If what we’re all about to read is true, the Miami Heat are being weird. In a bad way. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald says that free-agent point guard Nate Robinson, who began this season with the Denver Nuggets and was then traded to the Boston Celtics and released, reached out to the Heat. [...]
January 20, 2015
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Random NBA free-agency update incoming. Goran Dragic, one of the top prizes of this upcoming summer’s free agency, is still projected to be a hot commodity—specifically for the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers. From USA Today‘s Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt: Goran Dragic, the 28-year-old Phoenix Suns point guard, is no youngster, as he’s [...]
January 20, 2015
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This season, Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal told USA Today that himself and Wall are, “definitely the best backcourt in the league.” But, after his dismissal from the Warriors, former Head Coach Mark Jackson called Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry the, “greatest shooting backcourt in the history of the game.” Since then, the question of [...]
January 19, 2015
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As reported back in October, Michael Beasley left the NBA for China and the Chinese Basketball Association in an attempt to rejuvenate his career. Following in the footsteps of another troubled NBA star, Stephon Marbury, the CBA doesn’t look like a terrible place to land, as they pay well, and have tremendous community support if [...]
January 19, 2015
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Reminders that Kobe Bryant is old, and getting even older still, have been out in full force this season. Here’s another one. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times‘ Bill Plaschke, the 36-year-old admitted that walking away from the NBA and Los Angeles Lakers after this season has been something he’s thought about: “I’d be lying [...]
January 19, 2015
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For 2 seasons now, the Philadelphia 76ers have been going through a very public franchise rebuild, as they clearly try to pile up losses and accumulate high draft picks. Experts, fans, and even other NBA personnel have been on the fence on whether the “tanking” will work, but Philly is apparently set on letting the [...]
January 18, 2015
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Los Angeles Clippers Coach and President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers said all the right things when he pulled the trigger on a 3-team trade that sent his son Austin Rivers home to the Clippers, Reggie Bullock to the Phoenix Suns, Chris Douglas-Roberts and a 2017 pick to the Boston Celtics. But, does the Clippers [...]
January 18, 2015
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R.S. De France
Two decades ago, future NBA legends Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton had the Seattle SuperSonics flying high, as they arguably formed one of the best inside-outside combinations in Association history. Payton, was in the beginning stages of what would become a Hall of Fame career, earning the nickname “The Glove” for his lock down defense, [...]
January 18, 2015
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Offbeat
Well it’s official: The NBA is a forest fire of craziness. To wit: A lot has happened since we last met. Kevin Garnett decided to head-hump Dwight Howard amid the Net’s demonstrative downturn; the Pistons decided to be an actual basketball team; the Knicks and Celtics let Sam Hinkie know they’re coming for his (pingpong) balls; [...]
January 16, 2015
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is said to have worked closely with adidas on the 2015 Black History Month collection. Each adidas sneaker has a specific set of quotes and references: Crazy 8 – “Fundamentals are the Foundation for Excellence – ‘61 –‘65” The Crazy 8 features a canvas upper to pay homage to basketball shoes of the [...]