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Jimmy Butler’s relationship with the Minnesota Timberwolves’ youngsters is supposed to be part of the reason why he wants out. More specifically, his interactions with Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins are supposed to have soured his Minnesota experience. Ask Wiggins, though, and he’ll tell you that’s not the case. As he told reporters before the [...]

Good news for anyone who wants Los Angeles Lakers team president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka to be on good terms with LaVar Ball: The Purple and Gold’s executives don’t think their relationship with Lonzo Ball’s father is on rickety footing. Both executives intimated as much during the Lakers’ exit interviews. Here are [...]

After the major blockbuster trade went down between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics this summer, in which the Celtics dealt their fan favorite and All-NBA point guard Isaiah Thomas before having to sign him to a huge contract next summer, there was understandably a rift between Thomas, Danny Ainge and the Celtics front office. [...]

If LeBron James ends up leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers as a free agent in 2018, look no further than his relationship with owner Dan Gilbert to explain why. Apparently. According to longtime NBA reporter Chris Sheridan: [tweet https://twitter.com/sheridanhoops/status/897906465960316929] This report was met with rebukes from Fox Sports Ohio’s Sam Amico and Fox Sports 1’s Chris [...]

Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have never come across as best friends, and they most likely never will. But the idea that they actively dislike each other is completely, utterly kaput. As Paul told USA Today‘s Sam Amick, the two are closer than they’ve ever been: “Oh, no question (it’s) better now than ever,” Paul [...]

Prior to the Miami Heat’s Thursday night victory over the Chicago Bulls, two things became clear. First, Dwyane Wade and Heat president Pat Riley, despite not talking since their basketball partnership dissolved, are totally cool. Second, both dudes need to beef up their email skills. Riley apparently sent Wade an email the morning of the [...]

How will Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban replace the bond he shared with Chandler Parsons now that the latter is a member of the Memphis Grizzlies? By texting and emailing his new center, Andrew Bogut, of course. Michael Lee of The Vertical spoke with Bogut about his summer—mostly about how he needed to represent the [...]