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Last night, the Suns hosted the Spurs in a preseason contest and hardly anybody for San Antonio showed up. Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard, Manu Ginobili, Tiago Splitter, Patty Mills (injured) and even Popovich did not make the trip. Granted, it’s preseason and it’s normal for guys not to participate, but Suns owner Robert Sarver wasn’t [...]

Ownership of the Atlanta Hawks will become a hot topic as the season draws nearer. The NBA is in such a good place right now that becoming an owner of any team is a great business to get into. You can turn a profit on any franchise thanks to things like the new TV deal. [...]

Just when we all thought we’ll be seeing a healthy Steve Nash this upcoming season—the two-time MVP recently hurt his back as he reportedly heard a “tweak” while carrying his bags, according to league sources. From Mike Bresnahan of the LA Times: [tweet https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/522488012781805568] Nash,40, has been dealing with back issues throughout his seasons with [...]

Sour patch watermelons go a long way. Remember that, NBA teams, the ones planning on recruiting free agents between now and the end of time. It’s important. Owner Michael Jordan has slowly, surely put his Charlotte Hornets on the map. They’ve gone from lost laughingstock to playoff team and intriguing free-agent destination, the latter of [...]

Don’t ever say it took LeBron James more than a decade to recruit for the Cleveland Cavaliers. When he left Cleveland, it was in a haze of mystery. All of us know why he left: to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. To win. But why couldn’t that exact superteam be forged in Cleveland? [...]

Yesterday, we posted info regarding the NBA experimenting with a shortened 44-minute game. That raised the eyebrow of many across the league. One in particular was Dirk Nowitzki. However, Dirk doesn’t think shortening the game 4 minutes is the issue. Rather, he thinks the season is too long. Look at what Adam Silver inadvertently caused. [...]

Never mind that Ray Allen is on the wrong side of 39, he’s a wanted man. Contenders have been lining up for Allen’s services since LeBron James decided to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Any and all efforts or links—those made by the San Antonio Spurs, the Chicago Bulls and (possibly) the Los Angeles Clippers—were [...]

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From the moment he took over from David Stern, Adam Silver has appeared determined to shake up the league as much as possible. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve noticed things such as an extended all-star break. For his next trick, Silver is considering shortening games to 44-minutes, down from 48. The Celtics and Nets [...]

As time wears on Kobe Bryant has become more skilled at telling it like it is. Years ago he would have been brash and brazen. Now he’s pensive and calculated in a way that makes you place more stock in what he says. So listen up. Commenting on the next collective bargaining agreement—the current one [...]