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This year’s MVP race will be one of the closest in recent memory. Steph Curry is the likely favorite because his team is first in the West, but you could make an equally compelling case for Westbrook and Harden. Anthony Davis agrees with that (Harden in particular), as he stated on the The Dan Patrick [...]

The Warriors wouldn’t be where they are today without their All-Star point guard Stephen Curry, who continues to dazzle the entire basketball world with his basketball talent each game. On Tuesday night against the Clippers, Curry took a critical step towards surpassing the player, just a couple short years ago, widely considered as the clear [...]

This time of year, if a team has nothing to play for, the product can become unwatchable. Teams sense this to a degree and realize it’s in the best interest of the club to shut down star players with nagging injuries. No need risking a serious injury to a guy who is playing in meaningless [...]

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Derrick Rose’s return this season seems more likely with each passing day. Yesterday, he returned to full contact practice for the Bulls, although there’s no timetable for his return. For a guy like Rose, this news is huge. Historically, he took a bad rap for his unwillingness to come back early from injury but maybe [...]

The lottery bound Timberwolves can’t wait until the 2014-15 season ends. After having their starting point guard Ricky Rubio miss numerous games with an ankle injury, they now lose Nikola Pekovic for the season with an ankle injury. Pekovic has been out since March 13 with an ankle injury and the Timberwolves officially announced Monday [...]

The Indiana Pacers appeared like a franchise well on its way to locking up a postseason berth after ripping off 13 wins in 15 contests. Behind point guard George Hill, the defending Eastern Conference regular season champions climbing to the No. 6 seed while the Milwaukee Bucks continued to falter appeared to be a realistic [...]

On Monday night, the Raptors earned a much-needed and hard fought win over the visiting Rockets 99-96. This improves their record to 44-30 and also puts them only a game behind the Bulls for the third seed in the east. That said, this victory wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible performance of their All-Star [...]

Grizzlies’ Marc Gasol was pretty intense tonight against the Sacramento Kings. Combine that intensity with a guy who holds himself accountable for his play when he doesn’t feel he’s up to snuff, and what you get his Gasol/Hulk. Queue the video of Gasol ripping his own jersey in a fit of rage that makes me [...]