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There is a lot of mystery and interest surrounding Anthony Davis and his health lately. The Pelicans superstar was officially shut down for the season Sunday, because of a lingering shoulder issue we were told was a possible hyper-extended knee in the Pelicans loss to the Blazers Friday night. He also could be in line [...]

Ben Simmons has made it official: He no longer wants to subject himself to subpar coaching while playing for free. This is to say, LSU’s freshman forward has declared for the NBA draft, per Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com: LSU freshman Ben Simmons told ESPN that he will hire an agent and declare for the NBA [...]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the verge of NBA stardom. According to Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond. As well as anyone else who has watched basketball within the last year. Here’s Milwaukee’s GM talking to EuroHoops.net about the future of the Greek Freak and what he must do to climb over the hump and reach [...]

If you’ve ever wondered just how unfair it can be sometimes for an NBA coach, consider the rumor that Byron Scott may be let go this off-season as Lakers coach. The roster is full of very young players and very old players, so that’s a recipe for missing the playoffs. Scott was dealt a somewhat [...]

Anthony Davis has plenty of reasons to make an All-NBA team this season, 24 million to be exact. Due to the “Rose Rule” which is in effect for players who meet certain markers such as making an All-NBA team or winning the MVP award as Rose did in 2010 during the duration of their rookie [...]

The DeMarcus Cousins rumor mill is churning again in Sacramento amidst all of the controversy and struggles the Kings are currently experiencing as they have for what seems like an eternity now. For a team that was around .500 a few months ago and in the playoff picture, they are now 26-41 and getting dominated [...]

March 18, 1995 is another day that has extreme historical relevance in the basketball world and the NBA specifically, as it was the day Michael Jordan announced he was returning to the NBA after a year and a half (to the day) away from the game. Jordan’s decision to return to the NBA after his [...]

Carmelo Anthony has the New York Knicks by the contractual balls. Phil Jackson and company, however, are hoping he’ll soon let go. Per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley (h/t RealGM): Anthony has said several times he’s committed to New York and has no plans to waive his no-trade clause. And he’s had the opportunity to do so. [...]

After building some defensive momentum for the month of March, the Houston Rockets laid an egg against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. Naturally, that prompted another team meeting. From Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: [tweet https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/710533362104950785] Donatas Motiejunas feels a little differently about the situation: [tweet https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/710535782797148160] Solid evaluation, D-Mo. Finally, Feigen brought [...]

Former NBA megastar Shaquille O’Neal has seldom pulled any punches when it comes to riffing about Dwight Howard. That may be about to change. Howard has signed with Shaq’s agent, Perry Rogers, and The Big Aristotle apparently had something to do with it, as D12 told USA Today‘s Sam Amick: “(O’Neal) reached out to me [...]