Franz Wagner emphasizes resilience during Magic’s slumps

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce likened the NBA Slam Dunk Contest to an ex-girlfriend, suggesting that, at a certain point, it’s necessary to move on to different experiences or pursuits. The Dunk contest is like that Xgirl friend u keep going back to , thinking u can regain that spark…

Photo: Golden State Warriors/Twitter Draymond Green will continue playing for the Warriors after signing a four-year, $100 million deal with the team. A person on Instagram pointed out how some people discounted the Green, saying that he would be out of the NBA in three years, yet he made near…

Photo: Utah Jazz/Twitter The Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen is the first All-Star from Finland. Markkanen also was one of a league-record four European starters in Sunday’s game, joining Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Luka Doncic. “Oh, it’s everything,” Markkanen said. “Just having the love all the way over from…

Photo: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times In an interview with Tyler R. Tynes of GQ, the Los Angeles Lakers owner and president Jeanie Buss spoke on the difficulties of winning a title and her belief that keeping LeBron James gives the team a better chance to contend: With the…

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green didn’t hold back in his assessment of Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert’s defense against Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic. Green’s remarks came after Jokic’s spectacular 40-point performance led the Nuggets to a convincing 112-97 victory over the Timberwolves in Game 5 of their playoff series….

Photo: YouTube Clippers guard Terance Mann looked at the season that his team went through which ended with the first-round playoff exit at the hands of the Suns. According to Mann, the injuries of John Wall, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard hurt Los Angeles as the team had to constantly…