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If this was the Los Angeles Lakers’ idea of a birthday present for Byron Scott, I hope they kept the gift receipt. The Lakers lost to the Utah Jazz by a a final score of 123-75 on Monday night, Scott’s birthday. Afterward, he made it clear he was none to pleased with the team’s effort, [...]

The Boston Celtics are almost saved. This is not an exaggeration. Jae Crowder has been sidelined since he suffered a high right ankle sprain against the Houston Rockets on March 11. Though the Celtics are playing .500 basketball during his absence, they need the combination of shooting and wing defense he provides. And it sounds [...]

There is a chance Jahlil Okafor’s tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers lasts just one season. Stacked with bigs, the Sixers need to clean up their frontcourt logjam. Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel and Okafor are all best suited at the 5. Philly ran into issues with just Noel and Okafor this season, and that problem will [...]

As another wild and entertaining college basketball season starts to wind down, NBA Draft chatter will continue to pickup and a new crop “one and done” college players will start declaring their intentions to enter the NBA Draft. (If you want to see where the analysts think players will wind up, check out the NBA [...]

LeBron James is no longer inoculated against criticism within the Cleveland Cavaliers’ organization. Since when? Since right now. According to Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon, both general manager David Griffin and head coach Tyronn Lue talk to LeBron about his recent behavior, which includes fraternizing with Dwyane Wade during the Cavaliers’ blowout loss to the Miami Heat, [...]

Stephen Curry who? That’s what the (totally made-up) tattoo on San Antonio Spurs sophomore Kyle Anderson’s neck reads. Or something. See, while Curry is the overwhelming favorite to win his second consecutive MVP award, Anderson thinks the honor should actually go to Kawhi Leonard (h/t HoopsHype): Good win tonight. always fun to watch/be apart of! [...]

After watching LeBron James incredibly powerful and swift double pump reverse dunk in the lane Wednesday night it got me thinking about the top 10 dunks of his illustrious career, is last night’s dunk in the top 10? Being a 6’8″ 260 pound freight train of speed, power and athleticism has lent itself to some [...]

Tobias Harris doesn’t hold grudges. Especially when he doesn’t have much reason to hold a grudge. The Orlando Magic traded Harris to the Detroit Pistons ahead of the trade deadline, just months after signing him to a four-year, $64 million. Though that very financial commitment implied the Magic were investing in him for the long [...]

LeBron James is not above pipe dreams. It’s been known for a while that he’s super close with Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade. Hell, he even forged a whole plan to play with Wade in Miami. Apparently, though, his time in Miami, alongside Wade, isn’t enough of a superstar buddy fix. He wants [...]

History is not destined to repeat itself in the NBA. Not this time. Or so it seems. Plenty of people have been worried about there being a potential NBA lockout in 2017, when both the owners and players have the right to opt out of their current. Commissioner Adam Silver, though, doesn’t think that’s going [...]