Report: Warriors agree to deal with Anderson Varejao

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The defending champion Golden State Warriors have reportedly added another household name to the mix as they continue their quest for the greatest season in NBA history.

According to The Vertical's Shams Charania, the Warriors have reached an agreement with veteran center Anderson Varejao.

The 33-year-old was waived by the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, shortly after being shipped there in a three-team trade involving the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic.

The Warriors will reportedly pay Varejao the veteran's minimum for the remainder of the season after cutting forward Jason Thompson, according to The Vertical's Marc Spears.

Varejao, who spent the first 12 seasons of his career with the Cavs, has averaged 2.6 points and 2.9 rebounds in 10 minutes per game this season, while appearing in 31 contests.

The one-time All-Defensive Team member is obviously no longer the interior presence he once was, but Varejao will give the Warriors' frontcourt some depth - especially considering injured backup center Festus Ezeli isn't expected back until late March.

VIDEO: Kobe goes 1-on-1 with LeBron in All-Star Game

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Kobe Bryant wanted a challenge for his final All-Star appearance - and received one.

Bryant found himself matched up one-on-one with LeBron James on Sunday, but failed to hit his signature fadeaway thanks to some active defense from The King.


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NBA 2K makers sued over use of tattoos on LeBron, Kobe, others

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The makers of the NBA 2K video game franchise are being taken to court by a company claiming to hold a copyright on tattoos found on the bodies of players including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, DeAndre Jordan, and Eric Bledsoe.

Solid Oak Sketches is suing Take-Two Interactive over unauthorized depictions of the tattoos seen in the NBA 2K series. The eight infringed-upon designs include doves on James' forearms and butterflies on Bryant's arm, according to ESPN's Darren Rovell.

Solid Oak Sketches obtained copyright for several of the tattoo designs last year and had contacted NBA 2K about arranging for their use in the game, according to evidence submitted in the lawsuit.

However, the lawsuit also acknowledges that a U.S. court has never fully determined whether tattoo art can be copyrighted, reports Eriq Gardner of the Hollywood Reporter. Mike Tyson's tattoo artist, Victor Whitmill, sued Warner Bros. over the visibility of his work in the movie "Hangover 2" and settled out of court. A similar result occurred with artist Christopher Escobedo, who was awarded $22,500 after the tattoo he inked on MMA fighter Carlos Condit's back was depicted in the "UFC Undisputed" video game.

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NBA 2K16 Locker Codes For January And February, Patches, Updates: Face Scan Now Available on PC; Lebron Moves Up in Rankings

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NBA 2k16 players can now buy their favorite basketball gears by typing "SHOOT2MUCH500" to get 500 Virtual Currency (VC).

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NBA 2K16 Patch Update 5 Arrives, Player Rankings Updated

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Patch Update 5 is now available for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of NBA 2K16. The patch addresses some minor issues that players were experiencing when playing the game.

NBA 2K16 also updated its player rankings and according to the game, Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry is still the best player in the NBA, Design & Trend reports.

Curry and the Warriors continue to dominate the NBA with the league's best record of 42-4. Curry is averaging 32.1 points per game in his last 10 games. NBA 2K16 rates him at a 96 overall, a one point increase from his last rating.

James Falls to a 94

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers is still having a pretty good year, averaging 24.9 points per game for the year. In his last 10 games, he has averaged 23.2 points per game. NBA 2K16 rates him at a 94, a one point decrease from his last rating and the second best rating in the game.

The third best player in the game, according to NBA 2K16 is one of the three cover athletes, James Harden of the Houston Rockets. Harden is rated a 91 overall by NBA 2K16, a one point increase from his last rating.

Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Khris Middleton saw his rating increase the most, going up from 80 to 82 overall. Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic saw his rating decrease the most, going down from an 84 to an 82.

Minor Updates Fix Freezing and Animations The major updates included in the patch were minor.

One update fixed an issue where players were allowed to equip mascot costumes even if they did not have the appropriate rep level in the MyPARK mode.

An animation fix eliminated "ankle breaker" reactions to defenders who were actually in good defensive position.

Some connection and freezing errors were also addressed and fixed in the MyCOURT and Pro-Am Arena modes.

The patch update is available for download now on both consoles.

3 defining moments in Kobe Bryant's career

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There isn't much left for Kobe Bryant to conquer in the NBA.

A 20-year veteran, Bryant has won all there is to win in the league, and at the end of the 2015-16 season he'll step away from the court knowing he ranks in the upper echelon of the NBA's all-time greats.

Here are three moments that have defined Bryant's illustrious career:

Cementing the Lakers' dynasty

Phil Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, Derek Fisher, and of course, Bryant: Four names that played critical roles in establishing the Lakers' dynasty at the turn of the millennium when the club captured three consecutive championships.

Though the numbers may say O'Neal led those teams statistically, Bryant proved just as tough a task for opponents to handle. In the 2002 NBA Finals, a 23-year-old Bryant posted a staggering 26.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.5 steals to help the Lakers sweep the New Jersey Nets in four games, and earn their third consecutive title.

Dropping 81 on the Raptors

Don't look so shocked.

While former NBA great Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game is a number that's all but untouchable, Bryant's 81-point blast on a virtually helpless Toronto Raptors squad on Jan. 22, 2006 may have arguably been more impressive.

The legitimacy of Chamberlain's performance has been questioned on occasion in regards to the true talent level of the team he faced that night. Bryant dropped only 19 fewer points than Wilt against a Raptors team that wasn't one of the NBA's best squads, but was a capable NBA team nonetheless.

He was guarded predominantly by Jalen Rose and Morris Peterson, two decent players who carved out respectable careers in the league. On that night, however, nobody could stop Bryant, who shot 28-of-46 from the field, 7-of-13 from beyond the arc, and 18-of-20 from the free-throw line. Ridiculous.

Who needs Shaq?

As his career progressed, Bryant earned scoring titles, All-Star honors, MVP awards, and a myriad of other individual accolades. But the critics and doubters grew louder anytime he and his Lakers were bounced early from the playoffs: "Can he do it without Shaq?"

It took him seven years without The Big Aristotle, but five games against the Orlando Magic in 2009 silenced his critics once and for all. Bryant averaged 32.4 points, 7.4 assists, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks over the 2009 Finals against the Magic to earn his fourth Larry O'Brien trophy, and most importantly, his first ring without O'Neal.

To further quiet his critics, he won another ring the following year, raising his total title count to five, and all but confirming his eventual place in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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STEPHEN CURRY DOES PREGAME DRIBBLING ROUTINE WITH YOUNG FAN

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 ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — A few weeks ago we saw an Instagram video from a kid named Noah Cutler, who could do a pretty good Steph Curry impersonation in his backyard. Well, apparently Stephen Curry saw it too, because Curry and the Warriors had Cutler out to a Warriors game, where Cutler met Curry and even got to do his pregame dribbling routine alongside Stephen…

After the game @stephencurry30 came back and talked to me. Told me to keep up the hard work. He gave me his game shoes and signed them for me. #blessed #thankGod #curryhandles #stephcurry #warriors

A photo posted by Noah (baby birdman) Cutler (@babybirdman3) on Jan 23, 2016 at 9:43am PST

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VIDEO: Stephen Curry goes around his back to beat Parker

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The most intricate moves on the hardwood are executed flawlessly by reigning league MVP Stephen Curry, who left yet another defender dazed and confused Monday night in the San Antonio Spurs-Golden State Warriors game at Oracle Arena.

His casualty: Tony Parker.

.@StephenCurry30 doing Stephen Curry things on CSNBA & NBA TV. pic.twitter.com/jAHEj44s6Z

— GoldenStateWarriors (@warriors) January 26, 2016

No wonder Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich felt the need to immediately put Kawhi Leonard on "The Chef." Parker was simply no match.

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VIDEO: Peyton Manning brings son to postgame presser

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There are few things cuter than kids at press conferences.

After defeating the New England Patriots to claim a spot in Super Bowl 50, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning addressed the media, and brought his son Marshall along, rocking the AFC championship hat:

pic.twitter.com/Cpkxv20b1T

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 25, 2016

Marshall Manning gets the AFC championship hat. pic.twitter.com/jJF8kOdy5d

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 25, 2016

Marshall overcame a bit of shyness to peak at the crowd:

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LeBron denies involvement in Blatt firing, 'surprised' by move

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Despite general manager David Griffin's protestations, the prevailing perception is that LeBron James calls the shots with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

James' clout, coupled with his tense relationship with his former head coach, led many to believe it was James who orchestrated the rude dismissal of David Blatt.

Speaking for the first time since the firing, however, James called the move unfortunate and said he was "surprised and caught off-guard."

While it's easy to assume James played at least some role in Blatt's firing, the four-time MVP isn't concerned about the rumor mill.

"For me, I can't get caught up and worried about what other people are thinking," James said, as relayed by ESPN. "I stopped doing that a long time ago in my career. ... The only thing I can worry about is how I can get these guys better prepared and we can play better basketball."

James might not care what people think, but it's already out there. When it comes to the Cavaliers, James clearly holds considerable sway within the organization, with some believing he's the ultimate decision-maker.

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James Harden becomes youngest to hit 1,000 3-pointers in loss to Pistons

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"The Beard" is racking up treys at a record rate.

James Harden, 26, became the youngest player to hit 1,000 career 3-pointers in Wednesday's 123-114 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

Congrats @JHarden13 on becoming the youngest player in NBA history to hit 1K 3-Pointers. (26 years & 167 days old). pic.twitter.com/Iy5kF7jtSq

— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) January 21, 2016

Harden hit three treys in the game, finishing with his first triple-double of the season: 33 points, a career-high 17 rebounds, and 14 assists.

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Warriors beat Rockets, improve to 72-12 for 2015

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No Stephen Curry, no problem.

The Golden State Warriors got back on track following their drubbing at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks with a 114-110 victory over the Houston Rockets on New Year's Eve.

Klay Thompson followed up a miserable 4-of-15 shooting performance Friday with a blistering 38-point performance to counteract James Harden's 30 for the floundering Rockets.

It was clear from the get-go that Thompson and Harden had a score to settle. Thompson proclaimed himself as the league's best shooting guard last week and Harden - who fashions himself as the league's best player - stormed out of the gates with two 3-pointers in the first six minutes.

Related - VIDEO: Andrew Bogut drops a perfect dime to James Harden

Harden also goaded Thompson into two quick fouls, but the Splash Brother convinced his head coach to leave him in. Thompson rewarded that decision with four straight baskets as part of a 17-point opening frame.

With Thompson picking up the scoring slack in Curry's absence, Draymond Green assumed the reigning league MVP's role of playmaker. Green racked up 12 assists in the first half before finishing with a career-high 16 as part of a 10-point, 11-rebound triple-double effort in 38 minutes.

Green leads the league with five triple doubles this season.

Related - VIDEO: Warriors play beautiful basketball

The game remained close throughout, and the Warriors kept their cool despite missing four rotation players. They beat up on the Rockets' bench behind sixth man Andre Iguodala's hyper-efficient, 20-point outing (on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor). They also did a tremendous job of beating the Rockets on the offensive glass (12-4).

Houston made it a three-point game with five minutes to go after Harden dropped in a short fadeaway, but the Warriors' fourth-ranked defense clamped down and didn't allow another basket until after the game was well out of reach.

The nail in the coffin came courtesy of Harden's notoriously poor defense. Harden pounded the rock for an entire possession only to miss an awkward 21-foot step-back jumper, then failed to track back on defense which allowed Iguodala to push the lead to five after Green tossed a picture-perfect, hit-ahead pass for his 16th assist.

Related - VIDEO: Rockets don't seem interested in playing transition D

Golden State's victory closes the book on a near-perfect calendar year that includes a championship and a Jordan-esque 72-12 record between two regular seasons.

The Warriors finish 2015 with a 72-12 (.857) record, the second-best winning percentage in a calendar year in NBA history.

— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) January 1, 2016

Their resolution for 2016? Don't change a single thing.
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VIDEO: Michael Jordan congratulates Kobe Bryant on an 'unbelievable' career

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action images Monday night at Time Warner Cable Arena marked the last time "The Black Mamba" would ever hit the hardwood to take on the Hornets in Charlotte.

It was back in 1996 when Kobe Bryant was drafted out of Lower Merion High School that the Hornets selected him 13th overall before sending him to the Los Angeles Lakers, so the franchise will always have a special connection to the five-time champion's career.

Hornets owner Michael Jordan - who competed against Bryant during the twilight of his playing career - wasn't present for the game, but he did send the Lakers legend a video message which aired to fans prior to tipoff:

MJ's tribute video before the game spoke highly of Kobe. pic.twitter.com/MT3f9tVfXj

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 29, 2015

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VIDEO: Wade dispatches Ilyasova with pair of magical moves

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Question: Which of the following is most impressive about this vintage Dwyane Wade sequence?

Was it the nifty left-to-right crossover on Detroit Pistons shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope?

The around-the-back evasive maneuver?

Or the Olajuwon-inspired ball fake to subtract Ersan Ilyasova from the equation to give Wade an easy two?

Dwyane Wade going back into his bag of tricks tonight! #NBAVote ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/Lwizbh71og

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) December 23, 2015

Answer: All of the above.

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Byron Scott doesn't want Kobe to dunk anymore

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Kobe Bryant's farewell season has not gone as planned, with the Los Angeles Lakers dead last in the Western Conference and the 37-year-old currently shooting at an historically bad pace.

Things got even worse on Saturday night, as Bryant was forced to miss the game with a sore shoulder after throwing down his first dunk of the season during the previous contest.

The Lakers were miserable with Kobe out of the lineup, falling 118-78 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, causing head coach Byron Scott to state that he'd prefer if Bryant stuck to layups and jump shots.


"I don't want him to dunk no more," Scott said to Mark Medina of the LA Daily News. "I'll tell him to save it for Game 82. Then he can dunk again."

The 1997 Slam Dunk champion has seen his athleticism dwindle after sustaining numerous knee injuries. After totaling 51 dunks during the 2012-13 season, Kobe has made just nine over his last three years.

However, Scott knows that it will be difficult for him to prevent Bryant from dunking altogether, especially during the flow of the game.

"It's real hard to tell a guy 'Don't dunk,'" Scott said. "That might have been his last one. But he knows himself more than anybody."

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Lillard sidelined by plantar fasciitis, will miss a game for 1st time in career

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Damian Lillard will sit out a regular season game for the first time in his professional career on Monday, as the Portland Trail Blazers point guard will be sidelined against the Atlanta Hawks due to plantar fasciitis.

Fellow guard C.J. McCollum, who's nursing a sprained ankle, will also be unavailable on Monday.

Lillard, who admitted after Sunday's loss to the Miami Heat that his left foot has been "a little bit sore," had suited up for the first 275 games of his career before being ruled out of Monday's contest in Atlanta.

The 25-year-old is averaging 24.6 points, 6.8 assists, and 4.5 rebounds for the Blazers, as he looks to earn a third consecutive All-Star selection.

As for McCollum, the third-year guard has exploded out of the gates with averages of 20.1 points, 3.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 steals to entrench himself in the early discussion for Most Improved Player.

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Warriors' Barnes returns to contact drills, not expected to return by Christmas

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Small forward Harrison Barnes has returned to contact drills for the Golden State Warriors, but he will not play Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, interim coach Luke Walton said Monday. It doesn't appear that he will be ready to return for the Christmas Day showdown with the Cleveland Cavaliers either.

Walton on if Barnes will play on XMas: "I don't think so"

— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) December 21, 2015

Barnes has missed the last 10 games with a sprained left ankle. Brandon Rush has been capably filling in at the three in Barnes' place, with little to nitpick about a team that has gone 9-1 in his absence.

Barnes, set for restricted free agency next summer, was averaging 13.4 points and five rebounds a game on 50 percent shooting from the field and nearly 39 percent from deep.

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Irving sparked by Marshall's challenge: 'It was more or less a test'

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It took a while for Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving to get going Sunday night. After all, it was the first time he'd been in a full-fledged NBA game in 200 days.

So, after missing his first handful of shots against the Philadelphia 76ers, an unexpected source was responsible for initiating Irving's transformation into "Uncle Drew."

Related: Teammates mess with Kyrie Irving after triumphant comeback

In the third quarter, Sixers floor general Kendall Marshall awoke the sleeping 6-foot-3 "giant" by calling for an isolation play, aiming to take advantage of the seemingly rusty Irving.

Bad move, according to the three-time All-Star.

"That kind of got me going," Irving said. "He tried to iso me on the right wing. That was pretty funny."

While Irving is undoubtedly one of the Association's finest ball-handlers and an elite talent in a league full of prime-time guards, Marshall's bold challenge fueled the Duke alumnus in his second-half outburst.

The pair of point guards are hardly strangers - the two faced each other long before their arrival to the NBA, and played college ball in close proximity with Marshall starring at UNC.

"That was going back to our high school days. I've known Kendall for a while now. Him trying to go at me, it was more or less a test."

Irving passed Mashall's "test" with flying colors, as he helped his Cavs earn the 108-86 victory with his 12 points, four rebounds, and two steals.

The Cavs will play the Sixers once more this season - in Philly on Jan. 10 - and it will be interesting to see how brazen Marshall will be, with Irving presumably having shaken off all the rust by then.
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Clippers' Paul: 'We're not a team that anybody needs to be worried about'

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The morale of the Los Angeles Clippers is slowly sinking as the team continues to come up small against contenders.

Saturday's 107-97 loss to the Houston Rockets - who are coming off an appearance in the Western Conference finals last season - was just another example of the Clippers playing uninspired, lethargic basketball. Los Angeles trailed by as many as 26 points in the first half, and conceded an 8-2 run to open the fourth quarter after cutting Houston's lead to 12.

"We're not a team that anybody needs to be worried about, I'll tell you that," point guard Chris Paul said postgame, according to the Los Angeles Times' Ben Bolch. "Not right now."

It was during the second round of last year's playoffs when the Rockets eked out a 113-100 Game 7 victory at the Toyota Center to send the Clippers packing. Back at the scene of the crime, head coach Doc Rivers' squad failed to put the hammer down on a Rockets team that's widely considered the biggest disappointment in the West after finishing second in the conference a year ago.

"We came out with no energy, no intensity on both ends of the floor,” Paul's teammate DeAndre Jordan added. "This loss was on the starters. We came out and we didn't establish anything, really."

This is the second time in a matter of days a Clippers player has openly questioned the team's standing in the NBA's upper echelon. J.J. Redick said the Clippers are "not as good as San Antonio or Golden State" after losing to the Spurs on Friday.

Los Angeles dropped all three of its meetings against the Spurs and Golden State Warriors this season, and 10 of its 16 wins have come versus teams not currently in the playoff picture.

The Clippers played seven of their last eight games away from the Staples Center, and return home to host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday before hitting the road again for a five-game trip.

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VIDEO: Harden's suspect defense on full display once again

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Basketball coaches at every level loathe an apathetic approach on the defensive end.

For the 2015-16 iteration of the Houston Rockets, coordinated and fully-engaged defensive efforts have been about as frequent an occurrence as a lunar eclipse.

During Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers, James Harden reminded us why his team ranks in the bottom third of the league across most defensive statistical categories.

I know we say it all the time but James Harden is the worst defender ever pic.twitter.com/e5mMkKiVtk

— YannickYounique (@Yannick_DYB) December 20, 2015

On this play, DeAndre Jordan loses his man on a screen, putting the onus on Harden to step into the lane to prevent the Clippers big man from getting to the rim unimpeded.

Yes James, it is you that didn't get to ball side and contest DJ's dive once Blake caught the ball. Peeking isn't D. pic.twitter.com/7Yq2dDcMeb

— david b. thorpe (@coachthorpe) December 20, 2015

Apparently, defense has been outlawed in southeast Texas.

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