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The highly divisive and highly publicized sexual assault trial of Derrick Rose that has hung like a cloud over him during the off-season and since being traded to the New York Knicks is over. Rose and his friends were cleared of all and any potential sexual assault charges in relation to the case. [tweet https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/788840829796413442] [...]

Every year before the beginning of a new season the NBA conducts a survey with the 30 general managers across the league to get a pulse on where these execs think the league is heading and what they project for the upcoming season. The poll is anonymous so a GM can’t be ridiculed for any [...]

Good thing the Boston Celtics were able to poach Al Horford from the Atlanta Hawks, because Kelly Olynyk’s shoulder still isn’t right. A healthy Olynyk, to be sure, wouldn’t have prevented the Celtics from going full tilt after Horford. The latter is a superstar, the former an injury-prone(ish) prospect with a developing skill set. Nevertheless, [...]

When the Portland Trail Blazers signed Festus Ezeli to a two-year, $15.1 million deal over the summer, they were clearly taking a shot in the dark. As of now, that shot has yet to hit anything. Per the Portland Tribune‘s Kerry Eggers, Ezeli, who is dealing with a left knee injury, still isn’t closing in [...]

In addition to being without rookie Ben Simmons for the next few months, the Philadelphia 76ers also expect to begin the 2016-17 season without Nerlens Noel. Said head coach Brett Brown of Noel, who is dealing with a groin injury, per Tom Moore of Calkins Moore: [tweet https://twitter.com/tmoore76ers/status/787404219590512640] Welp. Fortunately for the Sixers, I guess, [...]

Word came down over the weekend that the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks had come to an agreement on a trade to send Michael Carter-Williams to the Bulls in exchange for Tony Snell. It became official Monday morning. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/788029771670183940] Carter-Williams had been a huge disappointment for the Bucks since trading for him at the [...]

Phew, that was close. On Saturday night, midway through the Memphis Grizzlies’ 134-125 double-overtime preseason victory (WUT), Ronald Tillery of the Commercial Appeal tweeted that Marc Gasol appeared to have hurt his right ankle: [tweet https://twitter.com/CAGrizBeat/status/787468497068576768] Given that Marc Gasol missed nearly half of last season after fracturing that same foot, you can understand the [...]

Andrew Bogut has been a member of the Dallas Mavericks for, like, a minute, and yet he’s already thinking about staying with them beyond this season. From NBA.com’s Scott Howard-Cooper: Next summer, Bogut will be 32 and a free agent, able to select a championship contender for another run at a ring. Yet his first [...]

A lot of hype was made of this year’s Team USA Basketball Olympic team—even some experts, like ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, questioned whether or not the United States should even send our pro basketball players to the Olympics anymore. But, how good was the 2016 USA Basketball team anyway? How does the 2016 Olympic team [...]

On Thursday, Paul Pierce criticized Kevin Durant for leaving the Thunder to join the Warriors. He said current NBA stars lack hunger and competitiveness, and he can’t imagine doing what Kevin Durant did this summer. “I could have left Boston years ago but I stuck it out. I just feel like when you’re that close [...]