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Houston Rockets ‘willing to get uncomfortable’ with James Harden, Russell Westbrook, source says

The Houston Rockets feel no pressure to trade James Harden or Russell Westbrook, regardless of the superstars’ strong desire for fresh starts with different franchises, and are “willing to get uncomfortable” as training camp opens and the season begins, sources told ESPN. The Rockets’ front office, led by recently promoted general manager Rafael Stone, remains […]

What’s the legacy of Daryl Morey’s Houston Rockets?

Morey’s critics — and there are many — might clown him today upon his resignation for failing to win a title; underestimating the importance of chemistry and culture; and tossing away much of Houston’s future to build a team — centered around James Harden and Russell Westbrook, but without any centers — that is not […]

NBA playoffs: Damian Lillard remains the Portland Trail Blazers’ safety net from a rebuild

Not officially, of course. There were still 19 minutes to play and another 48 to go on Saturday, but the moment Damian Lillard‘s knee buckled on a drive to the basket on Monday, it was over for Portland. Nobody told CJ McCollum and Carmelo Anthony, though, as they pushed the Lakers into the closing minutes […]

Trail Blazers’ Zach Collins needs season-ending ankle surgery

Collins has a hairline medial malleolus stress fracture, according to the team, and a date for surgery has yet to be determined. Collins had averaged seven points and 6.3 rebounds in 11 games this season. He had missed most of the 2019-20 season after having left shoulder surgery, but he returned for the NBA’s restart […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers are not your typical No. 8 seed

In his Portland Trail Blazers’ win-or-go-home squeaker Thursday night, the Brooklyn Nets threw two bodies at Lillard before he even crossed half court. It seemed the most sensible strategy after Lillard drained a pull-up jumper from a spot so far from the basket that he risked having to quarantine for being outside the bubble. The […]

NBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]

How sports, coronavirus and hygiene mix: Spit, snot rockets and licking during return to play

The coronavirus pandemic has been a referendum on societal cleanliness. Not just regarding the time spent washing one’s hands or wiping down household surfaces but also going right to the source: bodily fluids. That includes the kinds found all over the sports world — the spitting, the licking, the spewing, the sweating and, perhaps most […]

Blazers’ Carmelo Anthony slims down ahead of switch to small forward

There are many different versions of Carmelo Anthony, but as pictures and videos popped up over the first week of the Portland Trail Blazers’ practices in Orlando, Florida, a new version emerged: Skinny Melo. “Every summer it’s a different name for me,” Anthony said on Friday. “This summer is Skinny Melo. There’s Hoodie Melo, USA […]