Things turned chippy between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers’ during their Monday night contest—and they apparently devolved even further after the final buzzer. On the heels of the Clippers’ victory, James Harden (who did not play), Trevor Ariza and Gerald Green went into Los Angeles’ locker room looking for Austin Rivers (who also [...]
January 16, 2018
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Four games into his return from a hip injury he suffered last season, Isaiah Thomas isn’t worried about the mixed results. On the contrary, he expected them. As he told reporters, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: “I knew it was going to be like this,” the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard said after practice Sunday. “I have no legs. [...]
January 15, 2018
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Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan have been one of the best duos in the NBA for half of a decade now. They look as dangerous as ever thus far in the 2017-18 season (especially DeRozan) as they are 29-12 and in 2nd place in the eastern conference. The special partnership on and off the court [...]
January 15, 2018
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Some NBA players are vibing the new All-Star Game format, in which two captains are tasked with assembling rosters irrespective of conference affiliation. Other players, though? Not so much. The Golden State Warriors find themselves adequately represented in both departments by Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry—two players who not only share opposing views, but who [...]
January 12, 2018
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How did LaMarcus Aldridge go from unsatisfied and out of place with the San Antonio Spurs to happily extended, all in the span of one offseason? By asking Gregg Popovich to trade him, of course. No, that’s not a joke. It’s serious. As the Spurs’ head coach told reporters, Aldridge is not only still in [...]
January 12, 2018
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Kevin Durant reached another historical milestone Wednesday night in his increasingly historic career: 20,000 points. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBA/status/951313265480687616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Durant became the 44th player in NBA history to reach the milestone with his 40 point performance (albeit in a losing effort) against the Clippers. He got his 20,000th point with a jumper with 1:41 left in the [...]
January 11, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
At least one member of the Los Angeles Clippers is hoping DeAndre Jordan doesn’t get trade this season or leave in free agency: Blake Griffin. As the All-Star forward told The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears: How are you taking teammate DeAndre Jordan’s pending free-agency situation? This is his second time being in this situation. Before [...]
January 11, 2018
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Gordon Hayward had one of the more grotesque leg injuries that we have seen in the NBA for a while on opening night when the Celtics took on the Cavaliers in Cleveland. While most would safely assume that Hayward was done until next fall, there have been rumors that have popped up at times over [...]
January 10, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Why no, Isaiah Thomas did not purposely clothesline Andrew Wiggins across the throat during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Monday night drubbing at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Not according to Isaiah Thomas, at least. Just three games into his return from a hip injury he suffered las season, Cleveland’s point man earned himself a Flagrant [...]
January 9, 2018
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For the first time during his run as Houston Rockets general manager, Daryl Morey doesn’t expect to be making too many moves in advance of the NBA’s trade deadline. This is both shocking and not at all surprising. Idleness isn’t Morey’s bag. He’s proved that time and again. But the Rockets, even with their recent [...]
January 8, 2018
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