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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 [...]

The uniforms for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game in Toronto were unveiled by Adidas last night. The 2016 NBA All Star game will be held on Valentine’s Day 2016 and the style that Adidas chose for the uniforms is simple, yet very sleek and stylish and has little homages to it’s host city all over [...]

DeMarcus Cousins’ fantasy basketball stock, already ridiculously high, just exploded. Rookie Willie Cauley-Stein, whom the Sacramento Kings have often tried to play beside Cousins, is expected to miss a huge chunk of time after suffering a right index injury in Thursday night’s loss to the Boston Celtics. Marc J. Spears came bearing the bittersweet news: [...]