As Shaquille O’Neal is a central part of the NBA on TNT crew, he’s obviously in New York City this weekend for the All-Star Weekend festivities. But the big fella arrived in the big apple a bit early and made his way down to Wall Street to chat stocks with the guys in the investment [...]
February 13, 2015
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In honor of their 50 year anniversary, Gatorade has digitally re-mastered their most classic commercial ‘Be Like Mike’, starring Michael Jordan. They plan to release the latest version of the commercial this weekend during the All-Star festivities. We may see it live as early as tonight when the events kick off. Here is a sneak [...]
February 13, 2015
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Yes, you read that correctly. After doing a sideline interview, Howard makes his way back to the bench and randomly decides to grab teammate Isaiah Canaan’s package. I get Howard is considered a prankster and all, but by the way Isaiah puts up his arm on the approach to block Howard, my guess is that [...]
February 13, 2015
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Is Charles Barkley an idiot? No. Are some of the things Charles Barkley says off the cuff idiotic? Absolutely. And entertaining. Keith Olbermann last night had a bit about how Charles Barkley is an idiot and knows nothing about basketball because he made some comments against analytics and relying too heavily on stats. All the [...]
February 12, 2015
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Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone have had an unresolved rift between them for years. It dates back to the final season of Karl Malone’s career when he joined Kobe and the Lakers in an attempt to win a championship before he retired. Malone during a Lakers game made some comments to Kobe’s wife Vanessa Bryant [...]
February 11, 2015
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Back in the fall we mentioned that Lebron James was going to be reppin’ the new 2015 Kia K900. Word got out when Lebron tweeted images of him behind the wheel of the K900 before release that he was gifted by the company for their partnership. Now that the vehicle is on the market, it [...]
February 11, 2015
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Old Stories that players tell can sometimes be more entertaining that recollections of an actual game. It’s part of what makes NBATV’s “Open Court” such a great watch. Last night, Kobe Bryant paid a visit to Jimmy Fallon and the two recalled the first time they met each other. They were sent on a beer [...]
February 5, 2015
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Ricky Rubio is more than a little excited to be returning to the court for the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight against the Dallas Mavericks. And boy do they need him back in a bad way. Rubio’s camp released this video to get fans excited about his much anticipated return…. [...]
February 2, 2015
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ABC is aggressively going after new content apparently in hopes of regaining their status as one of the top tier networks after recently falling to fifth position in the ratings. Recent reports say there may be something for fans of comedy sitcoms and NBA basketball to take note of. ABC has committed to the development [...]
February 2, 2015
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