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Tonight’s NBA game between the struggling Oklahoma City Thunder and the middling Memphis Grizzlies was projected to be a 107-104 victory for Memphis. The margin of victory was slightly more lopsided. When the final horn sounded, the Grizzlies had throttled OKC by historic 73 point margin, 152-79. Seventy three points…

UPDATED: Lebron James has been cleared to return to the basketball court after “two negative PCR tests conducted 24 hours apart,” according to a statement from the NBA Communications team. “James was originally placed in the Protocols on Tuesday, November 30, after a series of tests delivered conflicting results,&#8221…

After this first game back since being suspended by the NBA because of a blow he delivered to the face of Detroit Pistons’ center Isaiah Stewart as the two fought for a rebound, Lakers superstar LeBron James addressed the incident. (James and Stewart were ejected from the contest on Sunday and James later received a…

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was suspended by the NBA for one game Monday after he hit Detroit Pistons Isaiah Stewart in the face in a game Sunday night as the two fought for a rebound. James seemed to gesture apologetically to Stewart immediately after, but Stewart was having none of it. His brow…

Every Lakers-Celtics game draws attention, but Friday night’s matchup in TD Garden was under an even bigger spotlight than usual. For one thing, it was the first night back for the Lakers’ LeBron James after a 10-game absence due to injury. For another, Celtics backup center Enis Kanter called the Lakers star out on…

EXCLUSIVE: With the NBA’s 75th season underway, Mike Tollin — who helped produce last year’s Michael Jordan docuseries The Last Dance — has found another basketball legend whose story he’s looking to tell. Tollin’s MSM is planning a new documentary on the life of George Gervin, aka “The Iceman,” who was just named to…

EXCLUSIVE: Draymond Green, a mainstay of the Golden State Warriors’ multiple NBA championships during the past decade, will host a weekly podcast for emerging network The Volume. The Draymond Green Show will have new episodes released every Wednesday during the season. Green will also serve as a strategic advisor to…

One day after being placed on administrative leave due to a “professional conduct” investigation, Anaheim Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Bob Murray resigned his position, effective immediately, saying he will enroll in an alcohol-treatment program. It’s one of several high-profile sports scandals to…

Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has been suspended for one game by the league for an altercation that occurred during the Denver Nuggets’ game with the Miami Heat on Monday. As the 6’11” Jokic brought the ball up on a 5 on 4 fast break, the Heat’s Markieff Morris took a run at the 280-pound Jokic and delivered what…

Masai Ujiri, vice-chairman and president of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, has been brought on board to executive produce the Fremantle/Passenger docuseries based on the newly launched Basketball Africa League. Ujiri joins as EP alongside Fisher Stevens (Tiger King) and Akin Omotoso (The Greek Freak), while Emmy-winning…

UPDATED: Less than a week after his team’s games were pulled from Tencent-run streaming platforms in China over his criticism of the country’s treatment of Tibetans, Boston Celtics Center Enes Kanter upped the ante, calling out the country and Nike over treatment of ethnic minority Uigher workers in factories…

A double overtime game between two of the NBA’s most storied teams boosted ESPN’s Wednesday night ratings to its highest level in 18 years, back at the dawn of the league’s baggy shorts era. Last night’s New York Knicks double overtime victory over the Boston Celtics averaged 1.96 million viewers, peaking with 2.87…