With the NBA season tipping off this week, a few weeks earlier than normal to allow for less back-to-backs amid the rigorous 82-game regular season schedule, one of the craziest off-seasons in sports history has now officially come to a conclusion.

Saturday, Carmelo Anthony’s long sought-after divorce from the New York Knicks finally came to fruition, when the 33-year-old future hall of famer was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, in exchange for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and the Chicago Bulls 2018 second round pick (acquired via trade last season).

After what was perhaps the most action-packed and drama-filled offseason, in the history of professional sports, the NBA is back, with training camps getting ready to open, over the next few days.

Over the past two years, the now 27-year-old Target Center in downtown Minneapolis has undergone an extensive $145 million renovation.

Tuesday night, amid an NBA offseason that has seen star players change teams at a rate greater than perhaps any offseason in the history of sports, a pair of big name ballers became the latest All-Stars forced to pack up and relocate to another location.

In an NBA offseason that has featured a dizzying array of soap opera storylines, the ongoing saga of Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks remains a plotline that has yet to find its resolution.

Green Bay Packers superstar QB Aaron Rodgers is entering his 13th NFL season and 10th as the Green Bay starter.

In the belief of many NBA observers, the Timberwolves have made arguably the biggest splash of this ongoing offseason.

Amid what has already been a very active NBA offseason, on draft night, the Timberwolves made one of the biggest splashes upon acquiring Jimmy Butler from the Bulls.

Lance Martinez from My Detroit Sports provides this up close original photo of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver signing autographs, during the Cleveland portion of the 2017 NBA Finals.

One of the more unique aspects of the Jimmy Butler trade, from the Chicago Bulls to the Minn

Without question, the biggest bit of news from Thursday night’s NBA Draft was the blockbuster trade that sent three-time All-Star Jimmy Butler from the Chicago Bulls to the

Last week, the city council of Inglewood, California unanimously approved an exclusive negotiating agreement for the Los Angeles Clippers to construct a new arena, immediately south of the under construction 700-acre NFL stadium complex, which will be home to both the

Monday evening, the Warriors achieved what most basketball observers thought would happen, amid a 129-120 Game 5 victory over the Cavaliers, giving the team its second championship in three years.