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The Houston Rockets have traded guard Michael Carter-Williams for a conditional, heavily protected second-round Draft pick. The Rockets will also reportedly be sending cash to the Bulls to complete the deal. The former Rookie of the Year did not materialize into the bargain-signing the Rockets hoped he could be. He began the season in the [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired president and head coach Tom Thibodeau. Barely an hour after the Minnesota Timberwolves had blown out a shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers team at home Thibodeau was fired. After the win, Thibs appeared in a good mood. He sat at the podium, with two wins in a row and with the [...]

According to head coach Tom Thibodeau, Minnesota Timberwolves’ Robert Covington will be out for an extended period of time with a bone bruise. Thibodeau doesn’t believe surgery will be required, but it’s apparent that his ankle injury is more severe than originally thought and a recovery timeline has yet to be determined. This is unfortunate [...]

Kobe Bryant started off 2019 with some good news. He and his wife Vanessa are expecting their fourth child and it’ll be a girl. The couple are already parents to 15-year-old Natalia, 12-year-old Gianna, and 2-year-old Bianka. The announcement was made on their social media pages, with both parents’ posts reading, “New year, new baby! [...]

New York Knicks center Enes Kanter was ejected from Thursday’s against the Milwaukee Bucks early in the fourth quarter. The altercation occurred in the fourth quarter after Antetokounmpo drove to the basket and was knocked down by Kanter, no foul was called. Antetokounmpo ran back up the court and went face-to-face with Kanter before the [...]

Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets left Thursday’s game against the Miami Heat with a strained left hamstring, and it’s not looking good. Paul will undergo an MRI on Friday and will be out indefinitely. D’Antoni did not specify how long Paul would be out, saying only, “It’ll be some time.” The injury came on [...]

According to the league, the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers will become the first NBA teams to play in India. The preseason games will take place at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai on October 4th and 5th. “Our inaugural NBA India Games will help further untap the enormous basketball potential in a country with a [...]

The Houston Rockets reportedly have their eyes set on acquiring a certain Los Angeles Lakers player, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, Caldwell-Pope is considered the team’s “top target” on the trade block. Cavs JR Smith was also listed as a possible option for the Rockets. Caldwell-Pope cannot be traded [...]

Phoenix Suns’ Trevor Ariza has been traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Austin Rivers and Kelly Oubre Jr. This will be Ariza’s second stint with the Wizards, he played with them from 2012 to 2014. “Trevor has been one of the most effective, efficient, and versatile players at his position for over a [...]

The Indiana Pacers have hired former longtime WNBA executive Kelly Krauskopf as assistant general manager, making her the first female assistant general manager in the NBA. The Indiana Pacers are hiring longtime WNBA executive Kelly Krauskopf as the first female assistant general manager in NBA history, league sources told ESPN on Monday. Major League Baseball [...]