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Kevin Garnett is the man. That is, now that he’s back on the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was easy for him to get under your skin after he left Minnesota the first time, whether he was with the Boston Celtics or Brooklyn Nets. It didn’t matter if you were rooting for another team that night or [...]

Carmelo Anthony still has a job to do. Although the All-Star forward is done for the season after undergoing a successful knee debridement, the New York Knicks still want him hanging around, readying himself to be the emotional leader they need, the same one he’s never been. From Newsday‘s Barbara Barker: [tweet https://twitter.com/meanbarb/status/572511505691889664] [tweet https://twitter.com/meanbarb/status/572513261788246016] [...]

You don’t usually see these kinds of highlight reel plays by a big man, or more importantly being made at all by anyone. But on Sunday night’s 110-99 road win over the Kings, Blazer’s center Chris Kaman was featured in the top highlights of the night by sinking one crazy reverse no-look layup that was [...]

Now that Chris Bosh has been ruled for the remainder of the season, the only thing (and most important thing) is to focus on his long-term health. Bosh was just released from the hospital after he was being closely monitored due to the revelation of blood clots on his lungs. As Erik Spoelstra has stated [...]

It is with a very heavy heart that we need to report on the death of Anthony Mason. ‘Tony’ or ‘Big Mase’ as he is often affectionately referred to, died earlier this morning after battling heart issues beginning with a massive heart attack a couple weeks ago. Anthony Mason, a fringe basketball prospect who made [...]

Jimmy Butler has a list of two NBA teams he would be willing to sign with this summer. The New York Knicks are one of them. Ahem: [tweet https://twitter.com/AnthonyMSG/status/571333395638317056] Because he’s already on the Chicago Bulls, we’re going to assume they’re the second team on his wish list. And because we’re also smart people who [...]

This recent Derrick Rose knee injury was initially said to be the least major of he his three knee woes. To that end, Rose underwent successful surgery and should be out just 4-6 weeks. He’s expected back for the playoffs. Bulls point guard Derrick Rose underwent surgery Friday on the torn medial meniscus in his [...]

The NBA today lost a piece of their history. Hall of Famer Earl Lloyd passed away at the age of 86. Lloyd was the first black player to play in the NBA, starting the 1950–51 NBA season. Three other African Americans played that year as well, but didn’t start until later on that season. Lloyd, [...]

On Thursday night, LeBron James was simply unstoppable in the Cavs 110-99 victory over the league leading Warriors. Stephen Curry and company couldn’t handle the best player on the planet, as they were handed their eleventh loss of the season. James exploded for a season-high 42 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while also outscoring both [...]

When George Karl took over for for Tyrone Corbin as Kings head coach, he also assumed some personnel responsibilities as well. Karl was the coach of the Nuggets team that won 57 games a few years ago, and he’s apparently very fond of the floor general of that team: Ty Lawson. Karl is reportedly willing [...]