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• James Harden stepped up to recruit Bradley Beal to Clippers

James Harden played a major role in bringing Bradley Beal to the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency....2025
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• James Harden Played Key Role in Bradley Beal Joining LAC
James Harden wasn’t just a bystander in the Clippers’ pursuit of Bradley Beal, he was the driving force behind it. Harden became “the key voice” during Los Angeles’ recruitment of the three-time All-Star, working both the Clippers’ front office and Beal directly to seal the deal, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “Harden sold Beal on […] The post James Harden Played Key Role in Bradley Be...2025
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• 5 Joel Embiid revelations from ESPN’s groundbreaking feature

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The 5 most shocking moments from Joel Embiid’s breathtaking ESPN feature Sports journalism is back. That was the biggest takeaway from Dotun Akintoye’s phenomenal Joel Embiid feature that ran on ESPN on Wednesday morning. The enigmatic Philadelphia 76ers superstar provided rare access and vulnerability talking about the ups and downs of his NBA career in...2025
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• James Harden was reportedly 'the key voice' in recruiting Bradley Beal to Clippers
The Clippers landed Beal with a big assist from their star point guard....2025
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• Bradley Beal's Decision To Leave Suns For Clippers 'About Basketball', Avoiding Another Lost Season

When Jordan Ott was hired as head coach of the Phoenix Suns this offseason, he met with Bradley Beal to present him with some ideas on how he could be used during the upcoming season. Beal's usage rate dropped last season under Mike Budenholzer and he was moved to a bench role. Beal averaged 17 points per game and remained an efficient scorer, but his production no longer matched his salary of $11...2025
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• More Than 20 NBA Teams Showed Interest In Bradley Beal, Who Chose Clippers After Being Recruited By James Harden
More than 20 NBA teams showed interest in Bradley Beal after the guard got bought out by the Phoenix Suns, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Beal decided to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers after getting recruited by James Harden. “More than 20 teams showed interest, sources said,” Windhorst wrote. “Eventually Beal met, via […] The post More Than 20 NBA Te...2025
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• 5 Joel Embiid revelations from ESPN’s groundbreaking feature
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• Joel Embiid says James Harden won't talk to him, insists he didn't want ex-76ers guard traded to Clippers

The trade has apparently fractured the relationship of the two one-time friends...2025
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• Clippers want 2 former NBA All-Stars in free agency, and they have the cap space to do it

Photos by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images The Los Angeles Clippers were one of the best stories of last season. Most expected the Clippers to take a step back — potentially a big one — after Paul George signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency and it was announced Kawhi Leonard would be out until Jan. with injury. Instead, the Clippers roared to 50 wins behind an elite defe...2025
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved

These teams are ready to make a leap next season. There’s still about three months left in the NBA offseason before teams report to training camp for the start of the 2025-26 season, but the championship picture is already starting to take shape. The Oklahoma City Thunder will enter the season as the favorites to repeat, and the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets look like their two biggest chall...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 30, 2025

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images More losses at home. The Royals lose another home series. “We’re in a rut,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “Every team goes through something like this. “This is prolonged for us, and we are not hiding from that. We need ... to stack wins together. And that’s why it’s disappointing today that we didn’t.” Anne Rogers writes about the struggles pla...2025
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• Kevin Durant, Rockets To Discuss Extension With Goal Of Him Retiring With Team

Kevin Durant is joining the fifth franchise of his NBA career with the Houston Rockets, and both sides are committed to making this his final destination. Since leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016 to sign with the Golden State Warriors, Durant hasn't stayed with any single team for more than three seasons. "The goal right now for Kevin Durant and the Rockets is for him to retire in Houston,"...2025
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• The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era

Photo by Logan Riely /NBAE via Getty Images The Thunder won an NBA championship, and they’re only getting better. Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder on the Fourth of July, Russell Westbrook posted a picture of a plate of cupcakes the next day, and the future of the Oklahoma City Thunder hung in the balance. Sam Presti had drafted three future NBA MVPs to start his tenure in OKC, a...2025
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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class

BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Thunder drafted Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams in the 2022 lottery. Is it the best NBA Draft team class ever? The idea of the Oklahoma City Thunder winning their first ever NBA championship seemed like an impossible dream as the franchise entered the 2022 NBA Draft. The Thunder were coming off a 24-58 season that followed a 22-60 season. ...2025
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• 3 NBA Draft prospects overrated by consensus 2025 big boards

Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images Here are three possible lottery prospects we are fading in the 2025 NBA Draft. Scouting the NBA Draft is equal parts art and science. Most potential first-round picks can look promising if you cherry-pick the right Bart Torvik queries, but character, work ethic, injury luck, and team fit always play a vital role in determining how a player’s career will...2025
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• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change

Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images Many NBA fans are sick of watching teams foul up three in the final seconds, and they want a rule change. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves produced an incredibly high-level basketball game for the first 47 minutes of Game 4 in the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The final minute was set for a thrilling fi...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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• Why Oklahoma City Thunder Are the NBA's Most Unsolvable Puzzle
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• Chris Bosh Turned Down Houston Rockets to Avoid More Big 3 Pressure
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"Simmons will head to Los Angeles to team up with Kawhi Leonard and James Harden"

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"This is the funniest thing to happen this season Throughout his career, Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden has never been known for his defense."

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"76ers guard James Harden and Nets center Nic Claxton were both ejected from Thursday’s Game 3 in Brooklyn."

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"The Nets are trading James Harden to the 76ers for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round draft picks, sources tell ESPN."

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"James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets had a frustrating 2020-21 NBA season."

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"NBA Star Power Index: LeBron James, Anthony Davis peaking for Lakers; James Harden fading in fourth quarters"

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"The Rockets will file a protest of Tuesday's loss to the Spurs due to a James Harden dunk that should've counted, sources told ESPN."

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"Houston's James Harden, Trevor Ariza and Gerald Green pushed into the LA Clippers' locker room Monday night looking to confront Austin Rivers after the Rockets' 113-102 loss, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"The post James Harden And Mario Chalmers Scuffle in Grizzlies Win appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in his third-to-last game, but James Harden responded with 40 to lead Houston past the Lakers."

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" Thompson also said Chicago's Jimmy Butler and Houston's James Harden were in the mix for best shooting guard in the league."

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"Houston Rockets star James Harden needed some help to get past three defenders on the court while blindfolded."

• 5 Joel Embiid revelations from ESPN’s groundbreaking feature
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• Bradley Beal's Decision To Leave Suns For Clippers 'About Basketball', Avoiding Another Lost Season
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• James Harden Was 'Focal Point' In Recruiting Bradley Beal To Clippers
James Harden played a central role in recruiting Bradley Beal to the Los Angeles Clippers, sources told Shams Charania of ESPN. "I'm told James Harden was a focal point in recruiting Bradley Beal internally but also speaking directly to Beal and his camp," said Charania. "The Clippers really view Bradley Beal as a perfect fit alongside Kawhi Leonard and James Harden." Beal signed a two-year, $11 m...2025
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• NBA free agency predictions for 12 best available players on 2025 market

Let’s predict where the best remaining NBA free agents will land. NBA free agency in the summer of 2025 felt like it was over as soon as it started. The first 48 hours of free agency brought a rash of signings and a few big trades, but things quieted down quickly with almost zero available cap space around the league. Once the Brooklyn Nets used their cap space to take on bad contracts for future ...2025
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• Clippers Open Up Ability To Sign Both Chris Paul, Bradley Beal

The Los Angeles Clippers have interest in signing both Chris Paul and Bradley Beal this offseason. The Clippers have been linked with Paul and Beal, but they are not facing an either or scenario after completing a number of roster moves to create the roster spots and cap mechanisms to add both. The Clippers are $8.9 million under the first apron hard cap with three open roster spots. The Clippers ...2025
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• Clippers want 2 former NBA All-Stars in free agency, and they have the cap space to do it
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• James Harden Guaranteed $13.3M With Clippers For 2026-27

James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers have a mutual option on his contract for the 2026-27 season after they agreed to a two-year, $81.5 million deal. If Harden exercises his contract worth $42.3 million, he will have $13.3 million guaranteed if the Clippers decide to decline it. Harden will earn $39.2 million for the 2025-26 season. Harden was traded to the Clippers during the 2023-24 season ...2025
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• Grading NBA 3-team trade between Clippers, Heat, Jazz

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Let’s grade the NBA’s latest three-team trade involving multiple starters. NBA free agency has died down since the initial flood of signings last week, but teams will still be jockeying to improve themselves for the present and future throughout the rest of the summer. The Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, and Utah Jazz found enough common ground to agree to...2025
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved
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• NBA 2025 Free Agency: June 30 Recap

Even after several of this year’s top free agents – including James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Naz Reid, Julius Randle, and Fred VanVleet – reached contract agreements with their respective teams well before the first day of free agency, it was still an eventful June 30 in the NBA, with news of deals coming in both […]...2025
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• Bradley Beal's Decision To Leave Suns For Clippers 'About Basketball', Avoiding Another Lost Season
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• James Harden Was 'Focal Point' In Recruiting Bradley Beal To Clippers
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• NBA free agency predictions for 12 best available players on 2025 market
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• James Harden Guaranteed $13.3M With Clippers For 2026-27
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• Grading NBA 3-team trade between Clippers, Heat, Jazz
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• Nicolas Batum, Clippers Agree To Two-Year, $11.5M Deal

Nicolas Batum and the Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a two-year, $11.5 million contract. The deal includes a team option and a trade kicker. Batum re-signed with the Clippers last offseason after he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers as part of their James Harden trade. Batum avearged 4.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 17.5 minutes across 78 games. Batum, who turns 37 in December, ...2025
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• James Harden Declines Option, Signs Two-Year, $81.5M Contract With Clippers
James Harden has declined his player option and has agreed to sign a new two-year, $81.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. Harden was traded to the Clippers during the 2023-24 season and re-signed on a two-year, $70 million contract. Harden has a player option on the second year of the deal. Harden averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.7 assists on his way to an All-NBA Third Team...2025
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• Kevin Durant, Rockets To Discuss Extension With Goal Of Him Retiring With Team
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• The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era
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• Kevin Hart Pins Cody Rhodes At Fanatics Fest
Kevin Hart scores a big victory. Cody Rhodes made his entrance at Fanatics Fest and was met with a big hug by Kevin Hart. The strength and mass of Hart managed to knock Cody over, and Hart scored a pinfall victory over the former Undisputed WWE Champion. Hart posed with a replica title after his victory. Not sure why wwe deleted it but here’s Kevin Hart pinning Cody -- The way Kevin had to use ...2025
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• 5 Joel Embiid revelations from ESPN’s groundbreaking feature
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• Bradley Beal's Decision To Leave Suns For Clippers 'About Basketball', Avoiding Another Lost Season
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• NBA free agency predictions for 12 best available players on 2025 market
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• Clippers Open Up Ability To Sign Both Chris Paul, Bradley Beal
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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class
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• 3 NBA Draft prospects overrated by consensus 2025 big boards
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Time for a trip down nostalgia road. The Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder might not be the NBA Finals that anyone predicted or wanted, especially leaving teams like the Knicks, Celtics, Rockets and Lakers in their wake — but damn if it isn’t the Finals we need. Not only do these Finals represent a reality where small market teams ...2025
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• Totally Not Fake News: The “real” story of the Houston Texans’ offseason moves to date

Caserio on the prowl thinking...or waiting for his office to yet again get cleanup by the biohazard crew | Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images So this is totally how it happened…honestly… HOUSTON - The 2025 NFL Year is two months along. For the 32 NFL franchises, the action has been fast and furious. So it was with the Houston Texans. Yet, we, the general public, really didn’t know wha...2025
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• Stephen Curry’s dagger 3 over Jalen Green is even more awesome from courtside fan camera

Stephen Curry’s leaning 3 over Jalen Green is even better from this courtside angle. Stephen Curry has tortured the Houston Rockets more than any team during his legendary career. Curry’s Golden State Warriors eliminated the James Harden-led Rockets from the NBA Playoffs in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019. The Rockets tore it down and went into a rebuild because they weren’t able to get past the Warrio...2025
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• Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokic and James Harden are redefining athleticism

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE via Getty Images When top playoff performers are considered unathletic, it’s a reminder that we’re missing something As the 2025 NBA Playoffs are get underway, we are all looking forward to seeing players like Luka Dončić, James Harden and Nikola Jokic rise to the occasion and put on performances to remember. All of them are key players for Western Conferenc...2025
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• Klay Thompson Says He and Steph Curry Are the Best Guards in the NBA
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• 76ers’ James Harden, Nets’ Nic Claxton ejected from Game 3
76ers guard James Harden and Nets center Nic Claxton were both ejected from Thursday’s Game 3 in Brooklyn. Here’s what you need to know: Harden was assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected late in the third quarter after appearing to hit Royce O’Neale in the groin while trying to dribble past him. Claxton received a second technical foul early in the fourth quarter for taunting after c...2023
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• Is Kevin Durant Still the NBA's Second-Best Player Behind LeBron James?
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• Kevin Durant Says He Believes He Is the Best Basketball Player in the World
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• Kevin Durant's Return Is Just What The NBA Needs In 2015-16
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• Stephen Curry Reportedly Wins MVP Award for 2014-15 NBA Season
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• Dwight Howard Reportedly Unhappy Playing Alongside James Harden
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• Kevin Durant Helps Blindfolded James Harden Score in Commercial
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• Fantasy Basketball: Roundup and analysis for NBA Free Agency, LeBron James, James Harden, more
With NBA Free Agency in full swing, we're providing updates on the latest news, trades and rumors with fantasy basketball analysis....2025
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• Is Kevin Durant Bound for Golden State? Not If He Remains True to Himself
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• Russell Westbrook Records 10th Triple-Double of Season: Highlights and Reaction
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• 5 Joel Embiid revelations from ESPN’s groundbreaking feature
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• Bradley Beal's Decision To Leave Suns For Clippers 'About Basketball', Avoiding Another Lost Season
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• NBA free agency predictions for 12 best available players on 2025 market
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• Grading NBA 3-team trade between Clippers, Heat, Jazz
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved
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• NBA free agent live tracker: Every deal and trade of 2025 summer in one spot

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Let’s keep track of every move of 2025 NBA free agency. It feels like only yesterday that the Oklahoma City Thunder were crowned 2025 NBA champions, but the offseason flurry already has the basketball world moving on to next year. The 2025 NBA Draft has come and gone with instant grades, winners and losers, and a way-too-early 2026 mock draft. Now it’s...2025
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• James Harden to sign two-year, $81.5 million deal with the Clippers

Despite a dismal playoff showing, the Clippers and James Harden are extending their partnership. Harden is poised to sign a two-year, $81.5 million deal with the team....2025
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• 'New-Age Scottie' Jalen Williams Draws Ultimate Praise From Pippen Amid Finals Run

Jalen Williams has earned comparisons to Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen following his breakout NBA Finals performance for the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Indiana Pacers. Williams scored a playoff-career-high 40 points in Game 5, helping put the Thunder one win away from their first championship. Pippen told ESPN that Williams reminds him of his own playing style and development path. Both play...2025
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• James Harden Sued for Alleged Negligence in Assault Case
James Harden is facing legal trouble following a civil lawsuit that alleges negligence in connection to an alleged sexual assault. It is involving his nephew during a New Year’s Eve party at Harden’s Houston residence. According to a civil complaint filed in Harris County, Texas, The Los Angeles Clippers guard is being held “vicariously liable […] The post James Harden Sued for Alleged Negli...2025
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• Clippers star James Harden sued for alleged negligence in sexual assault case involving his nephew

A woman claims Harden's security team failed to act during a New Year's Eve party...2025
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals
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• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Graphic by Anton Tabuena Let’s chart the biggest issues and likely next steps for the NBA teams that faced an early exit in the 2025 Playoffs. The last three teams to win NBA championships have all been eliminated early in the 2025 Playoffs. Joining them is a top-seeded title favorite, who despite their improvements and massive spending, only managed one w...2025
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• Nets Hoping To Avoid 'Long-Haul Tank'

The Brooklyn Nets were able to bottom out during the 24-25 season with a chance at a high lottery pick after they reacquired their 2025 first rounder in a trade last June with the Houston Rockets. The Nets have the most salary cap space this offseason and are not expected to embark on an extended rebuild. The Nets only have Cameron Johnson and Nicolas Clayton on long-term contracts. "The buzz fro...2025
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• Nets Not Expected To Have 'Long-Haul Tank'

The Brooklyn Nets were able to bottom out during the 24-25 season with a chance at a high lottery pick after they reacquired their 2025 first rounder in a trade last June with the Houston Rockets. The Nets have the most salary cap space this offseason and are not expected to embark on an extended rebuild. The Nets only have Cameron Johnson and Nicolas Clayton on long-term contracts. "The buzz fro...2025
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• Watch: Clippers guard James Harden goes off for 15 points in first quarter against Nuggets

Clippers point guard James Harden hit a buzzer-beater step-back three to cap a monster first quarter in Game 1....2025