Anthony Davis is like the Energizer Bunny of fear: He just keeps getting scarier and scarier and scarier and scarier. Last week, we riffed on the Brow bulking up and turning the NBA’s fellow power forwards and centers into his own personal playthings. Now we’re back to him incorporating three-pointers into his already-expansive arsenal. Yes, [...]
August 31, 2015
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For someone who’s battled myriad injuries and, as of now, doesn’t rank in the top half of his position pool, Ricky Rubio ambles his way into the NBA’s rumor mill quite often. While responding Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher buying that the Minnesota Timberwolves would move, or at least shop, Rubio this coming season, ESPN 1500’s [...]
August 31, 2015
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D’Angelo Russell hasn’t yet played a regular season game for the Lakers yet, but he’s not making many fans so far. A few weeks ago, he tweeted out that he thought Tracy McGrady was the “GOAT,” to which Kobe Bryant replied: [tweet https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/632367332262711296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Russell is certainly entitled to his opinion and shouldn’t be forced to [...]
August 31, 2015
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History has proved that skilled big men have been, and always will be in high demand in the NBA, as 7 foot superstars like Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Shaquille O’Neal have dominated the sport since it’s existence. That’s perhaps the reason why the OKC Thunder overpaid this offseason to secure the services of restricted [...]
August 31, 2015
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If you had to bet on a game of basketball between established NBA point guard Isaiah Thomas, or the pound for pound greatest boxer on the planet, who would you choose? My guess is most of you are choosing Thomas. Which is a good bet. What you may not realize is Mayweather isn’t as much [...]
August 28, 2015
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Derrick Rose is officially on the record claiming his innocence after being accused of drugging and gang raping an ex-girlfriend. TMZ first brought word of the accusations, and Deadspin has since released additional details of the complaint, all of which are worth a read. But Rose responded himself on Thursday night, issuing a statement to [...]
August 28, 2015
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How many titles could Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal have won if their partnership never dissolved? Who knows. They ended up with three. Shaq won another with the Miami Heat, and Kobe went on to win two more with the Los Angeles Lakers. Had they stayed together, though, you get the sense they could have [...]
August 28, 2015
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It’s apparently not enough that Anthony Davis is honing his three-point shot this summer. He’s Hulking up as well. Per Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com (h/t Bleacher Report), Davis, who is listed at 220 pounds, has packed on 12 pounds of muscle this offseason. And Eichenhofer posted the pictures to prove it: Through diet/lifting, Anthony Davis [...]
August 28, 2015
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Tristan Thompson really needs to sign a new deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers already. That, or he needs to sign his qualifying offer, play through the 2015-16 season, become an unrestricted free agent next summer and…join the Toronto Raptors. The absence of an agreement with Cleveland has the speculation factory all aflutter. The Cavaliers and [...]
August 28, 2015
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Brandon Jennings was supposed to be the Pistons’ franchise PG, but when they acquired Reggie Jackson after Jennings tore his Achilles, that put things in question. Especially when Detroit invested $80 million into Jackson. But surprisingly, Jennings is fine with Jackson being there and he’s even willing to come off the bench. You don’t see [...]
August 27, 2015
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