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Hopefully Steve Kerr has his checkbook handy. His comments following the Golden State Warriors’ 115-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals are going to cost him. Kerr was not shy about criticizing the referees for how they officiated Stephen Curry. The two-time MVP fouled out with the game already [...]

What, you didn’t think the Houston Rockets were going to be quiet during NBA free agency this summer, did you? Of course not. Why would you? Not only is the salary cap exploding, giving most teams plenty of money to spend, but Houston’s general manager, Daryl Morey, is notorious for chasing superstars at every turn. [...]

Stephen Curry. Anthony Davis. LaMarcus Aldridge. James Harden. Chris Paul. Russell Westbrook. John Wall. What do they all have in common? They, among many other high-profile players, won’t be participating in the Team USA festivities. You’ll notice that the point guard position in particular is taking a hit. Four of its top-five contributors—Curry, Paul, Westbrook, [...]

Stephen Curry is not a immune to pressure. You can forgive yourself if you thought otherwise. Even as he’s struggled during these NBA playoffs, seldom piecing together entire games of trademark Stephen Curry basketball, he has always seemed to come up big when it matters most. The end of Game 6 of the Western Conference [...]

Game, as the kids say, recognize game. Which is why, during a Twitter Q&A, Damian Lillard named Anthony Davis as the player not currently on his team whom he would most like to team up with (h/t ESPN.com’s Justin Verrier): [tweet https://twitter.com/Dame_Lillard/status/742471569578954753] Easy does it, conspiracy theorists. Lillard has no plans to leave Portland: [tweet [...]

If the Chicago Bulls have their way, they’ll trade the one year left on Derrick Rose’s contract before they move Jimmy Butler. The Butler rumor mill has received new life over the last few days with a report coming from ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and Chad Ford that the Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to send the [...]

Watching the Golden State Warriors from afar in Game 5, as a bystander at an Oakland Athletics game, was a bittersweet affair for Draymond Green. Yes, he wanted his team to win, to clinch its second straight NBA title. But, after being suspended for one game, part of him also had to want another crack [...]

So, um, Rajon Rondo, despite not ruling out a return to the Sacramento Kings, doesn’t sound like someone who wants to return to the Sacramento Kings. As he said on ESPN’s The Jump with Rachel Nichols: Rajon Rondo said Monday on ESPN’s The Jump that the Kings never jelled as a team last season, and [...]

This is the time of year where many an NFL fringe player earns tryouts with all 32 NFL teams as franchises prepare for training camp in the upcoming season. Sometimes these players are notable for one reason or another but one name stands out above the rest (not literally): Nate Robinson. Robinson the 11-year NBA [...]

Ben Simmons, the top talent in this year’s NBA draft, won’t be working out for the Philadelphia 76ers, owners of the No. 1 pick in the 2016 prospect pageant. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Absolutely nothing. From Philly.com’s Keith Pompey: Unless something changes, the 76ers won’t work out out Ben Simmons during the NBA predraft process [...]