LeBron James’ feelings haven’t changed. He believes Tristan Thompson should remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers. That much has been clear for a while. It was assumed when LeBron first returned to Cleveland, since he and Thompson, a restricted free agent, are both represented by Rich Paul. Then it became an ironclad fact back in May, [...]
August 14, 2015
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Fire up the ESPN ticker. Michael Jordan is throwing shade at LeBron James. OK, fine. No, he’s not. But he is showing immense confidence in his previous abilities, even though the peak of his NBA career is roughly 20 years in the past. Jordan answered a bunch of questions on Saturday at his Michael Jordan [...]
August 10, 2015
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The NBA is doing Christmas Day 2015 right. Most likely. Schedule details are starting to trickle out ahead of the league’s official release, and, naturally, it’s the Association’s slate of Christmas Day tilts that are being dispersed first. On Thursday, ESPN.com’s Marc Stein brought word that the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors will be [...]
August 7, 2015
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Sam Hinkie, you dog, you. Despite boasting oodles of cap space in each of the last two summers, the Philadelphia 76ers haven’t been free-agency players. They’re trying to build from the ground up and from within, and not only does that mean they’re not in the market for outside talent, but they’re not in the [...]
August 5, 2015
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Strap up, y’all. Gilbert Arenas has something to say about Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Arenas posted a photo of James on Instagram Wednesday night accompanied with a lengthy caption. Why? I’m not entirely sure. But it happened. Here’s what the caption read (h/t Bleacher Report): KINGJAMES…..this person comes around once in a blue moon…a [...]
July 31, 2015
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Long before the Minnesota Timberwolves actually traded Kevin Love, the prevailing belief around the NBA was that they were going to move him. It wasn’t a hunch. It wasn’t an inkling. It was a fact. And then they actually moved Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers, after a brief dalliance with the Golden State Warriors. But [...]
July 30, 2015
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Tristan Thompson isn’t leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers. Because, you know, duh. But also because LeBron James says so. LeBron did one of those things where he answers a question or 80 on Twitter Tuesday evening. One fan was curious about the scuttlebutt surrounding Thompson, a restricted free agent, who has yet to re-sign with the [...]
July 28, 2015
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When you know you’re wrong, you know you’re wrong, and J.R. Smith knows he’s wrong. Sort of. Rather than opting into the last year of his contract that would have paid him well north of $6 million next season, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ volume chucker elected to hit unrestricted free agency, probably thinking that he, like [...]
July 21, 2015
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Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Jim Buss may soon be out of a job. Unless, of course, the Lakers start playing and winning like the Lakers again. Talking about Jim’s job security during a radio appearance with KPCC team president Jeanie Buss, his sister, painted a bleak picture, per ESPN.com’s Baxter Holmes: Los [...]
LeBron James is no friend of the Miami Heat. Yes, he won two championships and a pair of MVP awards in South Beach. And sure, he made four consecutive Finals appearances and was on the brink of forging a dynasty in 2014. But he is still no friend of the Heat, at least outside of [...]
June 22, 2015
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