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Well, now. Carmelo Anthony had a busy offseason. He went free-agency hunting, eventually re-signed with the Knicks and even lost some weight. Things aren’t going to settle down now with training camp underway, either. He has a team to lead and a new system to learn. And a bunch of righteous, hard-nosed, reputation-defaming bastards to [...]

Kevin Durant cannot kick the free-agency bug. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar is fiercely loyal and, even now, incredibly happy where he is. But 2016 free agency looms large for him, and he has given it some thought. Even though he tries not to think about the future. During a wide-ranging interview with USA Today‘s [...]

Miami Heat fans still seeking comfort after LeBron James’ decision to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers may find solace in this: Y’all were three victories shy of keeping him. What’s that? It doesn’t help? It actually makes you feel like someone’s throwing lethal-venom-tipped darts at your sternum with Peyton Manning-like accuracy while cackling chaotically in [...]

Phil Jackson bleeds confidence. Neither you nor me nor James Dolan nor that inebriated guy at the bar undressing himself whilst screaming “Come see my beer muscles bitches!” at the top of his lungs has more confidence than Jackson. It’s been easy to forget that in recent years, mind you. Since Jackson has been out [...]

Welp. According to NBC Charlotte, Jeff Taylor of the Charlotte Hornets has been arrested on domestic violence charges: A current Charlotte Hornets player was arrested early Thursday morning in Michigan on the charge of domestic assault. Jeffery Matthew Taylor, 25, was arrested at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place around 1 a.m. Thursday. Taylor [...]

If you didn’t already know the New York Knicks hired Derek Fisher, you’d think Jeff Van Gundy was still angling for their head coaching position. During an interview with Anthony Donahue for his Internet radio show on The Knicks Blog, Van Gundy said some pretty nice things about the Knicks. Like, for instance, he thinks [...]

Way to steal Michael Beasley’s thunder, Eric Bledsoe. After months of waiting and stalemating and—more disturbingly—no negotiations, Bledsoe finally reached an agreement with the Phoenix Suns that will pay him $70 million over the next five years, according to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/514893545384460289] Wait, there’s more: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/514893892614098944] So much for the Suns [...]

This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for and pining after. Fiiiiiiine. No it isn’t. Not unless you’re Michael Beasley and/or a hugely irrational Michael Beasley fan. According to the all-knowing and omnipresent Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, The Beas is headed to the Memphis Grizzlies: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/514561126731108352] Here’s some additional details from Woj: [...]

Welcome to the NBA’s “How Not to Increase the Trade Value of Your Best and Potentially Most Available Player.” Your host will be Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck. The subject matter will be Rajon Rondo. And, finally, prepare to start scratching your head. What Grousbeck did Sunday evening was weird. It wasn’t horrible or disrespectful; [...]

Paul Pierce made the Brooklyn Nets look confusing. It was barely a year ago that the Nets were selling fans on a mortgaged future because it meant the arrivals of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Kidd. Two of those guys are now gone, the most noteworthy of whom is Pierce. He left for the [...]