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Paul Millsap’s expected foray into free agency next summer may not actually take place. Though, to be sure, it probably will. Asked about his free-agency plans, around eight months in advance of any decision, the 31-year-old Paul Millsap gave no hint as to whether he’ll decline his $21.5 million player option for the 2017-18 campaign, [...]

Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis has had a rough past year on the injury front and continues to prove to be an injury prone player in general, missing a number of games in every season since entering the NBA. The latest setback, although minor, is a sprained ankle suffered during Wednesday morning’s preseason game [...]

A timeline has officially been set for Reggie Jackson’s return to the Detroit Pistons, and it’s far from ideal. The point guard is not only dealing with tendinitis in his left knee, but also addressed a right thumb issue that’s been plaguing him since last season. He is expected to miss between six and eight [...]

LeBron James is a mega-star, the face of the NBA, a movie star in his limited free-time, a three-time NBA champion and the ruler of all things Cleveland, but he still takes his laundry and the laundry of his apparently messy teammates very seriously. LeBron James picks up teammates’ laundry https://t.co/Q7HOVVDcmH — Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) [...]

Opening night for the 2016-17 NBA season is less than three weeks away, and yet J.R. Smith remains unsigned. The oft-erratic shooting guard morphed into a reliable force for the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers last season, and, as a friend of LeBron James, it would seem he’s destined to stay put, even with the length [...]

The Sacramento Kings do not seem like they’ll be moving perennial trade candidates Rudy Gay and Ben McLemore anytime soon. You can even bet on it with the betting odds at SportsBettingExperts.com. The good news is you can still reach general manager Vlade Divac on the phone. He’s continuing to take calls. As he said [...]

Kevin Durant’s addition in Golden State means we’ll see less individual greatness from Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. In Klay’s case, you could make the strong argument that he didn’t get the ball enough a season ago. He was very consistent for them down the stretch in the playoffs, and dug them out of some [...]

You don’t see this every day. Last night the Raptors were in LA to play against the Clippers in a preseason game. Midway through the second quarter, Jamal Crawford lost his shoe. Griffin, trying to help out his teammate, picked it up to give it to him. At that same moment Crawford passed Griffin the [...]

Utah Jazz center Jeff Withey has been dumped by his 2014 Playmate of the Year fiancee, Kennedy Summers. As per TMZ, Summers’ reportedly broke off their engagement over “many issues” but more specifically social media. “While it has its many pros, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc. can also create many issues within a relationship,” Zack Teperman, [...]

The NBA has suspended Darren Collison of the Sacremento Kings eight games without pay after he plead guilty to domestic violence. Collison plead guilty to a charge of misdemeanor battery for an incident that occurred with his wife back in May. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail and three years of informal probation. [...]