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Despite being unable to land big free agents, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, the Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is actually quite satisfied with Mitch Kuptchak’s efforts for the organization this summer, according to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne. So far, the Lakers have lost key players this off-season, specifically their former center Pau Gasol, who [...]

For the first time in his 11-year NBA career, LeBron James has been deemed the most popular male athlete in the U.S. For years, he has been behind Michael Jordan but that is no longer according to a new Harris Poll. We live in a society where we know an athlete’s every move. During free [...]

No, you’re not experiencing deja vu. This is just a firsthand run-in with the Sacramento Kings. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Detroit Pistons have resumed talks—that started prior to the NBA draft—with the Kings on a trade that would land Josh Smith in Sacramento: The Detroit Pistons and the Sacramento Kings have resumed trade [...]

Eric Bledsoe wants to get in-your-face, bathing-in-hundy-sticks, set-greenbacks-on-fire, look-mom-I’ve-made-it, just-like-James-Harden paid from the Phoenix Suns. But that’s not going to happen. Per ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard, Bledsoe, a restricted free agent, is seeking a five-year, $80 million contract from the Suns: The future of one of the most talented free agents left on the market remains [...]

Thank you, Phil Jackson. Thank you. The Zen Master has cleared up one of the most not-so-mysterious mysteries in the NBA: Dwight Howard did, in fact, leave the Los Angeles Lakers for the Houston Rockets because of Kobe Bryant. Mind-melting stuff, I know. We already knew, for the most part. But there’s something about Jackson [...]

LeBron James’ patience runs puddle deep. It was roughly one week ago that LeBron’s first-person account of why he was returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers was posted by Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated. In this essay of his, he touched upon a number of things and the prevailing sentiment was he would remain patient. He [...]

Lance Stephenson left the Pacers because he felt slighted by the 5-year, $44M offer. That would’ve paid him roughly $9M per year. Instead, he took the Hornets’ 3-year, $27M offer which will pay him $9M per year. His rationale was that he didn’t way to make so little for such a long period of time. [...]

With the departure of their big man Pau Gasol, the Los Angeles Lakers are clearly in dire need of a big man into their small roster, and it looks like Mitch Kuptchak found a quality replacement whose name is Ed Davis. The 6-foot-10 power forward will be playing for the purple and gold franchise in [...]

What at first appeared to be a smooth process to remove Donald Sterling as owner of the Clippers has turned into something of a nightmare for the NBA. Initially, Sterling seemed fine with Steve Ballmer’s $2 million bid, but he has completely reversed course and will fight this until the very end. The flip side [...]

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