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Is your NBA team going to be up for sale in the next, say, 10 to 20 years? If so, LeBron James may be placing a bid. The four-time MVP told The Athletic’s Ken Berger that he plans to join the ownership ranks one day after his playing career is over: Knowing that James had [...]

Hello! Welcome to this space, where we will now confirm everything you suspected about the DeMarcus Cousins trade. Yes, the Sacramento Kings could have done better than Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a top-three protected pick that probably won’t land in the top 10, and a second-round pick (via the Philadelphia 76ers! But still.). [...]

Best NBA player in the world. Three-time champion. The man responsible for ending the city of Cleveland’s title drought, and for bringing the Cavaliers their first-ever Larry O’Brien Trophy. Future Hall of Famer. Greatest-of-all-time candidate. Yessiree, LeBron James is having quite the career. I bet you even think he is living out his dream. So [...]

The Phoenix Suns are 12-25 and are owners of the second worse record in the Western Conference. The season is shot and may only get worse. One player, in particular, that has made headlines for all the wrong reasons has been Markieff Morris, who still hasn’t gotten over his brother’s trade during the summer. He [...]

July 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Well it appears Miami Heat Owner Micky Arison is not done his belly aching about the new Collective Bargaining Agreement the league and players ended up with after the lockout. Micky is stealing some headlines today [...]

April 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors When David Stern vetoed the Chris Paul to LA trade, it really brought to light the need for an independent owner of the Hornets. The owner of the New Orleans Saints of the NFL picked up the tab.  Tom Benson brought stability to the Saints nearly three decades [...]

November 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors With the NBA owners and players still in an all out war, with the next battle ground looking to be the court system, owners are being extra careful to follow the rules. That even applies to New Jersey Nets minority owner and hip hop mogul Jay-Z. Having likely [...]

January 20, 2011 – THD Rumor Patrol The blockbuster trade that would bring Carmelo Anthony to the New Jersey Nets is officially dead. But probably not how you would have guessed…. Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov told the team to end trade talks with the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, saying he was unhappy with how it [...]

September 29, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The National Basketball Association (NBA) fined Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis $100,000 on Wednesday for making unauthorized public comments regarding the league’s collective bargaining negotiations. The Wizards owner told a business audience earlier on Wednesday that the NBA, which is working on a new labor deal, will soon [...]

September 20, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Let me preface the Gilbert comments by saying that if Lebron and the Heat do go on to win multiple titles he will probably still not regret his letter to Cavs fans. However if the Cavaliers go on to another 5 years with limited success he will certainly [...]