The Boston Celtics, as per usual, are tough to get a read on. First, we think we have no interest in a Carmelo Anthony trade. Then, we believe they want to join the party as a third-team facilitator. Now, according to the Boston Herald‘s Steve Bulpett, they’re open to the idea of actually getting Melo: But [...]
January 31, 2017
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Tim Duncan made the decision to retire on Monday after the best 19 year run with one team in the history of the NBA. He did it in a very private and subdued Tim Duncan way of course without the frills or attention. It will be very bizarre to see the Spurs take the floor [...]
July 15, 2016
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I am fully aware that it is still early in the 2016 NBA free agency bonanza, and although the market has officially dried up there is nothing to say that teams won’t make huge roster moves or shake-ups through trades in the next few months leading up to the 2016-17 season. Where we stand though, [...]
July 11, 2016
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Ryan Bawek
Remember when, in 2011, the Boston Celtics passed on drafting Jimmy Butler so they could select MarShon Brooks? Good times. To be fair, Butler, the 30th pick in 2011, was passed over 29 times before being picked up by the Chicago Bulls. So it’s not like the Celtics are alone. But they can be uniquely [...]
June 17, 2016
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Stephen Curry is just like you, only waaaaaaay better at basketball. Way richer, too. But that wealth hasn’t stopped him from becoming a man of the people. He, like many of us, uses the contemporary taxi service uber, per Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: [tweet https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/738098342874357760] This is pretty freaking cool. I mean, [...]
June 2, 2016
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According to ESPN reporters Brian Windhorst and Darren Rovell, the NBA is expected to vote in favor of allowing NBA teams to have advertisements on their jerseys starting in the 2017-18 season. This opens up a whole new revenue stream for NBA franchises and the league and could generate anywhere from $4 million to $6 [...]
April 13, 2016
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Ryan Bawek
A lot of sports fans use Bleacher Report’s Team Stream app to follow their favorite sports teams and players. But by far and away, the Los Angeles Clippers’ newsfeed has to be running the hottest of anyone else in the league. They’re constantly in the news for one thing or another – whether it be [...]
November 30, 2015
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Phil Jackson is already cashing in on the offseason goodwill he earned among New York Knicks fans. The Zen Master has spent a majority of the summer surprising New York’s fiercely loyal fanbase in a good way. He didn’t do anything stupid on draft night—like trading away the No. 4 pick for a slop heap [...]
August 18, 2015
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Pablo Prigioni now plays for the Los Angeles Clippers. And that’s bad news for Jamal Crawford. And he knows it. Shams Charania of RealGM first brought word that Prigioni would be heading to Los Angeles after being waived by the Denver Nuggets: Free agent guard Pablo Prigioni has reached agreement on a deal with the [...]
July 23, 2015
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There has been a lot of drama lately in Hollywood, and it’s not just the Lakers. The Los Angeles Clippers have been making some noise in their own way, as we head towards free agency season. They recently acquired Lance Stephenson from the Hornets just a few days ago, and they won’t be stopping there. [...]