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Lakers Trainer Gary Vitti Wants Kobe Bryant to Sit Out 1 or 2 Weeks

Lakers Trainer Gary Vitti Wants Kobe Bryant to Sit Out 1 or 2 Weeks

Gary Vitti, the Los Angeles Lakers’ head athletic trainer, wants Kobe Bryant to take a couple of weeks off. Clearly, he should know better. Vitti has worked with the Lakers since before Bryant, so he has been with the Black Mamba for his entire career. He knows by now that convincing Kobe to sit is [...]

January 14, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Chris Paul Wasn’t a Fan of Clippers Teammate J.J. Redick When They Were in College

Chris Paul Wasn’t a Fan of Clippers Teammate J.J. Redick When They Were in College

J.J. Redick and Chris Paul are cool. But it wasn’t always like this. Paul played for Wake Forest in college, while Redick spent his time at Duke. Their collegiate careers overlapped for two seasons, so it’s only natural that they were arch rivals, because their schools are notorious enemies. “Arch rivals” might be putting it [...]

January 14, 2016 admin Blogs 0

C.J. McCollum Likes Article on Twitter That Argues Blazers Should Explore Trading Him

C.J. McCollum Likes Article on Twitter That Argues Blazers Should Explore Trading Him

Next time you think about tweeting or writing something pertaining to any specific athlete, remember this piece of advice: Some of them are watching, perhaps ready to respond. A select few of those serial watchers are also ready to passive aggressively let you know they’re watching. Which brings us to C.J. McCollum, who recently liked [...]

January 14, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Cavs Coach David Blatt Compares Spurs’ Boris Diaw to David Bowie

Cavs Coach David Blatt Compares Spurs’ Boris Diaw to David Bowie

David Blatt is at it again. No, the Cleveland Cavaliers head honcho isn’t spouting fighter-pilot analogies. He is, however, comparing San Antonio Spurs jack of all tradesman Boris Diaw to English singer and songwriter David Bowie, who just passed away on Jan. 10. From Fran Blinebury of NBA.com: David Blatt just compared Boris Diaw to [...]

January 14, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Brooklyn Nets Have Contacted Tom Thibodeau About Replacing Lionel Hollins

Brooklyn Nets Have Contacted Tom Thibodeau About Replacing Lionel Hollins

Is Tom Thibodeau a glutton for punishment? We’re about to find out. After canning Lionel Hollins and reassigning general manager Billy King, the Brooklyn Nets’ search for replacements are underway. And while Kentucky head coach John Calipari has been haphazardly thrown into the mix by any writer with a platform, the Nets appear to have [...]

January 14, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Looking Back: The day the Sonics were no more

Looking Back: The day the Sonics were no more

With today marking the first official day that football fans in St. Louis do not have a professional football franchise after owner Stan Kroenke was granted his wish by NFL owners yesterday to pick and move his Rams franchise back to LA, I’m sure many basketball fanatics in Seattle can relate to what many Rams [...]

January 14, 2016 Anou Enright Blogs, Offbeat, Ryan Bawek 0

Cheers Mate! The Raptors and Magic to Play in London Thursday

Cheers Mate! The Raptors and Magic to Play in London Thursday

The NBA is going across the pond this afternoon as the 24-15 Toronto Raptors will take on the 20-18 Orlando Magic in London today at 3 p.m. Eastern time. This will be the sixth NBA regular season to be played in London. The Raptors were involved in the first two back in 2011 when they [...]

January 14, 2016 Anou Enright Blogs, News, Ryan Bawek 0

Nuggets Hand Warriors 3rd Loss of Season Wednesday Night

Nuggets Hand Warriors 3rd Loss of Season Wednesday Night

The Golden State Warriors experienced an unfamiliar feeling Wednesday night in Denver: losing. The Dubs suffered only their 3rd loss in the 2015-16 season with a 112-110 loss to the Nuggets in Denver. Now the Warriors are a measly 36-3 on the season, what a joke (sarcasm). It is clear the Warriors aren’t quite the [...]

January 14, 2016 Anou Enright Blogs, News, Ryan Bawek 0

This Day in NBA History: MJ Calls it Quits a Second Time

This Day in NBA History: MJ Calls it Quits a Second Time

January 13, 1999 is a day that will live in infamy for Bulls fans, NBA fans and sports fan alike as Michael Jordan retired from the Chicago Bulls after 13 seasons for the second and what we thought would be the last time. This was during the NBA lockout of 1999 in which the season [...]

January 14, 2016 Anou Enright Blogs, Offbeat, Ryan Bawek 0

Good Luck Becoming A Season Ticket Holder For The Warriors

Good Luck Becoming A Season Ticket Holder For The Warriors

According to a recent tweet from Yahoo Sports NBA writer Marc J. Spears, there is a waiting list of more than 20,000 for the opportunity to purchase season tickets for the Warriors: which is more than the 19,596 seating capacity of Oracle Arena. Warriors' season ticket priority wait list, which costs $100 non-refund to join, [...]

January 13, 2016 Anou Enright Blogs, Offbeat, Ryan Bawek 0