The Houston Rockets will not sit quietly as the Golden State Warriors steamroll the rest of the NBA. General manager Daryl Morey is going to make sure of it. His plan? Well, we’ll we’re not really sure. But he definitely has one. He told ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe so: “We are used to long odds,” Morey [...]
June 14, 2017
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Adam Silver has a message for any teams that might be worried or put off by the existence of the Golden State Warriors: Your move, everyone. This is more or less what he said when pressed about the issue. But here’s what he actually said (prior to Game 4), per The Washington Post‘s Adam Kilgore (h/t Bleacher [...]
June 14, 2017
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Will the Chris Paul-to-the-San Antonio Spurs hypothetical many are drooling over increase in traction or lose steam now after the Golden State Warriors thoroughly beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals? Let’s go with “increase in traction,” if only because it took 0.5 seconds for the scenario to crop up after Golden State secured its second [...]
June 13, 2017
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James Dolan wants you to know the persisting crappy state of the New York Knicks is not his fault, because he’s not getting involved in matters of basketball. Here’s the lowdown of his new favorite defense, per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Knicks owner James Dolan maintains that he’s not involved in basketball decisions. “No, no,” Dolan [...]
June 13, 2017
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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was emotional following his team’s Game 5 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, because, well, duh. They had just won the NBA Finals, securing their second title in three years. But his display of emotion was about more than just that. It was about what this championship [...]
June 13, 2017
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While LeBron James and the Cavaliers were unable to successfully defend their NBA title against the never-before-seen caliber of juggernaut that is the Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant, he still managed to make history as usual and in numerous ways. LeBron not only set a new record for triple-doubles in a career in the [...]
June 13, 2017
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What was that about Markelle Fultz, the NBA’s consensus No. 1 pick, only meeting with the Boston Celtics? Though it was initially expected the point guard would only break bread with the owners of the no. 1 pick, it turns out he will be meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers, proprietors of the second overall [...]
June 13, 2017
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This may come as no surprise considering the comments many within the Golden State Warriors have made in recent months about current U.S. President Donald Trump, but the Warriors have apparently unanimously decided not to visit the White House to celebrate their 2016-17 NBA championship. Here is a tweet from CNBC Reporter Josh Brown: [tweet [...]
June 13, 2017
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Kyrie Irving hearts LeBron James. Following the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 5 and subsequent NBA Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors, the point man sang the praises of his teammate in a way that will give you chills, per SI.com’s Ben Golliver: [tweet https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/874489094084075520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2715337-kyrie-irving-praises-lebron-james-as-leader-player-after-finals-loss] Man, Kyrie is going to great lengths to make sure LeBron [...]
June 13, 2017
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Free agency is about 3 weeks away (seriously) and the deadline is rapidly approaching for NBA players with player options to decide to opt in or opt out of the final year of their current contracts. One player who has been rumored to opt out of his contract and become a free agent for some [...]
June 13, 2017
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