You don’t see this every day. Last night the Raptors were in LA to play against the Clippers in a preseason game. Midway through the second quarter, Jamal Crawford lost his shoe. Griffin, trying to help out his teammate, picked it up to give it to him. At that same moment Crawford passed Griffin the [...]
October 6, 2016
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Offbeat
Utah Jazz center Jeff Withey has been dumped by his 2014 Playmate of the Year fiancee, Kennedy Summers. As per TMZ, Summers’ reportedly broke off their engagement over “many issues” but more specifically social media. “While it has its many pros, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc. can also create many issues within a relationship,” Zack Teperman, [...]
October 5, 2016
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Offbeat
The NBA has suspended Darren Collison of the Sacremento Kings eight games without pay after he plead guilty to domestic violence. Collison plead guilty to a charge of misdemeanor battery for an incident that occurred with his wife back in May. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail and three years of informal probation. [...]
October 3, 2016
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With each coach that Phil Jackson interviews, the topic of the Triangle Offense surely comes up. Derek Fisher implemented it and we’ll surely see Jeff Hornacek do the same. Phil is determined to never let it go, no matter how long it’s been since it has been successful for him. Derrick Rose is now at [...]
September 30, 2016
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Rumors
The year before Paul George broke his leg, he was playing the best basketball of his young career. In fact, the Pacers began that season really strong and George looked like an early MVP candidate. But then both he and the team came back to earth a bit. He was understandably tentative on the court [...]
September 29, 2016
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Paul Pierce thinks his Los Angeles Clippers are a superteam. Most likely. The 38-year-old forward, who will retire at the end of 2016-17, basically talked himself into calling the Clippers a superteam at their media day, per the Los Angeles Times‘s Jesse Dougherty: “To me, I think we have a super team here,” Pierce stated [...]
September 29, 2016
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As the New York Knicks inevitably struggle to meet the unreasonably high expectations that have been set before them, both internally and externally, remember this: They still have Kristaps Porzingis. Even if he suffers a sophomore slump or sees his role in the offense marginalized by the ball-dominant Derrick Rose, Porzingis, still just 21, is [...]
September 28, 2016
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In the 2015-16 season, the San Antonio Spurs broke a record even the great Golden State Warriors could not achieve. Although Steve Kerr’s men bested the feat of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls by posting a 73-9 season record, the Spurs claimed the joint best performance on home soil by losing just one of their games [...]
September 27, 2016
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They say the truth shall set you free. And following this upcoming season, The Truth will be free. Paul Pierce has announced that the 2016-17 campaign will be his last in the NBA. It’s astounding to think, but this will be Paul’s 19th season in the Association. These days, he plays a role for the [...]
September 26, 2016
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Chris Bosh’s trek back to the hardwood has hit another snag. Though the 32-year-old has been overwhelmingly optimistic about returning to the court in time for the start of this season, he apparently failed a physical and, as such, will not be cleared to participate in the Miami Heat’s training camp, according to Barry Jackson [...]
September 23, 2016
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