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On Friday night’s episode of HBO‘s The Shop, LeBron James had a conversation with Maverick Carter, Todd Gurley, and Ice Cube. During said conversation, James blasted the NFL and the people who own teams in the league. “In the NFL they got a bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality,” James said, per […]
We’re tired of talking about Anthony Davis‘ future, so we can only imagine what it’s like for the three-time All-NBA First Team selection. On top of that annoyance, the best player in the game is making noise about wanting to play with him. LeBron James’s overt comments this week effusively complimenting the Pelicans big man and openly pining […]
Just days after Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger declared he and teammate Marvin Bagley III are the “next Durant-Westbrook,” point guard De’Aaron Fox is offering up a bold proclamation of his own. During his appearance on Posted Up with Chris Haynes: A Yahoo Sports Podcast, Fox called himself the fastest player in the NBA. “People debate it all the time,” Fox told Yahoo Sports. “[Debating if I’m one of […]
Like much of the world today, the NBA has turned into a reality show of sorts, with social media replacing public relations teams, or more diligent PR teams furiously refreshing their clients’ twitter feeds. As the world slouches toward a Kardashian nation, basketball fans have turned to inscrutable tweets and IG comments to predict the moods and motivations of their […]
Lamar Odom is ready to get back on the court. More than five years after his last NBA game, the 39-year-old athlete announced he will return to professional basketball in 2019. Odom shared the news via Instagram on Tuesday, stating his intention to play in the Dubai International Basketball Championship in February. The two-time NBA champion […]
The NBA fined Raptors coach Nick Nurse for publicly condemning the officiating of his star Kawhi Leonard, after Denver’s 95-86 win over the Raptors on Sunday. Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been fined $15,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing officiating on his star Kawhi Leonard. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December […]
The Bulls and Thunder played on Monday night, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a more entertaining 25-point blowout, after OKC won going away 121-96. Russell Westbrook had a triple-double, which isn’t a surprise anymore because he’s averaging a triple-double for the third consecutive season. But Robin Lopez‘s rationale behind his slapstick ejection in the […]
It has taken a long time to say this with 100 percent confidence, but the future of the Sacramento Kings looks bright. The Kings are currently positioned in 7th place in a loaded Western Conference with a 16-13 record, and regardless of what the remainder of the 2018-19 season holds for this young squad, they have […]
Last week we learned (via a report from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst) of the Clippers’ bold plan(s) to entice Kawhi Leonard and/or Kevin Durant when both stars hit free agency this summer. That highly ambitious idea (which has been floated before) included this tidbit about the lengths the franchise is willing to go to at least […]
On Monday, the Indiana Pacers announced that, starting Jan. 1, Kelly Krauskopf will be their new assistant general manager, working in conjunction with President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard. Krauskopf will become the NBA’s first ever woman assistant GM, thanks in large part to her impressive pedigree. For the last 19 seasons, she’s been the top executive […]
