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Is it just me or is this year’s three point contest the event to watch at this year’s all-star weekend in New York. As a shooting guard I’ve always personally loved that event as much as the dunk contest, but with the decline in popularity of the dunk contest, rookie game, and even the all-star [...]

Old Stories that players tell can sometimes be more entertaining that recollections of an actual game. It’s part of what makes NBATV’s “Open Court” such a great watch. Last night, Kobe Bryant paid a visit to Jimmy Fallon and the two recalled the first time they met each other. They were sent on a beer [...]

The writing has been on the wall for several weeks now and today, the Orlando Magic showed head coach Jacque Vaughn the door. The Magic are a very young team and in the East, anything can happen. But at 15-37, it won’t happen this year and Vaughn won’t be around to see it. In his [...]

This Golden State backcourt is truly amazing. Klay Thompson’s 37-point third quarter a few weeks ago is still unfathomable and we forget that he dropped 52 that game. Well, last night, his backcourt teammate dropped 51 of his very own in a comeback win over the Dallas Mavericks. Golden State was actually down 24-4 in [...]

Anyone excited about Ricky Rubio’s return yet? The T-Wolves are just 100x more fun to watch with Rubio in the lineup. He’s such a good facilitator he can even make Anthony Bennett look like a beast. Check out this no-look dish to Bennett tonight against Miami that led to a huge two hander….. Please enable [...]

Andrew Wiggins is going to be a superstar. No, he’s probably not the second coming of LeBron James, as he was made out to be just before playing his college ball at Kansas. Then again, that same notion seems a lot less ridiculous now than it did leading into the NBA draft. Or just a [...]

Get your daily dose of weird, here. The Chicago Bulls’ 2014-15 season hasn’t gone as planned. They’re hovering around the top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency, per NBA.com, but the latter standing isn’t what it used to be. Not by a long shot. The Bulls ranked second last year and employ a slew [...]

On Tuesday night, the Portland Trailblazers managed to hold off the resilient Jazz team for a 103-102 victory, which handed them their 33rd win of the season. Unsurprisingly, Damian Lillard led the way with 25 points, while for the Jazz—it was Gordon Hayward with his game-high of 27 points. Also, Robin Lopez made his return [...]

Avoiding NBA power rankings is for chumps, so come on in. There’s plenty to talk about this week. The Warriors and Hawks are still playing in a league of their own; the Grizzlies look like fortuitous demigods; the Hornets and Pistons are making a mockery of the Eastern Conference’s race for the final two playoff spots; [...]

The Cavaliers have been on a roll of late, winning their last 11 games straight. But even though they’re climbing the standings in the East, all may not be well the squad. Kevin Love hasn’t been shooting the ball particularly well of late and LeBron James has a theory: he thinks Love’s confidence is shot. [...]