20-year-old Suns shooting guard and potential future star was a little frustrated along with the rest of the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night after a 120-104 loss. That frustration reached a boiling point with 17 seconds remaining in the game as Booker was ejected for saying something apparently none too pleasant to the referee. He was [...]
November 17, 2016
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Dwight Howard has always loved a good laugh, apparently even if it’s at the expense of his mother. Howard told CBS Sports Radio Tuesday morning that he played a mini prank during the off-season by telling his mom that he signed with the Utah Jazz. She actually cried. Here is the quote from Howard on [...]
November 15, 2016
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John Wall is not happy this year and last night we got to witness his frustration. Wall picked up his second technical foul with just 33 seconds left. Down 111-106 with less than a minute left in the game, he bumped into official Marc Davis on his way back to the bench. It may not [...]
November 8, 2016
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Yes, that’s right, Metta World Peace wishes to be an NBA coach once he retires from the NBA. TMZ Sports spoke with Metta World Peace earlier this week about the praise he has been receiving from the Lakers coaching staff. According to them, Metta’s knowledge and experience are incredibly valuable to his team and MWP [...]
November 2, 2016
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The Suns hosted their second home game of the season Sunday afternoon against the Golden State Warriors at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The upstart Suns played well and hung with the Warriors most of the game before faltering 106-100. Apparently after an 0-2 start to the season, the Suns felt it was already time for [...]
October 31, 2016
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The season has just begun and the Chicago Bulls have released a new 2016-17 season video series starring their very own young ‘reporter,’ and it’s adorable. In the first episode, Henry interviews some of the Bulls’ star players including Robin Lopez, Doug McDermott, Rajon Rondo, and Dwyane Wade. Henry teaches Lopez how not to eat [...]
October 27, 2016
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The Grizzlies will begin the 2016-17 campaign against the upstart and suddenly frisky (most would assume) Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday night in the Grind House. It won’t be the Grizzlies debut of Chandler Parsons unfortunately who will be sitting the game out, but it will be the first game as head coach for longtime Miami Heat [...]
October 25, 2016
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Advanced statistics and analytics website Five Thirty Eight is back at it again with another outside of the box and interesting piece about the association. They are breaking down which teams in the NBA are the tallest and throwing in some other crazy facts about the amount of height in the NBA in general. In [...]
October 20, 2016
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Draymond Green’s cardio workout is odder than yours. Or maybe it was odder than yours. It’s not really clear whether this particular brand of weight management is still a present-day tendency of his. Ethan Sherwood Strauss penned a terrific profile on the Golden State Warriors’ enigmatic, at times high maintenance, superstar. There is a lot [...]
October 20, 2016
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Contrary to what some may think (only those who have never played competitive basketball) basketball can be a very physical sport. Banging bodies and fighting for leverage with some of the most chiseled and impressive athletes in the world night in and night out can and does take a toll on even the most durable [...]
October 20, 2016
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