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Paul George’s future with the Oklahoma City Thunder may remain up in the air, but the team can at least rest easy knowing Carmelo Anthony isn’t going anywhere this summer. Or so says one Western Conference executive. From Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus: “Anthony will opt in,” a Western Conference executive said. “There’s no question about it. [...]

More bad news and drama in Cleveland. Kevin Love will miss the next 6 to 8 weeks after fracturing his left hand during the Cavaliers loss to the Pistons in Detroit on Tuesday night. Here is the play… [tweet https://twitter.com/danecarbaugh/status/958525042949726209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] In spite of the drama surrounding the team and Love and his rumored rift with [...]

Have you ever played NBA 2K on a level that you shouldn’t really be playing on to be competitive just to see what crazy numbers you could put up? That is essentially what James Harden did against the Orlando Magic last night. He became the 1st player in NBA history to score 60 points and [...]

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The NBA’s injury hits just keep on coming. Over the past five days alone, the New Orleans Pelicans have lost DeMarcus Cousins for the year; the Oklahoma City Thunder have lost Andre Roberson for the season; the Memphis Grizzlies announced Mike Conley wouldn’t play again in 2017-18; the Charlotte Hornets may have lost Marvin Williams [...]

It’s official: the Memphis Grizzlies are in full on tank mode (if they haven’t been already for months). It was announced on Sunday that starting point guard Mike Conley is officially being shut down for the season as he will undergo a procedure to smooth a small bone protrusion in his left heel. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/957327852902518786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] [...]

The Thunder’s chances to compete with the west elite in the 2018 NBA Playoffs just took a big hit over the weekend. Andre Roberson will miss the remainder of the season to undergo surgery to repair a ruptured Patella tendon. [tweet https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/957653772792221697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Roberson suffered the injury Saturday late in the 3rd quarter of the Thunder’s [...]

The Dallas Mavericks are not willing to trade Wesley Matthews as part of a salary dump. Heck, from the sounds of their asking price, they may not be willing to move the 31-year-old, period. From The New York Times‘ Marc Stein: It would take a first-round pick to get him, because Dallas sees him as one [...]

If LeBron James is still looking to own an NBA team, there might soon be one up for the taking. And he’s playing for it. While speaking on ESPN’s First Take, Stephen A. Smith added another layer to the unending saga that is the Cleveland Cavaliers by reporting that owner Dan Gilbert is looking to sell [...]

Add another line on to LeBron James career resume and application to be the best basketball player of all time. He became the youngest player in NBA history (33 years and 24 days) to reach 30,000 points. He reached the milestone late in the 1st quarter of the Cavaliers 114-102 loss to the Spurs in [...]