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Excuse Jabari Parker while he removes his foot from the throes of his mouth. After being selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the No. 2 pick in the 2014 NBA draft, Parker was naturally excited. How could he not be? He just made it to the NBA! He’s a millionaire! Larry Sanders can hook him [...]

Kevin Love would welcome the opportunity to play with LeBron James. Him, and a few hundred other NBA players. According to ESPN.com’s Andy Katz, the Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly rejected an offer for Love from the Cleveland Cavaliers that was built around the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, which turned out to be Andrew [...]

Arron Afflalo had a breakout season for the Magic last year. Many were surprised by him performance (18.2 ppg) and he was given heavy consideration for the all star team. Because a player of Afflalo’s caliber has that type of season, the Magic have done what any self-respecting team would do: strike while the iron’s [...]

From the moment Dwight Howard landed in Houston, Omer Asik has reportedly been unhappy. After all, he just got there and then the team acquires somebody else who plays the same position and who is better. Well, it appears as if Asik may finally be happy now. Per USA Today, Houston is shipping the big [...]

In a press conference held in Washington DC and streamed live through an online simulcast, Ahmad Rashad sat down with the reigning NBA MVP Kevin Durant and sneaker designer Leo Chang to officially introduce the Nike KD 7. While we brought you an early look at two colorways already, it was good to get a [...]

Crap gets crazy this time of year. Really crazy. The NBA draft is a breeding ground for barrages of trade rumors ahead of free agency. This year has been no different, and offers no disappointment. The rumors have been rampant, the takes have been hot. And they’re about to get hotter. The Golden State Warriors, [...]

Many scratched their heads with Phil Jackson’s hire of Derek Fisher as new head coach, but he has pulled off a deal to win back the detractors. The Knicks has reportedly traded Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton to the Mavericks for Jose Calderon, Wayne Ellington, Shane Larkin and Samuel Dalembert. This is the beginning of [...]

We’re now only a day away from the draft, so the offers for the Cavs’ top pick will only intensify. First, they were offered an interesting package from Utah, and now they are being offered something even more tempting from Orlando. The Magic are reportedly offering Arron Afflalo and two lottery picks to Cleveland for [...]

LeBron James joined Carmelo Anthony in the free-agent ranks Tuesday, officially opting out of his contract with the Miami Heat, and the whole world went bonkers. And the Los Angeles Lakers started drooling. We all know they have cap space. How could we forget? This has been years in the making. This is the summer [...]

LeBron James opting out of his contract didn’t come as a surprise to many because there has been a strong suggestion for a while that he’d go this route. One person in particular who isn’t surprised is Heat team president Pat Riley, who released a statement on NBA.com “I was informed this morning of his [...]