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It’s been awhile since we heard the name Gary Payton, undeniably one of the NBA’s all time greatest floor generals and best defensive playmakers at the point guard position. True, he’s made a few media appearances since his rather interesting 2013 Naismith Hall of Fame speech, but he will forever be known affectionately as “The [...]

It was a thrilling Monday night in Phoenix, as their matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks came down to the very last seconds. The Suns’ Markieff Morris nailed a jumper to give them a 94-93 lead. However, there was still exactly 3.5 seconds left for the Bucks to respond, and Khris Middleton answered back with a [...]

Greg Monroe is an evil genius. Minus the evil part. And maybe the genius part, too. People with nothing better to do—so, me—were up in arms when Monroe signed his qualifying offer in restricted free agency this past summer rather than ink an offer sheet with another team or long-term contract with the Detroit Pistons. [...]

With the firing of Kings coach Mike Malone coming as a surprise, naturally there’s already talk about who will replace him. As of right now, Tyrone Corbin is taking over on an interim basis but it sounds as if the team will still look for another coach. George Karl sounds as if he’s very interested [...]

Almost as soon as the Charlotte Hornets signed Lance Stephenson they wanted to trade him. That itself is almost a true story. Now that Dec. 15 has come to pass and NBA free agents who signed contracts over the summer can be traded, the Hornets are ready to move Stephenson, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [...]

Lost in the hype of Kobe Bryant passing MJ on the all-time scoring list was the chance to see Andrew Wigging vs. Kobe. Sure, it was the Lakers vs. T’Wolves, but you get the point. If you’re sold on Wiggins turning into something down the line, then this matchup meant something to you. After the [...]

After deciding last August to leave the NBA and take his talents to China—the former Lakers forward and NBA champion was quite excited to start a new chapter in his basketball career. He played for the Sichuan Blue Whales this season and averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals in 15 games before being [...]

It finally happened. Injuries delayed the occasion, but on Sunday night, Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for No. 3 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. He clinched the honor with a pair of free throws midway through the second quarter and went on to tally 26 points in total, giving him 32,310 for his career, [...]

The Sacramento Kings have surprisingly fired their current head coach—Mike Malone—and assistant coach Tyrone Corbin will be appointed as their interim head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. This surely comes as a shock for most people. The Kings are actually having a pretty solid start this season (11-13), especially, when you compare [...]

LA Lakers Kobe Bryant tonight passed Michael Jordan with a couple of free throws for third all-time on the NBA’s scoring list. With a whopping 32,293 points, Kobe is only trailing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928). While it doesn’t seem likely Kobe will catch Kareem or Karl Malone, it is an amazing feat [...]