DeMarcus Cousins has been known to fill up a stat sheet and boy did he ever on Monday night. Cousins led the Pelicans to a 132-128 double overtime victory over the Bulls in New Orleans and in the process accomplished a stat line that hasn’t been seen in the NBA since the Big Mac was [...]
January 23, 2018
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Something drastic seems in order for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they continue their downward spiral into defense-less losses and closed-door animosity. And with the Feb. 8 trade deadline just around the corner, what better time to stage a shakeup of mild-to-epic proportions? Indeed, a roster re-organization of sorts remains in play for the Cavaliers. But [...]
January 23, 2018
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Clint Capela was feeling himself, and the Houston Rockets, and their chances to win this year’s title, following Saturday night’s win over the Golden State Warriors. Although the sportsbooks like SBGGlobal Sportsbook still have the Warriors as the clear odds on favorites to win the title again. And Kevin Durant didn’t take too kindly to [...]
January 23, 2018
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Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs are, contrary to recent reports, A-okay—or so Kawhi’s camp will have us believe. ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Michael C. Wright and Zach Lowe damn near broke the internwebz on Monday when they brought word that Leonard and San Antonio weren’t seeing eye-to-eye as he continues rehabbing his right quad [...]
January 22, 2018
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Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t want to let the Milwaukee Bucks fire Jason Kidd without a fight. As first reported by ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Bucks elected to part ways with their head coach on Monday, a decision that was surprising only because most expected any major changes to take place over the summer. A few hours [...]
January 22, 2018
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Enes Kanter is a very passionate,outspoken and loyal person. He takes the “us vs them” mentality to the extreme and does not back down from letting those he is in opposition know it. From his disapproval of the government in his home country of Turkey (he has a point) and his run-ins with opposing players [...]
January 22, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
This feels pretty bizarre to type, but Tony Parker is no longer the starting point guard for the San Antonio Spurs. Parker, 35, is in his 17th season with the Spurs and has essentially been the starting point guard the entirety of his career, but due to his decline as a player and his drop [...]
January 22, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
It is no secret things aren’t going too well in Cleveland as of late, the Cavaliers are 3-9 in their last 12 games since losing to the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day. Their already leaky defense has been borderline historically bad over the past few weeks, and the Cavaliers were embarrased on national TV [...]
January 22, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
The Charlotte Hornets find themselves in the position no NBA franchise wants to find themselves in, an NBA purgatory of sorts, with a capped out roster that is not good enough to contend or even make the playoffs and not (quite) bad enough to bottom out. So what is an NBA team to do in [...]
January 22, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
With one of the league’s seven highest payrolls, yet only the 12th-best record, the Portland Trail Blazers find themselves in a weird spot as they barrel toward the NBA’s Feb. 8 trade deadline. Some will argue they should begin a quasi-teardown, dealing away some of their larger salaries in favor of cap relief and, if [...]
January 19, 2018
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