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Report: Timberwolves drama will not impact Ben Simmons pursuit

The Minnesota Timberwolves are dealing with significant upheaval in their front office at an awkward time, but it does not appear that any of it will change the team’s long-term plans. Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic said on his podcast, …

Mark Cuban

Mavericks have parted ways with controversial executive

After the exits of GM Donnie Nelson and coach Rick Carlisle earlier this offseason, the Dallas Mavericks are seeing another high-profile departure. Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News reported Thursday that the Mavs have parted ways with …

Andrew Wiggins

Report: Warriors concerned about Andrew Wiggins’ availability due to vaccine status

Andrew Wiggins was the Golden State Warriors’ second-leading scorer last season, but now there is some very real concern about his availability for next season. Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle reported this week that the Warriors …

Bri Bauer Timberwolves

Report: Bri Bauer removed from Timberwolves’ website same day as Gersson Rosas

Gersson Rosas was abruptly fired by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday for seemingly no good reason. One story on the firing tries to sell it as being for performance reasons. But it’s hard to believe that. Why would someone, whose …

Gersson Rosas

Report: Gersson Rosas fired for ‘inappropriate relationship’

Gersson Rosas was abruptly fired by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. The decision seemed to come as a surprise to one of the team’s players. Now we appear to know why he was let go from his post as president of basketball operations. …

Joe Lacob

Warriors owner Joe Lacob gets tampering fine for Ben Simmons comments

How strict are the NBA’s anti-tampering guidelines? You can still get fined even when you are denying interest in a player — and without mentioning the player by name. That is the case for Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, who …

Damian Lillard

Report: Damian Lillard hesitant to request trade because of interesting reason

Damian Lillard has decided to give it another shot with the Portland Trail Blazers. But he might have already asked out if not for the risk of having his old takes exposed. Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice reported this week that sources believe Lillard …

Alex Rodriguez with sunglasses on

Report: Alex Rodriguez likes this former All-Star to be next Timberwolves president

The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking for a new president of basketball operations after the sudden dismissal of Gersson Rosas. It turns out that Alex Rodriguez may already have a candidate in mind. Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported on …

Nikola Jokic in a warmup

Nikola Jokic explains what he does not like about being MVP

Countless NBA players dream about one day winning the Most Valuable Player Award, but Nikola Jokic is revealing one downside that comes with it. The Denver Nuggets star addressed reporters Wednesday. Jokic took home MVP honors last year and explained …

Karl-Anthony Towns during a press conference

Karl-Anthony Towns has telling reaction to Gersson Rosas firing

The Minnesota Timberwolves surprised many with the abrupt firing of team president Gersson Rosas on Wednesday. That includes their own players. Star center Karl-Anthony Towns seemingly reacted to the news on social media shortly after it broke on …

Timberwolves logo

Timberwolves abruptly fire team president Gersson Rosas

The Minnesota Timberwolves have made a huge change at the top of the organization without much warning just days before the start of training camp. In a statement released Wednesday, team owner Glen Taylor announced the firing of president Gersson …

Kevin Durant in Nets practice gear

Kevin Durant nixed Nets’ potential Kyrie Irving-Ben Simmons swap?

Kevin Durant may be graduating from blocking people on Twitter to blocking trades. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reported on Wednesday that the Brooklyn Nets had interest in a potential swap of Kyrie Irving for Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons but …

David Griffin

Report: Pelicans employees compared David Griffin to Jerry Krause

The New Orleans Pelicans made a big splash when they hired David Griffin to run their basketball operations department in 2019. Griffin is viewed as one of the better executives in the NBA after he built a championship team around LeBron James in …

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Doc Rivers denies throwing Ben Simmons under the bus

A lot has been reported about the fractured relationship between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers, and Doc Rivers acknowledged on Wednesday that the former first overall pick wants to be traded. What the coach does not appreciate, however, is …

LeBron James in his Lakers uniform

LeBron James organizing special training camp for new-look Lakers

LeBron James knows the Los Angeles Lakers have a lot of work to do this season. That is why he is taking a special measure ahead of the upcoming season. James is planning a special training camp for the Lakers that will take place this weekend. …

Ben Simmons handling a basketball

Warriors owner has harsh comments about Ben Simmons

Joe Lacob definitely does not sound like a man who wants Ben Simmons on his team. The Golden State Warriors owner Lacob spoke Tuesday to Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle. Lacob took some time to address the trade rumors linking the …

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