Inside Blake Griffin’s Rookie Season at Prime Video Despite his hesitations about entering the media, Blake Griffin has already established himself as a cornerstone of Amazon’s NBA coverage.

Shortly after retiring, Blake Griffin met with multiple networks about being an NBA analyst. He turned them all down because he wasn’t interested. So how did he end up on Prime Video as the league’s newest media star? The answer starts in a hospital: frontofficesports.com/inside-blake...

Patty Mills Is Rare NBA Player Turned GM Dancing In March Mills has played a bigger role in team chemistry and education than roster building, which has still led to wins.

A year ago, a wave of schools announced an NBA player was joining their program as a GM. Only one is in the NCAA tournament in Hawaii and Patty Mills. But Mills isn’t calling Tim Duncan for NIL money: frontofficesports.com/patty-mills-...

How a 30-Year-Old Became Part Owner of the Celtics Mario Ho was 30-years-old when he secured a stake in the Celtics. Now he has big plans to expand the team's global footprint.

Mario Ho was just 30 when he joined Bill Chisholm’s Celtics ownership group. He’s one of the youngest people to ever buy a stake in an NBA team. I wrote about how he made his way into one of the richest team sales in league history: frontofficesports.com/mario-ho-cel...

NBA Trade Deadline: Giannis Stays Put; Clips, Bulls Rebuild Multiple NBA teams made trades strictly to avoid the luxury tax, while the Clippers and Bulls pressed the reset button.

Recapping a wild trade deadline where Giannis stayed put, the Clippers blew it up and multiple teams got out of the luxury tax: frontofficesports.com/nba-trade-de...

Mavs Deal Anthony Davis to Wizards One Year After Luka Trade The Wizards turned one of the NBA’s youngest rosters into a pair of injury-prone All Stars expecting max contracts.

The Mavericks traded Anthony Davis to the Wizards almost a year to the date of acquiring him for Luka Doncic: frontofficesports.com/anthony-davi...

The Washington Wizards trade for Anthony Davis the same day the Washington Post eliminates its sports section. It’s as if the universe is talking to the paper’s leadership.

Heat Must Pay Terry Rozier While on Leave Amid Gambling Case The NBA put Rozier on unpaid leave after his arrest on federal charges.

Story on Rozier recouping his $26.6 million salary: frontofficesports.com/rozier-salar...

Terry Rozier’s lawyer Jim Trusty on his client’s arbitration win over the NBA: “Terry won today under principles of contract law and the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and the players, but the bigger principle at issue is the presumption of innocence.”

Heat Must Pay Terry Rozier While on Leave Amid Gambling Case The NBA put Rozier on unpaid leave after his arrest on federal charges.

Story on Terry Rozier getting his $26.6 million salary after all, despite his October arrest: frontofficesports.com/rozier-salar...

‘Fading Dynasty’ Warriors at Crossroads After Butler Tears ACL Sources told FOS that the Warriors and Nets had not discussed a Michael Porter Jr. trade before Butler’s injury.

The Nets and Warriors haven’t talked about a Michael Porter Jr. trade prior to Jimmy Butler’s ACL tear. But does Butler’s injury change their stance? With Butler out, the Warriors and their “fading dynasty” are at a crossroads: frontofficesports.com/warriors-jim...

The Netflix Star Who Makes Sure NBA Players Have Clean Towels - Front Office Sports In 'Black Rabbit,' Forrest Weber plays a terrifying mob enforcer. At Barclays Center, he keeps the refs’ locker room tidy for Nets games.

Forrest Weber has been a Nets game day attendant for years. This season, he’s become a local celebrity at Barclays Center after landing a breakout role in Netflix’s “Black Rabbit” with Jalen Brunson and Tim Hardaway Jr. going out of their way to find him: frontofficesports.com/the-netflix-...

The NBA Is Closely Watching College Basketball’s Eligibility Mess A former NBA draft pick signed with Baylor while a Bulls two-way player is looking into playing college basketball.

“Could we see a player make a demand to go play in college?” a Western Conference executive speculated to me. “NIL money is better than two-way money and Euroleague money.” Wrote about James Nnaji and Trentyn Flowers: frontofficesports.com/nba-flowers-...

NBA Will Finally Decide on Expansion Next Year After years of NBA expansion talk, the league finally appears ready to make a decision next year about adding two more teams.

2026 will be the year of NBA expansion verdicts, both domestically and abroad: frontofficesports.com/nba-adam-sil...

The Thunder Are 20–1. Their Future Is Even Brighter The Thunder own the league’s best record, just got their second-best player back, and have a trio of possible lottery picks in 2026.

The Thunder are 20-1, just got Jalen Williams back and are currently projected to have three lottery picks in June's loaded draft. How much better can it get?: frontofficesports.com/thunder-warr...

Jalen Williams's Wrist Injury Could Save the Thunder Millions Williams would have to play in every remaining regular-season game to reach the 65–game threshold to qualify for league awards.

Jalen Williams is officially ineligible for All-NBA honors this year, saving the Thunder millions on his rookie extension that he signed this summer: frontofficesports.com/jalen-willia...

Is College Basketball About to Raid the G League? Two players have recently made the jump from the NBA’s developmental league back to college. Coaches and executives are torn on just how many more will follow.

On Tuesday, Theirry Darlan made his collegiate debut for Santa Clara after playing the past two years in the G League. He won't be the last. Both college coaches and G League executives aren't sure what to make of this newfound recruiting pipeline: frontofficesports.com/ncaa-basketb...

NBA Approves Mark Walter As New Lakers Owner Walter takes over the Lakers at a time when the team is prioritizing the future with Luka Dončić over LeBron James’ final years.

While the Dodgers play in the World Series, Mark Walter becomes majority owner of the Lakers across town after the NBA’s Board of Governors approved his ownership bid today: frontofficesports.com/nba-approves...

Terry Rozier Will Be Paid Full NBA Salary While on Leave Rozier will be paid the final year of his contract while on leave, but the NBA doesn’t have to wait for the legal process to change that.

Terry Rozier will still be fully paid while on leave from the Heat in light of Thursday’s arrest: frontofficesports.com/terry-rozier...

Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups Arrested In FBI Gambling Probe The Billups arrest was not basketball-related; ABC reported Thursday morning that it was for his involvement in an "illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia."

Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were arrested this morning as part of the FBI's probe into sports betting: frontofficesports.com/terry-rozier...

Sale of Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon Will Take Multiple Years The purchase of the Trail Blazers will look similar to Bill Chisholm’s multi-step transaction to buy the Celtics, league sources tell FOS.

The sale of the Trail Blazers to Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon will take place in several stages across multiple years, similar to the Celtics, sources tell me: frontofficesports.com/portland-tra...

Durant’s $30M Discount Still Makes Him Highest NBA Career Earner The $90 million Rockets extension puts Durant ahead of LeBron James in career earnings.

Kevin Durant’s new contrast extension will make him the highest career earner in NBA history even though his new deal comes with a $30 million discount: frontofficesports.com/kevin-durant...

NBA Stars Swap Wine with League Friends and Foes NBA players fell in love with wine in bubble. Now, they’re exchanging bottles to keep the spirit of those late-night drinking sessions going.

Five years ago, the NBA’s Orlando bubble became known for its late-night wine sessions as teams finished the season at Disney during COVID. Today, the drinking sessions from the bubble live on in a league-wide wine exchange. Story: frontofficesports.com/nba-stars-sw...

RAJ Sports Drops Lawsuit Over Trail Blazers Stake RAJ Sports alleged the family behind Panda Express was part of a bid to buy the Blazers before ditching them to join Tom Dundon’s bid.

Yesterday, RAJ Sports withdrew its lawsuit against the Cherng family, which founded Panda Express over its stake in the Trail Blazers sale to Tom Dundon and co.: frontofficesports.com/raj-sports-w...

Caitlin Clark Backs Napheesa Collier in Fight With WNBA The Fever star said Collier “made a lot of valid points” while teammate Sophie Cunningham called Englebert’s behavior “shameful.”

Caitlin Clark backed Napheesa Collier’s comments about WNBA leadership two days after the Lynx star shared a conversation in which commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Clark should thank the WNBA for her income: frontofficesports.com/caitlin-clar...

NBA to Sell Franchises in Basketball Africa League The NBA formed the 12-team BAL in 2019 after an influx of African talent came into the league in the years prior.

The NBA plans to sell franchises in its Basketball Africa League in the coming months: frontofficesports.com/nba-to-sell-...

LeBron, Giannis, Jokić All Weigh In on Contract Situations Three of the NBA’s biggest stars spoke on their respective situations at their team’s media days Monday.

LeBron James, Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo all discussed their contract situations on Monday: frontofficesports.com/lebron-giann...

Leonard: ‘Not Accurate’ That I Had a No-Show Job With Aspiration Both Leonard and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank said no rules were broken with Leonard’s Aspiration deal.

Kawhi Leonard talked about Aspiration today: frontofficesports.com/kawhi-leonar...

Unsealed court documents show RAJ Sports alleges the Cherng family—the co-founders of Panda Express—were part of RAJ’s bid to buy the Trail Blazers before flipping to Tom Dundon’s group. W/@BenHorney: frontofficesports.slack.com/archives/C01...

Ace Bailey Drops Controversial Manager Omar Cooper Bailey fell to fifth in the draft after being projected to go in the top three.

Jazz rookie Ace Bailey parted ways with longtime manager Omar Cooper, who held him out of pre draft workouts and factored into his slide to the fifth pick: frontofficesports.com/ace-bailey-j...

RAJ Sports Sues Over Sale of Blazers Minority Stake The co-owner of the Kings and majority owner of WNBA and NWSL teams is seeking a court order blocking a buyer of a minority stake in the Blazers.

RAJ Sports, which owns the Portland Fire (WNBA) and Portland Thorns (NWSL) and has a minority stake in the Kings, is suing the Cherng family, which founded Panda Express, in relation to the Trail Blazers sale to Tom Dundon. Story w/Ben Horney: frontofficesports.com/blazers-raj-...