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The way Russell Westbrook has been playing over the last few weeks is not human, not from this world. He’s a man on a mission to single-handedly propel the OKC Thunder up the standings in the Western Conference. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if the Thunder finish anything better than 8th [...]

Josh Smith spent nine seasons in Atlanta before ultimately signing in Detroit. That’s a long time and you’d think a player would develop a connection with a fanbase during that time. Not the case, however, for Smith. The Rockets visited Atlanta to take on the Hawks last night and Smith was soundly booed each and [...]

Thou shall fear no evil, because the NBA power rankings are here to save the day. It’s been forever since we last saw each other. Like, a whole week or something. A lot has happened since then. The Warriors are clearly tanking, trying to avoid a first-round dance with the Thunder; the Nuggets fired Brian [...]

Someone in the capital of the United States needs to pick up the red phone and call for an emergency response unit, but it’s not President Barack Obama. The Washington Wizards are a mess. And it’s time to panic. Tuesday night, Washington managed to fall short of the Chicago Bulls—who were playing without Derrick Rose, [...]

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It’s always great to see a former player come back and hold a front office gig with the same team. In the years to come, we’ll probably see more former players try and old their old team. In the rafters in Sacramento is Vlade Divac’s #21 jersey and the big man returns to the club [...]

Blake Griffin has been sidelined for the past 3 weeks due to a staph infection and it was bad enough for him to skip the all-star game. According to Doc Rivers, Griffin is inching closer towards returning. In fact, we could see him on the court within the next week or so. Los Angeles Clippers [...]

Steph Curry had a blazing fourth quarter for the Golden State Warriors last night, but it turned out to be for naught as Jarrett Jack of the Nets saved the day with the last minute game winner. Brooklyn 110, Golden State 108… Please enable Javascript to watch this video [...]

The Sixers are record-wise still terrible this season, but arguably more fun to watch—thanks to their promising young guns and a little bit of credit to newly-acquired center Javale McGee. However, it looks like Mcgee’s days as a member of the Sixers will be cut short as both parties have come to an agreement for [...]

It’s hard to remember an NBA season where so many marquee players and key guys have been sidelined with injury. As if it couldn’t get any worse for Chicago, given Derrick Rose’s status, Jimmy Butler will also miss several weeks. Butler left yesterday’s loss to the Clippers with what was initially diagnosed as a possible [...]