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David Blatt, apparently, never stood a chance with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not if the words of Miami Heat minority owner Raanan Katz are true. During an interview on ONE.co.il’s 102FM, an Israeli sports talk radio station, Katz alleged that LeBron tried to have Heat coach Erik Spoelstra fired, and then returned to Cleveland when it [...]

By now, you’ve assuredly heard that Blake Griffin suffered a fractured hand after punching a Los Angeles Clippers assistant equipment manager. But more details have since trickled out. It is now time to pillage through the Twitter feed of ESPN.com’s Arash Markazi: Blake Griffin suffered a spiral fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right [...]

Remember when Carmelo Anthony wasn’t all about Kristaps Porzingis? I don’t either. That might be because Anthony was never down on him, or it could be because Porzingis won over his superstar teammate by telling him about the cornrows he used to have. Either way, Porzingis used to have cornrows, and he told Anthony about [...]

Cover your ears, Draymond Green! Steve Kerr only just returned to the Golden State Warriors’ sideline and is already setting the stage for an old-school, behind-the-scenes fisticuffs battle between he and Green. Why exactly? Because he thinks Kawhi Leonard, not Green, is the NBA’s best two-way player. From CSNBAyArea.com’s Monte Pool (via Complex Sports): “We [...]

Let’s ask the question that’s been burning a hole in our brains for months. Are the San Antonio Spurs as good, if not better, than the Golden State Warriors? No. No, they are not. Golden State proved as much during its 120-90 romping of San Antonio on Monday night, setting the stage for our power [...]

Kevin Durant has a high opinion of New York Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis. And Unicorns. Per the Washington Post‘s Tim Bontemps: KD on KP: "He's a 7-footer who can shoot all the way out to the 3-point line … And he can blocks shots. That's a unicorn in this league." — Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) January [...]

Carmelo Anthony is working behind the scenes for the New York Knicks, whispering in the ears of the NBA’s highest-profile free agents. And he’s bringing snacks—specifically bread. No butter, no jam, no peanut butter. Nothing. Just breakable bread. With the New York Knicks getting set to play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, the [...]

Would you ever regret signing a four-year, $32 million contract? Of course not. You’re not Avery Bradley, though. He, apparently, is regretting the deal he signed to stay with the Boston Celtics in 2014, according to Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe (h/t CBS Sports): Avery Bradley has changed agents from Mitchell Butler of the [...]

Andre Drummond doesn’t care that the fans voted in Carmelo Anthony instead of him as an Eastern Conference All-Star starter. Or does he? Per Rod Beard of the Detroit News: #Pistons Drummond on All-Stars: "I wasn’t voted in; it’s a fan thing and they voted for the guys they wanted to see. I can’t control [...]

Someone close to former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt has a theory. LeBron James is responsible for Blatt’s dismissal. From NBA.com’s David Aldridge: One of Blatt’s supporters believe that Blatt’s firing was “1,000 percent LeBron.” There is no question that in the Cavs’ grand scheme of things, James carried, and carries, the hammer. But [...]