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LeBron James Felt ESPN Turned Its Back on Him After He Chose Miami

"LeBron was in a bad mood about ESPN. He thought ESPN had turned his back on him and taken advantage of him in the wake of The Decision. He was annoyed by all the coverage," Windhorst said. James hosted The Decision on ESPN in 2010, raising $3 million for charity, but grew resentful as the network's coverage turned against him.

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Stephen Jackson Opens Up About What Tim Duncan's Belief in Him Meant

"The fact that you got probably the best power forward of all time believing in you like that, that s**t meant the world to me... For Tim Duncan to say that about me, that mean the world dog," Jackson said on Out the Mud. Duncan called Jackson his ultimate teammate after the two won the 2003 title.

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De'Anthony Melton Not Expected to Return to Golden State This Offseason

Melton is not expected to return to the Warriors, per Brett Siegel, as Golden State pursues bigger names in free agency including LeBron James. The 28-year-old averaged 12.3 points and 1.6 steals in 49 games this season on a $3.1 million deal and is expected to decline his $3.45 million player option to test the open market.

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Deuce McBride Says New York Knicks Are Already Locked In for Repeat Run

McBride said he kept noticing last year that Knicks players were “locked in differently” during the summer after falling just short. Now, after winning the championship, he said New York will celebrate and “enjoy this,” but the group remains focused because it has “a special chance to do something special again next year.”

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Houston Rockets Could Enter the Mix for Kawhi Leonard Trade

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Houston Rockets Could Enter the Mix for Kawhi Leonard Trade

Leonard is open to reuniting with Spurs or Toronto, the only teams he'd extend with beyond the Clippers, but Houston could also factor in, per Michael Grange. The 35-year-old averaged a career-high 27.9 points on 62.9% true shooting last season and is owed $50.3 million in 2026-27. The Rockets already added Kevin Durant last offseason and are hunting another star.

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