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Dirk Planning to Return for 21st Season

Dirk Planning to Return for 21st Season

Dirk Nowitzki has had a record-breaking NBA career as one of the greatest scorers and power forwards in league history and the best player to ever come from Europe. He is apparently planning on making some more history. Dirk is planning to return for his 21st season with the Mavericks in 2018-19, which will set [...]

March 28, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Knicks ‘May Target’ Doc Rivers, Mark Jackson as Jeff Hornacek Replacements Over Offseason

Knicks ‘May Target’ Doc Rivers, Mark Jackson as Jeff Hornacek Replacements Over Offseason

The closer we get to the offseason, the less likely it seems that Jeff Hornacek will return as head coach of the New York Knicks next season. In fact, they may already have a replacement or two in mind: Mark Jackson and Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers. Here’s the skinny, replete with some [...]

March 28, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Steve Kerr Says Warriors Can Beat ‘Anybody’ without Stephen Curry

Steve Kerr Says Warriors Can Beat ‘Anybody’ without Stephen Curry

Steve Kerr isn’t too worried about the Golden State Warriors pushing forward without Stephen Curry. The point guard was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left MCL sprain in his first game back from a sprained right. The injury is expected to keep him out for at least another three weeks, which takes Golden State well [...]

March 27, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Isaiah Thomas No Longer with Lakers so He Can ‘Evaluate Options’ for His Hip Injury

Isaiah Thomas No Longer with Lakers so He Can ‘Evaluate Options’ for His Hip Injury

Well, this doesn’t sound good. Isaiah Thomas has missed each of the last two Los Angeles Lakers’ games while dealing with another hip injury, and if the latest news is any indication of its severity, he may not be taking the court again for them anytime too. As relayed by Lakers.com’s Mike Trudell, Thomas was [...]

March 27, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Kerr: “No Way” Curry Plays in 1st Round of Playoffs

Kerr: “No Way” Curry Plays in 1st Round of Playoffs

The defending champs appear to be a little more vulnerable than many people ever expected they would be as we head into the 2018 NBA Playoffs. The biggest reason is that their two-time NBA MVP and the player around which their all-time great offensive system is built is currently out with a Grade 2 MCL [...]

March 26, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Adam Silver Considers Mexico City a Viable Market If NBA Ever Embraces Expansion

Adam Silver Considers Mexico City a Viable Market If NBA Ever Embraces Expansion

Adam Silver is on board for having an NBA franchise in Mexico City. Sort of. During a recent appearance on the Locked on NBA podcast, the Association’s commissioner told David Locke that he considers Mexico City a legitimate expansion prospect (h/t HoopsHype): David Locke: Is Mexico City a viable NBA city? Adam Silver: Mexico City, I believe, [...]

March 23, 2018 admin Blogs 0

D’Antoni: Harden Best Offensive Player I Have Ever Seen

D’Antoni: Harden Best Offensive Player I Have Ever Seen

Mike D’Antoni has been around the block as an NBA head coach, with stints with the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and now the Houston Rockets. He has coached some of the greatest players of the past 15 years in the NBA including Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e [...]

March 22, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Kyrie Irving Getting Second Opinion on Knee Injury, Celtics Have No Timetable for His Return

Kyrie Irving Getting Second Opinion on Knee Injury, Celtics Have No Timetable for His Return

It sounds like the Boston Celtics will have to carry on without Kyrie Irving for the duration of their upcoming four-game road trip. They might even need to tread water without him for longer than that. Leading up to the Celtics’ Tuesday night win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tony Massarotti of 98.5 The Sports Hub brought [...]

March 21, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Warriors Owner Doesn’t Rule Out Making ‘Big Move’ If Golden State Doesn’t Win NBA Title

Warriors Owner Doesn’t Rule Out Making ‘Big Move’ If Golden State Doesn’t Win NBA Title

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob apparently isn’t married to the current roster. Not if they fail to win this year’s NBA title, at least. From Bay Area New Group’s Mark Medina: Lacob remains confident with the Warriors’ direction. Yet, he also expressed the need “to be relentless” with their roster building and innovation, citing [...]

March 20, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Isaiah Thomas on Eventual Return to Boston Celtics: ‘Anything Can Happen’

Isaiah Thomas on Eventual Return to Boston Celtics: ‘Anything Can Happen’

Isaiah Thomas has officially entered “Diplomatic Free-Agent-to-Be” mode. One wishful fan asked the Los Angeles Lakers point guard on Twitter whether he would consider coming back to the Boston Celtics this summer. His response was music to the pipe dreamer’s ears: [tweet https://twitter.com/isaiahthomas/status/975556089864388609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2765321-isaiah-thomas-says-anything-can-happen-when-asked-if-hed-play-for-celtics] This isn’t something you would have expected Thomas to say last summer. [...]

March 20, 2018 admin Blogs 1