Al Jefferson recently had to serve a 5-game suspension for violating the league’s drug policy and his nightmare season is continuing. The underrated big man will now be out 6 weeks following knee surgery. The Hornets are 17-14 and will probably battle for that 8th seed in the east all year long. Given the fact [...]
December 31, 2015
Anou Enright
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If I told you Steph Curry has made more 3-pointers in the last 2 and a half seasons than Larry Bird made in his entire career, would you believe me? You should, because that’s actually the case. Bird is apparently partial to shooter and is fond of Curry’s game. In fact, if you ask the [...]
December 31, 2015
Anou Enright
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In search of a point guard not named Jose Calderon to direct their offense, the New York Knicks are turning attentions toward…Brandon Jennings. Yes, him. The one-time Knicks killer while with the Milwaukee Bucks only recently returned from an Achilles injury. He made his season debut for the Detroit Pistons against New York on Tuesday [...]
December 30, 2015
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Stephen Curry is the NBA’s foremost pioneer. He is changing the way the game is played, impacting the on-court virtues and skill sets coaches and teams and analysts and fans value in a superstar. You might say he’s the Steve Jobs or Bill Gates of the Association. And if you won’t say that, Dallas Mavericks [...]
December 30, 2015
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New York Knicks sophomore Cleanthony Early was shot in the right knee and robbed in the early-morning hours of Wednesday. He is expected to be OK. Thomas Tracy of the New York Daily News broke the story and offered the following details: New York Knicks forward Cleanthony Early was shot in the right knee in [...]
December 30, 2015
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Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson says he’s the best shooting guard in the NBA today, a drum he’s been beating the last few years, especially since the physical decline of the great Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. When asked about his starting five at each position today, Klay named Curry at [...]
December 30, 2015
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Given the success he had in a short period of time in Chicago, Tom Thibodeau’s dismissal at the end of last season came somewhat as a shock to most. The word was that the locker room was fractured and the team had tuned him out, despite their success on the court. Reportedly, on the team’s [...]
December 29, 2015
Anou Enright
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As if this 12-21 campaign for the Suns couldn’t get any worse, now this. The team is reporting that Eric Bledsoe will be lost for the remainder of the season after undergoing successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus. First, there was the offseason drama with the Morris twins, then the team recently got rid [...]
December 29, 2015
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For a bona fide championship contender, the Cleveland Cavaliers sure hold a lot of irregular team meetings. Irregular, of course, meaning specifically called confabs, not everyday powwows—such as the one Cavaliers coach David Blatt held before Cleveland’s Monday night win over the Phoenix Suns. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer‘s Chris Haynes: Before the Cleveland Cavaliers [...]
December 29, 2015
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