struggles

LeBron James knows what he signed up for by joining the Los Angeles Lakers—a more gradual process than he enjoyed with the Miami Heat or during his second go-round on the Cleveland Cavaliers.  He just forgot about that for a second. As he told Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes following the Lakers’ Saturday night victory over [...]

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. [...]

Sitting at 3-5, the losers of four straight, with a bottom-two defense to their name, the Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t doing well. Most people in and around the NBA aren’t too worried. The Eastern Conference is still a wide-open pit of mediocrity. The Cavaliers have LeBron James. They have a bunch of new faces. Isaiah Thomas [...]

Roughly seven games into the 2017-18 NBA season, three teams are tied for the league’s best record. Neither the Cleveland Cavaliers nor Golden State Warriors is one of them. Few would have guessed both NBA Finals participants would be hovering so close to .500, even this early. The Warriors in particular seem talented enough to [...]

DeAndre Jordan has figured out why the Los Angeles Clippers are struggling of late. They like to sniff themselves too much. As he said after Tuesday night’s double-overtime loss to the Brooklyn Nets, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: DeAndre Jordan on what has happened to the Clippers, who have lost three straight on the road, including [...]

When he was acquired by Houston from Denver, Ty Lawson was thought to be that one piece to bring the Rockets over the top. Sure, Patrick Beverley is a more-than-serviceable PG, but Lawson is widely thought to be much more dynamic. However, the Rockets have struggled severely this year, and Lawson’s not to blame. So, [...]