A former Los Angeles Clippers staffer has urged owner Steve Ballmer "to get out" of the Kawhi Leonard business, according to NBA reporter Baxter Holmes of ESPN. "This last investigation is different," a former Clippers staffer said. "This one directly calls into question Steve Ballmer's character. At some point, Steve...

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer maintains he was "personally defrauded" by Aspiration. According to Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out, Aspiration paid Clippers star Kawhi Leonard $48 million for a “no-show job” intended to circumvent the NBA salary cap. “This is not a fun thing to be through,” Ballmer told SBJ Publisher...

Jonathan Kuminga "really wants" to play for the Sacramento Kings, NBA sources told DallasHoopsJournal. Kuminga, a restricted free agent, has "zero interest" in playing for the Golden State Warriors ever again, sources said. The Kings are very interested in acquiring Kuminga from the Warriors, sources said. However, Golden State isn't...

During an interview with the Wall Street Journal, NBA superstar Luka Dončić spoke about the Dallas Mavericks trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers last season. The blockbuster trade came out of nowhere. “I didn’t know how to react, how to act, what to say,” Dončić said. “It was a...

An NBA trade idea sending Lauri Markkanen, Georges Niang and Kyle Filipowski from the Utah Jazz to the Miami Heat has been created. NBA writer Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Jazz and Heat: Miami Heat receive: Lauri Markkanen, Georges Niang and Kyle Filipowski Utah...

The Los Angeles Lakers made a blockbuster trade during the 2024-25 NBA season, acquiring Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks. The massive trade paired Dončić with LeBron James, the player he grew up idolizing. During a conversation with the Wall Street Journal, James opened up about playing with Dončić. "I...

Luka Dončić played with NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki during his rookie year with the Dallas Mavericks in 2018-19. While Dončić was teammates with Nowitzki for only one season, the two developed a strong relationship and Dončić learned a lot from Nowitzki, one of the greatest players in NBA history. "Professionalism,...

Jonathan Kuminga wants to leave the Golden State Warriors because he knows head coach Steve Kerr doesn't want him, according to NBA reporter Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Kuminga remains a restricted free agent. The Warriors offered the forward a three-year, $75.2 million deal with a team option in the third...

NBA legend Tim Hardaway thinks Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić will win the 2025-26 MVP Award. Dončić looked like arguably the best basketball player in the world during EuroBasket. He averaged 34.7 points for Slovenia. "He actually should have probably won it one time, but I'm gonna go with...

During an interview with NBA reporter D.J. Siddiqi of Games Hub, New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson spoke about big man Karl-Anthony Towns. The Knicks acquired Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves before the start of the 2024-25 season. Behind Towns and Brunson, New York made the conference finals last...