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LeBron James is here to remind us all that he puts each and every one of us to shame. Most would be content with the line he turned in during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ opening-night victory over the Boston Celtics: 29 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists and two blocks. Sure, he turned the ball over four [...]

As if blowing a 17-point lead against the Houston Rockets on opening night wasn’t enough, the Golden State Warriors also lost Draymond Green. It’s unclear how much time he’ll miss, or whether he’ll sit out at all, but he suffered a knee injury at the end of the third quarter that prevented him from playing [...]

Stop asking Kyrie Irving about why he wanted a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Because he isn’t saying jack shit. As he told reporters ahead of the Boston Celtics’ opening-night clash in Cleveland, per The Athletic’s Jason Lloyd: [tweet https://twitter.com/JasonLloydNBA/status/920315316047155200] Irving is well within his right as a human being—and very real grown-up—to continue deflecting [...]

Joel Embiid, as expected, will begin the 2017-18 NBA season on a minutes cap. As for what that cap will be, the Philadelphia 76ers don’t seem to know for sure. They do know, however, he won’t be clearing 20 minutes out the gate, as head coach Brett Brown detailed, per NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Jessica Camerato: [...]

The NBA’s extension deadline came and went on Monday without players like Rodney Hood, Marcus Smart, Aaron Gordon, Elfrid Payton and Jabari Parker, among others, receiving new deals. But LaMarcus Aldridge got his. Wait, what? Yes, the San Antonio Spurs reached a three-year extension with their at-times unhappy power forward, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: [...]

People often stack up Jimmy Butler’s tenacious approach to defense alongside Tom Thibodeau’s maniacal approach to coaching. And where some players might try to separate themselves from such a comparison, Butler is leaning into it as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves. As he told The Vertical’s Shams Charania: “These young guys do listen, but it’s [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers could be incredibly low on Kyrie Irving now that he’s a member of the Boston Celtics. They aren’t, of course. But they could be. As head coach Tyronn Lue said when asked how the Cavaliers would defend their former point guard on opening night, per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: How are the Cavs [...]

Paul Pierce apparently isn’t afraid to go against the grain in his post-NBA gig with ESPN. Asked on an episode of The Jump to make a “crazy” prediction for the 2017-18 season, the recently retired future Hall of Famer declared his title pick. His choice: The Oklahoma City Thunder. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/918609028841902080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fokcthunderwire.com%2F2017%2F10%2F12%2Fpaul-pierce-predicts-that-thunder-will-win-2018-nba-finals%2F] Well then. Two layers are [...]

Michael Jordan, he of the 72-win 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, is not a fan of NBA superteams. Speaking with cigar aficionado, the Charlotte Hornets owner expressed a distaste for the growing popularity of the superteam model, suggesting that, at some point, 28 of 30 squads will be left in the trash. Here’s SI.com’s Ben Golliver with [...]

Growing up being the smallest guy on the court your whole life, playing with an extra chip on your shoulder to prove all of your doubters wrong and to dominate your enemies (on a basketball court) becomes ingrained into your DNA. Isaiah Thomas has been doubted, overlooked and underappreciated seemingly his whole NBA career after [...]