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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 [...]

Yes, the Washington Wizards jumped out to a 1-0 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks. No, they won’t be basking in that victory for long. Or at all. As they prepare for Game 2 in Atlanta, the Wizards push forward, cautiously no doubt, knowing that both John Wall and Bradley Beal. First we have Wall’s [...]

Throughout most of the 2014-15 season, nothing much changed in LeBron James’ game, he is still a beast and nightmare match-up for league defenders. In terms of appearance however, there was a slight change, his signature headband which he stopped wearing in games. It was on March 7 this year that James ditched the headband [...]

Saturday night’s Spurs-Clippers game 7 was an instant classic. It’s a shame that had to be played in the first round, as that had a Conference Finals feel to it. Chris Paul came up huge down the stretch for L.A., despite injuring his hamstring in that game. Following the game, Paul had an MRI on [...]

In the pantheon of surprise rumors, the Denver Nuggets being open to trading Ty Lawson ranks somewhere between “Oh” and “Yeah, we know.” Related: The Denver Nuggets are willing to trade Ty Lawson. On the heels of a since-deleted Instagram post that included Lawson waxing a desire to play for the Dallas Mavericks—or at least [...]