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Kristaps Porzingis has a decision to make. Probably. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Kristaps Porzingis told The Post he will have a big decision on his hands soon. Three days ago, the Latvian National Team was chosen to compete in the Olympic qualifier in Belgrade, Serbia, from July 4-10 with a chance to [...]

About the Miami Heat staying healthy…Yeah, that’s not going to happen. Not right now at least. Goran Dragic recently returned to the rotation, but now Miami’s backcourt must soldier on without sophomore Tyler Johnson, as he begins to recover from shoulder surgery, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports: Miami's Tyler Johnson will undergo surgery [...]

The Phoenix Suns have a new head coach. Temporarily, at least. After firing head coach Jeff Hornacek on Monday, the Suns have decided to hand the reins to Earl Watson, per Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports: [tweet https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/694294168810577920] Interim head coaching labels are always sort of iffy. You’re coaching to keep your job as [...]

Channing Frye is apparently a hot commodity. According to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney, interest in the Orlando Magic’s 32-year-old stretch big is high: Now, league sources tell Sporting News, changes could be coming to the Magic’s promising young roster ahead of this month’s trading deadline. Already, the team has received multiple inquiries on big [...]

NBA players probably find out about All-Star selections in all different types of ways. Agents, coaches, teammates, social media, etc. likely all play a role in how the news is delivered. And though there have been some unconventional All-Star epiphanies in the past, there has never been one better than that of Draymond Green. He [...]

Damian Lillard is a veteran at being snubbed from the NBA All-Star Game. In 2013-14, as a sophomore, he was playing with found money. Second-year players are seldom All-Star locks. Last year, he only made the Western Conference All-Star squad as an injury replacement. He didn’t take that too well. He took it personally. But [...]

D’Angelo Russell is not on the Los Angeles Lakers’ list of players to trade. Because, um, duh? Well, maybe not “duh.” According to Hoops Critic’s Brian Geltzeiler, Russell’s name has, in fact, come up in negotiations: In taking to people around the league on who has been made available in trade talks a very surprising [...]

First Dirk Nowitzki, now Derrick Rose. The NBA’s superstars just won’t stop doling out the feel goodz to Kobe Bryant. Ahead of the Chicago Bulls’ thorough drubbing of the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, Rose, like Nowitzki before him, showered Kobe with the utmost praise, per Nick Friedell of ESPN.com: “Kobe, he’s someone that [...]

Already missing Tim Duncan? You might want to get accustomed to that feeling. Duncan has missed the San Antonio Spurs’ last two games and three of the last four overall with right knee soreness. He has undergone an MRI, but head coach Gregg Popovich has no idea when the 39-year-old will return, per the San [...]

LeBron James isn’t a coach killer. He’s just difficult to coach. In response to the coach-killing sentiments that have flooded the general basketball sphere since the Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach David Blatt, who wasn’t a LeBron favorite, in favor of assistant Tyronn Lue, a purported LeBron favorite, Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com dropped an even-keeled [...]