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The Detroit Pistons will be missing the services of their 6-foot-11 center Greg Monroe for the first two games this coming regular season. He has been officially suspended for two games without pay by the NBA after pleading guilty to driving under the influence in Michigan, according to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo!Sports. [tweet https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/509395556981309442] [...]

Nobody knows what Kobe Bryant’s game will look like when the season rolls around. Kobe says he’s even unsure. What we do know is that he won’t be the same. New Laker coach Byron Scott has plans for how he plans on using Kobe. As a way to preserve the legs of his aging superstar, [...]

Knicks gonna Knicks. The New York Knicks registered interest in the Denver Nuggets’ Kenneth Faried last season. We know this. But what many didn’t know is that they apparently came off as desperate. Per BasketballInsiders.com Steve Kyler (h/t FanSided.com): [tweet https://twitter.com/stevekylerNBA/status/508270654496718848] This would seem to make sense. Back in February, when rumors first surfaced, it [...]

The NBA is in a very good place right now. The league boasts the most recognizable players of any other sporting league and is on the verge of cashing in on that. According to The Sports Business Journal, the NBA is set to re-up with ESPN and Turner for a combined $2 billion. It’s a [...]

While is Spain, James Harden has apparently decided to pick up a new hobby: riding a segway. But apparently, he rides almost as good as he defends the perimeter. Seriously, though, he could’ve twisted a knee here. Please enable Javascript to watch this video [...]

Not too many people around the Association have been happy with the way that the Philadelphia 76ers have been using the so called “tanking” method in order to do an entire rebuild of the roster. But a knowledgeable hoops fan has to give GM Sam Hinkie credit for turning over a once mediocre team devoid [...]

Ray Allen has stated that he’s in no rush to decide on his future, which may mean retirement. There are no shortage of teams looking for a sharpshooting vet championship pedigree. The Bulls are one such team. Allen’s ability to spread the floor could create some serious driving lanes for Rose. The Bulls are believed [...]

Most unfortunately, here we go again. Atlanta Hawks controlling owner Bruce Levenson will sell his share of the team after self-reporting a racially charged email he sent in 2012. Here’s NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s statement on the matter: [tweet https://twitter.com/NBA/status/508636146146889728] Although the self-reported part of this mess has been played up, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo [...]

Dare to dream. Free agency is just about over and done with, and the NBA regular season is less than two months away. You, therefore, know what that means: It’s time for the Los Angeles Lakers to register purported interest in some of next year’s biggest free agents. It happened when Dwight Howard was still [...]

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