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For the first time since undergoing thumb surgery in December, J.R. Smith practiced with his Cavalier teammates on Wednesday. He was no doubt rusty and will likely take some time to get his wind back. But he seems to have healed far enough ahead of the playoffs in order for him to find his groove. [...]

Mark Cuban has never been one to bite his tongue, so why should he start now? For a while now, there has been bad blood between he and the Lakers brass. Those ill feelings apparently continue now that Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka are now the new President of Basketball Operations an General Manger respectively. [...]

It’s been one helluva year for Jared Sullinger, and not in a good way. First, while everyone and their second cousin were landing massive deals last summer, Sullinger resorted to signing a one-year pact with the Toronto Raptors, hoping to drive up his value enough to make a splash in 2017 free agency. But then [...]

LeBron’s public plea for a better roster didn’t fall on deaf ears. Management was active and acquired Deron Williams and Andrew Bogut. Sure, these two guys are well past their respective primes, but they are still more than serviceable. Williams is the playmaker that LeBron coveted, and Bogut potentially brings the inside scoop from Golden [...]

The Bucks got another talented, young forward to add to their collection on Thursday by signing recently waived Pelicans power forward Terrance Jones. [tweet https://twitter.com/MKEBucksNation/status/837435642594361344] With the proliferation of injuries that have rocked the Bucks at the forward position this season with Jabari Parker tearing his ACL, Khris Middleton missing the first two-thirds of the [...]

Late February has turned into March, which, in the NBA, means crappy injury announcements just keep on coming. Joel Embiid has been shut down by the Philadelphia 76ers. Ben Simmons won’t be making his debut until 2017-18. Kyle Lowry is out for an extended period with a wrist injury. The Golden State Warriors will push on [...]

The Hawks have been a franchise seemingly on the cusp of a tear-down and rebuild for almost three years now, as a team occupying the space of a team good enough to win a playoff series, but not a real contender. When the Hawks dealt Kyle Korver a month and a half ago, many around [...]

It looks like the magic that was Joel Embiid’s rookie season in Philadelphia has officially come to an end. The team released a statement Wednesday saying that “The Process” will be sidelined for the rest of the 2016-17 season while doctors try to help him recover from his meniscus issue. [tweet https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/837034120559607808] Here is an [...]

Do not fear Kevin Durant’s absence, Golden State Warriors fans. Matt Barnes is here to save the day. According to ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes and Marc Stein, the Warriors plan to sign the 36-year-old Barnes, who was released by the Sacramento Kings following the DeMarcus Cousins trade, as a way of beginning to replace everything they [...]

George Hill’s return to the Utah Jazz next season is no longer a formality. It was assumed all along the two sides might reach an extension that prevents the underrated-turned-Jazz lifeline point gurad from hitting the open market this summer, but extension talks died ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, according to the Salt Lake Tribune‘s Tony Jones: [...]