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Former Spur Bowen sounds off on Leonard saga
Former San Antonio Spurs regular Bruce Bowen didn’t hold back in taking Kawhi Leonard to task in an interview with Sirius XM NBA Radio on Thursday.Bowen called out Leonard for sitting out all but nin… MORE
Cleveland Cavaliers draft pick comes from a strong family — Terry Pluto
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – Darnell Sexton smiled.It’s the smile of a proud father whose son, Collin Sexton, was a first-round draft choice of the Cleveland Cavaliers.It’s the smile of a father watching hi… MORE
Reports: Thunder’s Anthony won’t opt out of deal
Carmelo Anthony apparently is staying put — for the time being.The 34-year-old veteran forward will not opt out of his player option and will stick with the Oklahoma City Thunder for a $27.9 million… MORE
Hawks GM backed out of draft trade over leaked reports
Not everyone believes in fake news reports.Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk admitted that his NBA draft strategy one night earlier was altered by a leaked media report during trade talks,… MORE
NBA notebook: Cavs GM optimistic after talks with Team LeBron
Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman senses positive momentum as Cleveland prepares to pitch LeBron James on sticking around.Altman entered the NBA draft Thursday without knowledge of James’ intenti… MORE
Report: Lakers won’t invite LiAngelo Ball to summer league
LiAngelo Ball went undrafted on Thursday night and afterward was informed by the Los Angeles Lakers that they won’t be inviting him to join their summer league team, according to ESPN.LiAngelo, the y… MORE
Collin Sexton, you’re not Walkering out of Cleveland, you Kemba sure of that: Doug Lesmerises
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Why would the Cleveland Cavaliers trade a talent so young and so promising?”There’s no reason or cause for worry on his part because (he’s) not going anywhere, as far as I know and… MORE
Suns select Ayton with No. 1 overall pick
The Phoenix Suns made the expected choice on Thursday night when they selected University of Arizona center Deandre Ayton with the first pick of the 2018 NBA Draft in New York.The 7-foot-1 Ayton aver… MORE
Social media buzzes as reporters defy request, tweet picks
If you can’t stand the tweet, get out of the kitchen.As NBA front-office executives made high-pressure decisions in Thursday’s draft, another compelling drama unfolded in front of fans on social medi… MORE
