NBA

Never say Nets coach Lionel Hollins isn’t honest. Brutally honest. Tears-inciting honest. Hollins has been a source of brazen transparency since joining the Nets, and Brook Lopez has often been the center of his candid wrath. That, apparently, isn’t going to change. From the New York Post‘s Brian Lewis: Lionel Hollins has offered pointed critiques [...]

Oh, what could have been. Ahead of the Knicks’ loss to the Rockets on Monday night, Carmelo Anthony—who left the game with back spasms—admitted that Dwight Howard, who didn’t even play, tried really hard to get him to sign in Houston. Not to spoil the end of this story, but it didn’t work. Anthony remained [...]

Don’t ever write sketchy stuff about Jeff Green. He will destroy you. Responding to a report from Comcast Sports New England that used quotes and anonymous to sources to talk about Green’s unhappiness and his trade value, the Celtics forward went off. Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston has the juicy deets: Boston Celtics forward Jeff [...]

Touche, Doc. Touche. Right before the Clippers thrashed the Heat on national television, Doc Rivers was asked about Ray Allen, who still hasn’t decided whether he’ll return to NBA action and chase another title or retire a two-time champion. His answer was, predictably, awesome, balanced with the right amount of snark and innocent sense of [...]

The Knicks are bad. Let’s not split hairs about this. They’re awful. They need a savior, someone who can rescue them from the Eastern Conference doldrums. Good thing two superheroes in Jose Calderon and Andrea Bargnani, neither of whom has played this season, are on their way back. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: [...]

Kevin Love needs time. Just like the rest of his Cavaliers teammates need time to jell, he needs time to understand his functions and role within the team’s offense. And he knows this. He admitted as much following Cleveland’s 92-90 loss to the Spurs, per Northeast Ohio Media Group’s Chris Fedor: It appears Miami’s Chris [...]

Holy crap, the Warriors are good. I could stop there, because that’s all you need to know. They’re taking over the NBA one game at a time, and assuming health, won’t be stopping anytime soon. Nor will I, because you deserve more than some pre-rankings Warriors-loving. So with that in mind, here’s a choppy portrait [...]

Ah, what could have been. Isaiah Thomas was apparently a wanted man during the 2014 NBA free-agency period. Well, not by the Kings. But the Lakers and (obviously) the Suns were both interested. And so, too, were the Celtics. Here’s Green Street’s Ben Rohrbach with more: Other than the late addition of Evan Turner at [...]

Nice calves. Dude, where’s your pogo-sticking vampire squid? The Spurs are interested in making a free-agency splash. Those are all things you don’t hear everyday. Lucky for you, today is not everyday. No, you don’t have nice calves. Get over it. And if you have a pogo-sticking vampire squid, hit me up on Twitter or [...]

Not even playing alongside LeBron James safeguards Kevin Love against Lakers rumors. The free-agent-to-be has been heavily linked to the Lakers since last season. He was born in Santa Monica (raised in Oregon), attended UCLA, unhappy in Minnesota and barreling towards the open market. It was only a matter of time before Love put on [...]