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Indiana Pacers’ Tyreke Evans has been banned from the NBA for violating terms of the league’s anti-drug program. The Pacers released the folowing statement about the NBA’s decision: [tweet https://twitter.com/Pacers/status/1129488080925274114] Evans, who was set to become a free agent this summer, will now have to sit out two seasons, after which he can apply for [...]

Golden State Warriors’ general manager announced that Kevin Durant won’t travel to Portland for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference finals. Durant has now sat ou for three games since injuring his right calf in Game 5 of the conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets. Unfortunately for Durant, he is “not close” to [...]

Michigan’s John Beilein has agreed to a five-year deal to become the Cleveland Cavaliers’ next head coach. Beilein helped mold the Wolverines into one of the nation’s most consistent college programs, leading them to nine NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 years and two national championship games since 2013. As per ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski, talks with [...]

Joel Embiid’s lethargic performance in Sunday’s Game 4 loss to the Toronto Raptors can now be explained. After dealing with a bout of gastroenteritis last week, Embiid was reportedly sick prior to the game and was forced to have an IV at 6 am ET after staying up all night. This current illness is unrelated [...]

Houston Rockets fans got quite a scare after James Harden left during the first quarter of Tuesday loss with injuries to both of his eyes. Harden got poked in the left eye by Draymond Green while contesting a rebound and stayed down on the court through a timeout to be looked at by the team’s [...]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin has successfully undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Over the final weeks of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, Griffin dealt with knee soreness and the procedure addressed these issues. Prior to the operation, he spoke about having the opportunity to get healthy over the [...]

On Monday, the Phoenix Suns fired head coach Igor Kokoskov. There were plans to bring Kokoskov back for a second season, but instead the Suns have decided to part ways with him after just one season. “After extensive evaluation, I determined it is best to move in a different direction with our head coaching position,” [...]

According to court documents, Luke Walton is being sued by a woman who says he sexually assaulted her. In a lawsuit that was filed on Monday, Kelli Tennant, a former LA Dodgers reporter and Walton’s co-publisher of a book titled “The Transition: Every Athlete’s Guide to Life After Sports”, alleged that Walton forced himself on [...]

Duke’s Zion Williamson has declared for the 2019 NBA Draft Williamson, long believed to be the first-overall pick in June, made the announcement on Instagram on Monday. View this post on Instagram ?Thank you Duke?#thebrotherhood A post shared by Zion Williamson (@zionlw10) on Apr 15, 2019 at 2:43pm PDT The 6’7″, 285-pound freshman took college [...]

After Monday’s 135-131 loss to the Clippers, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr confirmed that DeMarcus Cousins suffered “a pretty significant quad injury” and would be out “a while.” ESPN reported the Warriors fear Cousins sustained a season-ending torn left quad. The best-case scenario could be a strained quad but the full extent of the injury [...]