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So about that whole “LeBron James left the Miami Heat primarily because they wouldn’t can Erik Spoelstra” thing…It might not be true. Bleacher Report’s David Pick provided transcript of an interview with Heat minority owner Raanan Katz, wherein Katz alleged that LeBron had wanted Pat Riley to get rid of Spoelstra. Riley denies those claims, [...]

Like many NBAers whose shelf life expires, Jason Maxiell is now earning his basketball money overseas in the Chinese Basketball Association. Apparently, if there’s one thing we should know about Maxiell, it’s that he doesn’t like being fouled hard. Watch as Maxiell chases an opponent the entire length of the court after a hard foul. [...]

D’Angelo Russell is not on the Los Angeles Lakers’ list of players to trade. Because, um, duh? Well, maybe not “duh.” According to Hoops Critic’s Brian Geltzeiler, Russell’s name has, in fact, come up in negotiations: In taking to people around the league on who has been made available in trade talks a very surprising [...]

First Dirk Nowitzki, now Derrick Rose. The NBA’s superstars just won’t stop doling out the feel goodz to Kobe Bryant. Ahead of the Chicago Bulls’ thorough drubbing of the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, Rose, like Nowitzki before him, showered Kobe with the utmost praise, per Nick Friedell of ESPN.com: “Kobe, he’s someone that [...]

DeMarcus Cousins was in full Boogie Mode this week for the Sacramento Kings. Not only did he score 56 points in a game for a career high, but he did it right after scoring 48 points the previous game. In fact DeMarcus Cousins became the first player in the last 30+ years to score over [...]

Already missing Tim Duncan? You might want to get accustomed to that feeling. Duncan has missed the San Antonio Spurs’ last two games and three of the last four overall with right knee soreness. He has undergone an MRI, but head coach Gregg Popovich has no idea when the 39-year-old will return, per the San [...]

LeBron James isn’t a coach killer. He’s just difficult to coach. In response to the coach-killing sentiments that have flooded the general basketball sphere since the Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach David Blatt, who wasn’t a LeBron favorite, in favor of assistant Tyronn Lue, a purported LeBron favorite, Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com dropped an even-keeled [...]

We all know that there have been an abundance of rumors surrounding the Chicago Bulls in the past month or so and it seems as though every player on the team is on the block or in danger of being moved outside of Jimmy Butler. Recent injuries to Joakim Noah and Nikola Mirotic have put [...]

Lakers President and Co-Owner Jeanie Buss released a statement Wednesday announcing that the Lakers will be erecting a statue of Shaquille O’Neal outside of the Staples Center to be unveiled sometime during the 2016-17 season: “We look forward to having Shaq join the other legends who have been honored with statues at STAPLES Center,” Buss [...]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ 2015-16 season is not for the faint of heart. Injuries have left them outside of the playoff picture. Anthony Davis remains a magnet for contact. Poor, impulsive spending habits have made it so that, even if the Pelicans are healthy, they won’t be worthy of more than a first-round exit at [...]