Zach LaVine returns after absence since Nov. 28

Former NBA star Stephon Marbury has publicly addressed and denied a fake quote attributed to him about LeBron James. The quote, posted by the parody X account NBACentel, falsely claimed Marbury described LeBron as “overhyped” and dismissed his achievements, including his Rookie of the Year honor. Continue reading Stephon Marbury…

What comes with being a top-five pick of an NBA draft may overwhelm a player until he’s considered a bust, or he may make an impact on the floor that can one day consider him a city figure, specifically to Scottie Barnes’ situation, a Toronto hero. The attention. The lights….

This story appears in SLAM 240. Get your copy here. On June 30, the night NBA free agency began, a black SUV with tinted windows rolled up to Udonis Haslem’s vacation home in Orlando, FL.  “That s**t almost got shot up,” Haslem said on teammate Duncan Robinson’s podcast, The Long…

Jrue Holiday went off for season-high 40 points as the Bucks defeated the Suns 131-125 at home. The 32-year-old point guard also had 5 rebounds and 7 assists. But Holiday the most important statistic is his turnovers, not the number of points he scores. He had 5 of those in…

Photo: Los Angeles Clippers/Twitter The Los Angeles Clippers veteran forward Paul George is expected to be sidelined to begin the first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns, but is making some tangible progress from his March 21 knee injury. “The Clippers are going into this [Suns] series with the mindset…

Photo: Thomas S/Flickr Britney Spears says the San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama is simply wrong when he says she “grabbed” him from behind and insists it was simply a friendly tap. Britney says, “I recognized an athlete in my hotel lobby as I was heading to dinner. I later…