𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗦: The Lakers could be looking to trade superstar Lebron James, per
@DavidPingalore
Pingalore was also the one to break the news of Kawhi to the Clippers👀
Trending: Jayson Tatum is the 2nd youngest player in NBA history to reach 1,500 playoff points.
Only his idol Kobe Bryant was younger.
(Via
@statmuse
)
Floyd Mayweather blasts NBA players
“They will play a couple games and take a couple games off. That’s not cool. ... If you’re not hurt, you need to be out there playing ’cause these people pay a lot of money for the NBA players to entertain.”
Rumor: The Nets are reportedly ‘unwilling’ to give Kyrie Irving a long-term extension due to his personal decision to not get vaccinated and unpredictable injury history, per
@Krisplashed
Top five of the 2021 NBA Draft:
1. Cade Cunningham (Detroit)
2. Jalen Green (Houston)
3. Evan Mobley (Cleveland)
4. Scottie Barnes (Toronto)
5. Jalen Suggs (Orlando)
Rumor: Following a Game 3 loss vs Boston, the Nets players asked Ben Simmons in a group chat if he was ready to play in Game 4. Ben Simmons did not answer the question and proceeded to leave the chat, per
@RicBucher
on
@TheHerd
Report: The Jazz and Knicks were close to a deal on Tuesday night, but the Knicks ended up declining.
The Jazz reportedly wanted Immanuel Quickley, Obi Toppin, Quentin Grimes, Miles McBride, and SIX 1st-round picks, per
@Tjonesonthenba
Crazy stat from
@jxmyhighroller
LeBron James has scored double digit points in 1,096 straight regular season games. The last time LeBron didn’t score 10+ points in a regular season game was in 2007.
Luka Doncic has the closest active streak with 167 games.
Report: The Jazz rejected a three-team trade that would send:
Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt to the Suns
John Collins to the Jazz
Jae Crowder + players to the Hawks
(H/T:
@ShamsCharania
)
Report: The Lakers, Jazz, Knicks and Hornets discussed a four-team trade that would have sent Bojan Bogdanovic and Terry Rozier to the Lakers, per
@TheAthleticNBA
Report: The Jazz talked with the Knicks early last week about a potential Donovan Mitchell trade package. Now the Jazz are talking to the rest of the league seeing what else might be available to them, per
@wojespn
REPORT: The Knicks are prepared to offer Andre Drummond a multi-year deal if his contract were to be bought out.
Lakers are currently the top suitor for Andre Drummond.
(H/T:
@AmicoHoops
)
Trending:
#Bucks
first round pick MarJon Beauchamp battled homelessness, depression and almost quit basketball.
COVID-19 nearly ended his basketball career, but Beauchamp got to hear his name called last night. 🙌
Report: The Jazz have shut down any team who has called about trying to trade for Donovan Mitchell. The Jazz are committed to moving forward with him as their cornerstone player, per
@wojespn
Report: The 76ers are discussing a three-team trade with the Rockets and TrailBlazers that would send Eric Gordon to Philly and Matisse Thybulle to Portland, per
@PompeyOnSixers
Breaking: Kevin Durant double downed on his trade request in a meeting with Nets owner Joe Tsai. Durant is making Tsai choose to keep either him or general manager Sean Marks and coach Steve Nash, per
@ShamsCharania
Report: NBA is introducing ‘Rivals Week’ from January 24-28th with the following matchups:
Lakers-Clippers
Celtics-Heat
Nets-Sixers
Warriors-Grizzlies
Nuggets-Sixers
Nets-Knicks
Hornets-Bulls
Grizzlies-Wolves
Raptors-Warriors
Mavs-Suns
Lakers-Celtics
John Wall on his last 2-3 years; “I thought about committing suicide. Tearing my Achilles, my mom passing, my grandma dying a year later, in the midst of COVID. Me going to chemotherapy, sitting by my mom taking her last breaths wearing the same clothes for 3 days straight.”
Report: The Lakers, Knicks, and Jazz have had discussions about a three team deal that would send Donovan Mitchell to New York and Russell Westbrook to Utah, per
@MikeAScotto
Trending: Jessica Holtz, Devin Booker and KAT’s agent, has become the first female agent to secure a supermax contract. She was able to get 2 supermax deals in 1 day.
Report: Trade talks between Warriors and Nets for Kevin Durant have ‘fizzled out’ after the Nets asked for Wiseman, Poole, Kuminga, Moody, Wiggins and future draft picks, per
@kendra__andrews
Trending: There were 54 combined fouls called during game 6. 27 for both team. An absurd amount of fouls for any game let alone a playoff game.
The refs gave warnings early on to the players for complaining too much but you can see why.
Report: The Nets asked the Timberwolves for Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards, and 4 draft-picks in exchange for Kevin Durant. The Timberwolves declined, per
@ChrisBHaynes