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Adam Silver to the media

Adam Silver pushing to make play-in tournament permanent

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has made no secret of his desire to make the play-in tournament a permanent fixture of the league schedule. He does admit, however, that he has some people to win over first. Silver told ESPN’s “Keyshawn, …

Tom Thibodeau on the sidelines

Tom Thibodeau responds to Hawks coach claiming that NBA wants Knicks to win

Despite his opposing coach’s assertion, Tom Thibodeau is not too convinced that the NBA has a pro-New York Knicks bias. On Friday, the Knicks head coach Thibodeau responded to recent comments made by Atlanta Hawks counterpart Nate McMillan. In …

LeBron James in his Lakers uniform

LeBron James wanted to sign with Knicks instead of Lakers?

LeBron James’ decision to join the Los Angeles Lakers has largely been validated by last year’s NBA championship. One reporter says things could have been a lot different, though. In an appearance on the “Brian Windhorst & The …

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler’s agent unloads on reporter Shams Charania

On the eve of the NBA Playoffs, Jimmy Butler’s agent is in a spat with one of the league’s most prominent reporters. On Friday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that there have been “testy moments” between Butler and …

Monty Williams

Monty Williams responds to talk that Suns wanted to avoid Lakers

Top Western Conference teams have been put in the awkward situation of potentially dealing with the Los Angeles Lakers very early in the playoffs, leading to talk that some teams actively sought to avoid them. Due to various injuries, the Lakers fell …

Lamar Odom

Lamar Odom says this kept him from relapsing when Kobe Bryant died

Lamar Odom opened up this week about how he has used the drug ketamine to help fight addiction, and the former NBA star’s doctor was happy to see Odom share his story. During an appearance on “Good Morning America” Monday, Odom …

Bradley Beal Russell Westbrook

Photo of Russell Westbrook, Bradley Beal celebrating goes viral

Washington Wizards fans now have an iconic photo to enjoy. A photo of Russell Westbrook celebrating as Bradley Beal dunks the ball behind him went viral on Thursday: This shot of Russ and Beal pic.twitter.com/mxijs52zdG — ESPN (@espn) May 21, …

Russell Westbrook

Old Russell Westbrook clip about Joel Embiid goes viral after Wizards win

The Washington Wizards on Thursday beat the Indiana Pacers 142-115 to secure the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The win means the Wizards will face the No. 1-seeded Philadelphia 76ers. Almost immediately after Washington’s win, …

Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard not taking Nuggets lightly despite their injuries

The Denver Nuggets will be far from full strength entering their first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers. But Damian Lillard certainly does not think that will make them an easy out. Speaking with Sam Amick of The Athletic this …

Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban has funny trash talk for Rajon Rondo ahead of playoff series

Rajon Rondo has some history with the Dallas Mavericks, and that much is not lost on Mavs owner Mark Cuban. Appearing Thursday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, Cuban had funny trash talk for Rondo ahead of Mavs’ first-round series against …

Bam Adebayo

Bam Adebayo appears to react to Defensive Player of the Year snub

Bam Adebayo appeared to react on Twitter to his Defensive Player of the Year snub. The NBA on Thursday announced finalists for the regular season awards. The three finalists for Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) were: Rudy Gobert, Ben Simmons and …

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler has warning for foes ahead of playoffs

The Miami Heat scuffled a bit during the regular season and enter the playoffs as the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. That isn’t denting Jimmy Butler’s confidence one bit. The Heat star had a warning for potential foes when speaking …

LeBron James shot

Warriors-Lakers play-in game gets huge TV rating for ESPN

The NBA got everything it wanted and then some on Wednesday with the play-in game between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. According to Richard Deitsch of The Athletic, the Lakers-Warriors play-in drew 5.6 million viewers on ESPN, a …

Nate McMillan

Hawks coach Nate McMillan fined $25K for comments about NBA playoffs

Atlanta Hawks interim head coach Nate McMillan is taking a unique approach to motivating his players ahead of their playoff series against the New York Knicks, and his decision to share that tactic has resulted in a hefty fine. In a Zoom call with …

LeBron James shot

LeBron James saw three rims when he made big 3-pointer

LeBron James hit a huge shot to help his Los Angeles Lakers clinch the No. 7 spot in the West, and he did so despite some difficulty. James drove to the basket with about two minutes left in his team’s play-in game against the Golden State …

Jeff Van Gundy

Jeff Van Gundy hilariously roasts himself after Mike Breen comment

Jeff Van Gundy roasted himself appropriately while calling Wednesday’s play-in game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. During the first quarter of the game, Van Gundy congratulated play-by-play announcer Mike Breen on …

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