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Magic Johnson predicts LeBron James wins NBA MVP next season

Magic Johnson thinks LeBron James is primed for a major season. Magic sent some Los Angeles Lakers-related tweets on Saturday, the day Anthony Davis was introduced at a press conference. He talked up Davis: Laker Nation, the @Lakers introduced …

Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons ‘doubtful’ to play for Australia this summer

The Philadelphia 76ers will have a fresh Ben Simmons when the new season starts. Simmons’ agent Rich Paul told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Simmons is “doubtful” to play for Australia at the FIBA World Cup, meaning he will …

Russell Westbrook’s trade to Rockets will save him over $10 million in taxes alone

Russell Westbrook’s departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder after 11 years has to hurt, but at least he can wipe away his tears with all the money that he is about to save. In an interesting piece written on Friday, Sean Packard of Forbes.com …

Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis found out about trade to Lakers on Instagram

Anthony Davis learned an important lesson about declining his agent’s calls during the middle of trade season. Davis was introduced as a Los Angeles Laker on Saturday, and admitted that he had found out about his trade on Instagram. Why? …

Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Brown ‘liked’ photo of Celtics fans clowning Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving is no longer a Boston Celtic, and one of his former teammates seems to be enjoying that fact. New Celtics big man Enes Kanter posted a picture to Instagram on Friday of several of the team’s fans clowning their former guard by …

Anthony Davis announces he will wear jersey number 3 with Lakers

Anthony Davis announced on Instagram Friday night that he will wear jersey No. 3 with the Los Angeles Lakers in the upcoming season. Davis has worn No. 23 throughout his NBA career, but that is LeBron James’ number on the Lakers. LeBron was …

Report: Nike stood to lose ‘tens of millions’ on LeBron James jersey change

LeBron James will not be switching jersey numbers in the upcoming season as previously planned due to a lack of approval from Nike, according to reports. James has worn jersey No. 23 in all his NBA seasons but his four-year stint with the Miami Heat, …

Anthony Bennett

Report: Former No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett invited to Rockets’ training camp

Anthony Bennett is getting another shot at the NBA. Bennett, the No. 1 overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2013 NBA Draft, agreed to a non-guaranteed deal with the Rockets, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Former No. 1 …

Media winners and losers from Kawhi Leonard free agency reporting

Kawhi Leonard’s free agency was the biggest sports story of the summer. For a story of that magnitude, there was surprisingly little information about the subject. Leonard is notoriously private, and his team reportedly told the franchises that …

Chris Paul Rockets

Report: Heat would need to be ‘overwhelmed’ to take Chris Paul contract

The Miami Heat have frequently been linked as a possibility to take Chris Paul’s contract off Oklahoma City’s hands, but new reporting indicates that possibility is remote. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the Heat will do …

Toronto Raptors

Watch: Reporter hilariously mistakes Raptors’ Stanley Johnson for Pat McCaw

The changing faces in Toronto are apparently throwing off even the media. New Raptors wing Stanley Johnson was speaking with reporters Friday when he got a question about what it was like to win three straight championships. It turns out that the …

Avery Bradley

Lakers’ Avery Bradley says he has lost 40 pounds since last year with Clippers

Avery Bradley is about to enter the new NBA season almost half the man that he used to be. Speaking with reporters Friday, the new Los Angeles Lakers guard said that he is now in better shape and has lost 40 pounds since last year when he was with …

Ben Simmons

76ers GM counting on Harris, Simmons to take big shots

The Philadelphia 76ers watched as emotional leader Jimmy Butler departed this summer, but the team’s general manager has players in mind to fill the void. GM Elton Brand revealed that he is expecting guard Ben Simmons and newly re-signed …

Rob Pelinka

Rob Pelinka says Lakers are in championship-or-bust mode

The Los Angeles Lakers remain confident in their ability to compete for a championship in an increasingly crowded Western Conference. General manager Rob Pelinka asserted Friday that the organizational mindset is title-or-bust this season, and …

Tyson Chandler

Tyson Chandler agrees to one-year deal with Rockets

The Houston Rockets were prioritizing veteran frontcourt help after they acquired Russell Westbrook in a blockbuster trade on Thursday, and they wasted no time addressing that need. Free agent center Tyson Chandler agreed to a one-year deal with the …

Lamar Odom

Lamar Odom found out about BIG3 deactivation on social media

Lamar Odom’s brief time playing in the BIG3 came to an end this week when the league announced that he and three other players have been deactivated, and the former NBA star addressed the decision on Thursday. In a lengthy statement he posted …

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