James Herbert

CBS Sports Writer /

NBA trade rumors: Knicks are potential Paul George suitors, talked Mitchell Robinson with Wizards, per reports

Let's bounce around the rumor mill

Mavericks' Luka Doncic to have knee evaluated by Slovenian national team before Olympic qualifiers, per report

Dallas GM Nico Harrison said he expects Doncic to play for Slovenia 'as long as he can walk'

Ja Morant injury update: Grizzlies star says he'll be medically cleared in about two weeks

Morant had season-ending shoulder surgery in January

Sixers' interest in Clippers free agent Paul George has waned in recent days, per report

Philadelphia is reportedly expected to be aggressive 'elsewhere'

Lakers hire JJ Redick: Rajon Rondo, Jared Dudley, Sam Cassell, Scott Brooks could join new staff, per reports

Greg St. Jean is another reported coaching staff candidate

Giannis Antetokounmpo focused on qualifying Greece national team for Olympics, not thinking about Team USA

Greece is hosting an Olympic Qualifying Tournament in early July

Pascal Siakam, Pacers agree to four-year, $189.5 million max contract, per report

Siakam played a crucial role in Indiana's run to the conference finals

Julia Koch agrees to buy 15% stake in Nets, Liberty, Barclays Center's parent company, per report

Koch and her three children are investing in BSE Global, which was reportedly valued at $6 billion

Celtics' Al Horford to return for 18th NBA season following long-awaited title, team owner says

Horford, who turned 38 this month, started for the champs for most of the playoffs

Mavericks' Luka Doncic noncommittal about playing for Slovenia in Olympic qualifiers after NBA Finals loss

Doncic said he has decisions to make

How the Celtics solved all their problems and turned into a championship-winning, new-look NBA superteam

Boston has had a lot of firepower for some time -- this year, the team knew exactly how to use it

Mavericks' Dereck Lively II swishes first career 3 in Game 4 of NBA Finals, leads inspired all-around effort

For the first time in the Finals, Dallas looked like the balanced team that won the West

Kristaps Porzingis injury: Celtics center available for Game 4, will be used 'if necessary,' Joe Mazzulla says

Despite Porzingis' absence on Wednesday, Boston went up 3-0 in the NBA Finals

Joe Mazzulla shows video clips of killer whales, hyenas to Celtics: 'He loves that predator-prey lifestyle'

New motivational tactic just dropped

NBA commissioner Adam Silver finally says that Jerry West inspired the league's logo

Silver said there has never been any doubt in his mind that the logo is West's silhouette

James Herbert is somewhat fond of basketball, feature writing and understatements. A former season-ticket holder for the expansion Toronto Raptors, Herbert does not think the NBA was better back in the days of hand checking and illegal defense. He joined CBS Sports in 2014 and lives in Brooklyn.

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