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A few nights ago, the preseason matchup between the Wizards and Bulls caused a stir when Paul Pierce and Joakim Noah were involved is a mini scrum. It wasn’t anything serious, but because it was preseason, folks were surprised. Well, preseason or not, the NBA wasn’t amused and handed down some punishment. Both parties have [...]

Bet you wish you had Carmelo Anthony’s connections. In anticipation of acclimating himself and his game to Phil Jackson’s famed triangle offense, Anthony apparently reached out to former trianglers Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, who each won at least five championships playing within the system. Their collective advice to him? Be patient. Be [...]

When LeBron James was deciding on whether or not to remain with the Heat during free agency, he reportedly wasn’t speaking to anyone: Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh included. Given that, you’d have to at least think James gave the other two members of the “Big 3” a heads up that he was leaving. Wade [...]

Indiana Pacers’ head coach Frank Vogel has signed a multi-year extension to remain with the team, according to league sources. Vogel has led the Pacers to two consecutive appearances in the conference finals and has eventually developed a good relationship with the city. After falling short once again versus the Miami Heat in the conference [...]

Initially, the Denver Nuggets offered a five-year, $60 million contract with their rising superstar Kenneth Faried a few days ago. But now, both parties have reworked this agreement and has resulted to the finalizing of a four-year, $50 million deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/519627208671760389] Wojnarwoski further explains about this new [...]

He’ll probably never admit it, but Andrew Wiggins has a lot to prove this season. Sure, #1 picks are held to a certain standard, but his departure from Cleveland makes many feel as if he’s overrated. If not, the Cavs would’ve held on to such a young talent, even if it meant Kevin Love. Last [...]

Kevin Durant still has two more seasons left on his current deal with OKC, but other teams are already lining up to make a run at him. One such team is the Rockets, who struck out this past summer. Per reports, Houston will use Durant’s former teammate, James Harden, as bait to get Durant to [...]

Hindsight is usually 20/20. At the moment it’s more like 200/20. In a lengthy—and fabulous–piece that detailed how the Dallas Mavericks stole Chandler Parsons from the Houston Rockets, ESPN.com’s Marc Stein dropped a few rumor missiles. One such rumor alleges Kyrie Irving recruited Parsons to play for the Cavaliers, and that the latter eventually became [...]

Ray Allen needs to, you know, make a damn decision already. Retire or sign on for a 19th NBA season. Do something. Anything. And whatever you’re going to do, do it soon. This isn’t how he should be going out. Never mind that if he does, in fact, retire, he’ll be depriving fans and peers [...]

Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves appear to have reached a contractual impasse. Minny’s point guard is searching for a max contract extension, because duh. Kevin Love is gone and Rubio, in a way, is now the old head, the primary building block. It’s too early to tell where guys like Zach LaVine, Gorgui Dieng, [...]