The moment Bulls fans have been waiting for all year has finally arrived. Derrick Rose is cleared to play. However, you will not see Rose play Friday night against Utah and probably not Sunday in Los Angeles. Maybe not on the Bulls' three-game West Coast swing. Really, do not count on Rose making his anticipated […]

This season has been a "body-saving" one for Corey Maggette. The veteran guard has bounced around the league for more than a decade now, haunted perhaps by his penchant for taking a lot of shots to score his points and various injuries. This summer he, and his expiring contract, were traded from Charlotte to Detroit […]

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR L.A. Clippers 92 Final 98.9 46.5 24.4 10.7 18.8 Denver 107 Pace: 88.3 121.2 63.0 21.2 13.6 15.6 Chris Paul (LAC) — 16 pts, 10 assts Ty Lawson (DEN) — 21 pts, 11 assts  Los Angeles Clippers (44-19) vs. Denver Nuggets (40-22) 10:30 p.m./TNT Let us […]

The FedExForum in Memphis is known as the "Grind House." It is a major home court advantage for the Grizzlies and encapsulates a team that the city has fallen in love with the last three years. Memphis has gone from NBA laughingstock — seemingly giving Pau Gasol away for nothing — into one of the […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Life for LA Excuse everyone for feeling down on the Lakers. Los Angeles lost a big game in Oklahoma City against a likely Playoff opponent and missed another opportunity to gain ground in the Western […]

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR L.A. Lakers 105 Final 111.0 48.1 36.4 14.5 51.9 Oklahoma City 122 Pace: 94.6 129.0 52.1 31.8 1.8 25.0 Kobe Bryant (LAL) — 30 pts, 8/19 FGs Russell Westbrook (OKC) — 37 pts, 10 rebs, 5 assts  Los Angeles Lakers (30-30) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (43-16) […]

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR Atlanta 88 Final 89.0 44.4 21.7 13.8 12.4 Denver 104 Pace: 95.0 109.5 56.4 32.4 15.9 10.5 Al Horford (ATL) — 18 pts, 13 rebs Ty Lawson (DEN) — 18 pts, 8 assts  Atlanta Hawks (33-25) vs. Denver Nuggets (38-22) 9 p.m. Denver is quietly the […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Heat unleashed New York looked like the team that could beat Miami. The team had shooters, an elite scorer and big men able to defend and keep LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on the perimeter. […]

Parker suffers ankle injury Tony Parker's eyes were perhaps getting a little big for his stomach. These last two years, Parker has transformed himself into one of the premier point guards in the league. Maybe the 2007 Finals MVP was that already, but now Gregg Popovich has turned the team over to him and told […]

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR Brooklyn 85 Final 89.4 47.9 22.2 20.4 31.9 Chicago 96 Pace: 92.2 104.2 56.2 18.8 19.4 19.2 Brook Lopez (BKN) — 22 pts, 9/16 FGs Joakim Noah (CHI) — 21 pts, 10 rebs    Brooklyn Nets (34-25) vs. Chicago Bulls (33-25) 8 p.m. At this point […]

The 2016 Olympics in Rio are a long way off, but that has not stopped plenty of intrigue from developing around who will be on the Olympic roster. Team USA will be going through a transition with Mike Krzyzewski stepping away and a new coach coming in. Continuity was one of the key things Jerry […]

It has been 16 years since Violet Palmer and Dee Kantner broke through the proverbial glass ceiling and became the first female referrees in the NBA. It seems more of a footnote now. While Kantner was let go for "poor performance" in 2002, Palmer has grown into one of the more veteran and respected referees […]

Mickael Pietrus has always been one to make a good joke. Calling him a serious person could only be done with a sense of irony. Pietrus has always been quick to make a joke and is a favorite amongh is hometown fans and his teammates for his light-hearted approach to life. Pietrus is just a […]

Before last week's trade deadline it almost seemed certain the Hawks would trade away free agent-to be Josh Smith. It was almost as if he was saying his good byes to his hometown in the weeks leading up to the trade deadline and the inevitable seemed to be happening. The same could be said for […]

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR Golden State 97 Final 105.9 51.3 34.9 18.8 31.6 Indiana 108 Pace: 94.9 113.8 52.4 31.1 11.9 32.1 Stephen Curry (GSW) — 38 pts, 7/10 3FGs Paul George (IND) — 21 pts, 11 rebs  Golden State Warriors (33-23) vs. Indiana Pacers (35-21) 7 p.m. What happens […]