We all know from his long and tenuous NBA career that Metta World Peace can be a talented baller but far too often he has drifted off course and done some outlandish things that will taint his legacy. The former 2004 NBA Defensive Player of the Year won an NBA Championship ring with the LA [...]
October 13, 2014
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We all have known for sometime now that NBA big man Chris Kaman is a bit odd. From his quirky interviews, to his hairstyles, to his completely unkempt look, he has always seemed a bit eccentric to the outside world. Well it seems we are about to get a closer look at the personality of [...]
October 10, 2014
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Offbeat
How annoying is it when you use your Apple TV, computer, or tablet to view shows or games from a streaming service only to be asked for your TV provider login credentials. That sort of defeats the purpose. Aside from the mobility of streaming, many people these days see the point as being able to [...]
October 6, 2014
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The buzz on the web the past week or so is about how well Kyrie Irving has been playing through training camp and what that may mean for the dominance of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East. All his highlights from the preseason aside, this windmill on a Nerf net in his living room is [...]
October 5, 2014
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Warriors coach Steve Kerr walked away from his 15 year NBA career with a career free-throw percentage of 86.4%. Through his first five seasons, Stephen Curry is at 89.6% from the stripe. After practice yesterday, the two decided to engage in a FT shooting contest that Curry ultimately won. You’ll recall that former Warriors coach [...]
October 3, 2014
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Lebron James is not only a gym rat that has tremendous physical abilities, but its been widely accepted that he has one of the best mental capacities for the game of basketball. Some even think he’s got a photographic memory or is a savant for ‘systems’, that can even apply to memorizing video game manipulations. [...]
October 1, 2014
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For most professional athletes, the height of their celebrity is during their playing days. But for some, they are able to reinvent themselves and gain even more stardom once they’ve hung it up. Kenny Smith had a very solid career, but if he wasn’t so comfortable in front of the camera, many young hoop heads [...]
October 1, 2014
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Kevin Durant has stated for years that he’s tired of being second. For a while, he has been behind LeBron on whatever list you’d like to assemble. He did, however, break through a bit by winning his first MVP last season. Even so, some think he wants to be LeBron. While on Jimmy Fallon last [...]
September 25, 2014
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This morning we stumbled across this video gem on the web. It’s rare footage of Michael Jordan in the late ’80’s at the ripe old age of 24. It appears to be his first acting gig on a show hosted by Dick Van Patten called ‘War of the Stars’ where he takes on Charlie and [...]
September 24, 2014
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