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Hornets Bringing Back 90s Pinstripe Jerseys

Hornets Bringing Back 90s Pinstripe Jerseys

Of all of the jersey reveals this summer, as the NBA transitions to Nike as their apparel sponsor and all 30 teams release their four uniforms for the 2017-18 season, there may be none more exciting than the Hornets reveal on Wednesday. The Hornets official Twitter account announced that they will be bringing back the [...]

September 13, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Carmelo Anthony is Not Happy About Finishing 64th in ESPN’s NBA Rank

Carmelo Anthony is Not Happy About Finishing 64th in ESPN’s NBA Rank

Carmelo Anthony pays attention to public perception. Well, okay, maybe not all public perception. But he definitely takes stock of where ESPN places him within its annual #NBA Rank. This year, he checked in at No. 64—a 33-spot plunge from where he placed leading into last season. And guess what? He wasn’t happy about it. [...]

September 13, 2017 admin Blogs 1

Stephon Marbury, At the Age of 40, Is Planning an NBA Comeback…Seriously

Stephon Marbury, At the Age of 40, Is Planning an NBA Comeback…Seriously

Stephon Marbury hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since May 2009—an eight-plus-year hiatus he hopes to end soon. The point guard, who has spent the better part of a decade establishing himself as a living legend on China’s basketball circuit, delivered a quasi announcement on his Instagram account, which stated he plans to finish his [...]

September 13, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Shabazz Muhammad to Re-Sign With Wolves

Shabazz Muhammad to Re-Sign With Wolves

The Timberwolves and Shabazz Muhammad essentially went in one big circle this summer and ended up at the same place. After renouncing his rights during free agency in order to sign Taj Gibson, the T’Wolves have decided to bring back 24-year-old swing man Shabazz Muhammad on a one-year deal for the minimum. Muhammad is really [...]

September 13, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Lakers to Retire Kobe’s No. 8, No. 24 Jersey on December 18

Lakers to Retire Kobe’s No. 8, No. 24 Jersey on December 18

According to reports from TMZ Sports and ESPN, The Lakers will retire Kobe Bryant’s jersey during their game against the Warriors on December 18. So which number of the Black Mamba’s will be hanging up in the rafters No. 8 or No. 24? The answer is both according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. This is [...]

September 13, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Van Gundy Says Jackson Will Be Ready for Training Camp

Van Gundy Says Jackson Will Be Ready for Training Camp

After playing almost all-star level basketball in his first year and a half with the Pistons, last year was not a good year for Reggie Jackson or the Pistons franchise. Jackson dealt with knee tendinitis all season that caused him to miss the first month of the season and the final nine games once the [...]

September 12, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Aaron Gordon Guarantees Playoffs for Magic Next Season

Aaron Gordon Guarantees Playoffs for Magic Next Season

The Orlando Magic have one of the longer postseason droughts in the NBA, they haven’t made the playoffs since trading Dwight Howard in 2012 and starting their rebuild. After making the (bizarre) decision to completely blow up their young core that had been progressing together by trading Tobias Harris and Victor Oladipo, the one young [...]

September 12, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Pelicans Sign Tony Allen

Pelicans Sign Tony Allen

The Pelicans were in dire need of some depth on the wing after an already thin roster in that area lost starting small forward Solomon Hill for the majority of the season. They have decided to attempt to plug that hole (at least with putty) by signing veteran lock down defender Tony Allen. While Allen [...]

September 12, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

NBA Proposed Lottery Reform Wouldn’t Take Effect Until 2019

NBA Proposed Lottery Reform Wouldn’t Take Effect Until 2019

As was first reported last week, the NBA is looking into lottery reform yet again to discourage tanking and help prevent the same team from getting a top three pick in consecutive seasons. While the first proposal was to flat out deny teams from having a top three pick two years in a row, the [...]

September 12, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Carter-Williams Could Miss Start of Season for Hornets

Carter-Williams Could Miss Start of Season for Hornets

Michael Carter-Williams has seen his NBA stock fall off of a cliff since his impressive rookie campaign in which he won Rookie of the Year as a member of the 76ers in 2013-14. Carter Williams is now on his 3rd NBA team in the past 12 months and is slated to be the back up [...]

September 11, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0