Ben Rohrbach
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NBA Fact or Fiction: The East and West playoff pictures are coming into clear view
Each week during the 2022-23 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league's biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. → Read More
NBA Fact or Fiction: Can the league better manage absences of star players?
Load management was a hot topic in Salt Lake City for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, and player responses to the subject covered a wide range. → Read More
NBA Fact or Fiction: Can the league better manage absences of star players?
Each week during the 2022-23 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league's biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. → Read More
Report: Knee problems to keep Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball out all season
Knee problems are expected to keep Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball out for the remainder of the season, per The Athletic's Shams Charania. Ball has not played since tearing his left meniscus in January 2022. → Read More
Winners and losers from NBA All-Star Weekend, starring Jayson Tatum and hotel lobbies
From All-Star Game MVP Jayson Tatum to inflatable mascots and everything in between, your winners and loses from the NBA's weekend in Salt Lake City. → Read More
Winners and losers from NBA All-Star Weekend, starring Jayson Tatum and hotel lobbies
SALT LAKE CITY — We were well on our way to celebrating Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James as the biggest winner of the NBA's All-Star Game, until news broke he would not play in the second half. → Read More
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum's 55 points set NBA All-Star Game record
With a free throw late in the fourth quarter of the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum scored his record-breaking 53rd point, breaking the mark previously set by Anthony Davis in 2017. → Read More
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum's 55 points set NBA All-Star Game record
With a free throw late in the fourth quarter of the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum scored his record-breaking 53rd point, breaking the mark previously set by Anthony Davis in 2017. → Read More
LeBron James ruled out for second half of 2023 NBA All-Star Game with hand injury
During halftime of the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, TNT announced that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James would not return to the exhibition due to an injury he suffered when hitting his hand on the rim. → Read More
LeBron James ruled out for second half of 2023 NBA All-Star Game with hand injury
During halftime of the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, TNT announced that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James would not return to the exhibition due to an injury he suffered when hitting his hand on the rim. → Read More
Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant's trade requests were about seeking control, but also came at a cost for the NBA
SALT LAKE CITY — The world is a circus around Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, even at NBA All-Star Game media availability, where people should be used to having access to the globe's greatest basketball players. → Read More
The LeBron James Generation of young players grew up admiring him, but won't let him off easy
SALT LAKE CITY — A timeout in the opening quarter of Jabari Smith Jr.'s first career game against Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James offered the Houston Rockets rookie an icebreaking opportunity. → Read More
Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade headline loaded list of finalists for Hall of Fame's Class of 2023
Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol and Tony Parker headline the list of 12 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as the greatest class of international players in the sport's history. All three are finalists on their first ballot, as is Dwyane Wade, and the lot of them should be locks four years after they all retired in 2019. → Read More
NBA buyout market 2023: Russell Westbrook and 7 candidates who can crack a playoff rotation
The names on the NBA's buyout market are always bigger than their impact, and we tell ourselves every year this time will be different. Yet, this year's crop does feel different. → Read More
NBA buyout market 2023: Russell Westbrook and 7 candidates who can crack a playoff rotation
The names on the NBA's buyout market are always bigger than their impact, and we tell ourselves every year this time will be different. Keep that in mind when a one-time MVP joins a contender in the near future. → Read More
NBA All-Star Game: Anthony Edwards, De'Aaron Fox and Pascal Siakam named as replacements
The NBA on Friday announced three injury replacements for next week’s All-Star Game. → Read More
Anthony Edwards, De'Aaron Fox and Pascal Siakam named NBA All-Star Game replacements
The NBA on Friday announced three injury replacements for next week's All-Star Game. → Read More
Nets' gravest mistake in losing Kevin Durant was holding Kyrie Irving accountable
There were six weeks in the summer of 2021 that Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden appeared committed to each other on the Brooklyn Nets. All three received offers for maximum contract extensions, and once Durant signed his that August, general manager Sean Marks declared, "I feel very confident that first day of training camp, we'll be looking at those three, in particular, being… → Read More
Nets' gravest mistake in losing Kevin Durant was holding Kyrie Irving accountable
In Kyrie Irving's mind, setting ablaze the fabric of the Nets was beyond his control. In reality, Brooklyn's gravest mistake was holding Irving accountable. → Read More
Report: Los Angeles Lakers trade Patrick Beverley to Orlando Magic for Mo Bamba
The Los Angeles Lakers are trading guard Patrick Beverley and a second-round pick to the Orlando Magic in exchange for center Mo Bamba, according to Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes. → Read More