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Michigan’s John Beilein has agreed to a five-year deal to become the Cleveland Cavaliers’ next head coach. Beilein helped mold the Wolverines into one of the nation’s most consistent college programs, leading them to nine NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 years and two national championship games since 2013. As per ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski, talks with [...]

Game 7 of the Raptors / 76ers playoff series is one that will go down in history. Kawhi Leonard hit a shot from the corner over Joel Embiid at the buzzer that bounced, bounced, bounced and bounced off the rim before falling setting off a wild celebration as the Raptors advanced to the conference finals [...]

Kevin Durant left Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Houston Rockets with a non-contact injury after taking a jump shot. Durant, whose recent play has vaulted him into the best player in basketball debate, will be out for game 6 against the Rockets. “You lose your best player, it’s deflating,” Klay Thompson said. “Disappointed for him,” [...]

The Toronto Raptors didn’t need a superhuman performance from Kawhi Leonard on Tuesday, but his 21 points sure helped. After shouldering the load through the first four games of this playoff series, Leonard got plenty of help from his teammates in Game 5. And now the Raptors are one win away from the Eastern Conference [...]

Houston Rockets fans got quite a scare after James Harden left during the first quarter of Tuesday loss with injuries to both of his eyes. Harden got poked in the left eye by Draymond Green while contesting a rebound and stayed down on the court through a timeout to be looked at by the team’s [...]

On Monday, the Phoenix Suns fired head coach Igor Kokoskov. There were plans to bring Kokoskov back for a second season, but instead the Suns have decided to part ways with him after just one season. “After extensive evaluation, I determined it is best to move in a different direction with our head coaching position,” [...]

According to court documents, Luke Walton is being sued by a woman who says he sexually assaulted her. In a lawsuit that was filed on Monday, Kelli Tennant, a former LA Dodgers reporter and Walton’s co-publisher of a book titled “The Transition: Every Athlete’s Guide to Life After Sports”, alleged that Walton forced himself on [...]

Just days after the Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with Luke Walton, he was hired by the Sacramento Kings as their head coach. Neither the Kings nor Walton waited long. Sacramento fired coach Dave Joerger on Thursday and Walton was dismissed by the Lakers just a day later. The Kings GM, Vlade Divac, met with [...]

On Tuesday night, after the Dallas Mavericks won over the Phoenix Suns, Dirk Nowitzki officially announced his retirement from the NBA. “As you guys might expect, this is my last home game,” Nowitzki told the crowd at American Airlines Center during a postgame ceremony to honor him. “I’m trying my yoga breathing, but it’s not [...]

In a bombshell that sent shock waves throughout the Lakers organization, Magic Johnson announced on Tuesday evening that he was stepping down immediately after just two years as the team’s president of basketball operations. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1115784011345842176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1115784011345842176&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportingnews.com%2Fus%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Fmagic-johnson-lakers-tenure-ends-with-an-embarrassment-of-epic-proportions%2Fvu57m36hqsiq1kdkn4bixqnvm] “It’s a difficult decision. I cried before I came here,” Johnson said. “I am about to cry now. It’s [...]