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The NBA has always been known for being at the forefront of the American professional sports teams when it comes to innovation (social media utilization, All-Star weekend contests, jersey advertising, etc.). They have now done it again by becoming the first professional sports league to unveil their season ending awards show after the NBA Finals [...]

No matter what might be said, or written, or assumed, Kevin Durant has a soft spot for Russell Westbrook. The new Golden State Warriors forward sat down with the Bay Area News Group’s Anthony Slater to discuss the state of his relationship with his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate. Durant was honest, sometimes brutally so, [...]

As the New York Knicks gear up to play the Chicago Bulls on Friday night, you could understand if Derrick Rose was nervous, excited and/or hell-bent on sticking it to his former team. But he is none of those things, at least not visibly, per the New York Post’s Marc Berman: “I haven’t been thinking [...]

Update: Draymond Green is still Draymond Green. Asked by NBA.com’s David Aldridge if the Cleveland Cavaliers are the only team he wants to play should the Golden State Warriors make it back to the NBA Finals, Green responded thusly: Me: Bird and Magic used to always wake up every morning and see how the other [...]

What, you didn’t think we would stop talking about the NBA’s annual general manager survey just because it’s two weeks old, did you? Because we’re not going to. At least not in Miami. Hassan Whiteside was asked if he cared that he didn’t receive a single vote in the “Who is the best center in [...]

Carmelo Anthony is happy with the current makeup of the New York Knicks. So happy, in fact, he has no qualms about sharing the spotlight with teammates Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah et al., per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Anthony, who ended up with 20 points on 5-for-15 shooting, six rebounds and five assists, was [...]

The Golden State Warriors have won two of their first three games, but as far as they’re concerned they might as well be winless. Head coach Steve Kerr intimated as much following the team’s 106-100 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, a game that was much closer and left in doubt for far longer [...]

Don’t get comfortable with this version of the Portland Trail Blazers. It might not be around for long. After spending like crazy over the summer, mostly to retain talent like Maurice Harkless, Meyers Leonard, Allen Crabbe and C.J. McCollum (extension), but also to bring in Evan Turner and Festus Ezeli, people around the league are [...]

Dwyane Wade is ready to just enjoy being a member of the Chicago Bulls. That storyline has been lost, often without a trace, in Wade’s decision to leave behind the Miami Heat, the team with whom he spent the first 13 years of his career. But while money and, seemingly, a lack of communication and [...]

Think Andre Iguodala is bitter about LeBron James’ chase-down block on him during Game 7 of the NBA Finals? Think again. Sure, LeBron iced what should have been a wide-open, and perhaps championship-clinching, layup. But Iguodala admitted to ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes that he was a fan of the King’s handy work: “I’m like, ‘Man, that [...]