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Our power rankings introduction is, for one week only, about to change. Most of the time, we wax distasteful snark that recaps all of the NBA’s major happenings over the past week, an approach aimed at teaching a crash course in almost everything you need to know. This week, though, you only need to know one [...]

The Nets will give away a free Brook Lopez Jedi Stars Wars inspired bobblehead Monday night in the Barclays Center for their game with the Orlando Magic. Brook seems pretty pumped about it and early reports indicate that his brother Robin is extremely jealous, mascots of the world beware. ? Brook Lopez feels the Force: [...]

Byron Scott’s job as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers may be safe, but he still has some ‘splainin to do. All previous indications are that Scott, who is in the second season of a four-year deal that’s guaranteed through 2016-17, isn’t in any danger of being canned, despite being at the helm of [...]

LeBron James has a message for the Cleveland Cavaliers: Screw rest. As he nears his 31st birthday, LeBron hasn’t been shy about peeling back the curtain on his training regimen and all he puts into staying in peak playing shape. Previously, when he was first preparing for a return to Cleveland, he also emphasized the [...]

Gregg Popovich is still no fan of the NBA’s three-point shot. The San Antonio Spurs head coach has gone on record in the past expressing disdain for triples, but his team has typically exploited their existence. Most of San Antonio’s championship teams, especially the one from 2014, have been expert assassin collectives. Maybe, then, Popovich’s [...]

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At 12-9, the Clippers are right in the middle of the pack of the Western Conference, but many thought their record would be a bit better. But in their defense, it’s still early December so there’s plenty of basketball left to be played. But even so, the team has reportedly try shopping some of their [...]

I’ve got a secret. Can you keep it? Cool, because here it is: The Warriors are fire. Crazy, right? But not really. Some other crazily un-crazy things to consider: The Spurs have been in “God” mode since 1997; the Cavaliers are the most disappointing title contender at the moment; the Pacers do not miss Roy [...]

With every great scorer, there’s always somebody who is perceived as being the best at shutting him down. Or, at least coming close to it. Now that Kobe has decided to call it career at season’s end, he sat down with TNT’s Ernie Johnson to reflect on certain aspects of his career. Among the many [...]

Rajon Rondo, apparently, will be among those in play to receive a max contract during free agency this summer. To which I say: Oh. Here’s the low-down from Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: “I don’t know whether he will quite get the maximum, mostly because we don’t know what the max is going to be,” one [...]