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So much for Golden State Warriors assistant Luke Walton already turning down the New York Knicks’ head coaching gig. Various reports have been floating around over the last couple of days, most of them alleging some version of the same thing: The Knicks talked to Walton about or flat-out offered him their head coaching job [...]

The Pistons nearly stole game 1 versus the Cavs in Cleveland, but the Cavs eventually pulled away late. If you ask Stan Van Gundy, the Cavs were able to win the game thanks in part to the refs. During an in-game interview, on national TV, Van Gundy implied the refs were not calling anything on [...]

Has DeMar DeRozan already decided where he’ll sign in free agency this summer? Stephen A. Smith of ESPN seems to think so. While he was speaking about the greatness of Paul George, he threw in this piece of news (h/t HoopsHype): : DeMar DeRozan is enjoying his last days in Toronto because he’s leaving for [...]

News came down Monday morning that Kawhi Leonard has been selected as the player of the year for the 2nd consecutive season. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBA/status/722048216817090561] Leonard is the best two way player in the NBA today and has taken his offensive game to the next level this season, averaging 21-6-2 on 50-44-87 percent shooting. Kawhi Leonard [...]

The Basketball Gods has an interesting sense of humor. Year in and year out, we see guys make it through a regular season relatively healthy, then go down in the first game of the first round of the playoffs. That was the fate for the Celtics’ Avery Bradley who went down in agonizing pain towards [...]

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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] [...]