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Kevin Durant completed his move from the Golden State Warriors to the Brooklyn Nets this summer. Yahoo Sports‘ Chris Haynes has indicated that the forward had the move on his mind for a while: At some point last season, Durant reportedly stopped talking to his teammates for most of the season until he transferred to Brooklyn. […]
Michael Beasley has been suspended five games by the NBA for violating the league’s anti-drug policy, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Since Beasley is currently a free agent, the suspension awaits him if and when he signs with an NBA team. Beasley was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers with Ivica Zubac by the Lakers […]
Until this summer, 29-year-old Kemba Walker spent his entire playing career as the focal point of the Charlotte Hornets. But when it became clear that he would have to leave the Hornets after spending nine years with the franchise, Walker admits that it took a toll on him mentally. During a conversation with The Athletic’s Shams Charania, […]
Team USA Coach Gregg Popovich is tired of inaction on gun control. The winningest coach in NBA history tried to light a fire under Congress after the US suffered two mass shootings in the span of 24 hours, including one in his adopted home state of Texas. “The situation we’re all living in now, everybody […]
The NBA world has been toying with the subject of Carmelo Anthony‘s decline since it was announced that Melo would not receive an invite to join Team USA at this year’s FIBA World Championship. Some think he should cut his losses and enter an early retirement, but the Wizards’ John Wall thinks Anthony deserves a […]
When the Golden State Warriors acquired D’Angelo Russell as part of a sign-and-trade deal that helped usher Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets this summer, the consensus response was that the Warriors weren’t a good fit for the 2019 NBA All-Star point guard. During his time with the Nets, Russell was a ball-dominant player who was at his best […]
Jeremy Lin made a lot of headlines when he became overwhelmed with emotion while discussing his current free agency. Despite having to field through negative comments, Lin doesn’t regret shedding tears. “I think showing weakness is one of the greatest signs of strength,” Lin told The Athletic‘s Diamond Leung. “Ironically, to be able to be OK with […]
OK, let’s get real: not that many NBA teams have won a championship. Believe it or not, only 11 NBA franchises have hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy in the last 30 years. And if not that many NBA teams have won a championship, it’s fair to say then not that many players have won a […]
Late last month, the Los Angeles Clippers held a press conference introducing their new superstar tandem of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. The moment wasn’t lost on Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, who helped orchestrate a similar union between Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill with the Orlando Magic in 2000. Even though they happened 19 years apart, the blueprint was still […]
One-time Ohio University standout D.J. Cooper was suspended from competition by the International Basketball Federation (better known as FIBA) back in 2018. According to a new report from Eurohoops,, Cooper’s two-year-long suspension came after a drug test administered by the governing body revealed that he was pregnant. Cooper, who was looking to join the Bosnian […]
