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For the fourth time in four years, Dwight Howard will have a new team. The Charlotte Hornets traded the three-time Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday to the Brooklyn Nets. In exchange, the Hornets will get center Timothy Mozgov, two future second-round picks and cash consideration. Howard is an 8-time All-Star, but hasn’t made […]

Are the Cavs making one last push to impress the King? According to Terry Pluto at Cleveland.com, the Cleveland Cavaliers are one of multiple teams who have contacted the San Antonio Spurs regarding a trade for Kawhi Leonard. This may be one last attempt by the Cavs to keep LeBron James in Ohio. If the […]

According to the San Antonio Express News, San Antonio Spurs superstar Kawhi Leonard wants out of Texas. The report broke this morning when reporter Jabari Young tweeted the news. And here we go… sources tell @ExpressNews that Kawhi Leonard wants to be traded from #Spurs … more to come… — Jabari Young (@JabariJYoung) June 15, […]

They mislead the world into thinking they wouldn’t be the last two standing. They did everything they could to make it seem like the two teams weren’t destined to meet in the Finals… again. Injuries to high profile players. Check. Dramatic Game 7 victories on the road. Check. Is this LeBron’s last hurrah (again)? Check. […]

LeBron James did it again Wednesday night, hitting a buzzer-beater in the final seconds of Game 5 to give the Cleveland Cavaliers another win. Reminiscent of Michael Jordan’s shot over the Cavs in the 1989 playoffs, James received the inbound pass, drove and drained the three-pointer to give the Cavs a 3-2 series lead over […]

Russell Westbrook needed 79 games and 22 minutes to achieve something no one had ever done in the NBA. In the 22nd minute of his season’s final regular season game, Westbrook grabbed his 16th rebound of the night to become the first player in NBA history to average a triple double for the second straight […]

Things have gotten more interesting in San Antonio. Despite being medically cleared to play, two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Kawhi Leonard may not play a single game this season. According to reports, the Spurs star is said to have made the personal decision to not play in any of the remaining 23 games […]

The Blake Griffin era has come to a close in LA. The Los Angeles Clippers traded the former number one overall pick to the Detroit Pistons Monday night, marking the end of the team’s former franchise player. Just last summer, the Clippers made Griffin one of the highest paid players in the NBA when they […]

The Phoenix Suns want Devin Booker to be involved in their Process. Suns General Manager Ryan McDonough told AZ Central on Thursday that the third year guard will be involved in all major team decisions in some way or another. “With his emergence and importance to not only what we’re doing in the short term […]

Magic Johnson? Nope. Shaq? I don’t think so. Kobe Bryant wants Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan to present him into the Naismith Hall Of Fame when his time comes. Bryant recently sat down with Complex magazine to discuss his life after basketball and his new goals. With his tireless work ethic and dedication, it’s hard […]