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Lost in the smiles and handshakes and bro hugs, buried deep beneath a jovial demeanor of a man basking in the final moments of his NBA dream, is the reality of Kobe Bryant’s farewell: The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t good, and that still doesn’t sit well with him. As he said of the imminent end, [...]

If the Golden State Warriors are going to reach an NBA-record 73 regular-season wins, they’ll need to go through all of the San Antonio Spurs. Twice. Well, almost all of the Spurs. Gregg Popovich’s rest-and-relaxation program has been a source of spirited debate ever since the Warriors dropped two of three games at Oracle Arena, [...]

As the New York Knicks’ franchise cornerstone, Carmelo Anthony has an ostensibly simple and innocent request: please run the next coaching hire by him. That means you, Phil. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Carmelo Anthony would like to have some input on the Knicks’ upcoming personnel decisions, including the club’s next head-coaching hire. “I think you [...]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready and willing to learn from LeBron James. So long as the King will have him. From Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com: If I had the chance, the opportunity to work with him, of course I would,” he said. “You’d have to work with him. He’s one of the best players in the [...]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks sees Brook Lopez as an important part of the team’s future. This might surprise some, since many believed Marks would stage a full-scale roster teardown to begin his tenure in Brooklyn. But of the many roster casualties that are sure to follow the Nets’ 2015-16 season, Lopez isn’t expected [...]

The DeAngelo Russell, Nick Young fiasco may have died down a bit from a media standpoint, but the Lakers are still feeling it in the locker room. Who knows if anyone is even talking to Russell and can you imagine what Young is still going through? According to head coach Byron Scott, Nick Young has [...]

Boris Diaw will not be suiting up with the San Antonio Spurs for a little while. From Project Spurs’ Paul Garcia: [tweet https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaPS/status/717115973405282304] Three games is three games, yada, yada, yada. The Spurs are locked into second place in the Western Conference, and head coach Gregg Popovich probably would have rested Diaw for one or [...]

The Memphis Grizzlies have seen better seasons. Marc Gasol is already done for the year, and Mike Conley hasn’t played in nearly a month. The war-weary Grizzlies are not expected to get much healthier in time for the playoffs, either. On Monday, head coach Dave Joerger all but ruled out Conley’s return, per The Commerical [...]

News broke from Bleacher Report Monday morning that 7’0″ five-star high school phenom Thon Maker has declared for the 2016 NBA Draft. [tweet https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/716977435632406528] Thon Maker was a YouTube sensation and has had a great deal of hype surrounding him for years. He’s a 7’0″ high school player that has great quickness, ball handling skills [...]

Brandon Knight is on the sidelines again, this time for the rest of the season. The Phoenix Suns have elected to shut down their point guard for the remainder of 2015-16 as he rehabilitates a sports hernia that may require surgery, according to Paul Coro of AZCentral Sports: uns guard Brandon Knight’s season is ending [...]