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Jordan Clarkson has no plans to leave the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. As he said at exit interviews, per Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/720727645856473088] It’s good that Clarkson wants to remain in Hollywood, but it’s not necessarily his decision. He will be a restricted free agent, and while he [...]

Mike D’Antoni has held head coaching positions in the two largest media markets in the NBA: New York and Los Angeles for both the Knicks and Lakers. He also quit both jobs when times got tough. Truthfully speaking, he hasn’t done a whole lot since his days in Phoenix and that seems like a lifetime [...]

Immediately following the Washington Wizards’ season-ending victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, head coach Randy Wittman was shown the door. Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post was the first with the news: [tweet https://twitter.com/jorgeccastillo/status/720450672869699584] Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical then followed up the report with some specific insight into the Wizards coaching search, [...]

It seems as though the never ending bizarre and tenuous employment of George Karl with the Sacramento Kings is finally reaching its bitter end. According to the Sacramento Bee, the Kings are expected to fire George Karl once and for all Thursday morning after he coaches his final game against the Rockets tonight. [tweet https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/720273082024386560] [...]

Grab those tissues. No, put the hand lotion down. Perverts. You need those for crying. The final installment of power rankings for the 2015-16 regular season is here. We will spend our final time together focusing on the playoff picture and first-round matchups. The Golden State Warriors are still the best team ever, the Chicago Bulls [...]

Mark Jackson, come on down. You’re the next contestant on “Whose name will be thrown into the New York Knicks’ head coaching rumor mill?” Congratulations. Here’s Tommy Dee for SNY.TV: Phil Jackson has called on one of New York’s own to gauge interest in guiding the team’s rebuilding process from the sidelines. A source close [...]

Jason Kidd comes across as very mild-mannered, unassuming and easy to get along with. But clearly, that’s far from what he actually is, according to some. His exit from Brooklyn was both surprising and puzzling, as he was out of a job seemingly overnight. Reports indicated that management thought he was cocky, arrogant and demanded [...]

Tyronn Lue seems to still be finding his way as head coach of the Cavs. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, since the Cavs pretty much led the East wire to wire this year and have clinched the top spot. He’s still tinkering with his lineup and is about to make a somewhat bold move [...]

Who had Greg Monroe lasting only one season with the Milwaukee Bucks in the “Greg Monroe’s Tenure in Milwaukee” pool? Well, you may be headed for a clutch, not-at-all-real win. According to Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times, the Bucks plan to shop Monroe around the NBA this summer: Toss in the fact the [...]

Hassan Whiteside is back in the Miami Heat’s starting lineup. The big man made his return to the starting five for the first time since Jan. 20 in the Heat’s Sunday night drubbing of the Orlando Magic. And, per Manny Navvaro of the Miami Herald, the change is expected to be a permanent one: He [...]