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To say the Washington Wizards are struggling this season would be an understatement. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Washington Wizards are open to trading John Wall or Bradley Beal. The Wizards had hoped to salvage the Wall-Beal backcourt by finding a third star to replace Otto Porter and/or Kelly Oubre, but neither player has [...]

After having played only 10 games, Carmelo Anthony’s brief stop with the Houston Rockets is now over. “After much internal discussion, the Rockets will be parting ways with Carmelo Anthony and we are working toward a resolution,” general manager Daryl Morey announced in a statement from the team. “Carmelo had a tremendous approach during his [...]

According to coach Luke Walton, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo will be “out a few weeks” after breaking his right shooting hand Wednesday night. The injury occurred in the Lakers’ 126-117 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. “He hit his hand on the floor when he went to steal that ball,” Walton said. [...]

LeBron James hit another career milestone as he passed Wilt Chamberlain for fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. [tweet https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1062946768680177665] “When I’m able to do what I love to do and do it at this level, and even be mentioned with the greats that have ever played this game, it just always brings me [...]

After suffering a horrific fall against the Timberwolves, Brooklyn Nets Caris LeVert has been diagnosed with a dislocated right foot. Luckily for the Nets, LeVert will not require surgery and is expected to return this season. Team orthopedist Martin O’Malley said LeVert had “moderate” ligament damage. “Fortunately, tests performed this morning revealed that there are [...]

When Chicago Bulls sophomore Lauri Markkanen first suffered his right elbow sprain, his timetable for return put him back sometime in mid-November. Now, however, it seems like he’ll be lucky to see the floor by mid-December. From Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times: The original timetable called for Markkanen to miss six to eight weeks, but [...]

Hassan Whiteside did something Wednesday night that hasn’t been done since 1989. He continued his reemergence with the Heat with a ridiculous 29 point, 20 rebound and 9 blocks performance in the Heat’s 95-88 victory over the Spurs. The last player to put up that sort of stat line in the NBA is the one [...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten their groove back after a rough start to the 2018-19 season, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 120-115 on Monday night for their 5th straight victory. That victory may have come at a price though as Russell Westbrook went down with an apparent high ankle sprain in the 3rd quarter. [...]

J.R. Smith wants off the Cleveland Cavaliers. This isn’t a rumor. It isn’t speculation. It’s what Smith himself told reporters, per ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Smith, unhappy with his playing time, was asked by a reporter Thursday if he hoped to be traded. “Yeah,” Smith said. “They know. They don’t want me here, so they obviously [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ season continues to get weird. Derrick Rose dropping a career-high 50 points on Wednesday was strange enough. Of course, though, no day would be complete without another wrinkle in the Jimmy Butler saga. The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski initially reported that Butler would miss the Wolves’ game against the Jazz [...]