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Ever have one of those days where you wake up, look in the mirror and then, with a look of complete and utter disgust on your face, whisper to yourself, “Man, I wish I looked more like Kevin Durant?” No? Oh, OK. Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James might have. Both NBA superstars have slimmed down [...]

In his four years in the NBA, John Wall hasn’t gotten much Team USA love. In fact, it wasn’t until a few days before the Vegas camp started that he received an invitation. He led the NBA in total assists last season, as his game is predicated on a fast break-style, which many consider suitable [...]

Perhaps y’all should wait to purchase Kevin Love Cleveland Cavaliers jerseys. Just for a second. Or forever. Love to the Cavaliers is done. It’s something we’ve been saying since LeBron James returned to Cleveland. Love is coming, Andrew Wiggins is going, the Cavaliers are a superteam. Stuff is getting real, even if it isn’t real. [...]

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Something tells me this is kind of a big deal. Kevin Durant has decided to withdraw himself from Team USA’s FIBA World Cup roster. Marc Stein of ESPN.com dropped the bomb: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/497507577060552704] His bomb was followed by Durant’s announcement bomb, which didn’t cite Paul George’s injury for his decision, per Jeff Zillgitt and Adi [...]

As if Andrew Wiggins’ life wasn’t already oceans of awkward. Kevin Love has been traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. But he hasn’t really been traded, because Wiggins himself cannot be traded until August 23 after signing his rookie deal. So the deal is done, but [...]

Blake Griffin pulled out of Team USA activities because of a bad back, but he’d like everyone to know that he’s doing just fine. Two years ago, a bad knee forced him to back out of the Olympics, so precaution is the key word here. Backs and knees are the two most sacred areas for [...]

Largely because of his crazy athleticism, Andrew Wiggins was taken first overall. I say largely because it’s clear he’s not the most NBA-ready player in this year’s draft. Jabari Parker seems much further along. Apparently, the rest of the NBA’s rookie class agrees. The rooks got together recently for a photo shoot and they were [...]

Less than two years from now, when Kevin Durant is a free agent and he’s spouting off party lines about money not mattering, believe him. Because money won’t matter. Or at least it shouldn’t. Not after he leaves Nike for a fatter than fat shoe deal with Under Armour. Per InsideMDSports’ Jeff Ermann: [tweet https://twitter.com/insidemdsports/statuses/496823892166467585] [...]

Greg Oden is a currently a free agent and this probably won’t help his pursuit of landing a gig. Oden has been cited after allegedly punching a woman in the face. The alleged incident happened last night/this morning in Indiana. We’ll see what comes of this. NBA player Greg Oden was arrested in Lawrence, Ind. [...]