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The start of the NBA season is just over one week away, with the Celtics and Hornets competing in the first preseason game Friday, Sept. 28. Odds once again favor the Warriors to win it all, while Boston has the second-best title odds. Though Golden …
It’s always sad watching once-great athletes enter the twilight of their careers. For sports fans, it feels like we’re losing a piece of ourselves. Father Time doesn’t discriminate, and though some athletes push the envelope into their 40s, we all …
The NBA has informed its teams of the salary cap and tax amounts for the 2018-19 season. The new salary cap for 2018-19 will be $101.869 million, with the luxury tax at $123.733 million. Those were figures that were in line with expectations. The …
The National Basketball Association may be returning to the state of Missouri for the first time in over three decades. An anonymous league executive spoke with Jarrett Sutton of SEC Network on Friday and discussed the possibility of the NBA …
The NBA is experimenting with a new method of providing content to fans through its app. League Pass is the NBA’s service that provides fans the ability to watch out-of-market games. Fans can purchase single games, games for all teams, and a …
The NBA on Friday sent a memo to its teams reminding them that players and coaches must stand for the national anthem. The NBA, unlike the NFL, has a rule that states players and coaches must stand for the anthem. The memo was sent at a time when …
The NBA playoff picture fundamentally changes every summer because of free agency. The Cavs signed LeBron from Miami in 2014. The Clippers snatched DeAndre Jordan from the jaws of the Mavericks and the Warriors re-signed Draymond Green in 2015. And, …
The NBA wants to send your Twitter beef right back to the kitchen. The league sent a memo to all 30 teams this week with regard to conduct on social media, emphasizing that “mocking and/or ridiculing” opponents and officials on team …
It appears as if the NBA is trying a new way to cut down on fan heckling. On Wednesday night, a Reddit user posted an interesting photo of a card he or she claims his or her friend got while attending an NBA game. From what we can gather in the …
The importance of home court advantage has been one of the most debated topics in sports for as long as I can remember. Does it make a difference? If so, how much? Does familiarity with one’s venue produce a greater likelihood of success? …
