The race to the bottom for the 2017-18 NBA season has officially been decided and the Phoenix Suns are now guaranteed the league’s worst record and highest odds at winning the No.1 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft lottery. This became official Sunday as the Grizzlies won their 22nd game of the season, 130-117 over [...]
April 9, 2018
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The Washington Wizards are playing their worst basketball of the 2017-18 season and at the worst time. Losers of eight of their last 10 games, they have fallen from 4th place in the eastern conference to 8th over the past month and look to have plenty of issues on and off the court. One of [...]
April 9, 2018
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It has been a long road back to the NBA for MarShon Brooks. After being selected by the Boston Celtics with the 25th pick of the 2011 NBA Draft and playing five NBA seasons for the Celtics, Nets, Warriors and Lakers with minor roles, Brooks found himself out of the NBA in 2014. Brooks played [...]
April 6, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
J.J. Redick is determined to win an NBA title before he retires. And not only does he think that championship could come with the Philadelphia 76ers, but he believes there’s a chance his team could hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy this year. Is he for real, or just imagining a game of Royal Canadian Basketball [...]
April 6, 2018
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Tyronne Lue is back on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ sideline, and he’s already making questionable decisions. Leading into his team’s matchup with the Washington Wizards on Thursday, Cleveland’s head honcho told reporters that Jeff Green would be in the starting lineup…for the rest of the season…including the playoffs. He justified his answer thusly, per Cleveland.com’s Joe [...]
April 6, 2018
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The Celtics playoff and title hopes essentially went down the toilet on Thursday afternoon. The team released a press statement with an update on Kyrie Irving’s knee injury, he will miss the 2018 NBA Playoffs and be out for the next four to five months. “This Saturday, Celtics guard Kyrie Irving will undergo a procedure [...]
April 6, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Injuries continue to pile up for the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry is already out through at least the first round of the playoffs. Andre Iguodala has been dealing with left knee soreness. Omri Casspi is recovering from a sprained right ankle. Draymond Green is laboring through a left ankle issue. And now Patrick McCaw [...]
April 6, 2018
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Stephen Curry isn’t worried about his eventual return from a Grade 2 MCL sprain. He knows it will come at some point in the playoffs, perhaps by the end of the first round. If not, then by the start of the second round for sure. And whenever he returns, he’s confident he’ll be fine—impactful and [...]
April 5, 2018
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At least one member of the San Antonio Spurs isn’t buying into the Kawhi Leonard rumor-mill hype. And if you believe said player, no one on the team is actually placing stock in the most recent developments. During a recent appearance on Chris Broussard’s In The Zone podcast, resident speculation-squasher Danny Green tried downplaying the notion [...]
April 5, 2018
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Wayne Ellington had 19 points in the Heat’s 115-86 win on Wednesday night, hitting 5-for-7 from three-point range. Why this is notable? Because with those five three-pointers, Ellington has now made 207 three-pointers for the season, a new record for a player coming off of the bench. This breaks Eric Gordon’s previous record of 206, [...]
April 5, 2018
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Ryan Bawek