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Photo: Houston Rockets/Twitter There are quite a few talented young players in the NBA. Kevin Durant was asked about which young players he likes. The first name that he mentioned was Alperen Sengun. According to Durant, the Turkish center has what it takes to be a good player in the…

Photo: Mike Blake/Reuters Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Robert Horry was ejected from his son’s basketball game on Friday night for heckling the referees, and TMZ Sports has video of the incident. The video starts with Horry, mid-sentence, screaming “You suck!” while standing in the bleachers: Check out our Latest…

Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque On Thursday, retired NBA player-turned-TNT analyst Charles Barkley made his crew uncomfortable with a political joke as they discussed the NBA’s All-Star voting process.  “We let the fans vote. Look what happened the last time they got to vote for president,” Barkley said. After a silence, one…

Photo: David Sherman/Getty Images Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson believes Anthony Edwards has been playing like an All-Star starter as of late (averaging 32.0 PPG/5.4 RPG/5.6 APG/2.0 SPG/1.0 BPG/48.1% FG/46.9% 3-PT/84.6% FT in last five games). (via Minnesota Timberwolves): “He’s playing like an All-Star starter right now, like one of…

Photo: NBA.com In a rather surprising turn of events Joel Embiid did not make it to the NBA All-Star Game starting lineup in the East. One of the top two scorers in the league at the moment, finished 4th in fan voting, 3rd in player voting and 3rd in media…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal was not impressed by his former team trading for Rui Hachimura, to say the least. The four-time NBA champion does not see the trade as increasing changes for Los Angeles to win a title and, therefore, does not see the point in…

Photo: Tony Gutierrez/AP The Dallas Mavericks have ruled out Luka Doncic in their Sunday road game against the Utah Jazz, joining Christian Wood (thumb) and Maxi Kleber (hamstring) on the unavailable list. Doncic was listed on a day-to-day basis with a left ankle sprain, which he sustained moments after tip-off…

Photo: Associated Press According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has been fined $25,000 for his Triple H celebration vs. the Brooklyn Nets. 76ers star Joel Embiid has been fined $25,000 for his Triple H celebration vs. Nets. — Shams Charania…