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Love him or hate him, Russell Westbrook has dominated everything that’s stood in his way throughout February. The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard has shredded opponents to the tune of 29.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 10.1 assists per outing, spearheading the franchise to a 9-1 record over the last 24 days and thrusting himself into [...]

Goodbye, All-Star discussion and NBA trade deadline. Hello, playoff race. It’s that time of year again. The focus is on the playoffs and various position-jockeying that’s going on. This week we have a lot of movement to cover, from the Blazers’ slump, to the Spurs’ mounting cankers, to the Thunder’s improbable surge, to the Sixers [...]

The Brooklyn Nets had Thomas Robinson all locked up. Contract agreement in place, they got their man. All they had to do was wait for him to clear waivers to make it official. Simple right? Not so much. The Philadelphia 76ers are making moves. No one should forget that. They went from tanking, to improving, [...]

Former NBA first round selection Daniel Orton is making headlines today in the global basketball media for getting turfed from the Philippines Basketball Association. Orton was drafted by the Magic in 2010, and spent time with Orlando, OKC and finally Philly before getting sent to the D-League then landing China before ultimately signing in the [...]

Continuing on the deep storytelling for the LeBron James siganture basketball sneaker line is the ‘Double Helix’ Nike LeBron 12. Playing off the inspiration that embedded in the DNA of LeBron James is basketball, the ‘Double Helix’ LeBron 12 is mostly burgundy (like a lot of DNA maps) and features a bright Volt and pink [...]

Wolves fans over the past few days have been gitty with the thought of former Wolves franchise man Kevin Garnett donning his old #21 Minnesota Timberwolves jersey. They have to wait no longer. The team tweeted this today. [tweet https://twitter.com/Twolves_PR/status/570252227115249664] Next step, Garnett getting introduced to a home game. Pandemonium. [...]

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The final 20 minutes of the 2015 NBA Trade deadline were pure unadulterated insanity, a mixture of euphoria for NBA fanatics who obsess over trade rumors and player movement (me) and paranoia and panic for NBA GM’s and players. What seemed a few days prior to be a snoozer of trade deadline with what was [...]

Of all the non-basketball things one could see JaVale McGee doing, mentoring young NBA talents is not among them. Professional volleyball-spiker? Uh-huh. Gumby imitator? For sure. Gangly hug-giver. You bet. Mentor? Not so much. Alas, McGee himself feels differently. Per the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Keith Pompey: “I don’t want to get bought out,” said McGee, a [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have a lot more talent than their record may reflect. Aside from dealing with injuries to their star point guard early in the season, people often forget just how young this team is. The Wolves move to acquire veteran Kevin Garnett will help in this regard, however Ricky Rubio had some sobering [...]