It hasn’t been too difficult to notice LeBron James’ frustration levels rising rapidly over the past few weeks as he has officially endured his first losing month in years. LeBron has made numerous public comments about needing a third play maker and needing more help on his roster in order to be able to compete [...]
January 31, 2017
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DeAndre Jordan is (probably) just like you: He didn’t think he was going to be an All-Star this year, either. The Los Angeles Clippers big man was so sure he would be left off the Western Conference roster he booked a trip to Hawaii. Here’s Jordan dropping the details to The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears: [...]
January 30, 2017
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Nothing has changed for the Orlando Magic. They are still the NBA’s wildest roller coaster, still trying to trade for a wing, and still attempting to move Nikola Vucevic to make that happen. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: Orlando, according to league sources, remains focused on acquiring a proven scorer on the wing before the Feb. [...]
January 30, 2017
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The New York Knicks don’t appear any closer to resolving the Carmelo Anthony trade saga. They are, however, scouting Boston Celtics games, and Beantown’s head honcho, despite the sentiments of team president Danny Ainge, would welcome Melo’s arrival. According to the Boston Globe‘s Gary Washburn: A source indicated that Knicks president Phil Jackson has instructed management [...]
January 30, 2017
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If not for the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks, the Chicago Bulls would play host to the Eastern Conference’s most bizarre slop fest. Chief among their issues is an inability to hash out a regular point guard rotation. Rajon Rondo was playing, then he wasn’t, but now he is again, as a member of the bench. [...]
January 30, 2017
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One of the first actions of newly elected President Donald Trump in his first week of office was an executive order (which means a decision that directly bypasses congress and the democratic process) to institute an immigration ban on seven countries in Africa and the Middle East: Iran Iraq Libya Somalia Sudan Syria Yemen Why [...]
January 30, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
It was definitely a Sunday matinee in Phillips Arena as the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks treated fans to a whole heaping of free basketball in their 142-139 instant classic that went to four overtimes. Unfortunately the Knicks have found another new, excruciating way to lose a basketball game, something they have being doing [...]
January 30, 2017
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Now that John Wall has officially been named to his fourth NBA All-Star Game, what’s he plan to do next? Lead the Washington Wizards to the Eastern Conference Finals, obviously. As the point guard said on TNT’s Thursday night telecast, per Locked on Wizards’ Ben Standig: So, like, this isn’t an unreasonable goal. Yes, the Wizards started [...]
January 30, 2017
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The Chicago Bulls locker room and team harmony seems to be eroding at the seams, as an underachieving (not in my opinion) veteran laden 23-24 Bulls team that is led by some outspoken veterans has resulted in a number of stories as players make statements in the media about their dissatisfaction with one another. Dwyane [...]
January 30, 2017
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The former No.3 pick of the 2004 NBA Draft and legendary microwave-esque scoring threat, Ben Gordon appears to be making an attempt at an NBA comeback. Gordon hasn’t been seen in the NBA since the 2014-15 season when he filled a very minor role for the Orlando Magic. He is still only 33 years old [...]
January 30, 2017
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