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Nerlens Noel appears on the verge of returning from left knee surgery he had in late October, which, well, doesn’t seem to have changed anything between him and the Philadelphia 76ers. Any way you slice it, Noel remains an awkward fit for a team that already has Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor at the center [...]

According to a report from the Associated Press Monday evening, the Detroit Pistons appear to have an agreement to move from the Palace at Auburn Hills to a new arena in downtown Detroit for the 2017-18 season. [tweet https://twitter.com/detroitnews/status/800781275716055040] The Pistons will be joining the Detroit Red Wings in the new Little Caesars Arena, this [...]

What’s better than having your jersey retired by an NBA team? Having it retired by two teams. And what’s better than that? Getting it retired by a third team, like Shaquille O’Neal is about to do. The Miami Heat announced on Monday that they would retire The Big Aristotle’s No. 32 jersey—which, for those keeping [...]

If you think less than 15 games into the NBA’s regular season is too early for a team meeting, you’re wrong. The New York Knicks are proof, per Ian Begley of ESPN.com: [tweet https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/800435830955200512] What was discussed during said meeting? We don’t know. But we do know, courtesy of Carmelo Anthony, that team president Phil [...]

Don’t ask the Toronto Raptors about their 102-99 loss against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. They don’t want to hear it. Down by three with 2.4 seconds to go, DeMarre Carroll inbounded the ball to Terrence Ross, who heaved up a trey that found the bottom of the net. Only, DeMarcus Cousins deflected the [...]

Michael Jordan is savage. Or just speaking a truth that has nothing to do with Kevin Durant, or the Golden State Warriors, or thinly veiled potshots. We’ll let you decide. His Airness spoke at Russell Westbrook’s induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, an honor that was bestowed upon Durant just last year. During his [...]

On Thursday night, the New York Knicks got blasted by the Washington Wizards, who have arguably been the NBA’s worst team, relative to summer expectations, this season. Then, afterward, they were blasted by one of their own: Brandon Jennings. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: “We haven’t been locking in well on the road,” [...]

Nerlens Noel is set to make his regular-season debut for the Philadelphia 76ers later this week. Which means the Sixers’ epically clunky frontcourt logjam is inching closer and closer toward full strength. Woooooooooot. From Philly Mag’s Derek Bodner: Sixers center Nerlens Noel, who underwent surgery to repair an inflamed plica in his left knee on [...]

Congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks for being absolutely awesome. According to Zach Lowe and Marc Stein of ESPN.com, none of these teams are expected to stay in Trump-brand hotels, the commercial child of president-elect Donald Trump, when they play in Chicago and New York: At least three NBA teams have [...]

Here is your latest “There won’t be an NBA lockout in 2017” update. The latest is brought to you by The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor: The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association expect to finalize terms on a new collective bargaining agreement “just after Thanksgiving” or in “early December,” a source familiar with the negotiations [...]