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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 […]
The Sacramento Kings expertly trolled the Golden State Warriors during pre-game introductions on Friday, playing clips of the moon landing to razz Steph Curry. Curry caused a stir earlier this week when he said on a podcast that he believed the moon landing was faked. He walked back his comments after NASA offered […]
Rumors recently began circulating that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope could be up for trading in the near future with his one-year contract set to expire. On Thursday, LeBron James was asked about the rumors during an interview, and his response was, to put it lightly, pretty blunt. “It’s a business,” LeBron James said. “If you […]
They say that some players aren’t built for the Big Apple, and Joakim Noah was one of them. But not in the way you’d think. It wasn’t a case of the 2014 Defensive Player of the Year caving under the pressure of playing in New York City. Noah simply couldn’t deal with the extracurricular activities […]
With MVP candidate Kemba Walker struggling from the field on Wednesday night, and a pair of Detroit Pistons defenders rushing the Hornets star PG on the climactic possession of the game, Jeremy Lamb came through in the clutch with a game-winning shot. But that story-book ending almost didn’t happen. Second-year sharpshooter Malik Monk played goat in front of the GOAT, showing NBA fans what […]
The Heat–Lakers matchup on Monday night transcended a mere national TV game between two teams in the mid-tier malaise of their respective conferences. That’s because it was Dwyane Wade‘s last game against LeBron James as the Heat superstar plays out the final season in what is sure to be a Hall-of-Fame career. But Bron, being Bron, still got the […]
The athleticism of the NBA is at an all-time high. Bigs are hitting threes, small forwards are playing center, and guys are throwing down dunks that were previously only reserved for an All-Star game or the Slam Dunk contest. The rise in highlight-worthy dunks times up perfectly with the boom of social media. Every morning, […]
The Houston Rockets are in the endgame now. As the Rockets sit in second-to-last place in the Western Conference with a 11-14 record, the team has explored nearly every option, including a rumored deal where they would’ve dealt a handful of future first-rounders for Jimmy Butler, and after cycling through all 14,000,605 potential trade outcomes, they have reportedly landed […]
Much is made of the fact professional athletes make millions of dollars playing what is basically a children’s game. But less literature has been produced on how the business of professional sports affects the athletes involved. Never was this more apparent than when guard Matthew Dellavedova was informed via phone call by Bucks general manager John […]
