Damian Lillard seems to be enjoying himself more in Portland these days. Not sure if alleged rift between he and former teammate LaMarcus Aldridge was true, or if he’s just having more fun with CJ McCollum, but something seems different. He’s enjoying his time so much that he plans on staying in Portland his entire [...]
January 11, 2016
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John Calipari to the NBA rumors are back again. Over the weekend, reports have surfaced linking the Kentucky coach, to the Brooklyn Nets. When Mikhail Prokhorov fired head coach Lionel Hollins and reassigned general manager Billy King it was made clear that he wants a change, but who will be heading that change has yet [...]
January 11, 2016
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The past week had a really good balance of incredible offensive and defensive plays for us to showcase in this week’s Top 10 NBA Plays of the week highlight mix. Who do you think will get the top spot? Don’t sleep on Wade’s alley-oop dunk from Dragic, Williams’ game winner from deep, or even Jimmy [...]
January 8, 2016
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Hoops TV, THD Videos
Ty Lawson was the recipient of two separate DUI charges in 2015, which ultimately led to Denver finally cutting ties with him. Now he’s Houston’s problem to deal with. Earlier in the season, the league finally came down on Lawson with a 2-game suspension for the January 2015 DUI. Today, he learned that he has [...]
January 8, 2016
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Still waiting for that first NBA blockbuster trade of the 2015-16 NBA season? Well, keep waiting. It’ll come eventually, just not now. In the meantime, get your rumor-mill fix with Sporting News’ Mitch Lawrence, who claims that the Charlotte Hornets are interested in dealing for Bojan Bogdanovic of the Brooklyn Nets: GM Billy King is [...]
January 8, 2016
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Reebok dominated the basketball market for years. From the 1990s into the early 2000s, the Vector brand was the market leader in the hoops footwear space. Aiming for future relevance, Reebok signed Allen Iverson to a lifetime contract which featured a signature sneaker with the closest silhouette amount to Michael Jordan’s shoe series. Here we [...]
January 7, 2016
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Ben Berry, Kicks, PE Corner
Ryan Anderson has dominated the NBA’s trade rumor mill almost as much as the Phoenix Suns’ Markieff Morris. And the New Orleans Pelicans, for the life of them, cannot figure out why. Or rather, head coach Alvin Gentry cannot figure out why. Per the New Orleans Advocate‘s Brett Dawson: Alvin Gentry says of Pelicans: "We've [...]
January 7, 2016
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David Lee wants more minutes, but the Boston Celtics don’t have them to dole out, which clearly means a trade request is on the way. Or not. From Mass Live’s Jay King: Asked directly about possibly requesting a trade due to disappearing playing time, Boston Celtics big man David Lee said he has not considered [...]
January 7, 2016
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Rick Carlisle doesn’t have time for anymore of Rajon Rondo’s shenanigans. Not even if they could have been potentially detrimental to the livelihood of his Dallas Mavericks. Rajon Rondo and Rick Carlisle never really seemed to get along during the former’s stint in Dallas last season, hence why he ended up off the team midway [...]
January 7, 2016
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Derek Fisher apparently doesn’t have unconditional job security with the New York Knicks. No head coach, save for maybe Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, and perhaps Rick Carlisle in Dallas, can necessarily say that about their situation. You don’t get into the NBA coaching game if you’re looking for stability. But Fisher is only in [...]
January 7, 2016
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