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Magic Johnson has some high expectations for Lonzo Ball. The Lakers great doesn’t think Ball’s early success will stop in the Las Vegas Summer League, where Ball was named MVP and averaged 16.3 points, 9.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 steals. Even more impressive was that Ball had two triple-doubles and had four games of […]

I guess this is where people say, “see, the money hasn’t changed him.” Gordon Hayward is expected to sign a massive new contract with the Boston Celtics, that’s in the range of $128-$130 million dollars for the next four years of service. That’s a nice chunk of cash that pretty much guarantees that he’ll (and […]

It appears we’re going to be seeing a lot more of the Ball family. LaVar Ball and his family are getting their own show on Facebook, the family and social media giant has announced. The documentary series is one of two original series that Facebook is launching, igniting their leap into video/television content. The title […]

In 1996, Kobe Bryant was a teenager who had just graduated high school and was chosen thirteenth overall in the NBA Draft. Not a bad way to start off your adult life. However, Kobe wasn’t happy then for being passed up by 12 teams and over 20 years later, he’s still a bit bitter. Not […]

Looks like Lob City is going to become a ghost town soon. In a surprising move, the Los Angeles Clippers have traded away Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets. In exchange for their franchise point guard, the Rockets will give them Patrick Beverley, Sam Dekker, Lou Williams and a protected first-round pick. The move is […]

Looks like Kobe Bryant hasn’t been much of a couch potato during retirement. The future Hall of Famer recently opened up about his cable package, which isn’t really a big deal. But you’d think that after spending 20 years on the court, he’d spend some time this season kickin’ back and watching some games from home […]

Longtime NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager passed away today. He was 65. Known for his colorful suits and positive attitude for the past 40 years, Sager had been battling acute myeloid leukemia since November 2014. Despite being diagnosed with the disease and going through hard treatments, Sager pressed on and continued to report from the sidelines […]

Blowouts can get boring. Take the Cleveland Cavaliers for example. LeBron James and the Cavs found themselves once again on the winning end of a blowout, destroying the New York Knicks 126-94 on Wednesday night. Sure, they could’ve sat there and just waited patiently for the game to end… but no. What fun would that […]

Luke Walton may become the biggest bust of the 2016-17 NBA season. With big names like Brandon Ingram and Ben Simmons coming into the league, it’s the rookie head coach in Los Angeles that has all eyes on him. After securing a record setting 39-4 start to last year’s season as the replacement head coach […]

There is only one obstacle blocking Los Angeles Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell’s path to NBA stardom. His name is Brandon Ingram. After a very up and down rookie season, Russell is poised to blossom under new head coach Luke Walton. Bringing some much needed joy back to the Lakers locker room, Walton plans on running […]