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Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman wants to help keep the peace between the NBA and China. As the fallout continues after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of Hong Kong protesters, Rodman posted a video to his Twitter account. He is seen holding up a photo of himself with North Korea’s [...]

The 2018-19 season was a busy one for Jeremy Lin. He played for the Hawks from October through February and was then waived by Atlanta but immediately signed with the Raptors where he ultimately won a championship, but Lin struggled in Toronto. He appeared in 23 regular-season games and posted only 7.0 points and 2.2 [...]

Jimmer Fredette has agreed to a two-year contract with the Phoenix Suns. The Athletic reported the deal’s second season is a team option that will become official once he receives clearance to leave China’s Shanghai Sharks. Fredette, 30, appeared in just six NBA games in the 2015-16 season, averaging 1.5 points per game. For his [...]

The NBA has announced that the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets will play two preseason games in Japan. The games will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo on October 8th and 10th. “Bringing NBA preseason games to Japan will help accelerate the growth of basketball in a country that features a thriving [...]

The National Basketball Players Association and the NBA have signed a $1.1 billion seven year licensing agreement extension with Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the creators of NBA 2K. The extension will allow Take-Two to continue producing NBA 2K games and using the likenesses of NBA players, but there is seemingly no exclusivity involved in the [...]

According to a release from the NBA, the league has officially announced its “first betting data partnerships in the US” with Sportradar and Genius Sports. As more states legalize sports betting, Genius Sports and Sportradar will work closely with the NBA to ensure those who choose to bet on sports legally have access to official [...]

The NBA appeared to be on to something last year when they implemented a captain-driven draft for February’s All-Star game. Stars choosing which other stars to play with? Regardless of conference? At the risk of potentially spurning teammates? How could that not be compelling? Um, well, if the league decided not to air said draft, [...]

The game has changed for the better over the past decade as the NBA game is more fast-paced and open than ever with teams spacing the floor out and moving the ball like a whirring machine with most seven footers launching three-pointers, something that seemed unimaginable even a decade ago. The league is full of [...]

In addition to being a rapper (and a full-fledged lunatic), Kanye West has been a shoe designer for some time now. People flock and pay ridiculous amounts of money when his newest “Yeezy” shoes drop and he has recently released his first basketball shoe. The NBA won’t allow its players to wear the shoe this [...]

JR Smith was informed by the NBA that he will be fined on a per game basis if he doesn’t cover the tattoo logo of New York-based streetwear company Supreme he got during the summer. Smith went on Instagram to voice his displeasure: [tweet https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1046123204505473026] According to Section H of the NBA rule book’s extended [...]