LeBron James is sympathetic towards his buddy Carmelo Anthony’s situation with the Knicks. This is to say, he feels bad that Anthony finds himself immersed in a dumpster fire. Ahead of the Cavaliers’ ugly, nail-gnawing win over the Knicks Thursday night, LeBron commented on the debacle Melo faces in New York, per Newsday‘s Jim Baumbach: The Cavaliers [...]
December 5, 2014
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Not signing Jimmy Butler to a contract extension before the Halloween deadline is going to wind up costing the Bulls. A lot. Millions of dollars. Tens of millions of dollars, actually. Rather than sign the extension Chicago was slinging, the 25-year-old, who is averaging career highs in points (21.6), rebounds (5.6), assists (3.5) and field-goal [...]
December 4, 2014
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Yogurt-coated moths! Tree monkey-shaped lightbulbs! Onion-scented udder cream! See, I can say totally outrageous things too. Just like Kobe Bryant. Relax, I jest. Kobe told Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski that the concept of his impatience is a myth, and I agree with him. Kind of. First, here’s what he told Woj: “The idea of me [...]
December 3, 2014
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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant could possibly make his much-awaited season debut tonight as his team visits the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman. Durant was forced to miss the start of the season due to a right foot fracture and had to undergo surgery to repair the injury. And [...]
December 2, 2014
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Lance Stephenson may have overstayed his welcome in Charlotte. Yes, it is only his first season with the Hornets. And yes, said season isn’t even 25 percent done. But the Hornets look like the Bobcats, and it’s forced them to scour the trade market for reinforcements, according to Grantland’s Zach Lowe: The Hornets have been [...]
December 2, 2014
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Come join Lakers head coach Byron Scott on this limb, won’t you? It’s fantastically flimsy and precariously situated between a raging inferno and toxic-smog factory, all of which are perched above perilous waters rife human-guzzling crocodiles. What’s that? Oh, you won’t be joining him? Only Kobe Bryant will? Okay, then. Scott has touched on some [...]
December 1, 2014
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The Sixers have been the best team in the league when it comes to losing, and on Saturday night’s 110-103 loss to the Dirk-less Mavericks, they took their losing streak to another level as they officially recorded their worst start ever in franchise history. Also, the team’s just only two losses away from tying the [...]
December 1, 2014
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Rare is the NBA free-agent-to-be who divulges his plans months or years in advance. Marc Gasol is no exception. The 2015 free-agent class is loaded with star possibilities. From Goran Dragic to Rajon Rondo to Kevin Love to LaMarcus Aldridge to DeAndre Jordan and others, this upcoming summer will be awash with available talent. Slowly, [...]
December 1, 2014
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By now we’ve all heard about the realignment proposal brought forth by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. After reading about his idea -which includes moving his team into the Eastern Conference-, I came to the realization that Mr. Cuban is somewhat crazy. Lately Cuban has been a staunch critic of the NBA. When former Los [...]
December 1, 2014
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