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The Houston Rockets don’t have to worry about soldiering on without James Harden for much longer. He’s nearing a return from his Grade 2 left hamstring strain. From ESPN 97.5 in Houston’s Kelly Iko: James Harden is nearing a return to the court and “should be back soon, anytime next week”, according to a member [...]

Some good news has come down the pipe for the Chicago Bulls. The most prized acquisition (in my opinion) of the Bulls Jimmy Butler trade, Zach LaVine, will finally be making his Bulls debut after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in February of 2017. [tweet https://twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/950773056137498624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] The timing is interesting as LaVine’s return is [...]

The Toronto Raptors are waiting to see whether they’ve dodged a bullet or been hit by one straight-on. Kyle Lowry left their Monday night win against the Brooklyn Nets during the overtime period after injuring his back while going up for a rebound. The sequence itself did not look pretty. Lowry landed square on his [...]

Zach LaVine’s Chicago Bulls debut is coming soon—or so it seems. The 22-year-old shooting guard, who was acquired as the centerpiece of the Jimmy Butler trade and is slated for restricted free agency this summer, has missed the first half of the year recovering from a torn ACL. But he’s currently traveling with the team, [...]

John Wall’s free agency has ended, shoe sponsorship free agency that is, as Wall has decided to sign a five-year endorsement deal with Adidas. [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/950066255809138688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] As mentioned by The Vertical, kind of a bizarre scenario for Wall to have left Adidas two years ago and mostly wear Air Jordan’s or Nike’s in the two [...]

It has been a rough month for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. The Lakers swingman has spent the past three and a half weeks in a police detention center in Seal Beach, California, because of a DUI case in Michigan last March. He has been able to play and practice with the Lakers when they are in Los [...]

More bad news in what has been a rough season for Kawhi Leonard. The Spurs star small forward has only played in 8 games thus far this season and now is in line to miss more action because of an injury to his left shoulder in the Spurs victory over the Suns on Friday night. [...]

The struggling Lakers will be receiving some reinforcements quickly. In what will be a pleasant surprise for Lakers fans, the greatest player in NBA history, Lonzo Ball (sorry LaVar typed that for me) and starting center Brook Lopez have been cleared to return to practice. [tweet https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/948312934979010566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] You can say what you want about Ball, [...]

It has been a rough few years for Jahlil Okafor after an impressive rookie season for the 76ers in which he averaged 17 points and seven rebounds per game. The No. 3 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft was left in basketball purgatory in Philadelphia for a few seasons before finally being given a fresh [...]

Rejoice Cavaliers and NBA fans, Isaiah Thomas is ready to go and will make his official Cavaliers debut against the Blazers on Tuesday night. Thomas was acquired in the blockbuster Kyrie Irving trade late in the 2017 NBA off-season and is seen as a guy the organization hopes can fill most of Irving’ previous role [...]