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So much for Carmelo Anthony not being committed, or particularly keen on, the New York Knicks’ future. Perhaps he’s still not feeling great and struggling to sustain an optimistic slant in the face of an extensive rebuild that became all too real as soon as the Knicks drafted long-term project Kristaps Porzingis. But, at the [...]

Ready for some good news? Yeah you are. I’ll be leaving for vacation soon, probably, I think. Oh, and there’s a growing sense on some level within the NBA that there won’t be another lockout in 2017, when both the owners and players have the opportunity to opt-out of the current deal that expires in [...]

Andrew Wiggins wouldn’t be Andrew Wiggins without his insane leaping ability. We’ve all had the pleasure of seeing him posterize a handful of players with his death-defying dunks during his rookie season. And now, heading towards his sophomore year, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft is going to be even more fun [...]

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This may very well be Paul Pierce’s last season. At the very least, it may be his final stop. The new Los Angeles Clippers chose a reunion with former coach Doc Rivers over heading back to Boston, per Rivers. Hard to blame him, as he’s chasing another ring. Not to mention it’s his hometown. “I [...]

Money can buy a lot of things but common sense is not one of them. Dwight Howard was recently detained at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston for trying to board a plane with a loaded handgun in his carry-on. He’s not the first athlete to find himself in this situation and he certainly won’t [...]

LeBron has always demonstrated that he’s a student of the game and appreciates the past. NBA TV had #ShaqWeek, where they showed some classic, older games featuring the Big Fella and LeBron decided to chime in on social media. James comments that teams can still be great without winning it all. He has a point, [...]

The Miami Heat are an enigma. Most of the time, in the NBA, that’s considered a bad thing. The best teams offer hope in the form of certainty, not assurances and pipe dreams and potential flexibility and possible, though not guaranteed, returns. But the Heat are different. They’ve always been different. Sort of like how [...]

The Miami Heat didn’t have quite as drastic of a summer as they did in 2010, but they still have a more than decent squad. Sure, they missed the playoffs last year in the first post-LeBron year, but let’s not forget they were without Chris Bosh for much of the season. On paper, a starting [...]

Aside from laying on the ground and hugging the basketball in joy after an 8th seeded Nuggets team beat a top seeded SuperSonics team after being down 0-2 in the first round of a mid-90’s playoff series, Dikembe Mutombo is probably best known for his time in Atlanta. Even so, he was only a Hawk [...]