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Brandon Ingram has been good lately. How good, you ask? So good, he has certain people around the NBA believing he’ll be better than Rookie of the Year favorite Ben Simmons. From The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor (h/t Lakers Nation): Brandon Ingram is rolling. A few execs told me at @SloanSportsConf they think Ingram will end [...]

Everything is cool between Hassan Whiteside and Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra. Finally. Whiteside and the Heat entered the All-Star break traversing what appeared to be a slippery slope. He was averaging under 25 minutes per game in the nine contests leading into the midseason sabbatical and was, by many appearances, visibly unhappy with [...]

The Houston Rockets are having quite the season thus far, at 47-13 they currently possess the best record in the NBA and have the No. 1 seed in the western conference by way of tiebreaker over the Golden State Warriors. They are also an incredible 30-1 when their three best players, James Harden, Chris Paul [...]

To all those hoping LeBron James signs with the Philadelphia 76ers this summer: The four-time MVP hears you. He sees you. He appreciates you. Power Home Remodeling, a company based out of Chester, Pennsylvania put up three billboards in Cleveland that very clearly recruited James on the Sixers’ behalf, per ESPN.com’s Darren Rovell. Well, the soon-to-be [...]

Prospective NBA tankers beware: Commissioner Adam Silver is watching. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was recently fined $600,000 for pro-tanking comments. But the league, and Silver, didn’t stop there. A memo was sent to all 30 teams shortly thereafter, according to USA Today‘s Sam Amick, the contents of which left little to the imagination about where [...]

Plenty of people are wondering whether the New York Knicks will bring back Jeff Hornacek, who has one year left on his contract, for next season. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers might, maybe, possibly, potentially be one of them. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: It would be an easier sell for Clippers [...]

If the New York Knicks and Joakim Noah reach a buyout agreement by the March 1 deadline for him to join a playoff team, the Golden State Warriors are ready to pounce. Frank Isola of the New York Daily News first reported that the Warriors, along with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves, would have [...]

It might be time to start counting the San Antonio Spurs as a potential LeBron James suitor this summer. That’s what certain people around the NBA think anyway, per ESPN’s Ryen Russillo: [tweet https://twitter.com/ryenarussillo/status/968177549087068162] Yes indeed: Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is actually the trigger for all this hoopla. He directed some flattering words toward [...]

Dirk Nowitzki is perturbed by Sports Illustrated‘s look into the Dallas Mavericks’ toxic workplace culture. While the report specifically included a former senior employee applauding the environment within the locker room and around the players, the business side of the organization appears to have been fraught with misogyny and harassment for decades, dating back to before [...]

Initially slated to be in the running as the NBA’s No. 1 overall pick, University of Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. suffered a back injury expected to sideline him for the entire season. Since then, however, there has been speculation that he would strive to return before the year is over—and, well, that’s apparently where [...]