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Carmelo Anthony still has a job to do. Although the All-Star forward is done for the season after undergoing a successful knee debridement, the New York Knicks still want him hanging around, readying himself to be the emotional leader they need, the same one he’s never been. From Newsday‘s Barbara Barker: [tweet https://twitter.com/meanbarb/status/572511505691889664] [tweet https://twitter.com/meanbarb/status/572513261788246016] [...]

After taking care of the Los Angeles Clippers, 90-87, last Monday night, the Memphis Grizzlies had quietly recorded the 3rd best record in the NBA this season at 42-16 (72.4%), just behind the 47-12 Atlanta Hawks and the 45-11 Golden State Warriors. In that hotly contested game, Chris Paul powered the Clippers on both ends [...]

Breaking: We know what Ray Allen isn’t going to do. As for what he’s actually going to do, well, shut up. Focus on the small victories, however insignificant they seem. And this is a small victory. Per ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst, the 39-year-old Allen won’t be finishing the NBA’s regular season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, if [...]

Kenneth Faried is not a go-to player. No, that’s not new. Everyone knows this. Even Denver Nuggets head coach Brian Shaw, who had some weird things to stay while discussing the Manimal’s regression this season. From The Denver Post‘s Mark Kiszla: “There are a lot of players out there that feel like they’re better than [...]

Sometimes the basketball gods are cruel. This is one of those times. After surviving nearly 75 percent of the season, Derrick Rose has gone down. Again. He needs surgery to either repair or remove a torn meniscus in his right knee. Given that this is the second time he’s suffered the exact same injury on [...]

Goodbye, All-Star discussion and NBA trade deadline. Hello, playoff race. It’s that time of year again. The focus is on the playoffs and various position-jockeying that’s going on. This week we have a lot of movement to cover, from the Blazers’ slump, to the Spurs’ mounting cankers, to the Thunder’s improbable surge, to the Sixers [...]

The final 20 minutes of the 2015 NBA Trade deadline were pure unadulterated insanity, a mixture of euphoria for NBA fanatics who obsess over trade rumors and player movement (me) and paranoia and panic for NBA GM’s and players. What seemed a few days prior to be a snoozer of trade deadline with what was [...]

Of all the non-basketball things one could see JaVale McGee doing, mentoring young NBA talents is not among them. Professional volleyball-spiker? Uh-huh. Gumby imitator? For sure. Gangly hug-giver. You bet. Mentor? Not so much. Alas, McGee himself feels differently. Per the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Keith Pompey: “I don’t want to get bought out,” said McGee, a [...]

Carmelo Anthony has been injured a looooooooong time. This thing with his left knee is not new. We know that. But we really never pinpointed it. Some thought he was injured during the second game of the New York Knicks’ season, a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers (how the hell did that happen again?). Turns [...]

Just when you think that, maybe, just maybe, you might understand the extent of Kobe Bryant’s obsession with Michael Jordan, you find out you’re wrong. Here’s to being wrong. Kobe’s unhappiness with the Los Angeles Lakers shortly after they traded Shaquille O’Neal is well documented. He wanted out, because, well, the Lakers weren’t good enough. [...]