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Ryan Bawek

DeRozan: I Would Have Requested Trade if Lowry Was Traded

DeRozan: I Would Have Requested Trade if Lowry Was Traded

Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan have been one of the best duos in the NBA for half of a decade now. They look as dangerous as ever thus far in the 2017-18 season (especially DeRozan) as they are 29-12 and in 2nd place in the eastern conference. The special partnership on and off the court [...]

January 15, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Hornets Coach Steve Clifford Cleared to Return to the Sideline

Hornets Coach Steve Clifford Cleared to Return to the Sideline

Good news for Buzz City, well respected head coach Steve Clifford has been medically cleared to return to the sideline. Clifford has been away from the team since December 6th due to severe headaches. The Hornets have gone 6-11 in their past 17 games with Clifford out and lead assistant Stephen Silas (Son of NBA [...]

January 12, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Cavs Willing to Trade Tristan Thompson

Cavs Willing to Trade Tristan Thompson

Much like the 2017 off-season, the 2017-18 NBA season has been a roller coaster for the Cavaliers. A 5-7 start led to mass hysteria around the league as talking heads and basketball fans around the country wondered if the Cavaliers and the second LeBron era in Cleveland were toast. Fast forward to a 19 wins [...]

January 12, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Lou Williams Drops 50 in Clippers Upset Victory Over Warriors

Lou Williams Drops 50 in Clippers Upset Victory Over Warriors

In what may be the NBA’s biggest upset of the season thus far, the Los Angeles Clippers finally overcame their nemesis, the Golden State Warriors, in dominant fashion Wednesday night in Oakland with a 125-106 road victory. They were led by their new star having the greatest season of his NBA career, Lou Williams. Williams [...]

January 11, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Durant Becomes 2nd Youngest in NBA History to 20,000 Points

Durant Becomes 2nd Youngest in NBA History to 20,000 Points

Kevin Durant reached another historical milestone Wednesday night in his increasingly historic career: 20,000 points. Durant became the 44th player in NBA history to reach the milestone with his 40 point performance (albeit in a losing effort) against the Clippers. He got his 20,000th point with a jumper with 1:41 left in the 2nd quarter. [...]

January 11, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Jabari Parker Could Return Before All-Star Break

Jabari Parker Could Return Before All-Star Break

The Bucks should be getting a big boost in the next month. Former No. 2 pick of the 2014 NBA Draft Jabari Parker could return to the floor for Milwaukee before All-Star weekend. This is pretty exciting news for a Bucks team trying to enter the top half of the eastern conference this season, as [...]

January 11, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Dion Waiters Considering Season-Ending Surgery

Dion Waiters Considering Season-Ending Surgery

Dion Waiters has missed the past nine games for the Miami Heat with a nagging left ankle injury. Waiters has struggled to recover from the injury and an unenviable option is seemingly becoming more likely by the day: season-ending surgery. Waiters would receive a $1.1 million contract bonus if he was able to play in [...]

January 11, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Danny Ainge Posts Photo of Hayward Without Brace: Could He Return?

Danny Ainge Posts Photo of Hayward Without Brace: Could He Return?

Gordon Hayward had one of the more grotesque leg injuries that we have seen in the NBA for a while on opening night when the Celtics took on the Cavaliers in Cleveland. While most would safely assume that Hayward was done until next fall, there have been rumors that have popped up at times over [...]

January 10, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Whiteside Wants More Playing Time, Spoelstra Says He Needs More From Center

Whiteside Wants More Playing Time, Spoelstra Says He Needs More From Center

Despite being the Miami Heat’s highest paid player, Hassan Whiteside hasn’t been playing as many minutes or finishing games on a nightly basis since returning from his knee injury. Whiteside has averaged 11 points, eight rebounds and 1.5 blocks in just over 20 minutes per game in his last six games, and while he is [...]

January 10, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Zach LaVine to Make Season Debut on Saturday

Zach LaVine to Make Season Debut on Saturday

Some good news has come down the pipe for the Chicago Bulls. The most prized acquisition (in my opinion) of the Bulls Jimmy Butler trade, Zach LaVine, will finally be making his Bulls debut after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in February of 2017. The timing is interesting as LaVine’s return is also his [...]

January 10, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0