Chauncey Billups knows what we all know, but what the New York Knicks inconveniently do not know: Carmelo Anthony isn’t a vocal leader. Here’s what Melo’s former teammate had to say, per ESPN New York’s Ian Begley: Chauncey Billups, an ESPN analyst who played with Anthony for three seasons in Denver and New York, said [...]
April 28, 2015
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Kevin Love is out indefinitely for the Cleveland Cavaliers, which may be a blessing in disguise…for the Los Angeles Lakers. After getting, um, entangled with Kelly Olynyk midway through the first quarter of the Cavaliers’ series-clinching Game 4 victory over the Boston Celtics, Love will be out of action indefinitely. Twitter is all aflutter with [...]
April 28, 2015
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A lot of criticism has been bombarding Nets’ point guard Deron Williams regarding his ability to be his old dominant self—the one who was once hailed as one of the top three point guards in the league. On Monday night, Williams came back to life with an explosion of 35 points in their game four [...]
April 28, 2015
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Ty Lawson may or may not be jealous of the Dallas Mavericks. Sure, on some level he should be. They made the playoffs while his Denver Nuggets did not. That alone paves the way for envy. But the point guard took it a step further on Instagram. Apparently. We think. We’re not really sure. Consider [...]
April 28, 2015
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Several weeks ago, we mentioned that NBPA would be announcing awards that would be given out to players, solely voted on by the players. But up until now, we didn’t know what those awards would be. This is spearheaded by comments Kevin Durant made regarding the media having too much power. However, this will not [...]
April 27, 2015
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Mike Conley took an inadvertent elbow to the face from C.J. McCollum in game 3 and left the game. The elbow was so bad he had to undergo facial surgery. It will be at least 48 hours for Memphis’ medical staff to examine Conley and see how long he’ll be out for. Needless to say, [...]
April 27, 2015
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The basketball sock market has exploded in the last few years thanks largely to the sportswear brands shifting back to the high sock look. Seeing the opportunity, company Stance filled a void by offering stylish options at a quality high enough to rival the leading sportswear brands that were doing it. Their success has led [...]
Coming off a decent over-matched first-round effort against the top-seeded Golden State Warriors, the New Orleans Pelicans are going to be dealing with a number of things as they head towards the off-season. And one of them (which undoubtedly should be their top priority) is securing their superstar, Anthony Davis, for the long-term. With that [...]
April 27, 2015
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The Mavericks stayed alive in the series on Sunday night’s game four against the Rockets. It was all thanks to this man, Monta Ellis, who finished with a game-high of 31 points. He combined that with 6 rebounds and 3 assists to help the Mavericks live to fight another day and bring back the series [...]
April 27, 2015
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Kevin Love left Sunday’s game 4 clincher for the Cavs with a dislocated left shoulder. His arm got locked up with Kelly Olynyk’s and the result wasn’t favorable for Love. Olynyk denies any ill intentions, but the video clearly shows him yanking down on Love’s arm. In any event, Love said he arm felt fine [...]
April 27, 2015
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