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Disgraced Clippers owner Donald Sterling is reportedly battling prostate cancer. The 80 year-old was thought to be near death a few years ago. The timing of this news is interesting, as it comes right after he was banned by commissioner Adam Silver. Disgraced racist Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is battling cancer — surprising [...]

Nothing readies NBA players for the grind of up-and-down basketball like a piping hot cup of cocoa. Said no one ever. Except Washington Wizards point guard John Wall. The 23-year-old All-Star has a weird tradition: He drinks two McDonald’s hot chocolates every day. Every day. Even in the summer? Well, duh. The Washington Post‘s Dan [...]

Steve Kerr is a smart man. Already the favorite to become the New York Knicks’ next head coach, Kerr is doing his due diligence, making sure that he’s not entering a dumpster fire beyond Phil Jackson’s repair. There have been reports that he’s vetting the franchise culture before making a decision out of concern for [...]

Ever since Mike D’Antoni was hired as Lakers coach, Magic Johnson has been very critical of the hire. Over the past years, he has tweeted and commented on television about his displeasure with D’Antoni’s capabilities for that job. At some point, he must’ve realized that he was saying too much because he vowed to stop [...]

With Mike D’Antoni quitting his second high-profile coaching gig in the last 3 years, the search is on for the next Lakers coach. It’s no secret that Kobe Bryant wasn’t exactly thrilled with playing for D’Antoni, so maybe he’s happy now. It’s rumored that Kobe would love to play for Tom Thibodeau. Unfortunately, Kobe isn’t [...]

Being the son of Michael Jordan comes with many benefits besides an amazing pedigree that need not be mentioned, including never worrying about what goes on your feet. While attending Whitney Young High School and playing on the basketball team, Marcus Jordan has this true Player Exclusive colorway of the Air Jordan II (debuted by [...]

Wave goodbye to Carlos Boozer at your own risk. Long considered an inevitable amnesty casualty, Boozer may have played his last game for the Chicago Bulls. At 32 and due nearly $17 million next season, he doesn’t fit into the Bulls’ plans long term, nor does he provide the offensive boon they once valued him [...]

Sometimes, dinner can be the most important meal of the day. That’s how it was for the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, when team president Phil Jackson and star free-agent-to-be Carmelo Anthony discussed the latter’s future while breaking bread, according to ESPN New York’s Ian Begley: New York Knicks president Phil Jackson met with [...]

I think we all knew that Mike D’Antoni wouldn’t be the Coach of the Lakers next season. Although the assumption of most would be that D’Antoni gets fired and the Lakers hire another big name leader to replace him. The complete story is likely yet to come, but news is breaking tonight that Mike D’Antoni [...]

As good of an offensive player as he is, it’s a wonder that Jamal Crawford has been something of a journeyman who has played for more than 10 coaches. Despite that, he certainly plays a critical role for the Clippers coming off the bench. Crawford will reportedly be named NBA Sixth Man of the Year [...]