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What if we’ve already seen the last of the 60-win Atlanta Hawks? It’s a crude thought. The East is still wide open after you account for LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Hawks aren’t the blow-shit-up type. They will also have ample spending power if all goes according to plan and could, in theory, add [...]

Stephen Curry arrived just when the Golden State Warriors needed him. And now he has his team on the verge of its first NBA title in four decades. The Warriors visit the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday, up 3-2 in their championship series. Curry dealt the final blows in the Warriors 104-91 triumph on Sunday night and [...]

You might drive a more expensive car than Matthew Dellavedova. Bask in that preeminent pittance for a second. Okay, the second is over. Dellavedova has taken the NBA Finals by storm. The Cleveland Cavaliers sophomore, who went undrafted in 2013, helped his team jump out to a 2-1 series lead by playing aggressive defense that [...]

This past season, Australian native Ben Simmons was the unanimous choice as the top high school prospect in the nation for 2015, and as a result will be taking his talents to LSU to be a star freshman for the Tigers. Now that Simmons, and fellow top tier 2015 recruits like Skal Labissiere(Kentucky), Brandon Ingram(Duke), [...]

The supposed payoff of the Philadelphia 76ers “tanking” the past few seasons, winning just 37 games since 2013, was going to begin to show some promise this upcoming season as former #3 overall Draft pick Joel Embiid was set to make his NBA debut following missing his entire rookie year rehabbing a stress fracture in [...]

When comic book movies release, the licensing for the intellectual property involved is big business. Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is out in theaters right now and to help with general brand promotion is this collaborative sneaker pack with adidas. The colorway inspiration translates very well; the four selected Avengers are represented well each on [...]

Draymond Green is rare in that he’s an athlete who always tells reporters what’s on his mind. He’s very candid. Maybe even too much sometimes, but he’s a reporter’s dream. Following game 4, he opened up once again. Apparently, Green’s mother and grandmother have told him he’s complaining to the refs too much. That’s hilarious. [...]

The Dallas Mavericks don’t get along with guards. At least that’s how it seems these days. They sent Rajon Rondo packing midway through their first-round playoff series with the Houston Rockets, and now they’re lower than low on Monta Ellis, who, relative to his time with the Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks, has played [...]

When the current NBA uniform and apparel contract with adidas reaches completion at the end of the 2016-17 season, Nike will begin its tenure as the official sportswear provider to the league. After agreeing to a eight-year partnership, terms of this outfitting deal differ in several key ways from the current NBA deal. The biggest [...]

Love him or hate him, it’s hard to deny Matthew Dellavedova’s impact fort he Cavs this series. Kyrie Irving is definitely the more talented player, but Delly adds a different element. Because of his rise in popularity over the past few weeks and months, there has been a steep rise in the sale of Dellavedoa [...]