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NBA Rumors: Steve Ballmer buying LA Forum
Top NBA News Headlines: Clippers owner is buying the LA Forum, but keeping it as a concert venue, and will build new sports arena nearby... NBA season currently on hold, but keep reading Inside Hoops every day because whatever news does develop will always either be here, on our NBA rumors page or our basketball blog / Updated March 28, 2020
NBA News Headlines
• Former Knicks coach says team needs a point guard who can shoot from deep
• Pistons forward Christian Wood almost fully recovered from coronavirus
• Pistons scout Maury Hanks hospitalized due to coronavirus
• Will the Heat and Jae Crowder stick together?
• Clippers owner Steve Ballmer will buy the LA Forum and build new arena near it
• Stan Van Gundy discusses Nets and Knicks coaching jobs
• UPDATE: No salary reductions for Sixers at-will employees
• Pacers salary cap situation looks to be in good shape
• Charles Barkley tests negative for coronavirus
• Utah Jazz arena employees to receive financial relief
• Pacers reportedly taking measured approach to coronavirus
• LeBron James shares insight on pivotal time with the Miami Heat
• Two Lakers players test positive for coronavirus
• Boston Celtics player tests positive for coronavirus
• Three members of Sixers organization test positive for coronavirus
• Member of Denver Nuggets tests positive for coronavirus
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NBA Power Rankings
The most important thing in NBA basketball is winning. Win-loss record will always be the biggest measuring stick. For that, see the NBA standings page. But how about teams with similar records, injuries, or records that somehow don't quite tell the full story on how good the team really is? That's subjective, yes. And the standard NBA basketball website measure of such judgement calls are known as NBA power rankings.
NBA Free Agency
The 2019 NBA free agency negotiation period began June 30. That's when NBA free agents started agreeing to new deals. Also see our Best NBA Free Agents page.
NBA Summer Leagues
There were three NBA Summer Leagues in 2019. The Salt Lake City Summer League and California Classic ran July 1-3. And then the big main league, Las Vegas NBA Summer League, involving all 30 NBA teams, took place from July 5-15.
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NBA Rumors
You should read our NBA rumors page every day of the year.
NBA Daily
What matters most in the NBA? The actual games, of course. For a daily roundup all on one page, hit our NBA daily game recaps page for the quickest way to keep up with what happened on NBA basketball courts the previous day.
NBA Free Agency
The 2019 NBA free agency period was legendary this summer. Big NBA free agents quickly agreed to many deals that nobody saw coming. Some of the biggest NBA offseason news included Kawhi Leonard and Paul George going to the Clippers, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to the Nets, D'Angelo Russell to the Warriors, Kemba Walker to the Celtics, Jimmy Butler to the Heat, and Al Horford to the Sixers.
NBA Draft
The Pelicans won the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery (Grizzlies got No. 2, Knicks No. 3). Thus setting the NBA draft order. On June 11, the NBA Draft early entry list was finalized. The 2019 NBA Draft took place on June 20 and the first few picks went as expected: the Pelicans drafted Zion Williamson No. 1 overall, the Grizzlies took Ja Morant at No. 2, and the Knicks took R.J. Barrett at No. 3.
NBA Summer Leagues
There were three NBA Summer Leagues in 2019. The Salt Lake City Summer League (run by the Jazz) and California Classic (run by the Kings) both ran from July 1-3. The big main league, Las Vegas NBA Summer League, involving all 30 NBA teams, ran from July 5-15.
FIBA World Cup
The 2019 FIBA World Cup tournament, the hot international basketball event of the summer is a wrap. Spain controlled almost the entire gold medal game, and came away with victory, leaving Argentina with silver. And in the third place game, France claimed silver, while Australia finished 4th. Team USA finished a mere 7th. To see what happened in each USA game, hit our USA basketball page.
NBA Playoffs
The Raptors won the 2019 NBA championship, beating an injury-riddled Warriors team in six games... Hit our NBA Playoffs home page for complete postseason results.
2020 NBA All-Star Weekend
Friday, Feb. 14
- NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
- Rising Stars Game
Saturday, Feb. 15
- Skills Challenge
- Three-point Shootout
- Slam Dunk Contest
Sunday, Feb. 16
- NBA All-Star Game
NBA Videos
To truly understand NBA basketball, you need to watch the games. Full games. But viewing top plays and hot highlights is always fun. For the most awe-inspiring dunks, passes, shot-blocks and more, hit our NBA video clips page.
NBA Stats
The InsideHoops.com NBA stats section focuses on the essentials. The most popular page for fans is probably the NBA player stat leaders page. But click the section to see what each team is good and not so good at, which rookies are shining, and more. Also in that section is the NBA attendance data info page.
You should read our NBA rumors page every day of the year.
NBA Daily
What matters most in the NBA? The actual games, of course. For a daily roundup all on one page, hit our NBA daily game recaps page for the quickest way to keep up with what happened on NBA basketball courts the previous day.
NBA Free Agency
The 2019 NBA free agency period was legendary this summer. Big NBA free agents quickly agreed to many deals that nobody saw coming. Some of the biggest NBA offseason news included Kawhi Leonard and Paul George going to the Clippers, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to the Nets, D'Angelo Russell to the Warriors, Kemba Walker to the Celtics, Jimmy Butler to the Heat, and Al Horford to the Sixers.
NBA Draft
The Pelicans won the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery (Grizzlies got No. 2, Knicks No. 3). Thus setting the NBA draft order. On June 11, the NBA Draft early entry list was finalized. The 2019 NBA Draft took place on June 20 and the first few picks went as expected: the Pelicans drafted Zion Williamson No. 1 overall, the Grizzlies took Ja Morant at No. 2, and the Knicks took R.J. Barrett at No. 3.
NBA Summer Leagues
There were three NBA Summer Leagues in 2019. The Salt Lake City Summer League (run by the Jazz) and California Classic (run by the Kings) both ran from July 1-3. The big main league, Las Vegas NBA Summer League, involving all 30 NBA teams, ran from July 5-15.
FIBA World Cup
The 2019 FIBA World Cup tournament, the hot international basketball event of the summer is a wrap. Spain controlled almost the entire gold medal game, and came away with victory, leaving Argentina with silver. And in the third place game, France claimed silver, while Australia finished 4th. Team USA finished a mere 7th. To see what happened in each USA game, hit our USA basketball page.
NBA Playoffs
The Raptors won the 2019 NBA championship, beating an injury-riddled Warriors team in six games... Hit our NBA Playoffs home page for complete postseason results.
2020 NBA All-Star Weekend
Friday, Feb. 14
- NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
- Rising Stars Game
Saturday, Feb. 15
- Skills Challenge
- Three-point Shootout
- Slam Dunk Contest
Sunday, Feb. 16
- NBA All-Star Game
NBA Videos
To truly understand NBA basketball, you need to watch the games. Full games. But viewing top plays and hot highlights is always fun. For the most awe-inspiring dunks, passes, shot-blocks and more, hit our NBA video clips page.
NBA Stats
The InsideHoops.com NBA stats section focuses on the essentials. The most popular page for fans is probably the NBA player stat leaders page. But click the section to see what each team is good and not so good at, which rookies are shining, and more. Also in that section is the NBA attendance data info page.