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Derrick Rose has never sounded especially comfortable with the language of permanence. Even as his legacy in Chicago has moved from complicated to canonized, Rose continues to treat the biggest …

The Lakers left Rocket Arena with a blowout loss, but the bigger concern came from a detail that has nothing to do with shot-making or schemes: the floor itself. After …

The Dallas Mavericks finally lifted Mark Aguirre’s No. 24 into the rafters on Thursday night at American Airlines Center, but the most unforgettable scene didn’t come with the banner. It …

If the Bucks’ willingness to “listen” on Giannis Antetokounmpo cracked open a door, the league has immediately started measuring who can actually walk through it with a credible offer. Right …

On January 30, 1996, 30 years ago today, the Los Angeles Lakers walked back into their own history at the Great Western Forum. Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who had not appeared …

Former NBA forward Matt Barnes never built his media persona on subtlety, and he didn’t start now. Speaking on All the Smoke, Barnes used deliberately crude language to question whether …

As the NBA’s latest Giannis Antetokounmpo shockwave rippled across the league, one former Milwaukee player chose a single inflection point, and he didn’t use lowercase to make it. Jae Crowder …

The 2026 Castrol Rising Stars field was built to showcase the league’s next wave, but the draft itself produced a clear headline: Carmelo Anthony walked away with the most complete, …

LeBron James has returned to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse enough times as a visitor that the routine is familiar: a warm ovation, a highlight reel, the city acknowledging what it will …