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Last week, we brought you the news stating that LeBron James was considering making a run at Union president. Typically, star players don’t take on this role. It’s typically someone who is towards the end of his career, as that job can be very demanding, especially during a lockout. It probably wasn’t that close to [...]

Mark Cuban has given Dirk Nowitzki the power of choice. The 35-year-old forward is entering his 16th NBA season and will be a free agent next summer, at which point he can bolt or re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks, the team he has spent the last decade and a half with. All signs point to [...]

LeBron James is happy with the Miami Heat. Winning two straight championships often does that for you. Asked by Robin Roberts of “Good Morning America” about his free-agency plans in 2014, LeBron made sure to mention that he was thrilled to play for the Miami Heat. “I’m happy right now being in Miami, obviously winning [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Doug Collins parts ways shortly after the season ended. Because so much time has elapsed since then, most actually forgot all about their head coaching search. Recently, all has been quiet on the Sixers coaching carousel front, until today. It was rumored on Friday, but it became official today: the Sixers [...]

This shouldn’t come as a big shocker to anyone, but the latest viral video sweeping the basketball web, is a video of Michael Jordan this weekend dunking at age 50. The feat occurred at a Michael Jordan Flight School basketball camp in Santa Barbara, California. This is no small feat, given the wear and tear [...]

Did New Jersey Nets rookie Mason Plumlee just leak the team’s plans to retire Jason Kidd’s jersey this season? Via The Basketball Jones from a transcription of a Bleacher Report interview with incoming NBA Rookies on how they will select their jersey numbers: “Mason Plumlee – I wanted 5, 5 is what I wore in [...]

Jeanie Buss doesn’t want Kobe Bryant to leave the Los Angeles Lakers. Previously, Buss told ESPNLA 710 in a radio interview that it was important for Kobe to get healthy and not do anything that jeopardizes his future. Asked to expand on those comments by Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles, Buss made it clear [...]

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It’s typical for guys to make adjustments part-way through their careers, but even this may be a bit extreme. Tristan Thompson from the Cavaliers is undergoing a change this offeason. He will change the hand in which he shoots with. That’s right, he will now shoot free throws and jumpshots with his right rather than [...]

Greg Oden will not be asked to score for the Heat. Coming in, his role is clearly defined. After three consecutive trips to the Finals, the Miami Heat roster works, even though it’s flawed. But Oden is supposed to rid the club of that flaw by adding size in the frontcourt. In his first comment [...]