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LeBron is still the king, but who else is in his court?

As with everything related to Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, there is the tendency to make a giant deal out of every game-to-game adjustment Bryant makes. Kobe finished with 11 assists last night, reigniting the debate over whether the Lakers are "bette...

After a crazy night of NBA injuries, wild finishes, and resounding wins, a smorgasbord of random thoughts that don't merit their own posts: • The Lakers' defense has been a disaster over the last 20 games whenever Dwight Howard sits, mostly b...

It's bad for your health to care about All-Star selections. The selection process is flawed in minor ways, and with only 12 spots, deserving players will be left home every year. Still: All-Star selections matter, perhaps more than they should, when ...

Sure, LeBron and Melo made it. But who else should be Houston-bound? Plus: Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire aren't getting any younger, while Carlton Banks lives forever.

When I gave last night's Thunder-Nuggets game one of my coveted DVR slots, I knew I was probably recording a schedule loss. Denver was on the second night of a back-to-back, having traveled from Denver to OKC after an overtime win over Portland. Okla...

Moving on from Steve Nash has proved difficult so far for Phoenix. The Suns are 12-26, just a game up on New Orleans in the "race" for worst record in the Western Conference. Their once-prolific offense fell to 23rd in points per possession after a d...

• Jarrett Jack got a bit of publicity when he tweeted earlier in the week that the league warned him about flopping in a preseason game as part of its new anti-flop crackdown. But he's far from the only one. A league source tells Grantland the N...