Tuesday night’s game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder ended in a potentially disastrous loss for them. Paul George collided with Thunder player Lu Dort while trying for a rebound with just 4 minutes, 38 seconds left in the contest, seeming to suffer a leg injury. While the extent of the injury […]
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NBA roundup: Paul George gets hurt in Clippers’ loss
On Tuesday, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the host Los Angeles Clippers 101-100, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 31 points against his former team and Jalen Williams adding 20. The Thunder have now won eight of their last 10 games, with Josh Giddey and Isaiah Joe contributing 13 and 12 points respectively. However, the Clippers suffered […]
Jimmy Butler Has Made the NBA’s Offseason Even Spicier
Jimmy Butler just couldn’t let the exciting 2018 NBA offseason end, could he? After months of speculation of his unhappiness with the Minnesota Timberwolves organization, the All-Star small forward met with Wolves head coach and President of Basketball Operations Tom Thibodeau on Wednesday and officially requested a trade. And now the floodgates for more rumors […]
Kawhi Leonard Wants Out of San Antonio, Interested in Lakers
Superstar Forward Kawhi Leonard reportedly wants out of San Antonio, although he has not yet asked directly to be traded from the Spurs, according to Chris Haynes and Adrian Wojnarowski. Kawhi allegedly wants to move either to one of the Los Angeles basketball franchises or to New York, but the Lakers are his top choice. […]
The Los Angeles Lakers Finally Get Some Flexibility From Luol Deng
The Los Angeles Lakers have finally ended the Luol Deng saga, allowing both parties to move on in their respective directions and not have to deal with the media coverage and speculation. The two sides agreed to a buyout where the 33-year-old small forward would give the Los Angeles Lakers $7.5 of his remaining $36.3 […]
Leonard Now Open Minded About Staying in Toronto
One of the largest sagas of the offseason was the entire ordeal with 2-time NBA All-Star Kawhi Leonard and his desire to leave the San Antonio Spurs organization in hopes of finding better luck elsewhere. The reason for his departure largely revolved around how the team acted after Leonard was held out for 73 games […]
Raptors Hire Kawhi’s Friend to Coaching Staff
The Toronto Raptors are apparently pretty committed to keeping their new star power forward long-term. The Raptors reportedly signed Jeremy Castleberry, former San Antonio Spurs assistant and close personal friend of Kawhi Leonard, to their own coaching staff. Leonard and Castleberry have reportedly been friends since Leonard was in high school and played basketball together in college at San Diego State. Three years after […]
Ranking the Lakers’ Player Priorities During 2019 Free Agency
The 2019 NBA free agent class is expected to be one of the most loaded classes, if not the most, ever. It will be the chance for the Lakers to add-on to what they have been building the last year or so. One of the reasons they were able to acquire the best player in the world […]
Bruce Bowen Out as Clippers TV Analyst in Wake of Kawhi Leonard Comments
It appears as though the Los Angeles Clippers are taking every possible measure to make their organization as appealing to Kawhi Leonard as they can. In the aftermath of comments that former Spur Bruce Bowen made regarding Kawhi Leonard criticizing him for his behavior during his final year in San Antonio, the Clippers have decided […]
Wall Sees Wiz in Finals?
Don’t count John Wall and his Washington Wizards out of the finals just yet. The 5-time NBA All-Star recently sat down with Michael Lee of Yahoo Sports’ to discuss what were his expectations for the upcoming season. Wall first spoke about the lapses and problems from the previous season. He mentioned how the year before […]
Kawhi Finally Writes Letter to San Antonio
It’s been about 3 weeks since a blockbuster trade sent former finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for 4-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a 2019 first-round pick, and finally, the 2-time Defensive Player of the Year wrote a letter thanking his former organization for all they’ve […]
Kawhi Leonard Finally Says Goodbye to San Antonio
Kawhi Leonard finally said his public goodbye to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, nearly three weeks after being traded to the Toronto Raptors. In a statement released on his own website, the small forward thanked the all those that impacted him during his time with the Spurs, including the city, coach Gregg Popovich and his teammates. “I have been […]