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Well this isn’t good. Eric Bledsoe and the Phoenix Suns’ dance around and toward each other continues. Or are they now dancing away from one another? Mini LeBron hasn’t spoken to the Suns for the last four months, according to owner Robert Sarver (via Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic): A Comcast SportsNet Northwest report [...]

For the annual all-star weekend, the NBA usually shuts down from Thursday to Tuesday. For guys who aren’t all-stars, that’s enough time for them to rest up and recharge their batteries. But for the guys who make the game perennially, there’s zero down time for them. The actual game aside, they are busy with all [...]

All this time we thought Carmelo Anthony was born to score. We were wrong. He was really a point guard-hopeful trapped in the body of a forward, gifted with the offensive chops of an unabashed, inside-out, 20-plus-shots-per-night chucker. But after 11 years of shooting and scoring, more shooting and scoring, and more shooting and scoring [...]

Everybody wants to be LeBron James. Not just among fans who want to be like him, but with his peers across the NBA as well. When he decided to return home ot Northeast Ohio, other players noticed. Recently, Kevin Durant, the Seat Pleasant, Maryland native sounded as if him joining the Washington Wizards in 2016 [...]

Kobe Bryant and Anthony Davis couldn’t seem more different off the court. One is a ruthless competitor, a vociferous murderer of rivals and rims, and championship-ring-bearing lunatic…in a good way. The other is a silent, rather stoic and shy workhorse with the versatility and wingspan necessary to do just about anything he wants. They’re different. [...]

The NBA’s biggest concern appears to be over. As of today, Steve Ballmer is officially the owner of the Los Angels Clippers. This couldn’t have worked out better for the NBA because if the season started with Donald Sterling still owner, Adam Silver would’ve had a nightmare on his hands. Both Doc Rivers and Chris [...]

Paul George has a long road ahead of him, but when he’s finally recovered and back on the NBA floor, he’ll be donning a new number. Number 24 is becoming number 13. As in PG-13. Get it? If not, you’re better off. Indiana Pacers forward Paul George is changing his jersey number to 13, prompting [...]

Coming off their worst season in franchise history (27-55)—a lot of people will unsurprisingly not expect anything big from the Los Angeles Lakers for the upcoming season. But of course, a lot of factors contributed to their tumultuous season as injuries kept nagging the roster, while they constantly allowed their opponents to penetrate to the [...]

Losing Paul George has apparently clouded the Indiana Pacers’ sense of logical and illogical. According Detroit Sports 105.1’s Matt Dery, the Pacers are still shopping Roy Hibbert and have their sights sets on the Detroit Pistons’ Greg Monroe: [tweet https://twitter.com/dery1051/statuses/498545446940585984] This is—one of my favorite, most frequently used words incoming—weird. Some people might even call [...]

Ever since last season, Drake has been on the payroll of the Toronto Raptors, as he has been brought in to essentially make the team more cool. He’ll have a say in branding and is an “ambassador” for the team. Therefore, he represents the organization and has an official role with the franchise. So when [...]