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The long-term vision of the Philadelphia 76ers doesn’t always appear to be clear. It sometimes looks like they’re content on building around their young, talented core and other times it looks like they’d rather stockpile draft picks an assets just for the fun of it. During the draft the Sixers reportedly “tried hard” to trade [...]

From the moment he took over from David Stern, Adam Silver has appeared determined to shake up the league as much as possible. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve noticed things such as an extended all-star break. For his next trick, Silver is considering shortening games to 44-minutes, down from 48. The Celtics and Nets [...]

As time wears on Kobe Bryant has become more skilled at telling it like it is. Years ago he would have been brash and brazen. Now he’s pensive and calculated in a way that makes you place more stock in what he says. So listen up. Commenting on the next collective bargaining agreement—the current one [...]

Phil Jackson is ready to spend New York Knicks owner James Dolan’s money. The NBA recently reached a $24 billion TV deal with Turner Sports and ESPN, and the salary cap is expected to explode by 2016-17 as a result. Projections vary at the moment, since the NBA could decide to implement a smoothing-out process [...]

And now for a glimmer hope during an otherwise dark time. Kevin Durant is expected to miss six to eight weeks after suffering a Jones fracture in his right foot. The news came as a shock Sunday, what with Durant being 26 and the poster boy for durability. It got many people wondering whether this [...]

Kobe Bryant is the Black Mamba. He is a truculent monster. A bullheaded beast. He eats nails for breakfast and the hopes of opposing players for lunch, dinner and dessert. He is ruthless and cold, fearless and pensive, defiant and stubborn. And nurturing. Apparently. Age has softened Kobe. He rejects conventional wisdom—specifically sentiments that suggest [...]

The Washington Wizards have been doing a lot of talking lately about the having the best backcourt in the NBA, but they may have to wait six weeks or so to put their money where their mouths are. Bradley Beal broke his non-shooting left wrist on Friday night and has undergone successful surgery. He may [...]

We all know from his long and tenuous NBA career that Metta World Peace can be a talented baller but far too often he has drifted off course and done some outlandish things that will taint his legacy. The former 2004 NBA Defensive Player of the Year won an NBA Championship ring with the LA [...]

Reigning MVP Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder has been diagnosed with a Jones fracture in his right foot, according to league sources. This injury will require surgery and will take about 6-8 weeks of recovery time. Thunder GM Sam Presti released the following statement regarding Durant’s injury: “After practice yesterday, Kevin made us [...]

In his first game, Kobe Bryant proved that he still has it and can still be his old dominant self whenever he may please. Despite the blowout loss against the Warriors (120-105), Kobe continued to mesmerize everyone by showing them that he can still be deadly defensively, and not just in offense. At the end [...]