Coming out of high school, Gerald Green was supposed to be the 2nd coming of NBA superstar Tracy McGrady. He averaged an unbelievable 33 points, 12 boards, 7 assists, and 3 blocks per game as a senior at Gulf Shores Academy in Houston and was the high scorer at the 2005 McDonald’s All American Game, [...]
January 9, 2014
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Just when you think you’ve seen it all. I’ve never really thought of JR Smith as a ‘crafty veteran’, but the untying of the opponent’s shoe during free throws is up there with the veteran lore of pulling leg hair of jump shooters, trying to make the opposition flinch, or even pulling down their shorts. [...]
January 5, 2014
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This past Summer, the New York Knicks worked out former NBA veteran point guard Bobby Brown but ultimately decided on a trio of Ray Felton, Pablo Prigioni, and Beno Udrih to run the team this season. In hindsight, leaving Brown off the roster now looks like a huge mistake as Brown scored an impressive 74 [...]
December 31, 2013
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Every so often a story comes around that’s so heartwarming while also bizarre. This is one of those times. According to The Commercial Appeal (via The Score), the Memphis Grizzlies’ Tony Allen is auctioning off the shoe he was wearing when he kicked the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul in the face. One word for [...]
December 20, 2013
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It appears as if the case of the missing LA Lakers Championship rings finally has come to an end. Nearly one month ago, it was reported that a pair of Lakers ’09 and ’10 Championship rings, along with team memorabilia and valued at more than $10,000 in gift cards went missing from the Lakers’ practice [...]
December 16, 2013
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About this time every year when the 1st results come in for the upcoming 2014 NBA All Star Game, taking place February 16th in New Orleans. Now is when we as bloggers begin to nit-pick the results and question why a player that hasn’t played a game would be a conference starter of why a [...]
December 13, 2013
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