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Magic Johnson knows he screwed up on the Paul George front, and he doesn’t want the Los Angeles Lakers to pay for it. The NBA slapped the Purple and Gold with a $500,000 fine for tampering after allegations were brought about by the Indiana Pacers. In a nutshell, the investigation revealed the Lakers got too [...]

Longtime Spurs point guard and future hall of famer Tony Parker is rehabbing his torn left quadriceps this off-season, an injury he suffered against the Rockets in the western conference semi-finals last season. While initial prognosis for the injury was for Parker to return around or even after the all-star break, Parker has said numerous [...]

In 2014 Steve Ballmer shocked the NBA and professional sports business world with his eye-popping $2 billion purchase of the Los Angeles Clippers. When it was reported that Houston Rockets Owner Leslie Alexander was selling the franchise just over a month ago, many wondered if the Rockets sale would top the price paid for the [...]

According to New York Daily News, the Champions Basketball League filed a $250-million lawsuit against the BIG3 for allegedly taking their players and ideas. Filed by CBL founder Carl George at the Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday (September 1), the lawsuit alleges Ice Cube and BIG3’s co-founder Jeff Kwatinetz only warmed up to the CBL [...]

Just how baller of a fan are you? Excited for the 2017-2018 NBA on TNT season? Well, now’s your chance to show us just how pumped you are—and, in the process, maybe get a pretty sweet prize in return. Starting today and going through September 25th, we’re asking NBA on TNT fans who are 18 [...]

Alas the drama and complication surrounding the mega trade between the two premier teams in the eastern conference featuring Kyrie Irving being dealt to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas has been completed and finalized. After a week of re-negotiation and concern after Cavaliers doctors feared the risk of re-injury for Thomas with his [...]

With his smallish stature at 5’7″, Isaiah Thomas has been doubted his entire life on a basketball court and as such has played with a huge chip on his shoulder his entire career. He was the last pick of the 2011 NBA Draft and was essentially allowed to walk from the Kings after a season [...]

A fourth knee surgery has not changed Derrick Rose’s opinion of his place in the NBA. He still believe he ranks among the league’s best. From the Associated Press’ Tim Reynolds: Here’s what Rose hopes people know, or at least soon know: He believes he’s still among the NBA elite. So for Rose, this season [...]

Hopefully the $140 million renovation of Quicken Loans Arena isn’t one of the selling the points the Cleveland Cavaliers planned to use on LeBron James when he enters free agency next summer. Because it’s not happening. From the Associated Press (via ESPN.com): The team had hoped to upgrade the 22-year-old downtown facility with more dining [...]

One of the most cursed teams on the injury front on a yearly basis seemingly is already been bitten by the injury bug yet again. The Pelicans starting small forward Solomon Hill underwent surgery to repair a torn left hamstring Monday morning and is expected to miss 6 to 8 months of action. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/901861142527709184] [...]