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Chris Paul is excited to return to the Los Angeles Clippers. Don’t underestimate the power of excitement. It’s always better than hearing “Oh crap, I’m still playing here?” According to Arash Markazi of ESPN Los Angeles, Paul harbors no such resentment or regret about remaining in Los Angeles: “I’m excited,” Paul told ESPNLosAngeles.com. “I’m excited [...]

Remember high scoring, highlight reel high school point guard Aquille Carr, who was once one of the most sought after players in the 2013 recruiting class? Although he is only 5’7, he regularly showed off some insane handles, took pride in posterizing much taller defenders, and even made a commitment to attend Seton Hall University [...]

The Clippers were probably the deepest team in the league last year and it doesn’t appear as if that will change. They were forced to trade Eric Bledsoe last week, because they weren’t able to afford him, but they didn’t waste time finding a backup for Chris Paul. Darren Collison will back up CP3. Collison [...]

Kevin Durant has been quite busy this offseason. First, he mad headlines when he dumped agent Rob Pelinka in favor of Jay-Z and Roc Nation Sports. Now, he has taken a major step in his personal life and has become engaged. KD and Monica Wright of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx are now engaged and are [...]

Dwight Howard isn’t officially a member of the Houston Rockets yet, as that cannot happen until July 10. But he is already causing waves in the locker room. Not long after the news broke, Houston big man Omer Asik made it known that he doesn’t want to play with Howard. Asik is Houston’s Center and [...]

Dwight Howard’s free-agency nightmare lives on. After choosing the Houston Rockets over the Los Angeles Lakers, this should have all been over and done with. But like all things pertaining to the NBA’s superstars, it isn’t. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, free-agent suitors—who weren’t the Lakers or Rockets—tried to convince Howard that James [...]

With the advent of newer and more advanced training techniques, we’ve seen a lot of players do some pretty spectacular things with a basketball in both the collegiate and high school ranks. Of course, what is most impressive is the amount of athleticism being displayed by today’s youth as I’m simply amazed by what players [...]

Many basketball experts wondered out loud prior to last week’s NBA Draft just what the Philadelphia 76ers would do, considering they swung and missed on the Andrew Bynum signing, were still without a head coach, and had no hope of securing a difference making player with the #11 pick. But outside of the Cleveland Cavaliers [...]

At long last, the Dwight Howard drama is over. Howard has decided to join the Houston Rockets. He will be painted as “not able to handle the spotlight” and a bunch of other not-so-flattering labels, but the fact of the matter is Houston is the best basketball situation for him. Howard won’t thrive in Mike [...]