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As time wears on Kobe Bryant has become more skilled at telling it like it is. Years ago he would have been brash and brazen. Now he’s pensive and calculated in a way that makes you place more stock in what he says. So listen up. Commenting on the next collective bargaining agreement—the current one [...]

Don’t you just hate it when two NBA teams are both willing to pay you a crap ton of money and you’re eventually forced to deal with the awkwardness of the party you spurned in the aftermath of your decision? Oh, you don’t know what I’m talking about? LeBron James does. Brian Windhorst posted an [...]

Hindsight is usually 20/20. At the moment it’s more like 200/20. In a lengthy—and fabulous–piece that detailed how the Dallas Mavericks stole Chandler Parsons from the Houston Rockets, ESPN.com’s Marc Stein dropped a few rumor missiles. One such rumor alleges Kyrie Irving recruited Parsons to play for the Cavaliers, and that the latter eventually became [...]

Kobe Bryant doesn’t handle rejection well. That, or he handles it really well. It depends how you look at it. Someone asked Kobe about Kevin Love being traded to Cleveland Cavaliers, presumably mentioning the many ties to the Los Angeles Lakers he had via the ever-churning rumor mill last season. Kobe responded in kind. Per [...]

Well, now. Carmelo Anthony had a busy offseason. He went free-agency hunting, eventually re-signed with the Knicks and even lost some weight. Things aren’t going to settle down now with training camp underway, either. He has a team to lead and a new system to learn. And a bunch of righteous, hard-nosed, reputation-defaming bastards to [...]

Miami Heat fans still seeking comfort after LeBron James’ decision to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers may find solace in this: Y’all were three victories shy of keeping him. What’s that? It doesn’t help? It actually makes you feel like someone’s throwing lethal-venom-tipped darts at your sternum with Peyton Manning-like accuracy while cackling chaotically in [...]

Don’t sweat it, Minnesota Timberwolves fans. Andrew Wiggins has got this. Simply knowing where he’s going to begin his NBA career has done wonders for the rookie’s confidence apparently. While speaking with media members on this upcoming season, the No. 1 overall pick—who the Cleveland Cavaliers used as bait to land Kevin Love—said he was [...]

Michael Beasley and the San Antonio Spurs? Yes, Please. According to Yahoo Sports’ all-powerfull and almighty Adrian Wojnarowski, the Spurs intend to work out Beasley, who still hasn’t found a new home this summer: Free-agent forward Michael Beasley is working out for the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs at the franchise’s practice facility this [...]

Ricky Rubio doesn’t hold grudges. After Kevin Love left one year before entering free agency, after he willed his way onto the now superstar-stuffed Cleveland Cavaliers roster, after he abandoned the Minnesota Timberwolves for the comfort that comes with playing beside LeBron James, Rubio could be angry. Infuriated. Outraged. He and Love were supposed to [...]

Carmelo Anthony fancies himself a trend-setter. During an interview with former New York Giants great Michael Strahan for Adweek, Anthony was asked whether LeBron James’ decision to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers influenced his return to the New York Knicks. He, of course, said it was the other way around. From Newsday‘s Al Iannazzone: “Honestly, [...]