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How many titles could Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal have won if their partnership never dissolved? Who knows. They ended up with three. Shaq won another with the Miami Heat, and Kobe went on to win two more with the Los Angeles Lakers. Had they stayed together, though, you get the sense they could have [...]

It’s apparently not enough that Anthony Davis is honing his three-point shot this summer. He’s Hulking up as well. Per Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com (h/t Bleacher Report), Davis, who is listed at 220 pounds, has packed on 12 pounds of muscle this offseason. And Eichenhofer posted the pictures to prove it: Through diet/lifting, Anthony Davis [...]

Tristan Thompson really needs to sign a new deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers already. That, or he needs to sign his qualifying offer, play through the 2015-16 season, become an unrestricted free agent next summer and…join the Toronto Raptors. The absence of an agreement with Cleveland has the speculation factory all aflutter. The Cavaliers and [...]

Brandon Jennings was supposed to be the Pistons’ franchise PG, but when they acquired Reggie Jackson after Jennings tore his Achilles, that put things in question. Especially when Detroit invested $80 million into Jackson. But surprisingly, Jennings is fine with Jackson being there and he’s even willing to come off the bench. You don’t see [...]

Former NBA player and destroyer of backboards Darryl Dawkins has passed away at the age of 58, according to multiple reports. Pennsylvania news station WFMZ first brought word of Dawkins’ death (h/t Deadspin). TMZ has since come out with additional information: NBA legend Darryl Dawkins — nicknamed “Chocolate Thunder” for his monster dunks — has [...]

The Miami Heat have made some solid roster moves this offseason, but they still hope to do more. They’ve trying to unload Chris Andersen and Mario Chalmers but cannot find a dance partner. Looks like Pat Riley and company are not giving up. Though there is no absolute edict from owner Micky Arison to trim [...]

When the dust settles, not much happened surrounding DeAndre Jordan. After all, he’s still on the same team. But of course, a lot happened at the same time. Mark Cuban and Mavs fans are none too pleased with Jordan, and now we learn that this whole fiasco will cost the Clippers $250,000 because of their [...]

Bradley Beal is ready to get paid. But the Washington Wizards aren’t ready to pay him. CSN’s J. Michael provided some late-summer updates on the Wizards, one of which detailed the 22-year-old’s extension demands. Here’s what he said: “Bradley Beal has made it clear he thinks he’s a max player, and that’s what he wants. [...]

Carlos Boozer is still looking for a new home, and he might not find one anytime soon. While most of his peers have already signed brand new pacts, many of them expected, some of them a surprise, the 33-year-old Boozer is still a free agent. And, to some extent, that’s weird. He’s at least two [...]

A very familiar face could be headed back to the NBA. Metta World Peace has been spending most of his time overseas, playing in China and Italy over the past two seasons. The last time we saw him play in the NBA was with the New York Knicks in 2014, during which he averaged 4.8 [...]