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Throughout his career DeMarcus Cousins has had trouble controlling his temper and Saturday night was no different. In a game against the Timberwolves, Cousins was frustrated by a foul call that caused him to foul out. He was so upset that he stormed the stands and threw his mouthpiece on the ground. The NBA handed [...]

Lots of people thought Kris Dunn would be the Minnesota Timberwolves’ starting point guard by season’s end. Few, if any, thought he’d taking up the mantle two games into the season. But here we are. The Minnesota Timberwolves announced that Ricky Rubio, their current starting point guard, will we out indefinitely as he rehabilitates a [...]

It has been two seasons since Ray Allen stepped foot on an NBA court as an active player. He was 39 years-old, and his Miami Heat just lost to the Spurs in the 2014 Finals in somewhat convincing fashion. Then before you knew it, LeBron was back in Cleveland and Ray apparently was no longer [...]

Marcus Smart’s stay on the shelf did not last very long. After injuring his left ankle just before the start of the regular season, Smart was slated to miss a couple week, and it wasn’t entirely clear when he would return. As it turns out, though, he only missed the Boston Celtics’ first three games [...]

The Utah Jazz are still trying to ensure Rudy Gobert never reaches restricted free agency. With the deadline for extensions fast approaching, Gobert and the Jazz remain locked in contract talks, per The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/792793399099293696] Gobert and the Jazz have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Halloween night to hash out an agreement. [...]

Losing Kevin Durant has not saved the Oklahoma City Thunder from a whirlwind of expenses. They have already upped Russell Westbrook’s salary for the right to delay his free agency an extra year, and now, with the league’s deadline for extensions fast approaching, they’re talking turkey with both Steven Adams and Victor Oladipo, according to [...]

Iman Shumpert is not untouchable to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they are not desperately trying to get rid of him, either. You could say that about, maybe, half the players in the league. But ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe reported that a few teams have inquired about Shumpert’s availability and left with the “impression” that the Cavaliers [...]

Oh, good. The Memphis Grizzlies are dealing with more injuries. Chandler Parsons (knee) and Brandan Wright (ankle) are still recovering from setbacks that kept them out of the team’s season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, and Tony Allen ended up joining them with a knee injury of his own, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: [...]

The Dennis Schroder takeover in Atlanta is complete. Already crowned the Atlanta Hawks’ starting point guard following the Jeff Teague trade, the 23-year-old is now the proud owner of a four-year, $70 million extension that will kick in next season. ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and Zach Lowe first broke the news and expanded upon the agreement: [...]

Though the Miami Heat are hovering on the brink of a full-tilt rebuild, they apparently don’t have any plans to shop veteran point guard Goran Dragic. Yet. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: The Miami Heat aren’t actively trying to trade ?point guard Goran Dragic. We know this because if they were, it wouldn’t take the Heat [...]