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Danny Ainge and Boston Celtics will not go down quietly at the NBA’s trade deadline. They rarely do. While making an appearance on 98.5 the Sports Hub’s Toucher & Rich Show, Ainge made it clear he has been, and will continue to be, active ahead of the Feb. 18 trade deadline (via CSNNE.com’s A. Sherrod [...]

After putting on a show in D.C. last night the Warriors visited the White House today and met with President Obama. Obama showed his Chicago roots and had a few digs ready for the champions. “I am happy to honor a player from the greatest team in NBA history, Steve Kerr.” This of course was [...]

We thought there were enough amazing plays this past week to warrant a Top 10 NBA Plays of the Week for our weekly THD Video mixtape. What we didn’t anticipate was Kevin Durant hitting a smooth game winner the night after the mixtape was complete, and/or Steph Curry having a number of highlights in his [...]

There is never a good time for an NBA player to get injured, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s groin injury comes at an especially unideal juncture. The 22-year-old wing injured his groin in the Detroit Pistons’ Wednesday night loss to the Boston Celtics and, per the Associated Press’ Dave Hogg (h/t Bleacher Report), is expected to miss [...]

Meet those who will revive the NBA dunk contest. Or something. Sources gave Cleveland.com’s Chris Haynes a preview of next Saturday’s dunk-contest lineup, and he was kind enough to share his intel: The field for the NBA Slam Dunk Contest scheduled for Feb. 13 in Toronto is set, according to league sources. The defending champion [...]

The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder—and every other team in the NBA—have some competition when it comes to free-agent-to-be Kevin Durant. The Houston Rockets want in on the fun, too. It’s long been assumed the Rockets would wedge their way into the Durant sweepstakes. General manager Daryl Morey has a superstar fetish, nearly [...]

Hooray for conflicting information. Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported on Wednesday that the Houston Rockets have held Dwight Howard trade discussions with the Boston Celtics. He himself was quick to note that it was a long shot. Turns out, though, the scenario is an impossible shot. Or whatever. From ESPN.com’s Marc [...]

Kevin Durant cannot stop the free-agency crazy train. And he’s dealing with that. Adrian Wojnarowski of the Vertical heard that the Golden State Warriors figure to be a serious threat to land Durant in free agency this summer. That, naturally, sent the NBA world aflutter. The Durant-Warriors theory has existed for a while now, but [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers are not planning to fire head coach Byron Scott. They’re also not planning not to fire him. Confusing? Sure. Such is life in Hollywood these days, as the Lakers prep for the post-Kobe Bryant era. And while Scott has another guaranteed season left on his deal, he isn’t assured of being [...]

Dwight Howard? On the Boston Celtics? Surely not. Or maybe so. From the New York Daily News’ Frank Isola: Meanwhile, the Celtics have engaged the Houston Rockets in talks about a possible deal for Dwight Howard, the Daily News has learned. Howard can opt out of his contract this summer, and considering his back and [...]