When battling back from an injury, some players have a tendency to rush back while others take their sweet time. It all depends on the individual and their state of mind. Sounds like we can lump Kevin Durant in the category of a guy that will take his time. KD is in no rush to [...]
October 21, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Amar’e Stoudemire up until his first year in New York was a joy to watch. High-flying and explosive. But since that first year with the Knicks, a series of back and knee issues have relegated him to a shell of his former self. But don’t tell that to him. According to Amar’e he feels like [...]
October 21, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
As was the case when the Clippers were for sale, just about everyone is rumored to be interested in buying the Hawks. Most recently of note, Chris Webber is the face of a group looking to purchase the franchise. But C-Webb is preceded by Dominique Wilkins and others. Another former Hawk has thrown his hat [...]
October 20, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Jason Kidd’s departure from Brooklyn to Milwaukee still seems strange, several months later. It came out of nowhere and was almost unprecedented. We’ll never get the true story, but reports suggested Kidd wanted more power, while he continues to deny that. However, one thing he doesn’t deny is the rumor that the Nets wanted to [...]
October 20, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Last night, the Suns hosted the Spurs in a preseason contest and hardly anybody for San Antonio showed up. Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard, Manu Ginobili, Tiago Splitter, Patty Mills (injured) and even Popovich did not make the trip. Granted, it’s preseason and it’s normal for guys not to participate, but Suns owner Robert Sarver wasn’t [...]
October 17, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Ownership of the Atlanta Hawks will become a hot topic as the season draws nearer. The NBA is in such a good place right now that becoming an owner of any team is a great business to get into. You can turn a profit on any franchise thanks to things like the new TV deal. [...]
October 16, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Yesterday, we posted info regarding the NBA experimenting with a shortened 44-minute game. That raised the eyebrow of many across the league. One in particular was Dirk Nowitzki. However, Dirk doesn’t think shortening the game 4 minutes is the issue. Rather, he thinks the season is too long. Look at what Adam Silver inadvertently caused. [...]
October 15, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
The long-term vision of the Philadelphia 76ers doesn’t always appear to be clear. It sometimes looks like they’re content on building around their young, talented core and other times it looks like they’d rather stockpile draft picks an assets just for the fun of it. During the draft the Sixers reportedly “tried hard” to trade [...]
October 14, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
From the moment he took over from David Stern, Adam Silver has appeared determined to shake up the league as much as possible. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve noticed things such as an extended all-star break. For his next trick, Silver is considering shortening games to 44-minutes, down from 48. The Celtics and Nets [...]
October 14, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
The Washington Wizards have been doing a lot of talking lately about the having the best backcourt in the NBA, but they may have to wait six weeks or so to put their money where their mouths are. Bradley Beal broke his non-shooting left wrist on Friday night and has undergone successful surgery. He may [...]
October 13, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors