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In a stunning move, the Cleveland Cavaliers have relieved David Blatt of his coaching duties, per Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! on Twitter: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/690638214307168256] [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/690640304890867712] The Cavaliers are 30-11 and atop of the Eastern Conference, but you never got the sense that LeBron was thrilled with Blatt. It’s not fair to Blatt, as he [...]

When the Orlando Magic hired head coach Scott Skiles over the summer, it was under the guise that he would try to win as many games as possible, as soon as possible. The Magic have responded by putting themselves on pace to nearly double last season’s win total and flirting with a playoff birth. They [...]

Sweet mother of all that’s ridiculous. Markieff Morris has seemed like a lock to be traded at some point this season for a while. The relationship between himself and the Phoenix Suns imploded once the team dealt his brother, Marcus, to the Detroit Pistons, and the Suns have re-entered NBA purgatory after losing Eric Bledsoe [...]

Four Western Conference frontcourt players received more votes than Draymond Green and Blake Griffin. Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and, naturally, Zaza Pachulia. WUT. It’s true. A late voting push thrust Pachulia ahead of Green and Griffin and almost into the All-Star festivities. He finished a mere 14,227 votes behind Leonard. Yes, this is [...]

Mike Conley will have no shortage of suitors when he hits the free agency market in July. And I’m only talking about NBA teams located in New York, not even the Memphis Grizzlies or the rest of the league. Sources told the New York Post‘s Marc Berman and Fred Kerber that both the Brooklyn Nets [...]

Most NBA players don’t sweat it if they’re not named as an All-Star starter. Anthony Davis may be among the select few who strongly lament their fan-vote slight. Here’s Eddie Scarito of Hoops Rumors: Davis needed a starting nod to trigger the Derrick Rose rule, which would have given him a salary of a projected [...]

Please enable Javascript to watch this video The past week was a great week for dunks in the NBA. It’s been quite some time since one of our top 10 dunks of the week videos has highlighted so many big fellas. Between Porzingis, Davis, Williams, Antetokounmpo, and Marjanovic the big men were flying high. [...]

The only thing moving faster than decreasing gas prices has to be the increase in NBA franchise values. Each time Forbes ranks NBA teams, it’s amazing at how far #1 has grown when compared to the previous ranking. When the Clippers were sold to Steve Ballmer, everyone fell out of their collective chairs at the [...]

Kobe Bryant may be 37 years old, and he may be on his way out of the NBA, and he may be at least three seasons removed from playing at All-Star form, but he nevertheless has a message for his superstar peers, specifically in the Eastern Conference, who will join him in Toronto for the [...]

Here. We. Go. Again. The New Orleans Pelicans have battled myriad injuries this season. From a minutes limit for Jrue Holiday, to random absences of Anthony Davis, to recurring mishaps involving Tyreke Evans, and everything in between, the Pelicans’ downfall, aided in part by their badly built roster, continues to be fueled by unfortunate ailments. [...]