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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 [...]

Joakim Noah, by all appearances, has played his last game with the Chicago Bulls. The soon-to-be 31-year-old is done for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery and will be an unrestricted free agent at campaign’s end. He doesn’t fit head coach Fred Hoiberg’s offensive model, and the presences of Taj Gibson, Nikola Mirotic (currently injured), [...]

I have something I must get off my chest. I love you, Gregg Popovich. You’d probably hate me, most definitely humiliate me for sport if we ever met, but I love you, and you’re awesome. Allow me to catch you up. Popovich first trolled the Cleveland Cavaliers’ decision to fire head coach David Blatt after [...]

Eric Gordon will miss the next four to six weeks with a fractured finger, but that may not stop the New Orleans Pelicans from trying to trade him. From the Times-Picayune‘s John Reid (h/t CBS Sports): Gordon fractured his finger when Timberwolves forward Nemanja Bjelica hit it on a steal attempt during the third quarter [...]

Ray Allen has yet to officially retire from the NBA, and the Miami Heat have taken this as a sign that they shouldn’t stop trying to sign him. From the Miami Herald‘s Ethan Skolnick (h/t RealGM): Why doesn’t the Heat reach out to all-time three-point leader, and Miami resident, Ray Allen? Well, the Heat has. [...]

David Blatt, apparently, never stood a chance with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not if the words of Miami Heat minority owner Raanan Katz are true. During an interview on ONE.co.il’s 102FM, an Israeli sports talk radio station, Katz alleged that LeBron tried to have Heat coach Erik Spoelstra fired, and then returned to Cleveland when it [...]

By now, you’ve assuredly heard that Blake Griffin suffered a fractured hand after punching a Los Angeles Clippers assistant equipment manager. But more details have since trickled out. It is now time to pillage through the Twitter feed of ESPN.com’s Arash Markazi: Blake Griffin suffered a spiral fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right [...]

Gregg Popovich knows how to throw some not-so-subtle shade. On the heels of the San Antonio Spurs’ 30-point loss to the Golden State Warriors Monday night, the veteran sideline-wanderer threw some loosely—OK, not-at-all—veiled shots in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ direction. Per Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports: Popovich: "I'm glad my general manager wasn't in my [...]

Remember when Carmelo Anthony wasn’t all about Kristaps Porzingis? I don’t either. That might be because Anthony was never down on him, or it could be because Porzingis won over his superstar teammate by telling him about the cornrows he used to have. Either way, Porzingis used to have cornrows, and he told Anthony about [...]