The Cavaliers were surprised by the Raptors in game 3 in Toronto, as they were convincingly defeated. From the onset, Toronto just seemed hungrier than Cleveland. Perhaps the defeat really got to some Cavs players because in garbage time, seldom-used Dahntay Jones was inserted into the game and punched Bismack Biyombo in a certain area. [...]
May 23, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
The Raptors played quite possibly their best game of the postseason, at least their best game in weeks Saturday night in Toronto to effectively save their season and give them the opportunity to make this a series in Game 4 Monday night. They may have just gotten an extra boost in that pursuit today, a [...]
May 23, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
It has somewhat been made known that the TNT crew would welcome Kobe Bryant to the team with open arms following his retirement. In what capacity remains unknown, but to have him on the team would draw even more eyes to TNT’s coverage. Apparently, a formal offer has been made to Kobe but he has [...]
May 20, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
According to Bleacher Report Reporter Kevin Ding, the 76ers are leaning heavily toward drafting former LSU power forward Ben Simmons with the number one pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. The 76ers won the NBA lottery Tuesday night and will be drafting no. 1 for the first time since 1996 when they took Allen Iverson. [...]
May 18, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
We’ve known for quite some time now that the NBA would be allowing advertising on the front of team jerseys. This will be a thing beginning in the 2017-18 season. The NBA is usually a trendsetter with marketing ventures, but it’s still up for debate as to whether or not this is a good thing. [...]
May 16, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
LeBron doesn’t exactly seem to be jumping for joy over the individual awards for members of the Warriors. He praised Steph Curry for his unanimous MVP, but did so in a back-handed manner. Well, he’s not done there. LeBron doesn’t believe that Steve Kerr was deserving of Coach of the Year. He may have a [...]
May 13, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
Steph Curry made history by becoming the very first unanimous MVP in NBA history. He was the scoring champ, shattered his own 3-point records, and led the Warriors to an NBA best 73-win season. But not everyone is impressed. Tracy McGrady was on ESPN’s “The Jump” and wasn’t exactly oozing with praise for Curry. Rather, [...]
May 11, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
Before game 3 tipped off in the Air Canada Centre, Dwyane Wade made headlines for all the wrong reasons. While the Canadian national anthem was being sung, Wade was still taking practice shots. Rightfully so, he was criticized for this. At first Wade dismissed the entire ordeal in an interesting fashion. He didn’t exactly apologize, [...]
May 11, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
After J.B Bickerstaff informed the Rockets that he’s not interested in becoming their permanent head coach, the search has become wide open. We’ve seen jobs, like Sacramento, get filled up, so the number of available gigs is shrinking. But one name that has the Rockets attention is Kenny Smith. I’ve said for years that, on [...]
May 10, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
J.B. Bickerstaff took over for Kevin McHale in November after McHale was fired in the first week of the season. Bickerstaff was able to guide the team to a playoff birth despite a tumultuous season. But a first round exit at the hands of the Warriors has the team on summer vacation, and management looking [...]
May 5, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors