The NBA’s problem of being overrun with players who look like All-Stars is slowly solving itself. Though it’d help if Eastern Conference coaches and NBA commissioner Adam Silver did a better job selecting All-Stars. Nets forward Kevin Durant, who’d been out with a hamstring injury, will remain out through the All-Star break. His All-Star replacement? […]
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Knicks rookie Obi Toppin reportedly taking part in Dunk Contest
Obi Toppin can throw it down. We saw it at Dayton a lot and in leaked videos out of practices. His chance to show what he can do has been limited in New York this season, where he gets a little run at the start of the second and fourth quarters, but with the way […]
Spurs’ Dejounte Murray fined for kicking ball into stands
The Spurs suffered an especially frustrating loss to the Thunder on Wednesday. After Luguentz Dort‘s game-winner, San Antonio guard Dejounte Murray quickly turned from dejected to basketball-kicking furious. NBA: San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray has been fined $25,000 for kicking the game ball into the spectator stands, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, […]
Lakers add front court depth, sign Damian Jones to 10-day contract
Damian Jones started the season in Phoenix but could never consistently break into the rotation behind players such as Deandre Ayton, Frank Kaminsky, Jae Crowder, and Dario Saric. However, without Anthony Davis through mid-March, the Lakers are looking for help at the four, so they have signed Jones to a 10-day contract, the team announced […]
Jayson Tatum looking forward to future with Celtics, even as they stumble
Jayson Tatum joined a Celtics team brimming with possibility. Boston had just become the first playoff team to win the lottery. Even beyond a roster good enough to make the Eastern Conference finals and the No. 1 pick, the Celtics had a treasure trove of assets and flexibility. By trading down for Tatum, Boston got […]
The elephant in the room with changing NBA logo to Kobe Bryant
Kyrie Irving continues to push for the NBA to change its logo to Kobe Bryant. An online petition to change the logo to Bryant has more than 3 million signatures. What initially seemed like a coping mechanism/unrealistic idea in the aftermath of Bryant’s tragic and sudden death, the Kobe-logo movement has newfound momentum more than […]
Haason Reddick on free agency: My priority is fit
Linebacker Haason Reddick‘s first three seasons with the Cardinals were disappointing considering the team made him a first-round pick in 2017 and they opted not to pick up their option on his contract for 2021. That decision set Reddick up for a contract year in 2020 and he made the most of it. He recorded […]