Tag: NBA

LaMarcus Aldridge, forward on the Spurs, during a game against the Rockets in San Antonio, Texas. (Image: Eric Gay/AP)

Stop the L-Train, LaMarcus Aldridge Dunzo

San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge won’t return to the team after undergoing surgery to repair his shoulder injury. Aldridge, 34, went under the knife in April to repair a rotator cuff debridement injury. Even with the delayed return to the season and postseason, Aldridge hasn’t fully recovered from […]

Model Kendall Jenner and NBA star Devin Booker (of the Phoenix Suns) have been romantically linked according to the Hollywood tabloids. (Image: Harpers)

Sushi Date Night at Nobu with Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner

TMZ reported that Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker were spotted at Nobu in Malibu for a fancy sushi dinner before Booker reported to the Phoenix Suns for the continuation of the NBA season and playoffs. “They both looked really good,” said TMZ. “In fact, Kendall walked out of the restaurant […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal defended by LA Lakers center Dwight Howard in 2019. (Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP)

LBJ, AD, and BB? LA Lakers Interested in Wiz’s Bradley Beal

Bradley Beal, the star guard from the Washington Wizards, has drawn the eye of the Los Angeles Lakers. Beal’s name popped up in multiple trade rumors involving the Brooklyn Nets, New Orleans Pelicans, and the Lakers. In reality, the chances that the Lakers pull off a trade for Beal are […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schorder during a game against the Houston Rockets in 2020. (Image: Cooper Neill/Getty)

NBA Sixth Man of the Year: Dennis Schroder or Montrezl Harrell?

Schro or Trez? Who was the dominant reserve player this season? Dennis Schroder (Oklahoma City Thunder) or Montrezl Harrell (Los Angeles Clippers) are the favorites to win the 2020 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Either Schroder or Harrell will dethrone Lou Williams (LA Clippers), who won the NBA Sixth […]

Power-forward Wes Unseld with the Baltimore Bullets in the late 1970s. (Image: Getty)

Hall of Fame Player and Ex-Coach Wes Unseld Dies at 74

Baltimore Bullets All-Star forward and Washington Bullets ex-head coach, Wes Unseld, passed away at 74. Unseld also worked in the front office as general manager of the Washington Wizards. Unseld is known as one of two players in NBA history to win the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable […]

The Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 will be postponed until 2021. (Image: NBA)

Basketball Hall of Fame 2020 Class Inductions Postponed Until 2021

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, will postpone the class of 2020’s induction until the first quarter of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 class features nine inductees, including Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Eddie Sutton, Rudy Tomjanovich, Kim Mulkey, Tamika Catchings, Barbara […]

Damian Lillard, 5-time All-Star with Portland Trail Blazers, and the Moda Center. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Portland’s Damian Lillard: No Playoffs for Rip City, No Dame

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard says he won’t return to action if the Blazers have zero chance at the NBA playoffs because it won’t be worth the risk during the coronavirus pandemic. No real opportunity for playoffs in Rip City? Then no, Dame. When the NBA shut down its […]

Disney became a jersey sponsor for the Orlando Magic in 2017. (Image: AP)

Disneyworld Hoops: Quest for NBA Playoffs in Orlando

Either Las Vegas or Disneyworld in Orlando could host the 2020 NBA Playoffs and NBA Finals. Those are the rumors around the NBA’s plans to end its season, with a significant amount of chatter saying the league is leaning toward Disneyworld as its preferred location to resume the season and […]

Michael Jordan returns to the NBA with the Washington Wizards in 2001. (Image: Getty)

2001 Flashback: Michael Jordan Unretires to Join Washington Wizards

After a three-year layoff, Michael Jordan laced up his sneakers and unretired for the second time in his storied NBA career when he joined the Washington Wizards for the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons. While the ESPN documentary series “The Last Dance” covered Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls, his […]

LaMelo Ball playing for the Illawarra Hawks in Australia's NBL. (Image: Rick Rycroft/AP)

LaVar Ball Wants LaMelo Picked #1 or Drafted by NY Knicks

LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of LaMelo and his basketball prodigy siblings, thinks his youngest son has enough talent to get selected #1 in the upcoming NBA Draft. If LaMelo isn’t picked first, then LaVar Ball would prefer that the New York Knicks draft his son. “The best fit in […]

NBA commissioner David Stern awards the 1993 NBA Finals MVP to Michael Jordan after the Chicago Bulls won their third-straight NBA championship. (Image: Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty)

1990s Dynasty: Michael Jordan Secures 6 Titles for the Chicago Bulls

Between 1991 and 1998, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles during their 1990s dynasty, bookended by three-peats before general manager Jerry Krause broke up the team, and Jordan retired for a second time. It’s no surprise that Jordan was named MVP of the NBA Finals in […]

Kai Sotto, a 7-foor-2 prospect from the Philippines playing in Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in Chicago. (Image: Paul Mata/Rappler)

Kai Sotto G League Bound, First NBA Player from Philippines?

Kai Sotto, a 7-foot-2 center, signed a contract to play with the G League next season. Sotto is attempting to become the first player from the Philippines to play in the NBA. Sotto, 18, will join a newly established team in the NBA’s developmental league. He will team up with […]

Kevin Durant has yet to play for the Brooklyn Nets while he recovers from a blown Achilles. (Image: Amber Matsumoto/Yahoo Sports)

No KD in Brooklyn, Kevin Durant Not Coming Back for Nets This Season

Ten-time NBA All-Star, Kevin Durant, will not return to the Brooklyn Nets this season, no matter when the NBA resumes. Durant recovered from coronavirus, but he is still yet to fully recover from a torn Achilles. Durant became one of four members of the Nets who became infected with COVID-19. […]