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Ricky Rubio must consider himself an optimist. Few things call for more glass-half-empty takes than the relationship between Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s awful. If it wasn’t bad before this season, it’s in shambles now, with Love 13 months from free agency and the Timberwolves 10 years removed from their last playoff berth. [...]

The Spurs got out to a hot start during game 3 of the Finals and never looked back. They scored 41 first quarter points and the game was pretty much over from that point. They were red hot in the first, connecting on 13-15. The ultimately scored 71 in the first half. Here’s a look [...]

LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony are many things to one another. They are opponents. They are friends. They are members of the All-Star brat pack. Could they also be future teammates? LeBron apparently hopes so. Writing on the deliberateness behind the Los Angeles Lakers’ long, infecund coaching search, USA Today‘s Sam Amick, dropped this gem: [...]

As we get closer to the NBA Draft, the Kevin Love sweepstakes is likely to heat up. Love probably won’t re-sign in Minny, so the team may need to unload him. But of course, they’re looking for as much as they can get in return. The Suns are interested, but it will reportedly take Goran [...]

Well, it appears as if Phil Jackon finally got what he has been seeking: a head coach who has absolutely zero coaching experience. After Steve Kerr took the Golden State job, Phil has been on the prowl for a former player he can mold. That has apparently come by way of Derek Fisher. According to [...]

June is here and you know what that means: unfounded NBA rumors are in the air. Disgruntled Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Kevin Love—who has basically requested a trade even though he really hasn’t—was in Boston recently, so naturally that means he’s poised to join the Boston Celtics by way of trade or 2015 free agency. Love [...]

Good to see that landing the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft hasn’t gone to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ heads. What’s that? It has, you say? According to ESPN.com’s Chad Ford (subscription required)—with special thanks to the folks over at RealGM—the Cavs are looking to use their top selection as trade bait, and [...]

This Los Angeles Lakers coaching search hasn’t been much fun. All along, the assumption was that the Lakers would make a splash by inking a big, flashy, oh-my-god-did-they-really-sign-him? name. Instead of action and visions of grandeur, though, there have been the same old recurrent, drab rumors that have them interviewing prospective candidates like Mike Dunleavy, [...]

The all-NBA teams lead to some interesting debate each year. For the 1st team, the forward positions seem to be locked in with James and Durant, but the guards and center usually has some new faces. And this year, James Harden was a newcomer to the first team. Many believed that Steph Curry, or even [...]

Hate is a strong word, so let’s just say the San Antonio Spurs really, really, really don’t like the Miami Heat. Or that LeBron James is really, really, really delusional. Talking with reporters ahead of Game 1 of the 2014 NBA Finals, which will take place Thursday night, LeBron concluded that the Spurs have no [...]