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Zach LaVine Leads USA Team to 157-154 Victory in Rising Stars Challenge
Dunks, threes and no defense are the staple of any Rising Stars Challenge (and All-Star Game for that matter), and the 2016...
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Report: Cavaliers, Celtics, Knicks Had ‘Preliminary Discussions’ About 3-Way Blockbuster That Probably Won’t Happen
In a report that’s fun to think about but almost certainly won’t happen, Frank Isola of the New York Daily News says there have...
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Win Butler Wins Celebrity Game MVP as Team Canada Beats Team USA
The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game featured plenty of the usual hijinks, bricks and celebrities not that many people actually know, and when...
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Al Horford Replacing Chris Bosh in All-Star Game
Miami Heat big man Chris Bosh has withdrawn from the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, and Atlanta Hawks big man Al Horford will...
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Report: Richard Hamilton Will be Next Piston to Get Number Retired
Ben Wallace had his No. 3 jersey retired by the Detroit Pistons in January, and Chauncey Billups had his No. 1 go...
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Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson Among Hall of Fame Finalists
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the finalists for the 2016 class from the North American and Women’s Committees on...
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John Wall Will Play in All-Star Game
There was some doubt about whether Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall would play in the All-Star Game due to some...
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Patrick Beverley Out of Skills Challenge, Devin Booker Added to Rising Stars Challenge
The Skills Challenge and Rising Stars Challenge will be seeing some new faces at All-Star Weekend in Toronto. After hurting his ankle...
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Report: NBA Growing Closer to Putting Advertisements on Uniforms
“You hear that, Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability,” says Hugo Weaving’s Agent Smith in “The Matrix.” In this case, NBA...
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Monta Ellis, Slumping Pacers Conduct Players-Only Meeting
As expected for a team that has gone younger and undergone a significant style change, the Indiana Pacers have endured some growing...
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Auburn Guard Kareem Canty Will Forgo Senior Season, Enter 2016 NBA Draft
Auburn guard Kareem Canty took to social media Thursday to announce that he will be forgoing his senior season to enter the...
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Report: LeBron James May Skip Rio Olympics Because of Kobe Bryant’s Absence
For some time now, the presence of LeBron James on the 2016 United States Olympic Basketball roster has been uncertain. Now, it...
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Hassan Whiteside Suspended 1 Game for Throwing Elbow
The NBA has suspended Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside for one game after striking San Antonio Spurs center Boban Marjanovic in the...
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Report: Rockets Talking to Teams About Dwight Howard Trade
Echoing what comrade Chris Mannix reported last week, the Houston Rockets are talking to other teams about a possible Dwight Howard trade,...
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Report: Kings’ Ben McLemore Drawing Trade Interest From Cavaliers, Other Teams
The Cleveland Cavaliers know they need to improve if they’re to beat whatever team emerges from the daunting Western Conference in the...
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Thunder Join Monty Williams in Grieving Wife’s Passing
The day after Ingrid Williams, wife of Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams, passed away in a car accident, players and...
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Rockets Players, Coaches Confess Team Dysfunction
After yet another ugly loss on Wednesday, Houston Rockets interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff, plus veteran shooting guard Jason Terry, admitted that team...
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Timberwolves in Contact With Tom Thibodeau
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst is reporting that the Minnesota Timberwolves are staying in contact with former Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. Following the...