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Taj Gibson is ready for his second NBA act. The veteran forward retired Monday after 17 seasons, an announcement that was quickly followed by the Bulls revealing he’d joined their coaching staff. “I can honestly say I gave this game everything I had,” Gibson wrote in a social media post. “I’m grateful for every moment, every teammate, every coach, and …

Trading Kawhi Leonard did more than remove the Clippers’ best player. It eliminated their last convincing claim to having a franchise centerpiece. That loss feels especially severe after the NBA punished the Clippers’ salary-cap violations with a $30 million fine, leadership suspensions and the forfeiture of five first-round picks. Advertisement While Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick and Toronto’s draft compensation provide …

The summer of 2023 was a pivotal one for the Golden State Warriors. After a volatile season started with Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole during a preseason practice, the team’s title defense ended with a second-round playoff loss. Poole and Wiggins got contract extensions in the wake of the championship, while Green did not, despite holding a player option for …

The second-oldest active player in basketball is no more, as OAKAAK Taj Gibson announced his retirement on Monday afternoon following his release by the New Orleans Pelicans last week. He will join the Chicago Bulls’ coaching staff under Tiago Splitter for 2026-27. Gibson, a Brooklyn native, was selected No. 26 overall by the Bulls in 2009 out of USC. It …

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and his staff had spent the last 12 months loudly insisting they’d done nothing wrong. The podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” first raised questions about payments star forward Kawhi Leonard received from Aspiration Partners without doing any endorsement work to benefit the company on Sept. 3, 2025. The NBA responded by starting an investigation. Advertisement In …

Along with Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers should send the Toronto Raptors a fruit basket and a thank you card. Because what was already a steal when the teams first agreed to the trade in June now looks like an absolute lifesaver. Paddles for the life raft so the Clippers can change directions and make better decisions — hopefully with better …

Seven years after Kawhi Leonard led the Toronto Raptors to an unprecedented NBA championship, the superstar forward is once again a resident of the North.  On Monday, less than 24 hours after Clippers governor Steve Ballmer publicly took ownership of the salary cap circumvention scandal involving Leonard and four companies — and less than 24 hours before commissioner Adam Silver …

After 2 ½ months of waiting, Kawhi Leonard is finally heading back to Toronto. The Clippers and Raptors agreed to complete the trade sending Leonard to Toronto for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round draft picks (2031 and 2033), one first-round draft pick swap (2027) and two second-round picks. Advertisement ESPN first reported the two sides were moving forward …

I’m here once again with a public service announcement to remind everyone not to believe everything they read on the internet. And to question motives behind some of the things you do see. A couple of weeks ago, I warned about using LLMs and AI to do statistical data mining for you when it comes to basketball. Today, I’m warning …

Herald Celtics reportedly sign former lottery pick to tryout contract Globe Celtics sign former Providence College star Devin Carter to Exhibit 10 contract Steve Ballmer backs down, says Clippers accept NBA punishments in salary cap circumvention case Advertisement CelticsBlog The Celtics have signed another young, intriguing player Jayson Tatum gives Celtics fans 59 seconds of offseason optimism One statistical prediction …

Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! For the next several weeks, we’ll be writing columns every weekday breaking down the biggest questions we have about every player the Lakers added this offseason. Today, we look at Ziaire Williams. A perfect storm of departing contracts afforded the Los Angeles Lakers an opportunity to officially move forward with a revamped team …

As is seemingly a yearly tradition at this point, the NBA’s salary cap for next season will rise. This time, though, it’ll do so at an even higher number than anticipated, according to a report from Fred Katz of The Athletic. “The NBA recently informed teams of its updated salary-cap projections for the 2027-28 season, league sources told The Athletic, …

With the bulk of the 2026 NBA offseason now concluded, and with the calendar now flipped to September, it’s time to start looking ahead to what’s coming next in the NBA, both this season and afterward. In that spirit, and in the interest of killing some time in the dying days of summer, let’s take a look at the five* …

Just in from Shams Charania: ESPN’s senior NBA insider has just announced that after gruelling months and massive league upheaval, the Kawhi Leonard trade has finally been completed, with Kawhi Leonard finally coming back North to rejoin the Raptors. The deal, as reported, remains the same as it was back in June, sending the forward to the Raptors in exchange …

The holding pattern is finally at an end. Kawhi Leonard is officially a member of the Toronto Raptors once again, and the Los Angeles Clippers can now start their stint in NBA purgatory. Earlier this summer, the two teams agreed to terms on a trade that sent Leonard to Toronto in exchange for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round …

After seven seasons in Los Angeles, Kawhi Leonard is headed back to the city where he won his second NBA title. The Raptors initially agreed to this trade in late June, but paused it while the NBA investigated Leonard’s contract with the Clippers. That investigation has since been completed, with Leonard receiving a $700,000 fine and the Clippers being fined …

Taj Gibson has decided it was time to retire as a player after 17 seasons — but he is not stepping away from the NBA. Gibson has announced his retirement on social media and will join the Chicago Bulls as an assistant coach under Tiago Splitter. “I wanted to be the guy my teammates could count on someone who brought …

Taj Gibson is headed back to the Chicago Bulls, just this time on the other side of things.  Gibson announced Monday he was retiring from basketball after spending 17 seasons in the NBA. Gibson will now join the staff in Chicago, where he got his NBA start, as an assistant under new head coach Tiago Splitter, according to ESPN’s Shams …

After being on hold for months awaiting a resolution in the Clippers salary cap circumvention investigation, the trade of Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors — agreed to back on June 30 — is finally going through, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. This comes one day after Clippers owner Steve Ballmer released a statement saying he and the franchise would …

The NBA trade involving the Los Angeles Clippers and the Toronto Raptors is official, according to ESPN. Kawhi Leonard is being sent to Toronto, while the Clippers received forward Brandon Ingram, guard Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks (2031, 2033), two second-round picks (2030, 2033), and a 2027 first-round swap in the trade. Advertisement The trade was initially agreed on …

The previously agreed-upon trade between the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors involving Kawhi Leonard will go through, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Leonard returns to Toronto, where he won the 2019 NBA championship, in exchange for 2031 and 2033 unprotected first-round selections, and a 2027 first-round swap. The Clippers also receive second-round picks in 2030 and 2033, along with …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor & Marcus Thompson react to Steve Ballmer’s apology after the NBA’s investigation found the Clippers guilty of cap circumvention. They also unpack the Clippers-Raptors Kawhi Leonard trade saga and what behind-the-scenes negotiations may be holding the deal up. Advertisement The duo continues KOC’s ‘Entertainment Ranking’ with the new-look Timberwolves—featuring LaMelo Ball, Jonathan …

For the first time in roughly forever, the Eastern Conference appears to be loaded this year. The reigning champion New York Knicks are atop the conference for now, but the Sixers and others will be nipping at their heels all season as they vie for East supremacy. The Sixers loaded up by adding LeBron James and Jaylen Brown this offseason, …

Former Los Angeles Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari believes Kawhi Leonard got off light when he was fined $700,000 by the NBA for his involvement in the team trying to circumvent the salary cap. During an episode of the “A Cresta Alta” podcast, Gallinari explained how he was slighted by the Leonard signing and said he believes Leonard should “pay all …

OK, it’s not like they have to after having one of the splashiest offseasons of all time. In recent history, the Sixers haven’t been the most prolific at finding cheap, productive talent on the two-way market, but that wasn’t the case in 2025. Last offseason they brought in Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker, both of whom were converted to standard …