become [...]