Five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher is about to embark on a whole new journey next season—as a head coach for the New York Knicks. Phil Jackson, president of the Knicks’ basketball operations definitely has a good relationship with Fisher especially in their times together back in Los Angeles. Together with Kobe Bryant, they both thrived [...]
September 28, 2014
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Highly-touted point guard Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics recently had an accident fell down at his own home which led to a surgery for his broken finger, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Most of us expected the Celtics to be better than last season wherein they finished only with 25 wins all [...]
September 27, 2014
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Miami Heat fans still seeking comfort after LeBron James’ decision to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers may find solace in this: Y’all were three victories shy of keeping him. What’s that? It doesn’t help? It actually makes you feel like someone’s throwing lethal-venom-tipped darts at your sternum with Peyton Manning-like accuracy while cackling chaotically in [...]
September 26, 2014
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Phil Jackson bleeds confidence. Neither you nor me nor James Dolan nor that inebriated guy at the bar undressing himself whilst screaming “Come see my beer muscles bitches!” at the top of his lungs has more confidence than Jackson. It’s been easy to forget that in recent years, mind you. Since Jackson has been out [...]
September 26, 2014
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Welp. According to NBC Charlotte, Jeff Taylor of the Charlotte Hornets has been arrested on domestic violence charges: A current Charlotte Hornets player was arrested early Thursday morning in Michigan on the charge of domestic assault. Jeffery Matthew Taylor, 25, was arrested at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place around 1 a.m. Thursday. Taylor [...]
September 25, 2014
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If you didn’t already know the New York Knicks hired Derek Fisher, you’d think Jeff Van Gundy was still angling for their head coaching position. During an interview with Anthony Donahue for his Internet radio show on The Knicks Blog, Van Gundy said some pretty nice things about the Knicks. Like, for instance, he thinks [...]
September 25, 2014
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With the much awaited 2014-15 season just almost a month away—former Los Angeles Lakers head coach and New York Knicks president Phil Jackson recently talked about the returning Kobe Bryant during his interview New York Post’s Steve Serby. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are arguably the best two players who have ever played the game, [...]
September 24, 2014
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Way to steal Michael Beasley’s thunder, Eric Bledsoe. After months of waiting and stalemating and—more disturbingly—no negotiations, Bledsoe finally reached an agreement with the Phoenix Suns that will pay him $70 million over the next five years, according to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/514893545384460289] Wait, there’s more: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/514893892614098944] So much for the Suns [...]
September 24, 2014
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This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for and pining after. Fiiiiiiine. No it isn’t. Not unless you’re Michael Beasley and/or a hugely irrational Michael Beasley fan. According to the all-knowing and omnipresent Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, The Beas is headed to the Memphis Grizzlies: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/514561126731108352] Here’s some additional details from Woj: [...]
September 23, 2014
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The Chicago Bulls have added experience into their roster by re-signing 16-year veteran center Nazr Mohammed for this coming season. Mohammed, 37, has played for 8 different teams in his entire career and the last two seasons were spent with Bulls—he averaged 2.0 points and 2.6 rebounds with a limited amount of playing time. But [...]
September 23, 2014
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