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The Houston Rockets don’t want James Harden going anywhere. So they’re going to make sure he doesn’t. After earning an All-NBA selection, Harden is now eligible for the designated player extension that was negotiated into the NBA’s new CBA. The deal, for him, would be worth four years and $168 million, and the Rockets plan [...]

The newly minted NBA champions and NBA Finals MVP is enjoying the fruits of his labor and his status at the top of the NBA pecking order, a feeling that he assuredly wants to continue to experience for years to come. That mindset is clear according to a report from ESPN’s Chris Haynes, as Durant [...]

It has been known for months now that Paul George has dreamt of being the next superstar to don a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and has had his sights set on joining them in free agency in 2018. As The Vertical Reporter Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted over the weekend, George has all but told the Pacers [...]

The Dallas Mavericks aren’t messing around. We know they are interested in targeting Jrue Holiday, one of this summer’s 10 best free agents. But they aren’t alone, and they need to clear enough cap space to sign him. Even then, they still have to contend with the New Orleans Pelicans’ ability to offer a fifth [...]

The Utah Jazz have their work cut out for them if they want to re-sign free agent Gordon Hayward. The Miami Heat are ‘loading up‘ to pursue him, and the Boston Celtics have always loomed as a threat. Except, according to NBA insider Jordan Schultz, Beantown might actually be a more serious suitor than most anticipate: [...]

The Boston Celtics got a workout with Markelle Fultz, the NBA’s consensus No. 1 overall pick. They won’t be getting one with Josh Jackson. Sources told ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman and Marc J. Spears that Kansas’ wing, who is projected to go in the top five of this year’s prospect pageant, bailed on his scheduled meeting [...]

This may come as no surprise considering the comments many within the Golden State Warriors have made in recent months about current U.S. President Donald Trump, but the Warriors have apparently unanimously decided not to visit the White House to celebrate their 2016-17 NBA championship. Here is a tweet from CNBC Reporter Josh Brown: [tweet [...]

Free agency is about 3 weeks away (seriously) and the deadline is rapidly approaching for NBA players with player options to decide to opt in or opt out of the final year of their current contracts. One player who has been rumored to opt out of his contract and become a free agent for some [...]

Former NBA player who was drafted out of high school in the 1st round of the 2004 NBA Draft, Sebastian Telfair, was arrested early Sunday in Brooklyn on gun possession-related charges, according to NBC 4 New York News. Here is an excerpt from the NBC News report on the incident: Telfair, 32, and his nephew, [...]

The International Olympic Committee announced on Friday that men’s and women’s 3-on-3 basketball has been added to the list of sports that will be a pert of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/873189971527651329] The 3-on-3 game has long been a sacred part of street ball and pick up games across the country and [...]