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Anthony Davis Loses Mind, Gets First Career Ejection

Anthony Davis Loses Mind, Gets First Career Ejection

I officially proclaim this “Ejection Week” in the NBA as two of the league biggest stars got ejected for the first time in their careers in consecutive nights. A night after LeBron James got ejected in the 4th quarter of a blowout win over the Miami Heat, which resulted in countless memes and videos and [...]

November 30, 2017 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Mike Conley Out 2 to 3 More Weeks

Mike Conley Out 2 to 3 More Weeks

Things continue to get worse in Memphis. Losers of nine straight games and fresh off firing their head coach 19 games into the season, they received the unfortunate news on Wednesday night that their starting point guard Mike Conley will miss two to three more weeks to recover from his sore Achilles and heel. Here [...]

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Hassan Whiteside Calls Left Knee Injury ‘Serious Issue,’ Wants Miami Heat to Get to Bottom of It

Hassan Whiteside Calls Left Knee Injury ‘Serious Issue,’ Wants Miami Heat to Get to Bottom of It

Hassan Whiteside’s left knee is acting up again, and he isn’t happy about it. The seven-footer missed five games earlier in the season with what was deemed a bruised left knee and has played in every game since. But he’s been limited to under 25 minutes in four of the last five tilts, and the [...]

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Kristaps Porzingis Left Knicks’ Victory Against Heat with Ankle Injury That May Require MRI

Kristaps Porzingis Left Knicks’ Victory Against Heat with Ankle Injury That May Require MRI

The New York Knicks have just narrowly avoided their nightmare scenario. For now. Kristaps Porzingis left the New York Knicks’ victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday with an ankle injury. Though he was initially cleared to return, head coach Jeff Hornacek opted for caution, in large part because his team was beating up on [...]

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Jeff Hornacek Is Unsure How He’ll Handle Knicks’ Center Logjam When Enes Kanter Returns from Back Injury

Jeff Hornacek Is Unsure How He’ll Handle Knicks’ Center Logjam When Enes Kanter Returns from Back Injury

Enes Kanter has missed the New York Knicks’ past three games with back spasms, and while the team hopes to welcome him back to the fold against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, he return re-accentuates a problem they’ve had all season: The roster is stocked with too many damn bigs Kanter’s absence didn’t really serve [...]

November 29, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Former NBA Player Ben Gordon Arrested Twice in One Week

Former NBA Player Ben Gordon Arrested Twice in One Week

The tale of Ben Gordon, not long ago one of the best scorers off of the bench and pure shooters in the NBA, has become a sad and frankly bizarre one. Gordon, who has been out of the NBA for over two seasons now and attempted a comeback last season with a short stint with [...]

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Stephen Curry Thinks Lakers Rookie Lonzo Ball Will Have a ‘Great’ NBA Career

Stephen Curry Thinks Lakers Rookie Lonzo Ball Will Have a ‘Great’ NBA Career

Count Stephen Curry among the group of NBA peeps who won’t be giving up on Lonzo Ball just because he’s struggling to leave a dent on the offensive end through the quarterpole of his rookie season. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers most recently spoke up in support of the 20-year-old point guard. And [...]

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Marc Gasol Denies Playing a Role in Memphis Grizzlies Firing David Fizdale

Marc Gasol Denies Playing a Role in Memphis Grizzlies Firing David Fizdale

Marc Gasol won’t be accepting any responsibility for the Memphis Grizzlies firing David Fizdale on Monday. Many are of the mind that his less-than-warm relationship with the head coach contributed to the decision just as much, if not more, than the team’s recent 2-11 stretch. The two have apparently been on rocky terms for quite some [...]

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Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski Isn’t Surprised By Kyrie Irving Thriving in Leadership Role with Celtics

Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski Isn’t Surprised By Kyrie Irving Thriving in Leadership Role with Celtics

Mike Krzyzewski was not at all surprised when Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers over the summer, and he’s most definitely not surprised to see the point guard thriving with the Boston Celtics. Krzyzewski, who coached Irving while he was at Duke, told The Boston Globe he could always sense that there was more [...]

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Dwyane Wade at Peace with Unexpected Career Arc That Led Him From Heat, to Bulls, Then to Cavaliers

Dwyane Wade at Peace with Unexpected Career Arc That Led Him From Heat, to Bulls, Then to Cavaliers

Dwyane Wade isn’t sweating the recent twist and turns his NBA career has taken. With the Cleveland Cavaliers facing off against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, these past couple days have no doubt incited some level of reflection in the shooting guard. He spent his first 13 years in the NBA with the Heat. [...]

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