JR Smith was informed by the NBA that he will be fined on a per game basis if he doesn’t cover the tattoo logo of New York-based streetwear company Supreme he got during the summer. Smith went on Instagram to voice his displeasure: According to Section H of the NBA rule book’s extended comments section, [...]
October 1, 2018
Anou Enright
Blogs
It seems like the New Orleans Pelicans big man, Jahlil Okafor, has injured his right ankle. Okafor was seen leaving the United Center on crutches after the team’s preseason loss to the Chicago Bulls. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Okafor was scheduled to undergo an X-ray and an MRI on the ankle after the [...]
October 1, 2018
Anou Enright
Blogs
All signs point to the Timberwolves having their backs against the wall when it comes to trading Jimmy Butler. Things went south fast and Butler reportedly will not report to camp. The NBA rumor mill has been churning for over a week with possible destinations, but apparently the Wolves either aren’t serious about dealing Butler [...]
September 28, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Whenever a star like Jimmy Butler is rumored to be on the trade market it creates a debate as to which teams should be in the sweepstakes and what they should be willing to offer. One of the teams that is trying to make the leap in the western conference this season and could use [...]
September 28, 2018
Anou Enright
Rumors, Ryan Bawek
The NBA continues to be at the forefront of new media options and allowing fans more ways to consume their content. Their newest viewing option for fans is actually pretty genius if you ask me. They will now allow fans to purchase the out of your market viewing of the 4th quarter of any NBA [...]
September 28, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Kevin Durant is the 2nd best basketball player in the world and it is a relatively close 2nd, I don’t care what anybody says. ESPN’s “NBARank” is ridiculous for ranking him as tied for 4th with Giannis Antekounmpo. With that being said, he has received plenty of acknowledgement for his play in his two seasons [...]
September 28, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Every time a star decides to leave the team he was drafted by in free agency he is typically vilified by the fan base for a period of time. Ever since “The Decision” in 2010 it has been en vogue for jilted fan bases to burn the player’s jersey and generally say disrespectful things about [...]
September 27, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Avert your eyes, New York Knicks fans. You aren’t going to want to read this. Kyrie Irving seems pretty happy with the Boston Celtics. Mind-melting, right? Plenty of people have billed him as a legitimate flight risk in free agency next summer (player option). And to this point, Irving’s lack of definitive comments on his [...]
September 27, 2018
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Blogs
Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan have had one of the most successful on and off court bromances in recent NBA history as the all-star back court for a 50-win Raptors team over the past five seasons or so. They were able to garner the eastern conference’s No. 1 seed after a 59-win season in 2017-18, [...]
September 27, 2018
Anou Enright
Blogs
Cavaliers approach to a cold and likely unforgiving post-LeBron world has been much different the second time around. They blew it up (it had really blown up already honestly) the last time around and embraced bottoming out in order to get high draft picks to rebuild. It worked pretty well (even though they had a [...]
September 27, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek