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The best of the NBA is back to New Orleans for the All-Star Weekend for the second time in four seasons. All-Star Game tip-off will be Sunday, at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Eastern Conference: Starters: Kyrie Irving, DeMar DeRozan, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler. Reserves: Isaiah Thomas, John Wall, Carmelo Anthony (in replacement …

The Orlando Magic fell to 21-37 for the season after losing to the San Antonio Spurs, 107-79. Meanwhile, the Spurs are heading into the All-Star break with a victory and an NBA second best, 43-13 record. This loss becomes the fifth in the Magic’s last six games now. The Spurs …

The Cleveland Cavaliers cannot catch a break recently as the injury bug has bitten the defending champs hard. Following their 125-109 win over the Denver Nuggets Sunday, Kevin Love complained of soreness, which resulted in an immediate MRI. The results detected a “loose body” in his left knee. Love then …

Within one day, the dynamics of the Eastern Conference in the NBA might have shifted. First, the Cleveland Cavaliers – heavy favorites to win and make it out of the Eastern Conference playoffs en route to LeBron James’ seventh straight NBA finals appearance – are now facing problematic injuries. Already without guards J.R. Smith and …

On Saturday, the Heat’s 13-game win streak came to an end after a tough loss in Philadelphia to the 76ers. But last night they had a chance to keep their eight-game home win streak alive against their in-state counterparts in the Orlando Magic. Miami failed to defend their court and suffered …

The Orlando Magic are at the lowest point in their season after their loss against the equally-as-low Philadelphia 76ers and a 32-point loss to the Dallas Mavericks. They have not won back-to-back games in a month-and-a-half and will be going into the game against the Miami Heat tonight with a …

Saturday night marked one the most anticipated returns in the history of the NBA. After eight seasons with the franchise, Warriors forward Kevin Durant returned to Oklahoma City to face his former team. Fans greeted him with a serenade of boos and wore special shirts just for the occasion. Warriors …

The Miami Heat traveled to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks last night. Fans in attendance were definitely in for a show full of alley-oops, backboard rattling dunks, and shifty ball movement. Ultimately though, the Heat were the ones able to keep their streak alive by a final score of 106-88. First …

It’s hard to reconcile where the Heat was just three weeks ago with their torrid 11-game winning streak now. Miami (22-30) sat at 11-30, having just lost Justice Winslow and slowly counting the days until a high pick in the NBA draft. Now, though, the team sits two games out of …

In the early hours of the 2016-2017 NBA season, newly-adorned Orlando Magic head coach Frank Vogel preached the idea of a new identity for the team. Based on his previous successful campaigns with Indiana, Vogel talked about defense. And then Vogel showcased his love for the principle of hard-nosed defense …