The San Antonio Spurs have never been known to try and fit in. They just do what they feel is right in the name of winning. Proof of that is their recent move to hire Becky Hammon as an assistant coach, becoming the first woman to be paid by an NBA team as an assistant. [...]
August 5, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Andrew Wiggins signed his rookie deal a few weeks ago and as a result, he can’t be dealt until the 23rd of August. But that doesn’t mean the Cavs and Wolves can’t still work on the deal. Apparently they have been and have agreed in principle on a trade. A “handshake” deal of sorts. Details [...]
August 5, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
It doesn’t get much worse than the injury Paul George suffered over the weekend. Injuries are a part of the game, but it’s unfortunate it had to happen during a scrimmage. Now, everyone is panicking over whether or not stars will want to play in international competition in the future. Let’s not get carried away: [...]
August 4, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
When the entire LeBron free agency ordeal was going down, Chris Bosh was reportedly overseas on vacation. So, not only was he away, but LeBron reportedly wasn’t talking to anybody while he was making up his mind. That left Bosh, who had a max offer on the table from the Rockets, in the dark. By [...]
August 1, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
When the Finals concluded, even though he was coy in his final press conference after game 5’s loss to the Spurs, many felt as if LeBron James was returning to the Heat. Not many felt Cleveland was in the cards. We were all in for a rude awakening about three weeks later. Apparently, so was [...]
July 31, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
For as long as David Stern was commish of the league, he made it one of his duties to make the NBA a global brand. This is evident by way of preseason games in London and other international endeavors. Largely, he succeeded in his quest but of course, there are endless possibilities. Since he was [...]
July 30, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Every player has a shelf-life and Metta World Peace’s has probably expired. He hasn’t garnered much attention this summer in terms of free agency and he’s probably already swung his last elbow in the NBA. Because of this realization, he’s entertaining an offer to play overseas. That’s not a bad idea for a guy like [...]
July 30, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Serge Ibaka injured his calf right before the Western Conference Finals and was initially thought to be out for the remainder of the playoffs. However, as you know, he made a return to the lineup and at times didn’t show any signs of truly being injured. Give him credit for fighting through it, because here [...]
July 29, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
What seemed to be Donald Sterling’s goal to drag this Clippers situation on, has finally come to an end. Mercifully. Sterling lost his bid in court to prevent the sale of the team to Steve Ballmer. The ruling states that Rochelle Sterling has the authority to follow through with the sale of the team. This [...]
July 29, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Not sure why this took so long. Mike D’Antoni unceremoniously quit as Lakers coach on April 30, and nearly three full months later, they’ve finally offered someone the job. That someone is Byron Scott, who has been the reported frontrunner for a while now. Even though Kobe is on his way out, he publicly endorsed [...]
July 25, 2014
Anou Enright
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