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Former NBA player and destroyer of backboards Darryl Dawkins has passed away at the age of 58, according to multiple reports. Pennsylvania news station WFMZ first brought word of Dawkins’ death (h/t Deadspin). TMZ has since come out with additional information: NBA legend Darryl Dawkins — nicknamed “Chocolate Thunder” for his monster dunks — has [...]

The Miami Heat have made some solid roster moves this offseason, but they still hope to do more. They’ve trying to unload Chris Andersen and Mario Chalmers but cannot find a dance partner. Looks like Pat Riley and company are not giving up. Though there is no absolute edict from owner Micky Arison to trim [...]

When the dust settles, not much happened surrounding DeAndre Jordan. After all, he’s still on the same team. But of course, a lot happened at the same time. Mark Cuban and Mavs fans are none too pleased with Jordan, and now we learn that this whole fiasco will cost the Clippers $250,000 because of their [...]

Inspired by the country/continent that Kyrie Irving was born in is this new Kyrie 1 colorway. Even though Kyrie Irving’s history was heavily nurtured throughout his time in New Jersey while growing up, his roots were birth in Australia since his father played professional basketball over there. So the new ‘Australia’ Nike Kyrie 1 pays [...]

Bradley Beal is ready to get paid. But the Washington Wizards aren’t ready to pay him. CSN’s J. Michael provided some late-summer updates on the Wizards, one of which detailed the 22-year-old’s extension demands. Here’s what he said: “Bradley Beal has made it clear he thinks he’s a max player, and that’s what he wants. [...]

Carlos Boozer is still looking for a new home, and he might not find one anytime soon. While most of his peers have already signed brand new pacts, many of them expected, some of them a surprise, the 33-year-old Boozer is still a free agent. And, to some extent, that’s weird. He’s at least two [...]

Fans and media seem to think Steph Curry will go down as the greatest shooter ever, and combined with his backcourt running mate Klay Thompson, they are also considered the best shooting backcourt in the game. In fact, if you were to ask Klay that question, he’s not going to be modest. He agrees with [...]

A very familiar face could be headed back to the NBA. Metta World Peace has been spending most of his time overseas, playing in China and Italy over the past two seasons. The last time we saw him play in the NBA was with the New York Knicks in 2014, during which he averaged 4.8 [...]

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is worth more than Kemba Walker. Sort of. The Charlotte Hornets took care of their impending restricted free agent point guard ahead of last season, electing to lock him up on a four-year, $48 million extension rather than allowing him to test the semi-open waters. Walker remains one of the most inefficient floor [...]

Stephen Curry will be a free agent in 2017. And he doesn’t really care. The Sporting News’ Jimmy Spencer asked the reigning MVP and championship-toting Curry about his upcoming free agency, and about whether he would prefer to sign an early extension (like Kevin Durant did) or enter the feeding frenzy he and others would [...]