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Clippers Fire Bowen After Kawhi Remarks

Clippers Fire Bowen After Kawhi Remarks

If you didn’t already know that the Clippers dream outcome in the 2019 off-season is to acquire Kawhi Leonard, this story confirms it. The Clippers have employed former San Antonio Spurs defensive deterrent Bruce Bowen for a few years as a TV analyst and he made some disparaging remarks about Leonard and how he handled [...]

August 14, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Trae Young Thinks Jeremy Lin Will Be ‘Great Mentor’ for Him in Atlanta

Trae Young Thinks Jeremy Lin Will Be ‘Great Mentor’ for Him in Atlanta

Some people were perplexed by the Atlanta Hawks’ decision to trade for Jeremy Lin. He turns 30 later this month and has spent each of the past two seasons battling injuries. Not only that, but they helped the Brooklyn Nets clear space to make a deal with the Denver Nuggets that landed them a first-round [...]

August 13, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Michael Porter Jr. Hoping to be Healthy by Start of Denver Nuggets’ Season

Michael Porter Jr. Hoping to be Healthy by Start of Denver Nuggets’ Season

A second back surgery is not going to stop Michael Porter Jr. from trying to return very early into—perhaps even for the start of—the Denver Nuggets’ regular-season schedule. Speaking at the NBA’s rookie photoshoot on Sunday, Porter told ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg he’s feeling good and, despite a conservative rehab, hoping to make his professional debut [...]

August 13, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Dwyane Wade Will Only Play for Miami Heat If He Returns for 16th NBA Season

Dwyane Wade Will Only Play for Miami Heat If He Returns for 16th NBA Season

At least one part of Dwyane Wade’s future has been hammered out: If he returns for a 16th NBA season, he will only play with the Miami Heat. As for the matter of whether he’ll actually return, well, that remains a mystery. Wade offered this to clarify on his position during a Jr. NBA event, [...]

August 13, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Curry Says Trump Tweet ” Based on Longstanding Racism”

Curry Says Trump Tweet ” Based on Longstanding Racism”

As you know by now unless you live under a rock, President Donald Trump tweeted this out last week in regards to CNN Reporter Don Lemon and LeBron James: This caused a ton of backlash against the president as it should and essentially reaffirmed what LeBron was saying that angered Trump in the first place, [...]

August 10, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Rondo: I am Ready to Help Lonzo as Much as Possible

Rondo: I am Ready to Help Lonzo as Much as Possible

The Lakers made a flurry of eyebrow raising moves this summer after landing the big fish in free agency in LeBron James, one of those was signing Rajon Rondo. While not being viewed as being an elite point guard anymore like he was during his time in Boston and being infamous for ornery and basically [...]

August 10, 2018 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Jaylen Brown: We’re Getting to the Finals, No Question About It

Jaylen Brown: We’re Getting to the Finals, No Question About It

The Boston Celtics were one win away from the NBA Finals last season with two all-star caliber players on the shelf in Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. It would be safe to assume they’re the heavy favorite to make the NBA Finals this season with the eastern conference’s ruler, LeBron James, having moved out west [...]

August 10, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

New York Knicks ‘Still Plan to Part Ways’ with Joakim Noah Before Training Camp

New York Knicks ‘Still Plan to Part Ways’ with Joakim Noah Before Training Camp

Joakim Noah’s time with the New York Knicks is most definitely coming to a close soon—or so it seems. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley and Adrian Wojnarowski: The New York Knicks remain unlikely to reincorporate exiled center Joakim Noah into the team under new coach David Fizdale and still plan to part ways with the veteran big man before training [...]

August 9, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Magic Bringing Back Shaq-Penny Era Uniforms

Magic Bringing Back Shaq-Penny Era Uniforms

The past six years have been rough for the Orlando Magic. They haven’t come close to a playoff appearance and have experienced a ton of change across the organization. Fans likely yearn for the golden era of the mid-90s when Shaquille O’Neal and Penny Hardaway were lighting up the O Arena every night and making [...]

August 9, 2018 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Kawhi Speaks (Sort of): Leonard Thanks Spurs and city of San Antonio in Multi-Paragraph Statement

Kawhi Speaks (Sort of): Leonard Thanks Spurs and city of San Antonio in Multi-Paragraph Statement

Kawhi Leonard has spoken, sort of, for the first time since joining the Toronto Raptors. In a statement that, surprisingly, spanned more than six syllables, the two-time Defensive Player of the Year thanked the San Antonio Spurs and their fans for the seven mostly wonderful years they spent together: As a housekeeping note, this reads [...]

August 9, 2018 admin Blogs 0