James Harden ‘Not Making Any Excuses’ After Disappointing Return

Riley Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer, criticized Dawn Staley’s position on transgender women (men pretending to be women) in women’s sports following the South Carolina basketball coach’s statement that individuals who identify as women should have the opportunity to compete on women’s teams. Speaking on “Fox & Friends” on Monday,…

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez talked about Ben Simmons’ much-needed offensive aggression after the team’s 116-101 road loss vs. the Orlando Magic back on October 25th (7 points/6 rebounds/3 assists/1 steal/1 block/2-5 FG/3-4 FT). (via YES Network): “I love the aggressiveness, for sure. Ben’s gotta touch the paint. He’s…

Photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto Speaking on a conference call Tuesday to promote the NBA Finals between the Heat and Nuggets, ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy was asked what he thought could be done ‘to continue evolving with the modern basketball coverage and keeping consumers engaged with the broadcast?’ “Eliminate free throws until…

After playing 18 seasons in the League, Dwight Howard’s NBA playing career may be coming to an end depending on his role on a team. On an appearance on the All The Smoke podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Howard admits that he wants to continue playing, but did…

RJ Barrett believes that practice time will be very helpful for the new-look Toronto Raptors (3-game losing streak). (via Toronto Raptors): Reporter: “Three days off, a couple of days of practicing coming. How much do you think that could help given how many changes and how little practice time you…

Photo: Peter Baba The Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, returning to the game on Wednesday after sitting out two matches due to a hip pointer, seemed to be showing signs of discomfort in his right hip, according to Hine of The Star Tribune. Edwards, with a 4-of-17 shooting performance, admitted…