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First Dirk Nowitzki, now Derrick Rose. The NBA’s superstars just won’t stop doling out the feel goodz to Kobe Bryant. Ahead of the Chicago Bulls’ thorough drubbing of the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, Rose, like Nowitzki before him, showered Kobe with the utmost praise, per Nick Friedell of ESPN.com: “Kobe, he’s someone that [...]

DeMarcus Cousins was in full Boogie Mode this week for the Sacramento Kings. Not only did he score 56 points in a game for a career high, but he did it right after scoring 48 points the previous game. In fact DeMarcus Cousins became the first player in the last 30+ years to score over [...]

Already missing Tim Duncan? You might want to get accustomed to that feeling. Duncan has missed the San Antonio Spurs’ last two games and three of the last four overall with right knee soreness. He has undergone an MRI, but head coach Gregg Popovich has no idea when the 39-year-old will return, per the San [...]

LeBron James isn’t a coach killer. He’s just difficult to coach. In response to the coach-killing sentiments that have flooded the general basketball sphere since the Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach David Blatt, who wasn’t a LeBron favorite, in favor of assistant Tyronn Lue, a purported LeBron favorite, Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com dropped an even-keeled [...]

Lakers President and Co-Owner Jeanie Buss released a statement Wednesday announcing that the Lakers will be erecting a statue of Shaquille O’Neal outside of the Staples Center to be unveiled sometime during the 2016-17 season: “We look forward to having Shaq join the other legends who have been honored with statues at STAPLES Center,” Buss [...]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ 2015-16 season is not for the faint of heart. Injuries have left them outside of the playoff picture. Anthony Davis remains a magnet for contact. Poor, impulsive spending habits have made it so that, even if the Pelicans are healthy, they won’t be worthy of more than a first-round exit at [...]

Justin Bieber is going to be pissed. Some have complained about the NBA’s All-Star voting process. Giving fans a say is one thing, but entire races have been swayed by social media campaigns, most of which feature public figures—actors, singers, politicians, etc.—voting via Twitter and generating a crap ton of retweets that count as official [...]

Jeff Teague is available to be poached from the Atlanta Hawks, and the Utah Jazz, it seems, have made some calls. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated dropped some knowledge alongside Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski during the latter’s The Vertical podcast: As @WojVerticalNBA and I discuss on his podcast: Keep an eye on Atlanta before the [...]

Kobe Bryant still has Pau Gasol’s back. What Kobe is protecting him from, I have no idea. But he’s ready to argue on a whim. From Baxter Holmes of ESPN.com: Kobe: Lakers fans 'didn't really appreciate' Pau Gasol, who dealt w/ constant trade rumors: https://t.co/HjOJADzUhE pic.twitter.com/dVCkA7wzYj — Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) January 27, 2016 Weird. Very [...]

And the Kobe Bryant love-fest soldiers on. Only this time it’s another fellow Future Hall of Famer who is indulging in some Black Mamba nostalgia. Following the Dallas Mavericks’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, Dirk Nowitzki laid down the following praise for Kobe Bryant, per the Associated Press’ Greg Beacham: Dirk [...]