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The NBA’s referees from Monday night’s Game 2 matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals have a message to deliver: Oops. In the closing seconds of Oklahoma City’s 98-97 win over San Antonio, Dion Waiters was inbounding the ball and elbowed Manu Ginobili from the sidelines. Nothing [...]

Nicolas Batum isn’t yet ready to leave the Charlotte Hornets. Though the 27-year-old will be among the most sought-after commodities once he reaches free agency in July, his first preference remains sticking with the Hornets, per The Charlotte Observer‘s Rick Bonnell: So is he predisposed to remaining a Hornet? “Why not? I don’t know (what [...]

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Frank Vogel has had success in Indiana as coach of the Pacers, but every coach has a shelf life with a team. His contract is up at the end of the season, but there haven’t been any talks about a contract extension just yet. Typically, both parties would’ve gotten a new deal out of the [...]

The second round match-up between Kawhi Leonard’s Spurs and Kevin Durant’s Thunder promises to be a good one. The favorites heading in are the Spurs, but don’t tell OKC that. They’re more than capable of advancing past the Spurs. And in all actuality, given Kevin Durant’s pending free agency, this may be the last time [...]

According to an ESPN.com story Friday afternoon, Deron Williams plans to opt out of the final year of his contract with the Mavericks and become a free agent this summer. [tweet https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/726097189794013184] Williams is currently 31 and is coming off of a season in which he averaged 14.1 points and 5.8 assists on 41% shooting [...]

Kobe Bryant ended his career on a ridiculous high note, scoring over 60 points in his final ever NBA game. You couldn’t have scripted it any better if you tried. For those that need a reminder of just how great Kobe Bryant was throughout his career, you’ll want to watch this Kobe Bryant career highlights [...]

The Detroit Pistons may very well max out Andre Drummond when he’s eligible, despite doing something worse than any other player in the history of the Association: shooting free throws. This season, he shot a putrid 35% from the line, which is the lowest in league history for players who shot enough to qualify for [...]

Did you wake up this morning with a hankering to bask in the sweet sweat and smell of NBA history by adorning the towel worn by Kobe Bryant in his final NBA game? Your dream has come true. Heritage auctions is auctioning off the memorable Mamba sweat soaker with a hefty starting price: [tweet https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/725701148762591233] [...]

Luke Walton is now an official member of the Los Angeles Lakers’ search for Byron Scott’s replacement. Not that this comes as a shock. His name has been kicked around the rumor mill to no end. His candidacy was a formality. It just wasn’t openly official. Now it is, per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: Steve Kerr, [...]