Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks has been having a great run in the city, having been able to appear in the conference finals three times in four seasons. These achievements would not have been possible without his best players—and one of them is named Russell Westbrook. During the team’s media day, Brooks made [...]
October 2, 2014
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Benjamin Felix Santos
For the past few seasons, the Golden State Warriors have made it to the playoffs consecutively and impressively made their presence felt in the very tough Western Conference. But despite this achievement, they continue to fall short of expectations due to many different reasons such as injuries. Their defensive anchor and center Andrew Bogut has [...]
September 22, 2014
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Benjamin Felix Santos
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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Brazilian guard Leandro Barbosa has reached a one-year-deal with the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein. The Warriors will be the fifth team that he has played with in his entire career. Last season, he averaged 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists for the Phoenix Suns. However, due to unfortunate injuries—he was [...]
August 28, 2014
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Benjamin Felix Santos
Chill. Let’s all just chill. You, me, the person to your left, your right, the kid from your high school who used to play pocket billiards in the back of math class, the tighty-whitey-clad cowboy who plays acoustic guitar on the corner of busy streets and the guy behind me who smells of fetid cheese [...]
August 22, 2014
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To kick off the 2014 Elite 24 weekend, Kemba Walker stopped in during practice at The Avenues College gym where the event’s participants had their first training session. Along with famed athletic trainer Jay Hernandez, Walker took the opportunity to get a workout done while in the new Under Armour ClutchFit Drive. This ClutchFit Drive [...]
August 22, 2014
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Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks
Something tells me this is kind of a big deal. Kevin Durant has decided to withdraw himself from Team USA’s FIBA World Cup roster. Marc Stein of ESPN.com dropped the bomb: His bomb was followed by Durant’s announcement bomb, which didn’t cite Paul George’s injury for his decision, per Jeff Zillgitt and Adi Joseph of [...]
August 8, 2014
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Less than two years from now, when Kevin Durant is a free agent and he’s spouting off party lines about money not mattering, believe him. Because money won’t matter. Or at least it shouldn’t. Not after he leaves Nike for a fatter than fat shoe deal with Under Armour. Per InsideMDSports’ Jeff Ermann: He’s kidding, [...]
August 7, 2014
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Eric Bledsoe may try to regain control of his own future. Hopefully it won’t wind up costing him lots of money. According to ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard, it appears that Bledsoe could accept the Phoenix Suns’ qualifying offer rather than sign the four-year, $48 million deal they reportedly have on the table: This is one of [...]
August 5, 2014
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Every now and then—okay, all the time—an NBA player says something you know isn’t true. This is one of those times. Breaking his relative silence on the NBA and his future in it, Ray Allen dismissed the notion that it was the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James or bust, according to the Boston Herald‘s Mark [...]
August 5, 2014
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