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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist just cannot catch a break. Actually, that’s not true. He’s catching too many breaks. The wrong breaks. Seven games into his return for the Charlotte Hornets, the 6’8″ swingman suffered a torn labrum, and the team announced shortly thereafter he was out indefinitely: INJURY UPDATE: @hornets F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had MRI revealing torn [...]

It’s been just over two years since Sole Collector last issued a print magazine for sneaker and basketball enthusiasts alike. But the fellas over at Sole Collector have partnered with Champ Sports to make a limited, while supplies last, collectors edition of the magazine. The cover and focus of the edition will feature Kobe Bryant [...]

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The Heat’s Hassan Whiteside is proving to be one of the best rim protectors in the game. He’s threat for a triple-double, including blocks, each and every night. But he often times lets his emotions get the best of him and we saw that a few nights ago. Whiteside got tangled up with the Spurs’ [...]

Zach Lavine revived the NBA Dunk Contest once again, just how the likes of Vince Carter, Jason Richardson, and Michael Jordan had done before him. Now the spotlight will be on Lavine to see if he can defend against the likes of Andre Drummond, Aaron Gordon, and Will Barton. Check out these highlight reel dunks [...]

Here we come, NBA All-Star break. Which means here comes the NBA playoffs! More than half of the Association’s 2015-16 season is in the books, and save for a cluster of steady teams at the top of our power rankings, the league’s hierarchy knows no order. For every certainty like the Warriors, Spurs, Cavaliers and [...]

LeBron James just keeps ascending the mountain of accomplishments among other NBA greats and on Wednesday night, he enjoyed another milestone. LeBron had another masterful performance last night with 29 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in a 120-111 win over the Lakers. It was Kobe’s last game in Cleveland. In the process, the 31-year-old [...]

Three letters are all that’s needed to describe the 2015-16 Phoenix Suns season. Ugh. Now get ready for more ugh. Markieff Morris is making headlines again for all the wrong reasons. This time, it’s for his shoving and shouting match with Archie Goodwin, which took place in a timeout huddle during the Suns’ Wednesday night [...]

Where will Kevin Durant end up? That’s what we all want to know and maybe he hasn’t made up his mind yet. But what we do know is that the Knicks are on his short list. Allegedly. But has that changed? KD and Derek Fisher were teammates a few years ago in OKC and were [...]

Damian Lillard is flying under the radar so far in his young career. Much to his chagrin. He’s none to pleased about constantly being overlooked for all-star games and being left out of the “best PG” conversation. But in his defense, he’s sixth in scoring so it’s hard to argue against him. Today, Lillard was [...]