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The NBA made it just two weeks as Seth Curry tests positive for COVID-19
If you had 15 days in the pool of when the NBA season would become a mess, please collect your winnings at the window. ...

KD & Kyrie make statement in season opener
It’s hard not to get caught up in the hype when the hype surpasses…the hype....

AN OPEN LETTER TO NEW YORK KNICKS FANS: Take the train to Brooklyn ... ASAP
Dear Knicks fans,...

Kyrie Irving clarifies ‘pawn’ comment in first media appearance of the season, discusses possible Harden trade
Kyrie Irving spoke to reporters for the first time this season on Monday afternoon, clarifying his ‘pawn’ comments in the process....

James Harden expands his trade list because he has no real leverage
James Harden wants out of the world curated just for him. ...

Where should DeMar DeRozan have a good time?
LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan are still San Antonio Spurs. They probably shouldn’t be for the entire 2020-21 season, given that the Western Conference playoff outlook will likely exclude them. Last week, I wrote about a set of teams that should target Aldridge between now and the trade deadlin...

One of these contenders should trade for human secret ingredient LaMarcus Aldridge
$24 million due in the 2020-21 season, a 15 percent trade kicker, and one season removed from a stretch of seven All-Star appearances over eight seasons. LaMarcus Aldridge is the veteran, stretch-four ‘missing piece’ for at least one NBA team that isn’t the San Antonio Spurs, where he currently resi...

As Hornets owner, Michael Jordan is the goat
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing the G.O.A.T. — Michael Jordan....

LaMelo Ball is the star Michael Jordan and Charlotte desperately need
LaMelo Ball could transform the Charlotte Hornets right before our eyes....

Shouldn’t the Nets include Kyrie in that Harden deal?
No, this isn’t going to happen. But can we argue that it should? ...

We Rank the NBA's Coaching Carousel Openings
We have arrived at “that” point in the NBA season. ...

Hornets Radio Play-by-Play Guy Somehow Tweets N-Word by Mistake
How do you accidentally type the N-word?...

Kyrie Irving Keeps Walking the Walk
In a time when many in the sports world are using their platforms to be on the right — and wrong — sides of history, Kyrie Irving has been doing the work, despite not having played a game since February....

NBA Restart: Eastern Conference Predictions
The official NBA restart is inching closer and closer....

Vince Carter Will Be Remembered For More Than His Ridiculous, Insane, Outrageous, Thunderous, Posterizing, High-Flying Dunks
I was around 6 years old when my parents bought me my first basketball magazine....

The Nets Getting Coronavirus Tests Shows Just How Screwed Up Our Society Is
Will Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets be a rallying cry as the sick and the poor rise up to eat the rich? ...

Yeah, The Optics Suck, But Athletes Getting Tested Went A Long Way to Waking People Up
While it surely is a sign of something broken in our society that NBA teams like the Brooklyn Nets and celebrities are able to be tested for coronavirus, even when showing no symptoms, while much of the general public cannot get access to testing, the problem to focus on is much more the latter than...

If Only Kevin Durant Had Beaten The Shit Out Of Draymond Green
Golden State Warriors fans are in the process of suffering through a rotation anchored by the legendary Eric Paschall, the even more legendary Omari Spellman, and the beyond legendary Ky Bowman. Stephen Curry (out indefinitely with a Rice Krispie’d hand) and Klay Thompson (waiting for various knee l...

Ja Morant Scores 30, Stuffs Kyrie Irving, Will Be A Lot Of Fun On The Grizzlies
Big fat dunks, pinpoint dimes, and the gumption to go at Kyrie Irving in a scoring duel and win? Ja Morant delivered on all those fronts Sunday as the Memphis Grizzlies took out the Brooklyn Nets, 134-133. Based on Morant’s 30-point, nine-assist romp, the No. 2 pick out of Murray State intends to re...

Hoo Boy, Kyrie Irving Put On A Show In His Nets Debut
It’s going to be a season of transition in Brooklyn, while the Nets wait for Kevin Durant’s shredded Achilles tendon to heal and for all their big free-agency wheeling and dealing to finally come together. For now, Nets fans will still enjoy the nightly thrill of watching one of the sport’s most ent...