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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 [...]

Are the Sacramento Kings the most dysfunctional team in NBA history? I’m not prepared to say no. DeMarcus Cousins and head coach George Karl haven’t been besties since the latter’s arrival. Tensions reached a new high after Cousins received a one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team, a punishment that, according to Cousins, was [...]

Despite being the top seed in the East for just about the entire season, all is not well in Cleveland. From a fired coach to reported turmoil, the rollercoaster-ish season continues. Reports out of Cleveland now suggest that Cavs players are tired of Kyrie Irving’s selfish play. The gripe is that he shoots too much [...]

As the 2015-16 season continues to wind down and we get closer to the free agency bonanza that will be the summer of 2016, rumors are heating up. Espeically with as many as 25 teams having max cap room as the cap will increase by $35 million, it will be a media firestorm. The big [...]

Tim Duncan or Kobe Bryant, who ya got? It’s a common question, one that has gained meaning as both Bryant and Duncan approach the tail end of their careers. It’s also a question that was taken to Robert Horry, who won multiple championships with both the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, alongside Bryant [...]

Unsurprisingly, the Golden State Warriors absolutely trounced the New York Knicks in Oakland Wednesday night to the tune of 121-85. They are now an incredible 61-6 on the season and are a 12-3 finish away from having the greatest regular season in NBA history. [tweet https://twitter.com/warriors/status/710327382024925184] They also reached another milestone last night that has [...]

Dirk Nowitzki, even after nearly two decades of being set in his basketball ways, is not afraid of change. Not even the kind of change that demands he jump to center full-time for the Dallas Mavericks. He’s always been a shooter in the body of a center, but now he may actually start playing center. [...]