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In a legal victory for NBA star Russell Westbrook, the Utah Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by Shane Keisel, a Jazz fan, and his wife, Jennifer Huff, as reported by Michael McCann of Sportico. The litigation originated from a heated exchange during a game…

Photo: Portland Trail Blazers/Twitter The first blockbuster trade of this offseason has been made – the Wizards traded Bradley Beal to the Suns for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet and six second-round picks. Knicks guard Josh Hart took to Twitter to express his reaction to the trade. He was confused that…

San Antonio Spurs guard Malaki Branham made sure that he took advantage of his opportunity once getting consistent minutes again back in early February (only averaged 14.3 MPG from January 2nd-February 7th with four DNPs/putting up 11.6 PPG/2.2 RPG/2.2 APG/45.8% FG/42.6% 3-PT/100% FT in 22.1 MPG during the last eleven…

Photo: Philadelphia 76ers/Twitter Tobias Harris is optimistic that the Philadelphia 76ers will be able to get over the hump this season following failures from the past. The veteran forward told Ky Carlin of USA Today the importance of health, chemistry defense as they target the NBA title come postseason time….

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: si.com The growing chemistry between the Dallas Mavericks players – Luka Doncic and Christian Wood – has shown glimpses of an unstoppable offensive duo. After his third 50-point outing in the past five games, Luka Doncic was asked about fellow teammate Christian Wood’s sense of humor: “He has no…