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This news is upsetting to many a basketball fan around the world. Obviously it is unfortunate for DeAndre Liggins that he won’t be a part of the Cavaliers NBA championship defense in the 2017 NBA Playoffs, but the reason people are upset (including myself) is because of the player who could reportedly take his place: [...]

The New York Knicks are scheduled for an early offseason vacation, and Kristaps Porzingis’ getaway might begin earlier than that. The 7’3″ skyscraper is dealing with back spasms that have kept him out of the Knicks’ last two games. And following the team’s Thursday night loss to the Washington Wizards, head coach Jeff Hornacek intimated that [...]

It’s been business as usual for the Golden State Warriors after a minor rough stretch when they first lost Kevin Durant to his sprained MCL injury. They are now 65-14 on the season (what’s new), have won 13 straight games, and as of Wednesday night have clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs [...]

Has Jeff Green played his last game as a member of the Orlando Magic? Probably. Green hasn’t played since March 20 while dealing with back spasms. He told reporters the team was benching him for the year so it can play the young guys, and head coach Frank Vogel confirmed as much, per the Orlando Sentinel‘s [...]

A playoff picture that once was starting to look pretty bleak for the Chicago Bulls is now looking more and more like a realistic possibility or even likelihood. The Bulls were sitting on the outside looking in on the playoff picture three weeks ago when their veteran leader and second best player, Dwyane Wade was [...]

If you haven’t noticed, the Raptors (somewhat shockingly) have been playing really good basketball the past month and a half with Kyle Lowry sidelined. DeMar DeRozan has grown even more as a player and become more of a playmaker for others and Cory Joseph has appeared to get his groove back with more opportunity. The [...]

Former Kentucky Wildcat and No. 29 pick of the 2013 NBA Draft, Archie Goodwin, has found a new home for the next few seasons as he signed a multi-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/848921860326785024] Goodwin was finishing up his second of two 10-day contracts (the most a team can give one [...]

As if registering as one of the NBA’s biggest disappointments wasn’t causing enough problems for the Detroit Pistons. Fourth-year wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was arrested early Wednesday morning following the team’s loss to the Miami Heat “on suspicion of drunken driving in Auburn Hills,” according to Derick Hutchinson of WDIV 4 Detroit. Here are the details: Police [...]

The 2016-17 season has been the most statistically illuminating and eye-popping season in NBA history, at least in the past 50 years or so. You have guys accomplishing triple-doubles at a rate that far exceeds any other year in NBA history, and numerous players around the league filling up a stat sheet to unprecedented levels. [...]

It has been a long, frustrating journey through the NBA abyss for “Born Ready” Lance Stephenson ever since he decided to leave the Indiana Pacers and sign a three-year, $27 million contract with the Charlotte Hornets in the summer of 2014. After being a breakout star and valuable play maker for a Pacers team that [...]