Charles Barkley threatened to retire if the Suns didn’t trade him to a contender: If I play again, it’s going to have to be an ideal scenario. I’mma have to be with some really good players—guys who really want to win a championship… I don’t want to rebuild. I don’t want to play on a mediocre team
LeBron James, ESPN close to major deal for ‘Last Dance’-esque documentary: Sources
PTFO: Rhode Island governor Dan McKee’s vote built a stadium with public money… for a soccer team part owned by Kawhi Leonard in a deal arranged a week before Kawhi’s 2024 extension. Why was he at Intuit Dome, watching the Clippers, with the majority owner? And why was his trip marked PRIVATE?
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Following the Pablo Torre Finds Out episode, WPRI of Rhode Island reporting: NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard’s secret stake in Rhode Island soccer project revealed
Barkley after beating the 96 bulls mentions the bulls are going to walk through the regular season because there’s alot of bad teams due to the expansion
Pacers bring back their iconic pinstripe uniforms ahead of the 2026-2027 season.
[Haynes] I was told Tyrese Maxey was making it clear he would do whatever it took to sacrifice his game to get LeBron… Tyrese was constantly calling and texting LeBron, making sure that if he had any questions, he would be there to answer.
Lebron James’ No. 23 Sixers jersey is the best-selling jersey ever for any player in the first 48 hours after their announcement
[Highlight] 6 years ago LeBron with the game winning putback and the clamps on Kawhi and PG on the final possession.
[The Old Man And The Three] Shaquille O’Neal on LeBron James: “LeBron is a modest, arrogant guy, for example. He’s loving the fact that he’s a number one scorer in the league. But guess what? I’m going to put this sh*t so far out of reach, nobody will ever do it.”
PTFO: We Followed Kawhi Leonard’s Money Trail After Aspiration
[Dr. Nirav Pandya M.D] We studied every NBA Achilles tear from 2014-2025 (19 players) to find out what happens in the games right before the injury.
The finding: minutes played spiked significantly in the 10-15 games before rupture — even though season-long workload looked totally normal.
LaMelo Ball is being sued by a former charlotte landlord who alleges LaMelo still owes more than \(181,000 in unpaid rent and \)90000 in unpaid HOA fines.
Breaking: Josh Richardson has announced his retirement on Instagram.
Sources: NBA probe into Kawhi Leonard’s Clippers Aspiration deal could stretch into 2027
Kevin Durant in The Offseason - Training For Double Teams
LaMelo Ball sued by Cam Newton’s family business for not paying Charlotte rent
Joel Embiid Sends 2 Word Message to Sixers: “I’m Healthy”
Over here in Europe, legendary PG and Spurs legend Tony Parker is busy running an entire club - ASVEL Villerbaune - into the ground
[Slater] Stephen Curry communicated with (LeBron) James to ensure he’d welcome the pairing. Controlling owner Joe Lacob was among those around the league to send James’ agent, Rich Paul, a voice note recruiting James. They lobbied him on the Hall of Fame spectacle of linking up with Curry
Luka Doncic is hosting the entire Los Angeles Lakers roster in Slovenia for a four-day minicamp in August, a source close to the Lakers told ESPN. The itinerary will include workouts, golf and some Ljubljana tourism and bonding ahead of training camp.
[Highlight] Trail Blazers’ 4th String PG, Scoot Henderson, Shows Off Insane Athelticism
Mannix: “You could see the Grizzlies in Nashville by the end of the decade.”
How short could you make Steph Curry while still retaining the same skillset and have him be a starter in the league?
[Highlights] Ausar Thompson was an absolute menace on defense last season
Jimmy Butler Putting in Offseason Work Near a Castle in France
Going through Bill Russell’s “Hall of Fame teammates” and their actual performance on the Celtics
The Warriors decided not to trade for Jaylen Brown because they felt he wouldn’t be able to carry the franchise after Steph Curry retires
The Pacers have only reached the NBA Finals when a Spanish-speaking driver won the Indy 500.
Jayson Tatum Attempts the Stick Fall Challenge
4 minutes of Andre Iguodala stripping people
[Highlight] Rafer Alston is whistled for a travelling violation 30 seconds after checking into Game 2 of the 2001 ECF. A move that would be perfectly acceptable in todays game.
In 1961, 1963 and 1964 the Boston Celtics had the NBA’s worst offenses, despite this they would lead the NBA in net rating all 3 seasons and won the championship each year
Rick Welts, former longtime Pres. of the Warriors, in a 2025 interview: “Whenever we felt too good about our success, I reminded Joe Lacob & Peter Guber, the primary owners who hired me, ‘You bought a team that already had Steph Curry on the roster. Your chances for success were greatly enhanced.’”
(Accounting for age) Who are your regression picks for next season?
Kevin Hart Preparing LeBron James For Philadelphia While Golfing
KD went 561 days in between NBA games due to an Achilles tear. He’s has nearly identical production both before and after.
Chris Finch does his best Isaiah Stewart impression but Micah Nori is just too strong
[SBJ] Report: Dundon passed on Las Vegas expansion bid before buying Trail Blazers
Bill Simmons: “I don’t know if this is the best situation for him (Jaylen Brown) in Philly, but I’ll guess we’ll find out. But he went from, ‘It’s time for me to have my own team,’ to him being the 4th most important person on this team… He’s basically going to have to be their Derrick White.”
In the 1963-64 season, 39 of the Celtics’ 80 games were against Hall of Fame centers. They posted the best defensive rating in league history.
[Baxter Holmes] Sources: NBA probe into Clippers, Kawhi Leonard could go into ‘27
[Dave McMenamin] The Clippers were reportedly willing to offer LeBron James a one-year, $20 million contract
[Highlight] Here are some of Jalen Brunson’s top handles from the 2025-26 season.
[Chiang] Bam Adebayo: “To me, you should always be happy for a person and their decision. He made a decision where he feels like it’s his best situation to win. And I feel like I’m a good friend of LeBron’s… Like I told him in the message, I’m going to bust his a–”
The Sichuan Blue Whales went 0-42 in the CBA last season. It was the only time in CBA history this occurred. What other modern day oddities exist in basketball?
Giannis message to Nikola Jovic: “You were playing good. Translates very well to the NBA. The first couple of weeks, months into the season, the space will be so much open, and the decisions will be way easier for you. I’m excited bro”
The Greatest Offensive Players Since 1997
37 y/o Kevin Durant entering his 19th active NBA season has played a combined 51,011 minutes. That is still less than 33 y/o LeBron James (54,347 minutes) before he joined the Lakers