Rudy Gobert has been playing the best all-around basketball of his career the past month or so, averaging 16-13-3 on a ridiculous 81 percent shooting from the field in December. He is currently also number three in the NBA in defensive plus/minus rating behind the Greek Freak and Draymond Green at +4.4. His recent success [...]
December 21, 2016
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NBA coverage will never be the same. After a long bout with cancer, Craig Sager has passed away at the age of 65. His battle had been well-document, and he courage was admirable. Despite going through treatment, Sager still got up to make it to work. And viewers of his work appreciated that. He redefined [...]
December 16, 2016
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According to a report from the Associated Press Monday evening, the Detroit Pistons appear to have an agreement to move from the Palace at Auburn Hills to a new arena in downtown Detroit for the 2017-18 season. The Pistons will be joining the Detroit Red Wings in the new Little Caesars Arena, this will be [...]
November 22, 2016
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The NBA has always been known for being at the forefront of the American professional sports teams when it comes to innovation (social media utilization, All-Star weekend contests, jersey advertising, etc.). They have now done it again by becoming the first professional sports league to unveil their season ending awards show after the NBA Finals [...]
November 2, 2016
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Dwyane Wade made his debut playing for his hometown team, making a dream come true Thursday night against the Boston Celtics in the United Center. He proved that he still has something left in the tank as a 34-year-old with quite a few miles on his odometer, leading the Bulls to a 105-99 victory with [...]
October 28, 2016
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The Lakers have officially added two new players to the roster. Brandon Ingram, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 Draft and Yi Jianlian, who last played in the NBA in 2012. Terms of the deal were not released as per team policy, but nearly every team signs first-round picks to the maximum allowable [...]
August 23, 2016
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As part of a long-form piece on Sports Illustrated that was published Tuesday morning and written by Sports Illustrated writer Lee Jenkins, the man who broke LeBron’s return to Cleveland in 2014, King James let it be known his desire for immortality. During a Nike summer camp for high school athletes in which LeBron is [...]
August 3, 2016
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There have been rumblings for months that the NBA would pull the 2017 All-Star Game and festivities out of Charlotte if North Carolina legislators don’t change their recently enacted laws that discriminate against the LGBT community. According to The Vertical Reporter and Editor Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA made good on their word and has decided [...]
July 21, 2016
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Now that all of the yearly awards have been announced it is time for the NBA to release the voting results for the All-NBA teams for the 2015-16 season including the three All-NBA team, All-Rookie team and All-Defensive team. The first of which was released Thursday as the NBA named the top five newcomers in [...]
May 19, 2016
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The NBA MVP voting results were released for the 2015-16 season today and now the two-time MVP Steph Curry has made history as the 1st NBA player to ever win the award unanimously with no other player registering a 1st place vote. Curry is the 1st player in the 61 year history of the award [...]
May 11, 2016
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