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BA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant Show Washington Wizards They Don’t Care About Them

The Oklahoma City Thunder did beat the Washington Wizards 125-101 as if to show Kevin Durant what he’d be missing if he leaves, but an injury to the one-time MVP might make this blowout victory less than worth it.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James Not Running Into Any Difficulties

The way the Cleveland Cavaliers have been coasting to the franchise’s best start in almost 30 years is incredible considering how the same team struggled so badly in the early goings last year. LeBron James is getting plenty of help from Kevin Love and Mo Williams, making the whole Kyrie Irving & Iman Shumpert injury seem miniscule at this point.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Teaches His Head Coach a Lesson

The Charlotte Hornets went back to their winning ways against one of the best defenses in the league, as Jeremy Lin made the most of the opportunity and was the best player on the team in a 104-95 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, playing without Andrew Wiggins and Ricky Rubio.
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Kristaps Porzingis Meme as Drake in Hotline Bling? Genius
Sometimes, the best memes about NBA players have nothing to do with basketball directly, like Kristaps Porzingis as a dancing Drake in ‘Hotline Bling’, suggesting New York Knicks fans were a little rash to pass judgement on him.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors Unstoppable Even When Stephen Curry Isn’t

It’s getting boring, or annoying, have your pick, to watch the Golden State Warriors. It’s simply not fair! The Detroit Pistons hold him to his worst night of the season, and the NBA champions still win by 14 points.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Still Don’t Know Who They Are

A weird thing about the Chicago Bulls: Exactly the same team in terms of players with only one rookie addition, but a head coaching change makes things very different from a broader look, and it seems the team is still going through the motions trying to figure out where this is going.
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NBA Rumors – Indiana Pacers, Paul George Getting Surprising Help from George Hill

After a few seasons of being good and predictable, the Indiana Pacers sorta bottomed out last season and sorta hit the reset button. Paul George is back, which helps a lot after missing him for most of last season. But the changes made have also allowed George Hill to step up, maybe an addition that Frank Vogel and Larry Bird didn’t expect.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons, Andre Drummond Finally Putting Things Together

The Detroit Pistons are one of the hottest teams in the first couple of weeks in this NBA season, led by Andre Drummond, dominating like no other big man in the league, and putting up some impressive numbers that haven’t been seen in some time.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant Keep Sinking to New Depths

A lot was made of Kobe Bryant playing his (possibly) final game at the Madison Square Garden. If this season was going to be about the Los Angeles Lakers giving him a farewell tour instead of actually trying to improve as a team and build something for the future, they should have told us earlier.
