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LeBron James has been at his best when he has a scoring and electric guard beside him. In Miami, it was Dwayne Wade. Four NBA Finals appearances and two championships. In Cleveland, it was Kyrie Irving. Three Finals and one, historic championship. On Thursday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Collin Sexton with the 8th overall […]

The 2018 NBA Draft has quickly come and gone, bringing to reality the dreams of 60 young men. With Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley III going numbers one and two as projected, it was all madness after that. Teams picked away from their needs, players thought to go high had fell while others skyrocketed up […]

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 […]