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Playing for the Cavaliers is an adjustment for Luol Deng. Under Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau, Deng knew what he was going to get: lots of minutes, residual spittle flying off Thibs’ lips as he yelled, lots of minutes, a defensive cliche every now and then, lots of minutes, the keys to the team in [...]

Nate Robinson is from Seattle and naturally, he still has strong ties there. He’s now a Denver Nugget and ever though the Denver Broncos are in the Super Bowl, he’s still pulling for his hometown Seattle Seahawks this Sunday. This should be pretty obvious, but some fans don’t seem to care and it wouldn’t be [...]

When the 28-man roster of invitees for Team USA was announced last week, one of the first omissions that jumped to mind was John Wall. While his career didn’t get off the start off as quickly as many would’ve liked, he has come on strong over the past couple of years. The Wizards are right [...]

It seems that winning the Atlantic Division isn’t enough for the Raptors to keep their current core intact. Previous rumors suggested that general manager Masai Ujiri was looking to move Kyle Lowry in effort to, you know, tank. The Raptors had just traded Rudy Gay and didn’t figure into any meaningful conversations. Best thing to [...]

Even though KG was only in Boston for 5 years, it feels as if he was there for much longer. When he left for Brooklyn, it seemed as if we all forgot about his time in Minnesota. Paul Pierce on the other hand, spent 15 years there so there’s definitely history. Yesterday, the two made [...]

Jalen Rose is a funny guy. An interesting guy. Most of all, Jalen Rose is a man unafraid of making bold proclamations. During halftime of the Knicks-Lakers game Sunday, ESPN’s on-air personality did just that. Speaking on Carmelo Anthony’s impending free agency, this Rose made it clear he thought ‘Melo should join another Rose—Derrick Rose. [...]

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If coaching the Knicks outside the NBA playoff picture doesn’t get Mike Woodson fired, New York’s interest in Jeff Van Gundy might. While Speaking during the Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco Show on ESPN New York 98.7 FM Thursday, Smith said he’s hearing the Knicks have every intention of parting ways with Woodson, per [...]

Word to the wise and not sober: Be careful what you’re allowing professional athletes, specifically NBA players, to autograph for you. I’m not saying don’t let them sign your trading card (do people still collect those?), basketball or team program. Napkins are fine, too. But draw the line at body parts. Please, oh please, draw [...]

In case you missed it, over the weekend New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony dropped a franchise record 62 points on the Charlotte Bobcats, making it the highest scoring game ever at Madison Square Garden. Melo made 23 of 35 shots from the field including 10-10 from the FT line and 6-10 from behind the [...]