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John Wall is something of a dinosaur. He’s his team’s best player, a point guard and a willing passer. Nowadays in the NBA, the point guard is largely shoot-first but Wall can take over a game by being a a distributor. Another thing of note about Wall is that he goes full speed at all [...]

Oh yes, Matt Barnes apparently went there. During the Los Angeles Clippers’ Game 2 loss to the Houston Rokcets on Wednesday night, Barnes apparently had some not-so-nice-things to say to James Harden’s mom. Here’s the lowdown, per ESPN.com’s Calvin Watkins (h/t ProBasketballTalk): I've been told Matt Barnes talked smack to James Harden's mom during the [...]

Jimmy Butler came out of nowhere for the Bulls this season. He went from relatively unknown, to all-star and now the league’s Most Improved Player. If now for Butler’s emergence, who knows where the Bulls would’ve been this season. The NBA announced Thursday that Chicago Bulls swingman Jimmy Butler has been named the league’s Most [...]

Coming into game two against the Chicago Bulls, LeBron James knew that he needed to show up to avoid going down 0-2 in this series. But in order to do this, he apparently needed help from his old pal….his headband. On Thursday night, the entire world witnessed the return of LeBron’s headband, resulting in a [...]

Joe Dumars did great things for Detroit basketball while he was in the front office, but his departure didn’t end on great terms as it seems he was run out of town. But Dumars still has the itch to get back in with a team. He’s a Louisiana native and the Pelicans have gauged his [...]

This feels weird. Never in my (somewhat short) career writing about basketball have I come across this many San Antonio Spurs rumors on an almost daily basis. It’s unsettling, and weird, and mind-melting, and clearly indicative how their current core, in its present state, is nearing its end. Keeping with that theme, we now know [...]

What glitters isn’t always gold, especially when it comes to coaching in the NBA. Look at Mark Jackson; a successful NBA coach who was let go of reasons that had nothing to do with his team’s performance. Might the same be the fate for the Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau? The Bulls are finally healthy for a [...]

In spite of a first-round exit from the playoffs courtesy of the Chicago Bulls, the Milwaukee Bucks were one of the biggest surprises this season as no one expected them to even make it beyond the regular season. But, they proved us all wrong. One of the key reasons for their unexpected success is their [...]

The playoffs don’t feel right without the San Antonio Spurs. After watching the Los Angeles Clippers and Houston Rockets square off in the Game 1 of the second round, it feels even more wrong. The Spurs belong in the postseason, deep in the postseason, competing for titles and legacies and as many “Holy shit did [...]

Entering game one with Chris Paul sidelined with a hamstring injury for the Clippers, many assumed that the Rockets would easily come out with the win. But a certain man by the name of Blake Griffin proved them wrong. On Monday night, Griffin had his best playoff performance to date, posting a huge triple double [...]