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Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler may not have been playing nice when the Chicago Bulls went down in a haze of nothingness against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of the NBA semifinals. That’s the story anyway, as told by CBS Chicago’s Dan Bernstein: It made little sense that Rose attempted only four second-half shots, [...]

If you didn’t know, this Tuesday, May 19th is the 2015 NBA Draft Lottery. For some teams like Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and New York, it is the culmination of a torrid season of tanking in hopes of landing an NBA superstar to build around. For others like Oklahoma City, Miami, and Indiana, they will be [...]

Houston has done it. On Sunday night’s do-or-die game seven, the Houston Rockets, who initially faced a bleak 3-1 deficit against the Los Angeles Clippers, completed one of the most incredible series comebacks in league history as they came out with the 100-113 victory to eliminate the Clippers and advance to the Western Conference Finals [...]

Paul Pierce may be ready to hang up his laces and retire his NBA playoffs time machine for good. Or he may not be ready. Following the Washington Wizards’ Game 6 loss and second-round playoff exit at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks, a series and season that ended with Pierce getting off a potential [...]

Derrick Rose knows that breaking up is hard to do. The rumor mill is alive with the equivalent of “Tom Thibodeau is outta here!” chatter. Speculation is only going to heat up in the aftermath of the Chicago Bulls’ Game 6 egg against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. Their season is over, and so [...]

It’s 2015, so if you still don’t like LeBron James, you never will and you never want to. It probably has some to do with the fact that you were enamored with Michael Jordan as a kid and you’re offended that people insist on comparing the two. A recent poll somewhat speaks to this, where [...]

Kanye West performed in the adidas Energy Boost ESM “Running White” in Los Angeles and Chicago and the shoe sold out days later. They are now up on Ebay for $1,000. Please enable Javascript to watch this video [...]

Giannis and brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo are up and coming NBA ballers. Giannis especially who many believe will be an eventual all-star in the NBA. Under Jason Kidd in Milwaukee this year he was widely considered one of the most improved players league wide. Although he had some struggles in the playoffs and didn’t see eye [...]

Championship or not, Tom Thibodeau’s departure from the Bulls seems imminent as season’s end. Monty Williams getting canned in New Orleans was a surprise, but it opens up an intriguing coaching opportunity down there. A Thibodeau-to-New Orleans situation has been rumored for sometime, but it’s more likely and league sources are confirming that the Pelicans [...]

Dwyane Wade may join the rest of the NBA’s free agents this summer. You know, insofar as “free agent” means someone who will opt out of his current contract only to most definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, re-sign with his incumbent team. The Miami Heat superstar signed a two-year deal last summer, with [...]