In 2013 when Stephen Curry left Nike for a Under Armour endorsement, the fact that the Swoosh didn’t see signature shoe potential in Curry was a deciding factor in the decision to join Team Armour. About 18 months into the deal and Under Armour is scheduled to release the Curry One basketball sneaker. The day [...]
The Golden States Warriors recently signed their shooting guard Klay Thompson to a $70 million extension last Saturday night, and so far it looks like the team certainly made the right move. On that same night, Thompson erupted for 41 points—a new career high—in their victory against Kobe Bryant’s Lakers which was simply such an [...]
November 3, 2014
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Because we haven’t seen Kobe for more than 6 games in the last 18 months, detractors have continued to throw dirt on him. He’s largely forgotten and don’t think for a second that he’s not aware of that. In his prime, he was regarded as one of the best “2-way” SGs, long before “2-way” was [...]
September 16, 2014
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Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson don’t think the Warriors are going to trade Klay Thompson. #MindMelting (#NotReally) Speaking with Yahoo Sports’ Marc J. Spears, Thompson addressed the Kevin Love trade rumors that continue to envelop Golden State, often at the expense of Klay himself: We got a good core. I feel we have one of [...]
July 29, 2014
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Dwight Howard has now expanded his free-agency search to include every single team in the NBA. I’m kidding. But at the rate the rumors are flying, that’s where this is headed. According to Steve Kyler of Hoopsworld, Howard’s potential landing spots now include the Brooklyn Nets and San Antonio Spurs in addition to the Los [...]
June 14, 2013
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Pau Gasol wants Dwight Howard to hurry up. OK, those weren’t his exact words, but he understands the value of Superman making a quick decision. Speaking with Sam Amick of USA Today, the Los Angeles Lakers big man touched upon Howard’s impending free-agent nuptials: “Obviously from the team’s standpoint, the sooner Dwight makes his decision [...]
The Lakers fell to the Warriors Monday night and were without Metta World Peace for the entire second half. MWP went to the locker room during the first half and it initially wasn’t clear why. It was later revealed that he suffered a left knee strain. The good news for Lakers fans is that he [...]
March 26, 2013
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March 20, 2012 – Griffin Gotta There were periods during last night’s Denver Nuggets game that the five players on the court were water-bug point man Ty Lawson, defensive swing Arron Afflalo, newly back-in-town Wilson Chandler, [...]
March 20, 2012
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March 14, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Monta Ellis’ name has been involved in trade rumors for some time now and it finally happened. But where he went is somewhat shocking. A backcourt of Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings will be interesting to say the least. And so, with about 42 hours to go before [...]
March 14, 2012
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March 13, 2012 – Dan Favale The Orlando Magic’s scramble to keep Dwight Howard has officially been kicked into overdrive, with the person of interest now being Monta Ellis. But will a deal be struck? Alex Kennedy of HOOPSWORLD confirmed an earlier report that the Magic were discussing a potential three-team trade with the Hornets [...]
March 13, 2012
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