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Well this is awkward. During his retirement tour, Kobe Bryant has had his share of smiles, laughs and even hugs, but apparently some fans Kobe denies. Wednesday night the Lakers played and lost 128-119 to the Memphis Grizzlies and the FedExForum was on its feet to salute Kobe one last time. Kobe embraced the applause [...]

Things are not looking great on the Chris Bosh front. The Miami Heat big man is dealing with yet another blood clot issue, and according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, it could sideline him for the rest of the season: Miami Heat All-Star forward Chris Bosh is under increasing pressure from physicians and the organization [...]

Damian Lillard has led the Portland Trailblazers to 6 straights wins and they have won 9 of their last 10 games. He’s been on an absolute tear since getting snubbed to be an All-Star. If that’s all it takes to get this kind of dominance from Lillard, they should be praying he gets snubbed every [...]

John Wall, all of 25 years old, knows his NBA clock is ticking. The Washington Wizards point guard offered some very candid quotes for a piece penned by Michael Lee over at The Vertical. The article gives great insight into Wall the person and player and highlights his aspirations, both on and off the court. [...]

Kobe Bryant thinks Stephen Curry is hard to guard. Kobe therefore is, apparently, a master at stating the obvious. Presumably asked about who was the toughest player to guard in the NBA, Kobe came back with a totally predictable, wholly accurate answer, per Baxter Holmes of ESPN.com: Toughest player to guard in the NBA? @kobebryant [...]

Anderson Varejao may neither forgive nor forget. The Cleveland Cavaliers dealt Varejao, a lifer, to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a salary dump. He was promptly released by the Blazers and then signed with the Golden State Warriors—a team he already loves because of how much they love each other. From the Cleveland.com’s [...]

Aaron Gordon shared his incredible athleticism and world-class dunking prowess in the dunk contest a few weeks back and the basketball world still hasn’t quite recovered from the performance he and Zach LaVine put on that night. Gordon has been getting a lot more opportunity to flash his high energy and freakish athletic ability on [...]

Smell that? It’s the scent of the NBA’s stretch run. Urgency is officially overtaking the Association. Teams still have more than one-quarter of their schedule left to play, but the ramifications of early-season happenings are becoming real. The Portland Trail Blazers are rising; the Houston Rockets are falling; the Chicago Bulls are standing steady after [...]

Less than two years into his 5-year pact to serve as Knicks boss, you get the sense that Phil Jackson is growing antsy. His ousting of Derek Fisher would lead you to believe so. Will he eventually want to step down if things don’t turn around soon? Not much happened with the team at the [...]

News came down Tuesday that Marc Gasol will undergo season-ending surgery for his fractured foot. Although the Grizzlies are currently sitting at 32-23 and in fifth place in the Western Conference, not having their anchor in the middle means the Grizzlies have zero chance to win a postseason series. That’s if they are even able [...]