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Sound the Derrick Rose alarm. The oft-injured Chicago Bulls point guard, who has missed each of the team’s last three games, all of which were victories, is slated to undergo an MRI on his sore right knee, according to ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell: Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose will undergo an MRI on Monday on [...]

With the Spurs 112-79 trouncing of the quickly fading Phoenix Suns last night, the Spurs with a December net rating of 20.4, which is the greatest for one month by far since the NBA first tracked the stat in the 1995-96 season. Net rating is the estimated point differential per 100 possessions with opponent strength [...]

Al Jefferson recently had to serve a 5-game suspension for violating the league’s drug policy and his nightmare season is continuing. The underrated big man will now be out 6 weeks following knee surgery. The Hornets are 17-14 and will probably battle for that 8th seed in the east all year long. Given the fact [...]

If I told you Steph Curry has made more 3-pointers in the last 2 and a half seasons than Larry Bird made in his entire career, would you believe me? You should, because that’s actually the case. Bird is apparently partial to shooter and is fond of Curry’s game. In fact, if you ask the [...]

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In search of a point guard not named Jose Calderon to direct their offense, the New York Knicks are turning attentions toward…Brandon Jennings. Yes, him. The one-time Knicks killer while with the Milwaukee Bucks only recently returned from an Achilles injury. He made his season debut for the Detroit Pistons against New York on Tuesday [...]

Stephen Curry is the NBA’s foremost pioneer. He is changing the way the game is played, impacting the on-court virtues and skill sets coaches and teams and analysts and fans value in a superstar. You might say he’s the Steve Jobs or Bill Gates of the Association. And if you won’t say that, Dallas Mavericks [...]

New York Knicks sophomore Cleanthony Early was shot in the right knee and robbed in the early-morning hours of Wednesday. He is expected to be OK. Thomas Tracy of the New York Daily News broke the story and offered the following details: New York Knicks forward Cleanthony Early was shot in the right knee in [...]

Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson says he’s the best shooting guard in the NBA today, a drum he’s been beating the last few years, especially since the physical decline of the great Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. When asked about his starting five at each position today, Klay named Curry at [...]

Given the success he had in a short period of time in Chicago, Tom Thibodeau’s dismissal at the end of last season came somewhat as a shock to most. The word was that the locker room was fractured and the team had tuned him out, despite their success on the court. Reportedly, on the team’s [...]