• NBA News: Charlotte Hornets Not Impressed with Jeremy Lin; Kemba Walker, Courtney Lee Keep Lead Roles

  The Charlotte Hornets are the breakout stars this season. With a disappointingly slow start, the Kemba Walker squad managed to pick themselves up from the gutter and climb the Eastern Conference. At the moment, the Charlotte Hornets find themselves tied with Dwyane Wade's Miami Heat in fourth place with only a game away from the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks. With a few more games going their way this NBA season, there could be hope for the Charlotte Hornets to actually reach the Cleveland Ca

  

• NBA Rumors: San Antonio Spurs Manu Ginobili Reveals Retirement Plans; Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge Push Tim Duncan, Tony Parker to Follow

  The San Antonio Spurs are steadily becoming a serious threat to the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference. With Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili quietly leading and training Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge and Danny Green to take on the lead roles, the Gregg Popovich team is gaining more confidence in toppling the Stephen Curry squad. However, it looks like the next batch of Big Three must hurry in learning the ropes as the older leaders of the San Antonio Spurs might be gone

  

• NBA Rumors: Orlando Magic Sign Dwight Howard; Houston Rockets James Harden Celebrates Trade

  If there is an NBA team going through an even worse season than the New York Knicks today, it is the Orlando Magic. Sitting just above the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers in the LeBron James conference, the Brandon Jennings squad struggle to not end up below the Jahlil Okafor squad. With the NBA playoffs clearly out of the picture, it looks like the Orlando Magic are looking into ways to bring in the better players in their roster.

  

• NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls Jimmy Butler Wants Out; Derrick Rose Takes Back Leadership Role from SG

  The Chicago Bulls slipped down another notch following their devastating loss to the New York Knicks. The 94-106 defeat of the Pau Gasol squad comes as a surprise especially since the Kristaps Porzingis team has been at the bottom of the ranks this NBA season. What is more surprising, however, is that it happened with both Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose taking on Carmelo Anthony and his group. With both Chicago Bulls leaders on the floor, fans were shocked to see who was underperforming.

  

• NBA Rumors: New York Knicks Carmelo Anthony Lures LeBron James To Basketball Mecca; Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul Next?

  The New York Knicks are struggling to keep up with their NBA playoffs dream this season. Despite the tireless efforts of Carmelo Anthony to keep the team from falling even further down, the Kristaps Porzingis squad appears to be incapable of outperforming the likes of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat and Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference. At the moment, the New York Knicks are at the bottom portion of the LeBron James led division.