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Ping pong gods are no fan of the New York Knicks. Phil Jackson and company had so much riding on Tuesday’s night’s lottery. They entered with the second-best chance (19.9 percent) at winning the No. 1 overall pick, and they desperately needed a top-three finish to nab one of the immediate fortunes-turning prospects, be it [...]

For as much hype as the 2014 draft class received, the 2015 crop may be even deeper. But the Timberwolves won’t have to worry about that as they have won this year’s draft lottery. The Lakers moved up to two and the Knicks surprisingly fell to four. Here’s the full rundown, per SI 1. Minnesota [...]

Take what you’re about to read with, um, an open mind. Following their epic collapse against the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Clippers are entering a pivotal offseason, one that should see them make substantial changes, perhaps wholesale tweaks, to a core that, as of now, just isn’t good enough. Some of the changes that [...]

It’s safe to say that one of the key reasons for the Clippers’ shortcoming this postseason would be its shallow bench. This weakness was exposed during their series against the Spurs, and more recently against the Rockets. Without question, both the Spurs and Rockets took advantage of this, making life much more difficult for the [...]

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 [...]