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It was yet another thrilling finish in Wednesday night’s game five between the Wizards and the Hawks. For the Wizards, their star point guard John Wall was finally reinserted back into their starting lineup after missing the last three games due to a hand injury. However, even with Wall’s return, the Wizards fell a point [...]

Shaquille O’Neal’s kids are growing up fast. Crazy fast. Shaq’s eldest son is now a freshman in high school and he’s already 6’8″ tall. But that’s where the comparisons to his dad end. Shareef is much more of a ball handler, he’s got a shooting stroke, and has shown much more agility than ‘The Diesel’. [...]

In case you missed it here are some of the highlights from the recent episode of The Hot Bench on CBS that showcased a plaintiff and defendant fighting over the sale of fake Jordan’s. But not just any fake Jordan’s. The fake-est. Ever. The Jordan’s were so bad that they had the wrong color soles, [...]

The Spurs committed to Hack-a-Jordan in the first round, but it wasn’t good enough. The Rockets are trying the same thing but are down this series to the Clippers. So, despite less-than-favorable results, teams continue to send DeAndre Jordan to the foul line. Watching these games have been painful and it was rumored previously that [...]

The NBA playoffs aren’t yet over, but the free-agency speculation mill gives exactly zero craps. Participating in a three-writer panel for CSNNE.com that touched upon the Boston Celtics’ offseason plans, A. Sherrod Blakely kind-of-sort-of dropped a bomb (h/t CBS Sports and Fox Sports for the transcription): I think there’s a 35, 40 percent chance that [...]

Never fear, Chicago Bulls fans. Pau Gasol is here to save the day. Or at least make sure there’s a puncher’s chance in h-e-double-hockey-sticks the day can be saved. After missing Games 4 and 5 against the Cavaliers—both losses—with a strained left hamstring, Gasol is set to play in Game 6 on Thursday. His status [...]

With just a few hours remaining before game five, the Grizzlies will look to redeem themselves from a crushing 101-84 defeat back in game four against the Warriors by returning the favor. Unfortunately, they might have to do this without one of their key players and premiere defender Tony Allen, who is ailing with a [...]

For a few years now, Charles Barkley has stated that he’d probably leaving TNT to do other things when his current contract is up in 2016. That would mean next season would be the last time we saw Chuck in that role. But apparently he has had a change in heart as Turner Sports has [...]

With the Bulls and Cavaliers even at two games apiece, an exciting game five showdown was inevitable and expected from both squads. On Tuesday night, indeed both teams weren’t giving in without a fight. With the game winding down to its final minute the Cavaliers were able to hold off a Gasol-less Bulls’ team and [...]

Making the playoffs in the NBA’s Western Conference isn’t easy to do. Each year, teams that would cause damage in the East are home for the playoffs just because they so happen to play their home games west of the Mississippi River. This is why the Pelicans firing Monty Williams is a huge shock. The [...]