Kyle Lowry is having an incredible season and even though he was an All-Star in 2016 he may still be the most underrated player in the NBA. He is the heart and soul of a 41-20 Raptors team competing for the Eastern Conference’s top seed and has increased his scoring average by four points, his [...]
March 7, 2016
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News broke Monday that Michael Carter-Williams will undergo surgery to repair the torn labrum in his hip, causing him to miss the remainder of the 2015-16 season. The Bucks say guard Michael Carter-Williams will undergo season-ending surgery on Thursday to repair the torn labrum in his left hip. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) March 7, [...]
March 7, 2016
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It’s no secret that former players take offense when people even hint that the current crop of NBA players are better than they were. That’s why so many are quick to denounce what Steph Curry does on the court. Oscar Robertson made it seem simple to stop a guy with that kind of range, and [...]
March 4, 2016
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Rumors
The last time we saw Kendrick Perkins in a Cavaliers uniform, he was on the bench. He didn’t get a great deal of minutes when the game mattered the most, but to guys like LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, his playing time didn’t matter. They feel as if Perk’s presence is sorely missed. Not just [...]
March 4, 2016
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Rumors
The San Antonio Spurs have been the model franchise in the NBA for quite some time now. They are the standard of how an organization should be run from top to bottom from ownership to the front office to their coaching staff to their on court leadership and team chemistry. They have extended two historic [...]
March 4, 2016
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The Warriors continued to make history Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder with their 121-105 comeback victory. They matched the 1994 to 1996 Bulls record for the longest home winning streak in NBA history at 44. The Warriors win their 44th straight at home, tying the NBA's best home win streak. pic.twitter.com/lSyM6kbsrf — NBA [...]
March 4, 2016
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Kobe Bryant has gone from an old curmudgeon to an affable, gracious and giving star in his final days in the league. His going away tour has resulted in a universal love fest for Kobe, even in arenas and cities that typically didn’t have a warm reception for the Black Mamba, such as Philadelphia, Boston [...]
March 3, 2016
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Offbeat
Some guys are just born to hoop and Baron Davis is one of them. The last time we saw him on an NBA court, he suffered an ugly knee injury with the Knicks during a nationally televised game. But B-Diddy is back. He has officially signed with the Delaware 87ers of the D-League. Some may [...]
March 3, 2016
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Rumors
Blake Griffin is close to a return for the Los Angeles Clippers. And that could be a problem. Griffin hasn’t played since Christmas and is now rehabilitating a fractured right hand that he suffered when punching the Clippers’ assistant equipment manager. He will serve a four-game suspension once he’s healthy enough to play, which, according [...]
March 3, 2016
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Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge has some brass ones. We knew the Celtics tried to acquire a big name ahead of the Feb. 18 trade deadline and failed. We also knew that they targeted players we likely never knew about. And, finally, we on some level knew we would find out who those nameless players [...]
March 3, 2016
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