Suns starting Eric Bledsoe and Devin Booker over Brandon Knight

The Suns have a dilemma. They have three valuable guards. Yup, it’s the good kind of dilemma. But Phoenix still needed to figure out which of Eric Bledsoe, Devin Booker and Brandon Knight would start. Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic: Earl Watson announced that Monday’s preseason starting lineup would be the regular-season starting lineup. […]

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Lightning couldn’t wait for James Wisniewski to get up to speed

The Lightning released him from his tryout contract on Sunday.

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LeBron James discusses concern with world his son is coming into, why he endorsed Clinton

LeBron James is like myself and every other father: He worries about his children. However, as the father of a young black man, he has an added set of concerns. Something reinforced every time he turns on the news lately. LeBron has been more outspoken lately on social issues — particularly in the wake of […]

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Bradley Beal cleared from concussion, will play in Wizards preseason opener

John Wall is still not back on the court at full speed in Washington, still recovering from having both knees operated on this summer. The good news is his backcourt running mate Bradley Beal has been cleared following his concussion suffered at the start of training camp, and will start in Tuesday’s preseason game, reports […]

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How do teams slow down the Warriors’ offense? Make them work on defense, to start

In its preseason debut this weekend, the Golden State Warriors’ offense looked like that of a team which had four practices before stepping on the court. There was plenty of sloppy to go around, starting with Kevin Durant being 2-of-9 from the field. There were turnovers and missteps galore. Nobody thinks that will continue. There […]

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Rangers hoping for bounce-backs from veterans, growth from younsters

They only lasted five playoff games last season.

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Dwight Howard worked on jumper, wants to be known as more than post player

For years, the knock on Dwight Howard is that he demanded old-school touches in the post when in reality he was far more dangerous when on the move. Whether rolling after setting a pick, getting out in transition, or just making a cut, his offensive numbers were far better than his post up stats. He […]

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