LaVar Ball blames sneakers, NBA conditioning for Lonzo and LaMelo’s injuries

Photo: Los Angeles Clippers/Twitter The Los Angeles Clippers veteran guard Russell Westbrook shared some of his thoughts on facing his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Kevin Durant: “It’ll be normal for me. I think people still think there’s some beef or something. There’s no beef. I got nothing but respect…

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to hold a press conference to officially welcome the newest part of their family, Donovan Mitchell. The introduction will happen on Wednesday within the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (h/t team insider Serena Winters). As such, team president of basketball operations Koby Altman and head coach J.B….

Here’s Orlando Magic summer league head coach Lionel Chalmers on the impressive shooting ability/awareness of rookie forward Tristan da Silva. (via Orlando Magic): Reporter: “Tristan looks like he has great touch from shooting anywhere on the floor, is that something you see translating to the next level?” Chalmers: “Absolutely, absolutely….

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter In anticipation of the Philadelphia 76ers facing off against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sixers forward Paul Reed is gearing up for a challenging task – guarding the formidable Anthony Davis. “He’s a big flopper, so make sure that I don’t get in foul trouble early. Can’t…

Following Brooklyn’s season-ending loss against the Celtics, Nets star Kyrie Irving spoke to the media about his future with the Nets. Irving has a $36.5 million player option for next year, which he is likely to decline and sign an extension. Irving gave specifics on where he plans to sign:…

Photo: Denver Nuggets/Twitter Zion Williamson was asked to name the best player in the NBA right now during an interview in Salt Lake City. The 22-year-old power forward went with Nikola Jokic who is the front-runner to win his third straight MVP award. “I think who’s playing the best basketball…