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Benjamin Felix Santos

Wolves PG Rubio Out Indefinitely With Severe Ankle Sprain

Wolves PG Rubio Out Indefinitely With Severe Ankle Sprain

Just when the Minnesota Timberwolves were starting to get their groove this season—their starting point guard Ricky Rubio suffered a severe sprain in his left ankle and will be sidelined for an indefinite amount of time. He injured his left ankle at exactly the 2:28 mark of the second quarter in their game versus the [...]

November 9, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0

Celtics’ Marcus Smart To Miss 2-3 Weeks With Ankle Sprain

Celtics’ Marcus Smart To Miss 2-3 Weeks With Ankle Sprain

Another point guard in the league went down with an injury this week, as the Boston Celtics have announced that their rookie guard Marcus Smart is expected to be sidelined for approximately 2-3 weeks after spraining his left ankle in their victory against the Indiana Pacers Friday night. He was driving down the lane on [...]

November 9, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0

Pacers Sign Guard A.J. Price

Pacers Sign Guard A.J. Price

With a depleted roster due to numerous injuries, the Indiana Pacers have taken action in signing free agent point guard A.J. Price, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. Price, 28, appeared in six preseason games for the Cavaliers and then after was waived unfortunately waived on Nov. 1. During those six games, he managed [...]

November 7, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0

Knicks F Carmelo Anthony Joins 20,000-Point Club

Knicks F Carmelo Anthony Joins 20,000-Point Club

In their match against the Charlotte Hornets last night, the New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony nailed a three-pointer at exactly the 7:41 mark of the first quarter which made him the newest member to join the 20,000-point club. He’s also the 6th youngest player to ever reach the milestone in NBA history. The Knicks [...]

November 3, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0

Byron Scott Doubts Howard’s Seriousness In Title Pursuit

Byron Scott Doubts Howard’s Seriousness In Title Pursuit

The opening night game between the visiting Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers will be tipping off in less than 12 hours, but the Lakers’ head coach Byron Scott already gave out the first blow as he was recently asked about the failed partnership between Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard just two seasons ago [...]

October 28, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0

Spurs’ Leonard and Splitter Will Miss Season Opener

Spurs’ Leonard and Splitter Will Miss Season Opener

The season will be commencing in less than 24 hours and surely everyone’s excited to find out who can dethrone the champions—San Antonio Spurs. But speaking of the champs, their starters—Kawhi Leonard and Tiago Splitter—are unfortunately going to be missing their services in opening night against the Mavericks due to injuries, according to league sources. [...]

October 27, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0

Melo Would Have Loved To Play With Kobe

Melo Would Have Loved To Play With Kobe

A lot of criticism has been bombarding Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant regarding his inability to play together with other players, and that it has been a factor leading to the downfall of the franchise. According to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelbuirne and Ohm Youngmisuk,—Carmelo Anthony — who had the chance to play alongside the Mamba, [...]

October 27, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0

Knicks Forward Andrea Bargnani Uncertain for Season Opener

Knicks Forward Andrea Bargnani Uncertain for Season Opener

As we head closer towards the new season, there are a lot of uncertainties hovering over the New York Knicks especially regarding the major changes they have made in the off-season. But one thing is certain, that is their forward Andrea Bargnani will be needing more time to fully recover from his injury and may [...]

October 24, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 1

Kobe To Sit Out Last 2 Preseason Games

Kobe To Sit Out Last 2 Preseason Games

With the new season just around the corner, the Los Angeles Lakers have decided to sit out their 36-year-old superstar Kobe Bryant for the rest of their scheduled games in the preseason, according to Mark Medina of the LA Daily News. The Lakers will be facing the Portland Trailblazers tonight in Ontario and the Sacramento [...]

October 23, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0

Center Nikola Vucevic, Magic Agree To $54M Extension

Center Nikola Vucevic, Magic Agree To $54M Extension

The Orlando Magic and their center Nikola Vucevic have reached a four-year, $54 million dollar extension, according to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports. Vucevic, 23, certainly has a lot of potential yet to be maximized within him and the Magic want to assure of his services for the next few years while he grows [...]

October 22, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0