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George says he'll pick the front office that gives his team the best chance to win. The post Paul George Hopes to Make ‘Majority of the People Happy’ in Free Agency appeared first on SLAMonline.

Hayward provides an update. The post Gordon Hayward: ‘Now, I Basically Have a Normal Ankle’ appeared first on SLAMonline.

Washington and L.A. make a deal. The post Clippers Trade Austin Rivers to Wizards for Marcin Gortat appeared first on SLAMonline.

The Cavaliers have some clarity with one of their free agent forwards.

The San Antonio Spurs today announced that assistant coach Becky Hammon has been promoted. Hammon fills the position vacated by James Borrego who was named head coach of the Charlotte Hornets on May 10. According to the ...

The Suns will not re-sign unrestricted free agents Elfrid Payton and Alex Len, reports the Arizona Republic‘s Scott Bordow. The move would open $10 million in cap space to pursue other free agents in July, per Bordow. ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have extended a $5.6 million qualifying offer to forward Julius Randle, making him a restricted free agent.

Becky Hammon has been promoted by the San Antonio Spurs to fill the position vacated by James Borrego, who left for Charlotte.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has signed a contract extension through the 2023-24 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Silver served as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer for eight years be...

Friday is the deadline league wide to exercise player, team or early-termination options. The Heat doesn't have any players who have contract issues to work out in that regard, but …

The BIG3 will allow its players to use cannabidiol for pain treatment and recovery, the league announced Thursday.

Kyrie Irving believes LeBron James "checks every mark" statistically and should've won the MVP award over James Harden, who was "the people's MVP."

With the start of free agency (July 1) nearing, Indiana Pacers All-Star, and the 2018 Most Improved Player, Victor Oladipo made his recruiting pitch during a press conference on Wednesday: The biggest thing I tell guys w...

The Los Angeles Lakers are facing pressure to acquire Kawhi Leonard before LeBron James makes a decision on his player option for next season, according to an ESPN report. LeBron is reportedly “hesitant” to be the fi...

In the latest Heat Check podcast Miami Heat beat writers Manny Navarro and Andre C. Fernandez look ahead to the start of free agency on Sunday and where the team …

Skylar Diggins-Smith says it’s “kind of appalling” that WNBA players receive less than 25 percent of league revenue. The WNBA doesn’t disclose its annual revenue, but a 2017 Forbes report speculates that players ...

Generally, there are two different paths professional athletes take after retiring. Some, after decades of practices and training sessions and film review, are thrilled to cut themselves off from their previous career. T...

"Trust the process." The post Joel Embiid: LeBron James ‘Takes Us to Another Level’ appeared first on SLAMonline.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball League (NBL) today announced that for the second consecutive year, NBL teams will travel to the U.S. to participate in the NBA preseason. Five NBL tea...

The Orlando Magic have named Mike Batiste, Tyrone Corbin, Pat Delany, Steve Hetzel and Bruce Kreutzer assistant coaches, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced today. Batiste, Corbin, Delany, Hetzel an...

Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has acquired guard Austin Rivers from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for center Marcin Gortat. "Acquiring Austin gives us another versatile,...

Celtics forward Gordon Hayward wrote a blog post Monday detailing his reasons for undergoing a follow-up surgery on his left ankle and emphasized that he plans to be playing full-court, 5-on-5 basketball again by the end...