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Photo: Memphis Grizzlies/Twitter Shooting guard Dillon Brooks met with the Los Angeles Lakers and had interest from the Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks before joining the Houston Rockets, per Kelly Iko of The Athletic. “To my knowledge, the Dallas Mavericks were said to be seriously in the mix for Brooks’…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter As the Golden State Warriors forced Game 6 to extend their grand Conference Semifinals duel, the Los Angeles Lakers may have encountered a familiar closeout scenario heading to Friday. The Lakers, seventh-seed of the West, notably overwhelmed the top-two Memphis Grizzlies in the last first-round of…

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Photo: Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves was asked about being in trade rumors and what it means to hear that the Lakers didn’t want to include him. His response: “It means a lot. I want to be here. I want to be a…

Stephen A. Smith, known for his bold statements on the air, made quite a claim. The ESPN figure asserted that he’s more renowned than “most” of his beloved New York Knicks while addressing the team’s path to becoming genuine Eastern Conference contenders. “They can’t get a star,” Smith, who’s a…

Following an investigation into the workplace culture of the Phoenix Suns spurned by a hard-hitting report ESPN released last year on November 4, the NBA announced that Phoenix Suns and Mercury majority owner Robert Sarver had been suspended from both the organizations he governs for one year and also received…