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Steve Francis Cited for Public Intoxication

Steve Francis Cited for Public Intoxication

Steve Francis was once one of the most electrifying players in the NBA with the out of this world bounce and handles that landed him on the Sportscenter Top 10 often. His NBA career ended much earlier than people anticipated though as he was out of the NBA by the age of 31 in 2008, [...]

March 20, 2018 Anou Enright Blogs, Offbeat, Ryan Bawek 0

Steph Curry Targeting Friday Return

Steph Curry Targeting Friday Return

The Warriors seem to have more players on the training table than the court these days as every member of their big four is either on the shelf or dealing with a nagging injury at the moment. Because of this, the Warriors have lost four of six games and are now 3.5 games behind the [...]

March 20, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Warriors Owner Doesn’t Rule Out Making ‘Big Move’ If Golden State Doesn’t Win NBA Title

Warriors Owner Doesn’t Rule Out Making ‘Big Move’ If Golden State Doesn’t Win NBA Title

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob apparently isn’t married to the current roster. Not if they fail to win this year’s NBA title, at least. From Bay Area New Group’s Mark Medina: Lacob remains confident with the Warriors’ direction. Yet, he also expressed the need “to be relentless” with their roster building and innovation, citing [...]

March 20, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Good News, Spurs Fans: Steve Kerr Can See Manu Ginobili Playing Until ‘He is Like 58’

Good News, Spurs Fans: Steve Kerr Can See Manu Ginobili Playing Until ‘He is Like 58’

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr isn’t worried about Manu Ginobili coming back for a 17th NBA season next year. He can see Argentina’s Flying Man playing well into his 50s. Here’s what Kerr said on the matter ahead of the Warriors’ Monday night tilt versus the San Antonio Spurs, per the San Antonio Express-News‘ [...]

March 20, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Chris Bosh Explains why he, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Chose Miami Over New York in 2010

Chris Bosh Explains why he, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Chose Miami Over New York in 2010

Who says throwback posts are only for Thursdays? During a recent appearance on The Bill Simmons podcast, Chris Bosh talked about why himself, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade chose to join forces with the Miami Heat rather than the New York Knicks. Here are his comments, via The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov: This is fantastic. I’m also [...]

March 20, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Isaiah Thomas on Eventual Return to Boston Celtics: ‘Anything Can Happen’

Isaiah Thomas on Eventual Return to Boston Celtics: ‘Anything Can Happen’

Isaiah Thomas has officially entered “Diplomatic Free-Agent-to-Be” mode. One wishful fan asked the Los Angeles Lakers point guard on Twitter whether he would consider coming back to the Boston Celtics this summer. His response was music to the pipe dreamer’s ears: This isn’t something you would have expected Thomas to say last summer. He was [...]

March 20, 2018 admin Blogs 1

Rudy Gobert Says He Doesn’t Believe in Tanking

Rudy Gobert Says He Doesn’t Believe in Tanking

It has become pretty obvious following the NBA over the last decade that if you don’t have superstar talent on your roster, you have virtually no chance to contend for an NBA title. If you are a smaller market team or a team stuck in NBA purgatory in the middle of the standings with little [...]

March 19, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Jimmy Butler Says He Will Return Before the Postseason

Jimmy Butler Says He Will Return Before the Postseason

The Minnesota Timberwolves are locked in a heated battle to the finish line for the eight teams trying to make the NBA Playoffs and position themselves, those teams obviously not named the Houston Rockets or Golden State Warriors. They are currently sitting in the No. 8 spot at 40-31, only 1.5 games ahead of the [...]

March 19, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Tyronn Lue Taking Leave of Absence

Tyronn Lue Taking Leave of Absence

Tyronn Lue left during the Cavaliers victory over the Bulls in Chicago on Saturday night and has missed time here and there over the last few weeks due to illness. Apparently that health issue is more serious than was previously thought as Lue is taking a medical leave of absence according to Adrian Wojnarowski of [...]

March 19, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Grizzlies May Set Record for Longest Losing Streak in NBA History

Grizzlies May Set Record for Longest Losing Streak in NBA History

Things are about as ugly in Memphis as they have ever been for the Grizzlies franchise. They have $54 million in salary for this season and their two highest paid players are out with injuries, as they have been for the majority of the season, they also have one remaining survivor of the Grit and [...]

March 16, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0