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Finally, some good news for the Chicago Bulls. Jimmy Butler’s ailing left knee is going to be fine, according to CBS Sports’ Ken Berger: [tweet https://twitter.com/KBergCBS/status/707993757124325376] Phew. We still don’t know when Butler will officially return to action, and there’s always the chance that Chicago plays the long game here, taking things slow with their [...]

If you’re anything like me, you were slightly (read: incredibly) upset that the Boston Celtics didn’t strike a deal with the Atlanta Hawks to land Al Horford at the trade deadline. No, I’m not a Celtics fan, nor do I despise the Hawks. Horford just seems like a great fit in Boston, while, at the [...]

It took all of a few hours for DeMarcus Cousins to respond to the Sacramento Kings’ decision to suspend him for one game. We think. We can’t really be too sure if this was a response or not, since he didn’t officially clarify. But, yeah…this was most definitely a response. Here’s what the 25-year-old big [...]

The Grizzlies’ Mario Chalmers sustained a leg injury Tuesday night and it turns out that he has suffered a ruptured Achilles and his season is over. To add insult to injury, the Grizzlies followed up that news by waiving the 29 year old PG. What a terrible turn of events for Chalmers who was once [...]

The NBA will never be the same. Longtime referee Joey Crawford is retiring after 39 years, effective immediately. A knee injury is causing him to hang it up right away. He will be missed. Crawford has provided some of the more comical moments in league history from a refereeing standpoint. Everything from him falling while [...]

Here’s to elitist consistency! Never, in the history of these power rankings, has the NBA’s top-most block been more unchanging. The top-10 squads are pretty much set for the rest of the season. They might jostle for position among one another, and there are a few wild cards, such as the Charlotte Hornets and Portland [...]

The writing has appeared to be on the wall for the end of 31-year-old Nate Robinson’s NBA career this season as he was picked up for a short two-game stint with the New Orleans Pelicans and hasn’t sniffed an NBA court ever since. Instead of trying to continue his basketball career playing overseas, which he [...]

If you mess with Stephen Curry, you mess with LeBron James. Apparently. Curry, as well as today’s NBA at large, has endured a lot of criticism in recent weeks. Stars of decades past are playing the “back in the day” card, and some people are buying it. LeBron James isn’t. From USA Today‘s Sam Amick: [...]

It turns out Phil Jackson may not have carte blanche with the New York Knicks. That right reportedly belongs to Carmelo Anthony. Here’s The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski talking on the matter, as transcribed by RealGM: “For everyone suggesting New York president Phil Jackson controls the future of the Knicks’ franchise, just remember: when he included [...]

Brace yourselves: The Philadelphia 76ers are looking to improve by methods other than the NBA draft. This is neither a drill nor a prank. It’s for real, according to Sixers coach Brett Brown. Per Calkins Media’s Tom Moore: [tweet https://twitter.com/tmoore76ers/status/707694073365200897] Well, that settles it. Kevin Durant is signing with the Sixers. The Oklahoma City Thunder [...]