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According to The Athletic, DeMar DeRozan and the San Antonio Spurs are still quite a ways apart on contract extension talks. The Spurs initially landed DeRozan during the summer of 2018 as part of a package deal they received from the Raptors for Kawhi Leonard. But after an unsuccessful season where the Spurs were out [...]

The Toronto Raptors and Kyle Lowry have agreed to a one-year extension worth $31 million. The extension means Lowry will earn a total of $64 million over the next two seasons. Before signing, his contract had been set to expire after the 2019-20 season. His future with the team had been debated this offseason, with [...]

The Los Angeles Clippers will enter the season without one of their two superstars. According to ESPN, Clippers forward Paul George will miss both the training camp and the start of the NBA season. He is hoping to return to action in November. George is currently recovering from an offseason shoulder surgery. During the Clippers’ [...]

According to the Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving sustained a left side facial fracture after being elbowed during a pickup game at the team’s practice facility Tuesday. He is listed as day to day. The injury happened during one of the final workouts before the team opens training camp. It was less than an hour before [...]

According to ESPN, the Brooklyn Nets have hired former Turner president David Levy as their CEO. The announcement will be made official once Joseph Tsai’s majority ownership is approved at the NBA’s upcoming Board of Governors meeting. Levy left WarnerMedia, which operates NBA.com and NBA Digital, in March of this year after serving as president [...]

The Memphis Grizzlies are refusing to engage in buyout talks with Andre Iguodala and want the veteran to report to training camp. Iguodala landed in Memphis in early July when he was traded by the Golden State Warriors, for whom he had played for since 2013. The Warriors needed to unload his salary to acquire [...]

Brooklyn Nets Wilson Chandler has been suspended 25 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Ipamorelin, a drug that increases the release of growth hormone. The league stated that Chandler’s suspension will begin with the first regular-season game in which he is healthy and eligible to play. “During my injury rehab process, before I signed [...]

According to police, an arrest warrant has been issued for DeMarcus Cousins in Mobile, Alabama on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. The Mobile municipal court lists a charge of third-degree harassing communications but provides no specific details about the alleged incident. The Lakers and the NBA are both investigating Cousins after he was allegedly recorded [...]

According to head coach Nick Nurse and despite a report to the contrary, Cory Joseph will join Team Canada ahead of the tournament in China. Canada is currently in Australia preparing for the World Cup with a series of exhibition games. Canada won against New Zealand 103-100 in overtime on Wednesday. “He’s on a flight, [...]

In a statement released on Monday, former Cleveland Cavaliers and current Olympiacos coach David Blatt was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis earlier this year. The 60-year-old Blatt says he was diagnosed with MS, which attacks the central nervous system, “a few months ago” and has experienced fatigue, weakness in his legs and balance problems. [...]