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A few weeks ago, it was rumored that Clippers owner Donald Sterling was high on Vinny Del Negro and would retain him as coach. However, with the prospect of Chris Paul potentially bolting the Clippers this summer (as unlikely as that is), the team had to do what was perceived to be what Paul wanted. [...]

Dan Gilbert’s son, Nick, has done it again. Two years ago, Dan send his son Nick and his bowtie to represent the Cleveland Cavaliers at the NBA Draft Lottery the year after LeBron left. And it worked. The Cavs won the #1 overall pick that year and took Kyrie Irving. This year, same result, the [...]

Phil Jackson won’t be coaching the Los Angeles Clippers because, well, that would be creepy. The Clippers agreed to part ways with head coach Vinny Del Negro—whose contract was up—on Tuesday, paving the way for them to hire anyone they wanted—so long as Donald Sterling was willing to actually pay them and Chris Paul approved. [...]

There’s plenty of finger pointing that can go on as to why the Knicks were eliminated in the second round, but the bulk of the blame shouldn’t be with Carmelo Anthony. And truthfully, the fact of the matter is that the Knicks roster isn’t talented enough from top to bottom to win the East. As [...]

To no one’s surprise, Dwight Howard isn’t happy. Superman is often found smirking and joking around, but he’s not genuinely happy. Not with the Los Angeles Lakers, specifically Mike D’Antoni. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com, Howard’s exit interview with general manager Mitch Kupchak comprised of him expressing extreme dissatisfaction with D’Antoni and all he [...]

JR Smith had an incredible season for the New York Knicks. He shot the lights out, and single handedly kept the Knicks in dozens of games helping them to a second best record in the East and en route to a Sixth Man of the Year award from the NBA. Then the Playoffs started. And [...]

The Brooklyn Nets parted ways with coach PJ Carlesimo the day after the Bulls eliminated them from the playoffs and they are still looking to fill that void. We’ve heard high profile names such as Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan rumored, but how about Scott Skiles? Skiles was most recently with Milwaukee but is rumored [...]

If you’re thinking that the Miami Heat can just sleepwalk their way through the Eastern Conference Finals, slow down just a second. Let’s not forget that Indiana had a 2-1 lead in their 2nd round playoff matchup last season before the Heat ultimately won in 6. So their capable of making this interesting. This series [...]

I swear no matter how old Tim Duncan gets, provided he’s healthy, he doesn’t seem to decline in abilities. The man is beating the hell out of father time. But on the lighter side of things, a couple of pretty classic Duncan GIFs from Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals have been floating around [...]

There is some good news for the New York Knicks. Carmelo Anthony, who had his knee drained during the regular season, will not require knee surgery over the offseason. For the Knicks, who have no cap flexibility and an aging roster, that’s huge. They can’t afford having ‘Melo go under the knife. Not after falling [...]