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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LaVar Ball has his reasons for wanting his son, Lonzo Ball, to end up with the Los Angeles Lakers. And those reasons—well, his primary reason—doesn’t say much about the rest of the roster. During an appearance on CSN’s Celtics Talk podcast (h/t For The Win), LaVar cited the Lakers’ lack of incumbent leadership as the impetus [...]
June 12, 2017
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Can the Philadelphia 76ers get by using the 6’10” Ben Simmons at point guard? At least one NBA scout doesn’t think so, per Philly.com’s Keith Pompey: One league scout has an idea whom the Sixers should take. “What do the Sixers need?” asked the scout, who spoke on condition of anonymity. My quick response was [...]
June 12, 2017
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The NBA Finals needs a Game 6. For obvious reasons, a five-game series would suck. We want competitive sets. Getting to a Game 6 adds some mystery to the proceedings, even if, deep down, we know the Cleveland Cavaliers have no chance in hell of beating the Golden State Warriors after falling in a 3-0 [...]
June 12, 2017
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Former NBA player who was drafted out of high school in the 1st round of the 2004 NBA Draft, Sebastian Telfair, was arrested early Sunday in Brooklyn on gun possession-related charges, according to NBC 4 New York News. Here is an excerpt from the NBC News report on the incident: Telfair, 32, and his nephew, [...]
June 12, 2017
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The Chicago Bulls are now on the same page with both Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade. After taking some time following the end of the season, the Bulls finally met with Butler, a powwow that ended up going very well. Now they’ve also met with Dwyane Wade—after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Although nothing [...]
June 12, 2017
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The International Olympic Committee announced on Friday that men’s and women’s 3-on-3 basketball has been added to the list of sports that will be a pert of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/873189971527651329] The 3-on-3 game has long been a sacred part of street ball and pick up games across the country and [...]
June 12, 2017
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Scandal alert! Okay, not really. But we have to find a way to be sensational and drum up some drama with the NBA Finals being so one-sided. And Kevin Durant and Draymond Green have given us this (not-at-all real) drama. ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe previously revealed that Green called Durant almost immediately after Game 7 of [...]
June 12, 2017
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