Author: Burton Lewis

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban strongly denied trade rumors surrounding Kristaps Porzingis Tuesday morning that Dallas was, per Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer, sniffing around to gauge the big man’s trade value. The Mavericks also reached out to the Golden State Warriors to determine their level of interest for a potential Porzingis deal, according to SNY’s Ian Begley. […]

When the annual NBA All-Star Game rosters are announced, there’s always a heavy debate regarding players that are snubbed. This year, many players around the league are in agreement on who they believe the biggest snub is. After the reserves were announced for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Lakers cleared a roster spot Monday night when they decided to waive guard Quinn Cook, and with Anthony Davis still out due to injury, the immediate speculation was that they would look to add a big man to help deal with his absence. The most prominent available big man is DeMarcus Cousins, […]

The NBA announced its All-Star Game starters last Thursday, but given the somewhat predictable nature of picking the top five players in each conference, tonight’s reveal is the more important one. On Tuesday, the league unveiled the seven All-Star reserves for each conference as selected by the coaches within those conferences. The seven slots were […]

Earlier this week, the Minnesota Timberwolves fired head coach Ryan Saunders and immediately replaced him with Toronto Raptors assistant coach Chris Finch. The move raised eyebrows across the league as it didn’t seem like the Wolves did their due diligence when it came to their coaching search. Some players, including Portland Trail Blazers stars Damian Lillard and […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was fined $25,000 for his refusal to speak to the media during the league’s “media week” ahead of the 2020-21 NBA season. Instead of speaking for himself, Irving instead issued a statement. The Nets organization was also fined $25,000 for allowing Irving to go without speaking to media members.  On Friday, […]

During normal times, each team has a set media day, where the front office personnel, coach and players address the media and speak about the upcoming season. Due to COVID-19, that was changed to a media week, where everything was spread out and taking place virtually video videoconferencing.  Even if it wasn’t in person, players […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis will sit out of Friday’s preseason opener against the Los Angeles Clippers, head coach Frank Vogel announced Thursday. The decision isn’t exactly surprising. The Lakers played Game 6 of the NBA Finals less than two months ago, and thanks to the league’s desire to return to its typical schedule, the […]

Trevor Ariza broke out in the NBA when he helped the 2008-09 Lakers win the championship. Now Los Angeles is apparently hoping it can bring his career full circle. The Lakers are monitoring Ariza’s situation with the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. If he becomes available through a buyout, the Lakers […]

Paul George won’t be leaving Los Angeles anytime soon. The former All-Star forward has signed a contract extension with the Clippers, the team announced Thursday. The deal, which will pay him $190 million over four years, kicks in after this season and runs through 2025, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.  George’s current contract had a […]