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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers Get Too Caught Up in Cult of Personality
There is something that feels off about the Kobe Bryant retirement tour. Maybe it’s the deplorable state of the Los Angeles Lakers and Bryant himself on some nights, maybe it’s just personal feelings towards the soon to be retired player. But the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have also put LeBron James on a pedestal, need to be careful this doesn’t happen to them to.
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NBA Rumors: Golden State Warriors Depressing the Rest of the League
Everyone keeps waiting for the Golden State Warriors to slow down and start losing some games. Meanwhile, they keep breaking NBA records, and making Phoenix Suns players start fights on the bench.
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Jeremy Lin Gets Going, Kemba Walker Keeps Scoring, Charlotte Hornets Keep Rolling
For the first time since being reacquainted with the bench Jeremy Lin had a good game and not just a good one, but one in which he was the one who initiated the run to turn it into an easy 117-95 win over the Indiana Pacers. Kemba Walker had another impressive scoring night and the Charlotte Hornets win to enter the All-Star break with a winning record for the first time since January 2.
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NBA Rumors – Atlanta Hawks Might Not Really Want to Trade Al Horford & Jeff Teague
The Atlanta Hawks are going through a disappointing season compared to the previous one, and might be considered the most aggressive sellers approaching the trade deadline with Al Horford and Jeff Teague on the trading block. But from the asking price they’ve been putting forth for teams to consider, it seems they’re not that interested in breaking up this team.
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NBA Rumors – Memphis Grizzlies & New Orleans Pelicans Can Start Thinking About Next Season
Two teams in the Western Conference that can probably start planning next season while giving up on the playoffs in 2016 are the Memphis Grizzlies with Marc Gasol out until the rest of the season, while the New Orleans Pelicans don’t have Tyreke Evans any more.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis Can’t be Great With Carmelo Anthony on the Team
The New York Knicks firing their head coach as they seem to drift further and further away from making the playoffs, just highlights the problem and big hope in their current roster. Carmelo Anthony, not a leading man on a franchise player contract, while the Kristaps Porzingis surprise shoulders the hope for better days.
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Jeremy Lin Not Getting More Minutes From the Charlotte Hornets Without Someone Getting Injured
Once again, despite the preseason promises and indications during the first half of the season, Jeremy Lin finds himself in familiar territory, only on the Charlotte Hornets and not the Los Angeles Lakers or Houston Rockets: If Kemba Walker, Nicolas Batum or Michael Kidd-Gilchrist don’t pick up any injuries, Lin isn’t going to see a lot of playing time from now until the end of the season.
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Jeremy Lin a Shell of His Former Self on a Red Hot Charlotte Hornets
Like it or hate it, the Charlotte Hornets don’t seem to be missing Jeremy Lin much for now. It’s not that he’s injured or out for whatever reason, but in two of the three games since he’s been demoted back to the bench and took a big hit to his playing time, even the minutes he did get didn’t really seem to matter.
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Jeremy Lin Running Out of Reasons to Stay Another Season with the Charlotte Hornets
The healthy version of the Charlotte Hornets, with Steve Clifford preferring Kemba Walker and Nicolas Batum pairing in the backcourt while Michael Kidd-Gilchrist starts at small forward leaves very little room for Jeremy Lin, which is bad for both him and the team.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors & Oklahoma City Thunder Might be the Best Matchup The League Has to Offer
The Golden State Warriors felt there was something special about their win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. While they might have been beaten before (only four times), facing a team that can run and gun with them right up to the end mean that this might be the matchup they need to focus on in the playoffs.