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Rockets Set New Franchise Record for Wins

Rockets Set New Franchise Record for Wins

The Houston Rockets franchise is in a very good place right now. They likely have the NBA MVP for the 2017-18 NBA season in James Harden, a hall of fame point guard in Chris Paul and the best record in the NBA at 59-14. They also have set a new mark for wins in a [...]

March 26, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Trouble in Milwaukee(?): Bucks Have No Timetable for Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Return from Ankle Injury

Trouble in Milwaukee(?): Bucks Have No Timetable for Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Return from Ankle Injury

So, Milwaukee Bucks fans: Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Actually, never mind. Let’s start with the good: Interim head coach Joe Prunty doesn’t anticipate Giannis Antetokounmpo missing a significant amount of time with his current ankle injury. Yay! But now for the awkward, if kind of bad news: Prunty [...]

March 23, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Adam Silver Considers Mexico City a Viable Market If NBA Ever Embraces Expansion

Adam Silver Considers Mexico City a Viable Market If NBA Ever Embraces Expansion

Adam Silver is on board for having an NBA franchise in Mexico City. Sort of. During a recent appearance on the Locked on NBA podcast, the Association’s commissioner told David Locke that he considers Mexico City a legitimate expansion prospect (h/t HoopsHype): David Locke: Is Mexico City a viable NBA city? Adam Silver: Mexico City, I believe, [...]

March 23, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Suns Start Coaching Search Now

Suns Start Coaching Search Now

The Phoenix Suns are in the midst of another season in the NBA cellar at 19-53 and have been in full tank mode the second half of the season. They have been lead by Interim Head Coach Jay Triano for much of the season, as Earl Watson was fired three games into the 2017-18 season. [...]

March 23, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Grizzlies Become 5th Team in NBA History to Lose by More Than 60 Points

Grizzlies Become 5th Team in NBA History to Lose by More Than 60 Points

The end of the 2017-28 season can’t come fast enough for the Memphis Grizzlies. A team that started the season 5-1 has dealt with a rash of injuries and has gone to a youth movement and has only won 14 of their last 66 games, including a 19-game losing streak that ended last weekend. One [...]

March 23, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Hawks-Kings Game Delayed Due to Prostests

Hawks-Kings Game Delayed Due to Prostests

Fans who were attending Thursday night’s game between the Kings and Hawks in the Golden One Center in Sacramento were met with protests that prevented entry into the arena and led to the start of the game being delayed. The protests were centered around the recent shooting death of 23-year-old Stephon Clark, who was murdered [...]

March 23, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Greek Freak’s Brother Declares for NBA Draft

Greek Freak’s Brother Declares for NBA Draft

There could be another Antetokounmpo in the NBA very soon. The younger brother of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kostas Antetokounmpo, has declared for the NBA Draft. Kostas, 20, averaged 5.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in 15.1 minutes per game in his one season at Dayton, so he isn’t exactly the [...]

March 23, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

LeBron Sets New Single-Game Record on Wednesday Night

LeBron Sets New Single-Game Record on Wednesday Night

LeBron James is one of the best passers in NBA history, his ability to see the entire floor and whip laser passes to teammates in the corner for a three or cutting to the basket make him one of the most dangerous offensive talents in the history of the game. He has been setting up [...]

March 22, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Howard Has First 30-30 Game in NBA Since 2010

Howard Has First 30-30 Game in NBA Since 2010

Dwight Howard has been one of the better rebounders in NBA history, leading the NBA in rebounds six times and serving as the active leader in the category. He did something he had never done in his NBA career and has happened only twice in the past 36 years on Wednesday night though, a 30 [...]

March 22, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Joel Embiid Has No Interest in Missing Games as Philadelphia 76ers Chase Top-4 Playoff Seed

Joel Embiid Has No Interest in Missing Games as Philadelphia 76ers Chase Top-4 Playoff Seed

Joel Embiid is currently on track to appear in more than 65 games and eclipse the 2,000-minute plateau—touchstones no one around the NBA, not even inside the Philadelphia 76ers organization, expected him to surpass. So, with this in mind, might it be time to rest him down the stretch? After all, the Sixers are guaranteed [...]

March 22, 2018 admin Blogs 0