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If Jimmy Butler doesn’t understand the concept of monitored minutes, he’s about to. Rather than work Butler, 26, to the bone during the regular season, new Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg is preparing to do something new: cut Butler’s minutes. From CSNChicago.com’s Vincent Goodwill: At first it was Luol Deng but now Butler has [...]

When the Golden State Warriors begin their title defense next Tuesday, they may do so without sophomore head coach Steve Kerr. Steve Kerr is apparently suffering from a spinal fluid leak after having two offseason back surgeries. Assistants Luke Walton and Ron Adams have been holding down the fort in the interim, and according to [...]

For almost the entirety of Al Jefferson’s 11-year NBA career, he’s been known as “Big Al.” Now, he is Big Al no more—at least not to Charlotte Hornets teammate Marvin Williams. In an attempt to keep up with the shifting style of today’s NBA, Al Jefferson, who is listed at 265 pounds on Basketball-Reference, apparently [...]

Breathe easily, and freely, Cleveland Cavaliers fans. LeBron James will be in uniform when his team opens up the 2015-16 regular season next Tuesday in a road tilt against the Chicago Bulls. If you didn’t know his status was maybe, quite possibly in doubt, well, where the hell have you been? According to the Akron [...]

Tim Duncan is impressed by Manu Ginobili. Really impressed. At 38 years old, with 13 NBA seasons to his credit, Manu Ginboili’s best days are clearly behind him. His per-game minutes averages have been in decline since 2010-11, and his role within the San Antonio Spurs’ offense isn’t nearly as prominent as it once was. [...]

John Henson took to Instagram on Monday to call out Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers in downtown Milwaukee for what he believed to be racial discrimination. Here are his comments on the matter: Went to @schwankekasten jewelry today in White-Fish Bay during regular business hours . They locked the door and told me to go away . After [...]

Mike Krzyzewski is ready to walk away from the sidelines. Team USA’s sidelines, that is. The 68-year-old guided Team USA to gold medals in 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London), and Mike Krzyzewski still plans to man the helm through 2016 in Rio. But, as he told ESPN.com’s Andy Katz, he’s done after that: Duke coach [...]

Anyone worried that the New York Knicks might not start Kristaps Porzingis to begin the 2015-16 season needn’t fret anymore. It looks like he will indeed begin the season as their starting power forward. Per Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News (h/t ProBasketballTalk): Fisher started preseason with Porzingis as the starting power forward, [...]

Jeremy Lamb is beginning his time with the Charlotte Hornets much like he began his NBA career: with expectations. Three years removed from his lottery selection, Lamb isn’t anywhere near the player he was supposed to be. He hasn’t shown he can be an elite scorer at the professional level, and his outside stroke, while [...]

Nate Robinson is once again going to be employed by an NBA team. Everybody party. Especially if you’re a New Orleans Pelicans fan. Marc Stein of ESPN.com had the deets first: ESPN sources say Pelicans are signing veteran guard Nate Robinson — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) October 15, 2015 It's a one-year veteran minimum deal for [...]