While the Knicks may not have the most depth on the wing, they have a logjam in the front court. Because of the emergence of Enes Kanter and now Michael Beasley (MVP! MVP!), the Knicks are struggling to find minutes for some of their talented big men: Willy Hernangomez and Kyle O’Quinn. After a breakout [...]
January 10, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
As previously mentioned, Blazers Owner Paul Allen is not happy with the level of success the Blazers are experiencing this season at 21-18 and wants more. Reports have come out that he has his executive team determining if the organization’s issues are more representative of the front office or coaching. Blazers face of the franchise, [...]
January 10, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
LaVar Ball doesn’t want Luke Walton coaching the Los Angeles Lakers. Whether his son, Lonzo Ball, feels the same is a matter up for debate. But LaVar made his thoughts clear this past weekend while speaking with ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman. Plenty of people took exception to his comments, the prevailing theme of which centered on [...]
January 9, 2018
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If you haven’t noticed as of yet, most people in the NBA (and the world) are not too fond of LaVar Ball. Add Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr to that list. Kerr said that Ball is “The Kardashian of the NBA” and “has zero credibility” in response to the recent comments of Ball [...]
January 9, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Why no, Isaiah Thomas did not purposely clothesline Andrew Wiggins across the throat during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Monday night drubbing at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Not according to Isaiah Thomas, at least. Just three games into his return from a hip injury he suffered las season, Cleveland’s point man earned himself a Flagrant [...]
January 9, 2018
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The Toronto Raptors are waiting to see whether they’ve dodged a bullet or been hit by one straight-on. Kyle Lowry left their Monday night win against the Brooklyn Nets during the overtime period after injuring his back while going up for a rebound. The sequence itself did not look pretty. Lowry landed square on his [...]
January 9, 2018
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Zach LaVine’s Chicago Bulls debut is coming soon—or so it seems. The 22-year-old shooting guard, who was acquired as the centerpiece of the Jimmy Butler trade and is slated for restricted free agency this summer, has missed the first half of the year recovering from a torn ACL. But he’s currently traveling with the team, [...]
January 8, 2018
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For the first time during his run as Houston Rockets general manager, Daryl Morey doesn’t expect to be making too many moves in advance of the NBA’s trade deadline. This is both shocking and not at all surprising. Idleness isn’t Morey’s bag. He’s proved that time and again. But the Rockets, even with their recent [...]
January 8, 2018
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John Wall’s free agency has ended, shoe sponsorship free agency that is, as Wall has decided to sign a five-year endorsement deal with Adidas. As mentioned by The Vertical, kind of a bizarre scenario for Wall to have left Adidas two years ago and mostly wear Air Jordan’s or Nike’s in the two years without [...]
January 8, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Oh hey would you look at that, LaVar Ball is back in the news again and he is criticizing those around his son Lonzo when things aren’t going well. Much like the fact that the UCLA Bruins “Had too many slow white guys” when Lonzo Ball was playing there last season, he is now blaming [...]
January 8, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek