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Jason Kidd and Giannis Antetokounmpo aren’t communicating very well these days. Or rather, they weren’t communicating very well for one day—Wednesday night to be exact. Antetokounmpo was benched in the Milwaukee Bucks’ loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers and he has no idea why. From the Journal Sentinel‘s Matt Velazquez: Giannis Antetokounmpo was the only Milwaukee [...]

Gregg Popovich may not smile much, but that doesn’t mean the San Antonio Spurs’ locker room isn’t the happiest place on Earth. It is. At least to Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown. In a phenomenal feature for The New York Times Brown speaks candidly on the trials and tribulations of coaching through Philly’s extensive, [...]

Byron Scott and Nick Young better make note. This is how you handle player-coach beef. Stan Van Gundy and Andre Drummond had something of a disagreement in the Detroit Pistons’ loss to the Boston Celtics’ on Wednesday night. Drummond was visibly upset and immediately isolated himself from the rest of the team. And at that [...]

Heading into this season, some regarded the Warriors and Clippers as rivals, while others downplayed it. But after Dahntay Jones bumped Draymond Green during an on-court post-game interview several weeks ago, it elevated things to say the least. And now, these two teams exchange verbal jabs away from the court through the media. The Warriors [...]

On Wednesday night against the Bulls, Orlando Magic rookie guard—Elfrid Payton—gave his teammates and fans a reason to get up on their feet by delivering arguably the best highlight play of his young career. Almost mid-way through the second period, Payton followed up a missed shot from Victor Oladipo by soaring towards the rim for [...]

Despite the return of Derrick Rose, the Bulls were unable to come out with the victory, mainly because of Magic shooting guard Victor Oladipo. With just 6.5 seconds remaining in the game against the visiting Bulls, Oladipo showed his ability to deliver in the clutch, getting past his defender, down the lane, for this game-winning [...]

Kevin Durant has grown increasingly bitter over the past couple of years and his choir boy image doesn’t seem as strong as it once was. During all-star weekend in New York, Durant told an assembled group of reporters that he doesn’t feel the media should have a say in votes such as the MVP. His [...]

The Bulls haven’t been playing to their full potential without their former league MVP—Derrick Rose, who’s missed the team’s last 20 games after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus. But on the Bulls’ road game on Wednesday against the Magic, the wait is over as their star point guard is set to return, according [...]

Last night at 1 OAK nightclub in Manhattan, Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland was stabbed in the stomach and two players from the Atlanta Hawks, Thabo Sefaloshoa and Pero Antic were arrested and charged with trying to prevent police from setting up a crime scene. Sounds like an eventful night. A woman who was with [...]

Oh, look, it’s the Spurs. The time-biding, age-shirking, logic-looting, championship-chasing, demonstratively dynastic Spurs. Remember when we were worried about them? Yeah, me neither. Yours truly was never worried about them. Yes, I’m patting my self on the back. A few bold blockheads thought they were done. Believed they were finally too old. Could see injuries [...]