The staffer Blake Griffin punched no longer works for the Clippers Blake Griffin stands on the court as Clippers equipment manager Matias Testi (left) stands behind the bench during a Feb. 18, 2016, game. (AP/Mark J. Terrill) Matias Testi, the assistant equipment manager on whose face Blake Griffin broke his right hand back in January, is no longer employed by the Los Angeles Clippers. … [Read more...]

Kings GM Vlade Divac on Rudy Gay: 'He has my number.' Rudy Gay eyes his options. (Getty Images) NBA players have to walk a delicate line, just as team executives do. Even the least-committed of end-of-bench players would still like to be in the loop when it comes to the front office’s personnel plans, as even minor moves can cost them playing time, chances at better statistics (and … [Read more...]

The Pacers and Nuggets will play a regular-season game in London Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari tries to dribble past the defense of Indiana Pacers forward Paul George during a Jan. 30, 2016, game. (AP/Doug McSchooler) This season’s NBA Global Games slate will once again feature a regular-season contest in London, with the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets getting tapped to head … [Read more...]

The NBPA is funding health insurance for most retired players Michele Roberts speaks at a union event during the 2015 NBA Finals. (Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) Michele Roberts has attempted to reform many aspects of the NBPA since she became its executive director in July 2014, but one of her most aggressive pushes has been to connect with the league’s many retired players. She … [Read more...]

Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA News Review Podcast Wednesday, July 27, 2016 If you have only played fantasy for the past five or six years, you might not remember how awesome Amare Stoudemire was. We’ll talk about the good ol’ days for Mr. Standing Tall And Talented and the bad times with the Knicks. Dion Waiters also gets credited with one of the big mistakes this offseason for not taking his … [Read more...]

Ex-NBA player hits Twitter, begs teams to give him one more chance Von Wafer of the Boston Celtics reacts after scoring against the Miami Heat on Feb. 13, 2011. (Jim Rogash/ Getty Images) It’s been four years since Von Wafer last played in the NBA, and, from the sound of it, that’s quite long enough for him, thanks. [Follow Dunks Don’t Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] … [Read more...]

Why only Paul Pierce, returning for a 19th NBA season, can stop himself Paul Pierce can’t stop, and he won’t stop. (Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)   Paul Pierce was not good last season, and it pains me to say that, since The Truth was everything to a 20-something who did dumb things in Boston during the early 2000s before becoming a fully realized professional, because he was me. Well, … [Read more...]

Andrea Bargnani is heading to Spain, and this is probably the end Andrea Bargnani shoots. (Elsa/Getty Images) Free-agent big man Andrea Bargnani will return to Europe, signing a two-year deal with Saski Baskonia of Spain’s ACB — widely acknowledged as the second-best professional hoops league in the world — that, more than likely, spells the end of the NBA road for the former No. 1 overall … [Read more...]

Amar'e Stoudemire was so much more than his highlights ïPHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 11: Amar’e Stoudemire #1 of the New York Knicks smiling during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on January 11, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the … [Read more...]

Durant given hearty welcome by Oracle crowd 11:38 PM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live OAKLAND, Calif. -- New Warriors addition Kevin Durant emerged from the tunnel to a hearty cheer from the Oracle Arena crowd as he came out for his pregame warm-up ahead of Tuesday's Team … [Read more...]