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Here’s Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Emoni Bates discussing what areas of his game he’s working on heading into year two. (via Cleveland Cavaliers): Reporter: “During your film study, what are some aspects of your game that you think you can get better at? What ways can you do that?” Bates:…

D’Angelo Russell has an $18.7 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers, which he hasn’t decided on yet. Despite a strong season, he might reconsider testing free agency due to the NBA’s new CBA financial constraints. If he opts in, the Lakers may explore trading him. “To be honest…

MSNBC’s Joy Reid and Jemele Hill, whom Jason Whitlock calls ‘two delusional black queens,’ recently made bigoted comments about WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, ironically reflecting the same prejudice they accuse others of. “Somebody very smart said to me recently that the challenge with women’s basketball is that most of the…

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Veteran guard Russell Westbrook wasn’t thrilled about transitioning to a bench role for the Los Angeles Clippers following James Harden’s arrival. Clippers executive Lawrence Frank had to persuade Westbrook to accept the sixth-man position. With a $4 million player option for next season, Westbrook may explore other opportunities by declining…

Photo: Charlotte Hornets/Twitter Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey announced that the team has signed Kelly Oubre Jr. The eight-year pro joins Philadelphia after averaging a career-high 20.3 points (43.1% FG, 31.9% 3FG), 5.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 48 games (40 starts) with Charlotte last season. He…