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Oddsmakers target date LeBron James hits 40k points
LeBron James is on the precipice of yet another historic milestone coming out of the NBA's All-Star Break....

Longtime Rockets G/F Robert Reid dies at 68
Longtime Houston Rockets guard/forward Robert Reid has died at 68....

JJ Redick says it's 'always an excuse' with Doc Rivers
Former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick is tired of Doc Rivers’ excuses. The First Take host went off on his former coach Tuesday morning, saying how he’s “seen the trend for years....
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Bodycam footage of Haywood Highsmith post-crash emerges [Update]
Update March 6: New footage captured by police body cameras shows Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith visibly shaken up after he crashed his car into a pedestrian, causing him to have his leg amputated above the knee....

Nets name Kevin Ollie as interim head coach
The Brooklyn Nets named Kevin Ollie as interim head coach on Tuesday, one day after firing Jacque Vaughn....

5 increasingly unhinged solutions to the NBA All-Star Game
As the NBA has observed its golden era of efficiency proliferate from more streamlined offenses to load management run amok, elements of the league have fallen by the wayside. Marquee hoopers play fewer minutes, fewer games and now they barely expend energy or cross halfcourt during All-Star Weekend...

The NBA All-Star Game has never been better!
Welcome to Deadspin’s The Sports Nihilist, where all is for naught, and we are but accidental jolts of electrified meat stuck to the surface of a rock in an indifferent universe....

Court date set for Pistons F/C Isaiah Stewart
Detroit Pistons forward/center Isaiah Stewart was given a Friday court date in relation to a misdemeanor assault charge....

Reports: Mike Conley agrees on 2-year extension with Wolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves and guard Mike Conley Jr. have agreed on a two-year extension worth $21 million, ESPN and The Athletic reported Monday....

Reports: 76ers to sign F Darius Bazley
The short-handed Philadelphia 76ers plan to sign power forward Darius Bazley to a 10-day contract, according to multiple reports Monday....

NBA second-half betting: Finding value in MVP, Coach of Year odds
The NBA All-Star break moves the race for the postseason into high gear and opens some interesting options for betting on NBA futures....

Nets fire coach Jacque Vaughn after 21-33 start
The Brooklyn Nets fired head coach Jacque Vaughn on Monday after less than two seasons....

Kenny Smith ruined Sabrina Ionescu's moment
Let’s take a look at a few of the comments after Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu squared off in a 3-point shooting contest on Saturday night, Curry topping the Liberty star by just 3 points, 29-26, both shooting from the NBA arc....

Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?
Michael Jordan will always be synonymous with the Chicago Bulls. Same thing for Magic Johnson with the Los Angeles Lakers and Larry Bird with the Boston Celtics. But since the turn of the 21st Century, some teams have gone a decade without a face of the franchise (think the Detroit Pistons and Orlan...

As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics
The Oklahoma City Thunder have executed one of the shortest rebuilding periods in NBA history. Since the breakup of the Kevin Durant/Russell Westbrook pairing, leading into the current Thunder 2.0, only lasted three seasons of extreme tanking. Those losing efforts netted them the sixth pick in the ...

The Knicks are back after 2 decades of James Dolan terror and ineptitude
The New York Knicks won the NBA trade deadline, fleecing the Detroit Pistons for Bojan Bogdanović and Alec Burks. They added the backup playmaker and off-the-bench scoring they were missing to reach championship contention. Fully healthy, and despite their recent injury-induced hiccup, the Knicks ca...

East hangs 211 points to topple West in NBA All-Star Game
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard scored 39 points and drained 11 3-pointers to lead the Eastern Conference to a record-setting 211-186 win over the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night in Indianapolis....

Heat sign veteran G Delon Wright
The Miami Heat signed guard Delon Wright on Sunday, two days after the nine-year veteran agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards....

LeBron James: ‘Hopefully’ career ends as member of Lakers
In the wake of a head-turning report that the Golden State Warriors looked into acquiring him at the trade deadline, LeBron James said Sunday that he hopes to finish his playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers....

Steph Curry won’t stop hogging Dame Lillard’s limelight
Damian Lillard cannot catch a break when Steph Curry is in the building hogging all the limelight. Lillard has to have developed either a chip on his shoulder or an inferiority complex, after adding another notch to his Hall of Fame belt by being crowned 3-point contest champ for a second consecutiv...