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Wayne Ellington had 19 points in the Heat’s 115-86 win on Wednesday night, hitting 5-for-7 from three-point range. Why this is notable? Because with those five three-pointers, Ellington has now made 207 three-pointers for the season, a new record for a player coming off of the bench. [tweet https://twitter.com/nbastats/status/981725958272159744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] This breaks Eric Gordon’s previous record [...]

Jimmy Butler is nearing a return from his meniscus injury…sort of. Following the Minnesota Timberwolves’ practice on Tuesday, Butler expressed optimism that he would be rejoining the rotation very soon, per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com): The All-Star shooting guard, whose fearlessness with the ball and tenacity defending it have been badly missed by the [...]

Nerlens Noel and Thabo Sefolosha are having seasons to forget—and they’re not getting any better. The NBA suspended both players for five games on Monday for violating its anti-drug policy, according to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania: [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/981207109592285184] Sefolosha played some quality minutes as a small-ball 4 for the Utah Jazz before suffering what was [...]

Julius Erving was a true trailblazer for the game of basketball, one of the first players to truly play above the rim and wow basketball fans around the world with his incredible athleticism, jumping ability, and his unique ability to glide gracefully through the air. Erving did his damage as an NBA player and member [...]

Since the Hornets made the decision to let their general manager Rich Cho go a few weeks back after another underwhelming season and missed postseason, rumors have been swirling that former Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak was the top candidate for the job. That interest was a reality as Kupchak was reportedly offered the job by [...]

The 2017-18 season has not gone as Hassan Whiteside would have hoped. After averaging 17.0 points and an NBA-leading 14.1 rebounds per game in 2016-17 in 32.6 minutes per game, Whiteside’s health, productiveness, effort and ultimately minutes have all gone down this season and it has led to much frustration with Whiteside and the team. [...]

Karl Anthony Towns had the best night of his young career on Wednesday night, torching the Atlanta Hawks to the tune of 56 points. He also set a new Timberwolves franchise record for points in a single game in the process. [tweet https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/979180847059255296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] In total Towns had 56 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and one [...]

At long last, some good news on the injury front for the Golden State Warriors. After missing the team’s past six games with an incomplete right ribs fracture, Kevin Durant plans to rejoin the rotation for Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, per ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes: [tweet https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/978818452461776897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Fkevin-durant-plans-return-thursday-warriors-hope-green-thompson-arent-far-behind-032459288.html] Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, ever the [...]

Dirk Nowitzki has had a record-breaking NBA career as one of the greatest scorers and power forwards in league history and the best player to ever come from Europe. He is apparently planning on making some more history. Dirk is planning to return for his 21st season with the Mavericks in 2018-19, which will set [...]

After appearing in only a handful of games for the Missouri Tigers, freshman Michael Porter Jr. has officially declared for the 2018 NBA draft. The 19-year-old made the announcement as anyone his age, in this era, would: via his Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/p/BgzUEChD2PC/?utm_source=ig_embed Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania added that Porter will sign with an agent and [...]