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Opening night is still more than a month away, and already it seems like the Dallas Mavericks are in for a long season. The DeAndre Jordan mishap has come to define their offseason. They had one of the top free agents available, and then, quite suddenly, they didn’t. And that left them to pick up [...]

For the latest edition to Nike’s popular “What If…” series, instead of taking panels from a bunch of the previous colorways of the silhouette that released, the ‘What If…” Nike LeBron 12 gets its inspiration from some of the standout signature Nike athletes from when LeBron was a youth. A close inspection will yield design [...]

Brandon Jennings tore his Achilles in January and was expected to be out 6 to 9 months. Then the Pistons went out and acquired Reggie Jackson and gave him $80 million. If everyone’s healthy at the start of the season, it’s unclear who will start at PG for the Pistons. But based on this update [...]

Inspired by the uniformity rule the NBA has for a specific group of their employees is this new Air Jordan 11 Low IE colorway. With the release of the ‘Referee’ Air Jordan 11 Low IE, this marks another Air Jordan that was previously exclusive until now. Originally, this exact sneaker was only made available to [...]

Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t think Kobe Bryant, now 37 years old, should stop playing after the 2015-16 season. Does anyone else smell another two-year, $48.5 million extension coming for the Black Mamba? Yeah, me neither. Here’s what Shaq had to say, per John Reid of the Times Picayune: As former teammates, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal [...]

Whomever said Anthony Davis didn’t have a little Kobe Bryant in him was a bald-faced serial liar. At only 22 years old, with just three NBA season under his belt, having only appeared in four playoff games, Davis is already thinking about his place among the all-time greats—a spot he plans on reserving, and then [...]

Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shareef is a 15-year old standout high school prodigy, following in his father’s footsteps. But where they differ is that Shareef (6’8″) does his damage on the perimeter, handling the ball while his dad was back-to-the-basket. Shaq recognizes this and told his son to study Anthony Davis’ game, as he can see [...]

Jordan Crawford is the Chicago Bulls’ newest trademark, slightly undersized, self-sufficient bargain-bin guard addition. For now. In 2012-13, it was Nate Robinson. In 2013-14, the Bulls, at different points in the season, tried their hand with Mike James and Jimmer Fredette. Last year, it was Aaron Brooks, who remains on the roster. Now it’s Crawford, [...]

Of the many, many, many, many things Carmelo Anthony is criticized for, his apparent shortfalls as a leader remain most unsettling. After being traded from the New York Knicks to the Cleveland Cavaliers, J.R. Smith, a known friend of Anthony’s, essentially came out and explained the differences between Melo’s and LeBron James’ leadership qualities. He [...]

The Celtics are rebuilding and Isaiah Thomas is a good piece to build around. The PG seems like he could be on the brink of stardom and he has the opportunity to run the show in Boston. He’s also pretty confident in his abilities too. While team goal’s are atop his list, he also would [...]