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Steve Nash has been working his tail off this summer to get healthy and get back on the court on a consistent basis for the Lakers. In fact it feels like an ongoing struggle with his back health over the last 3-4 seasons. For both Nash and Lakers fans it was terribly frustrating to hear [...]

The season hasn’t even started yet and it already sounds like Kevin Love is complaining about his new role with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Through a handful of preseason games, Love would like more touches in the the paint than what he’s had so far. Sounds alot like what we heard Chris Bosh say for the [...]

With the new season just around the corner, the Los Angeles Lakers have decided to sit out their 36-year-old superstar Kobe Bryant for the rest of their scheduled games in the preseason, according to Mark Medina of the LA Daily News. [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/525069970456465408] The Lakers will be facing the Portland Trailblazers tonight in Ontario and [...]

Lance Stephenson did not want to leave the Indiana Pacers. But it seems they gave him no choice. Shams Charania penned a nice piece over at RealGM, wherein he provides insight into how Stephenson eventually left the Pacers for the Charlotte Hornets. We’ll start with this: Ewing, Jordan, Walker and a stable coaching staff formed [...]

James Harden became the butt of social media jokes last season when a video surfaced which pointed out his lackluster defensive efforts. Harden has even since acknowledged that his defense could use some improvement. But Rockets GM Daryl Morey isn’t amused. He thinks that video and Harden’s criticism are unfair. “For whatever reason, it has [...]

The NBA will have to eradicate tanking another day. According to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, proposed changes to the league’s current draft lottery system were voted down Wednesday: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/524938287324991488] [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/524940675746254848] [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/524939718065000448] These results represent a stark change. As recent as Tuesday, Wojnarowski said the league was preparing to vote on a draft [...]

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Blame for the Los Angeles Lakers’ devolution from title-toting titan to fallen giant is available in excess, ready to be dispersed unto anyone and everyone responsible for the trying—and perhaps lasting—times that lie ahead. This includes Kobe Bryant. But not only Kobe Bryant. Rushes to diagnose the Lakers’ uncharacteristic landslide have, quite predictably, oversimplified and [...]

When battling back from an injury, some players have a tendency to rush back while others take their sweet time. It all depends on the individual and their state of mind. Sounds like we can lump Kevin Durant in the category of a guy that will take his time. KD is in no rush to [...]

Amar’e Stoudemire up until his first year in New York was a joy to watch. High-flying and explosive. But since that first year with the Knicks, a series of back and knee issues have relegated him to a shell of his former self. But don’t tell that to him. According to Amar’e he feels like [...]