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LeBron continues to make it tough for his detractors to remain his detractors. He routinely does things to engage fans and show that he’s truly a good guy. His latest such example came last night as the Heat hosted the Pelicans. After being fouled, LeBron slowly wanders over near where fans are sitting a give [...]

Expensive rentals suck, which is why the Cleveland Cavaliers hope to be more than a means to a different ending for Luol Deng. Cleveland traded Andrew Bynum’s contract and an assortment of draft picks to the Chicago Bulls for the two-time All-Star, in a deal announced by the Bulls themselves. That almost never happens. But [...]

This past June, the Portland Trailblazers were looking for another key piece of the puzzle to accelerate their rebuild and get back to being one of the premier teams in the Western Conference. To their amazement, star senior guard CJ McCollum, who has been favorably compared to an even better shooting Steph Curry, fell into [...]

A few games ago, Ryan Anderson of the Pelicans was involved in a collision with Gerald Wallace of the Celtics and had to leave the game on a stretcher for precautionary reasons. You always hate to see that. Today, we learned his fate which is that he’s out indefinitely with a herniated disc. Tough blow [...]

Trade rumors can be a nasty business. The uncertainty they bring is just absurd, and no one has faced more uncertainty than Pau Gasol since 2011. The Los Angeles Lakers have dangled him every which way possible, forcing him to spend most of his days in limbo, waiting for word that his tenure in purple [...]

Well if the Bulls are sending a message to fans, it is a clear one. The last thread of hope for this season is gone. The Bulls have given up and are rebuilding for the future. Late last night the Bulls agreed to a trade sending star small forward Luol Deng to the Cavaliers in [...]

This generation’s ‘Human Highlight Reel’ is at it again. Get up young fella…. [...]

All season long, Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu was essentially paid to stay away from the team, as he was clearly not in the team’s future plans. The now 34 year old point forward was once a match-up nightmare that opposing players hated to play against, especially during his first stint with the Magic when [...]

In today’s NBA, it’s tough to find a roster that’s completely healthy. To matters worse, those injured have been big-name, superstar type of players. That makes some matchups not as enticing. The latest team to suffer this is the Clippers. Chris Paul is out 6 weeks with a separated shoulder. Will the Clipps look to [...]

The Celtics and Grizzlies have pulled off a swap of backcourt players: Courtney Lee and Jerryd Bayless. Because they are in the putrid Atlantic Division, the Celtics are right where they want to be despite losing their big name players during the summer. They’ll get Rondo back soon enough and Bayless is more than serviceable. [...]