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*We thought this post was extra fitting for publishing today given that July 1st is Canada Day.* [...]

Bill Simmons’ Reaction to #1 Draft Choice Anthony Bennett David Stern Eggs On Boo Birds at his Final NBA Draft Nerlens Noel’s Reaction After Not Getting Picked First in Draft Stern to Audience: “The Boo is an American Sign of Respect” Doc Rivers Rips Bill Simmons During Draft Interview [...]

New York Knicks mega star Carmelo Anthony doesn’t expect to have surgery on his injured shoulder. Per Mike Mazzeo and Jared Zwerling of ESPNNewYork.com, ‘Melo doesn’t believe he’ll need to go under the knife to repair a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder: New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony told reporters that he does [...]

For the first time in a very long time, we had no clue who was going to be drafted first overall. Typically, it’s pretty well known for weeks and even months ahead of time. But with this week crop, it was anybody’s guess. The Cleveland front office shook things up and took Anthony Bennett first. [...]

It’s probably safe to say the glory days of the Boston Celtics are over. First Doc Rivers jumped ship to Los Angeles, and not Kevin Garnett waived his no-trade clause and agreed to a trade to Brooklyn. His buddy Paul Pierce will join him as well. Seeing how KG willingly took steps towards leaving Boston, [...]

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Something’s fishy in Portland. According to Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald, LaMarcus Aldridge wants to be traded from the Portland Trail Blazers and he would like to land with the Chicago Bulls: Word is, Aldridge wants to escape from Portland’s rebuilding project and has made it known that he’d like to land in Chicago. [...]

The Indiana Pacers are one of the best up-and-coming teams in the NBA. They proved that when they gave the Miami Heat all they could handle in the conference Finals. A big reason for their surge is Larry Bird. Bird left the team a few years ago, but is now returning to the front office. [...]

J.R. Smith has opted out of his final deal with the Knicks, allowing him to become a free agent. He could still return to New York, but is drawing interest from other squads. The Milwaukee Bucks are one team who has interest in Smith. Given his playoff performance after being suspended for elbowing Jason Terry, [...]

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