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LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves back in the position they have been the last 3 years in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors: down 0-2 after two losses in Oakland. In 2017 they ended up losing the series in 5, while in 2016, they miraculously came back from a 2-0 [...]

Well, that didn’t take a long. The Houston Rockets aren’t yet a full five days into their offseason, and Chris Paul is already thinking about next year. More specifically, he’s already thinking about playing with LeBron James. And his recruitment process is officially underway, according to The New York Times‘ Marc Stein: Don’t get me wrong: [...]

Though the Houston Rockets have been mentioned as contenders in this summer’s LeBron James sweepstakes, he’s not the only superstar for which they have eyes. Add Paul George to their list. From Rockets Wire’s Kelly Iko: In addition to the Rockets’ longstanding interest in free agent-to-be LeBron James, another noteworthy longtime target of general manager [...]

So much for the Boston Celtics letting their roster ride into next season. Standing pat appears to make sense for the Celtics. Their roster is overloaded with talent, they came within one victory of an NBA Finals appearance and, above all else, they’ve yet to even see the best version of themselves. Gordon Hayward missed [...]

It did not take Steve Clifford long to land on his feet after losing his head coaching gig with the Charlotte Hornets. He is now the guiding force for the Orlando Magic. ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news on Wednesday: Steve Clifford has agreed to a four-year deal to become the head coach of the Orlando [...]

Andre Iguodala missed the final four games of the Western Conference Finals while dealing with a left knee injury. And as it turns out, he may not be ready for the start of the NBA Finals. Or maybe he will be. Truth be told, he doesn’t know. Nor do the Warriors. Everyone involve still seems [...]

The debate needs to end. The negativity needs to end. In 2003, I was able to witness LeBron James make his professional debut. The gym at the University of Massachusetts-Boston was packed. The last game of the night at the Reebok Summer League was between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics. The basketball was [...]

After meeting with Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen during the middle of this past season, Damian Lillard wants to—well, he wants to do it again. From The Oregonian‘s John Canzano: Lillard is a nice player. A superb offensive player. And he’s carried a Blazers roster that is marginal outside of guard CJ McCollum. But if [...]

As far as the pivotal Western Conference Finals victories go, the Houston Rockets’ Game 5 win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night ended on a pretty somber note. Sure, the Rockets are up 3-2 in the series, one win away from knocking off the reigning champs and earning a trip to the NBA [...]

How serious are the San Antonio Spurs about reconciling with Kawhi Leonard? It turns out very. Despite speculation that the team would entertain trading him after he appeared in just nine games and wasn’t around during the postseason, it seems the Spurs are more concerned with keeping him around long term. According to the San [...]