The Indiana Pacers have hired former longtime WNBA executive Kelly Krauskopf as assistant general manager, making her the first female assistant general manager in the NBA. The Indiana Pacers are hiring longtime WNBA executive Kelly Krauskopf as the first female assistant general manager in NBA history, league sources told ESPN on Monday. Major League Baseball [...]
December 17, 2018
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Blogs
Longtime MSG chairman, James Dolan, would consider selling the New York Knicks if the price was right. “I love the Knicks and (NHL’s New York) Rangers, right, but you still have a responsibility to your shareholders,” Dolan told ESPN’s Ian O’Connor. “As the head of the public company, you can’t say you can’t sell, because [...]
December 17, 2018
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The Warriors lost to the Raptors on Wednesday for the second time this season and Kevin Durant and Steph Curry were very quick to praise the team. The final score was 113-93, a win pulled off with the help of Kawhi Leonard as he sat out with a bruised right hip. Following the game Kevin [...]
December 13, 2018
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Blogs
The Los Angeles Lakers are interested in Phoenix Suns forward Trevor Ariza who previously spent two seasons with the Lakers a decade ago. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com,, the Lakers and Suns have been working to reach an agreement with a third team that would take on Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as part of [...]
December 10, 2018
Anou Enright
Rumors
LeBron James his good friend Carmelo Anthony to join him in Los Angeles. According to a report from Joe Vardon of The Athletic James thinks Melo could help a young Lakers roster that has dealt with a number of injuries already this season. “LeBron James would like to get Carmelo Anthony to Los Angeles with [...]
December 7, 2018
Anou Enright
Rumors
The Philadelphia 76ers’ are apparently not happy with the way Markelle Fultz’s agent Raymond Brothers handled Tuesday’s announcement that the point guard has thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). According to sources, Brothers told ESPN before the 76ers were even notified. Here is what ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski had to say when he first tweeted the news on [...]
December 5, 2018
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Kobe Bryant is telling Lakers fans to be patient. While speaking at a Lakers fan event Monday, Kobe Bryant reassured them that the team’s woes will eventually balance as they continue to work through their growing pains and that the purple and gold will once again find themselves atop the league. “They will figure it [...]
December 4, 2018
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As the Los Angeles Lakers continue to rise in the Western Conference standings, the team looks more and more like any other team of LeBron James—maybe even the 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that made a surprise trip to the NBA Finals. That Cavs team was led by James (27.3 ppg at that time), Larry [...]
December 3, 2018
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R.S. De France
Russell Westbrook had an amazing game against the Cavs and is now tied for third place on the NBA list for triple-doubles with 23 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists. Westbrook recorded his second consecutive triple-double and his third of the season making it the 107th of his career, matching Jason Kidd and trailing only [...]
November 29, 2018
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded guard Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz for Alec Burks and two future second-round picks. Cleveland had actively been shopping Korver this season and there had been significant interest from multiple contenders. But now that the trade is taking place there are many Cavs players that are “upset” by the [...]
November 29, 2018
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