With their four-game winning streak on the line and Dirk Nowitzki sitting out—the Dallas Mavericks managed to pull out a 107-105 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, to cap off their road trip with a bang. Both teams were mostly neck-and-neck throughout the game, as none of them were willing to let this [...]
December 4, 2014
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Highlights
The NBA’s Eastern Conference is ugly. The NBA’s Western Conference, meanwhile, is pretty flipping fantastic. This will now conclude the portion of the article where we talk about anything besides the 76ers’ suckitude. Well, not really. There are loads of other things to discuss. Like the Warriors being incredible. And the Grizzlies drinking from the Warriors’ Gatorade [...]
December 4, 2014
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Power Rankings
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, who along with Klay Thompson have been taking the league by storm, recently recorded a little rap video ‘Chef Curry With the Pot’ with his wife Ayesha. The song is a remix of the Drake track ‘0 to 100’. Ayesha Curry is behind the blog Little Light of Mine [...]
December 3, 2014
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Offbeat
At this stage of his career, and as bad as the Lakers are, Kobe Bryant is simply playing for more accolades in the NBA record book. He’s likely to pass Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list in the next few weeks and he was recently asked about his recollection of entering the league and [...]
December 3, 2014
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Offbeat
Steph Curry was at it again last night. With the Magic surprisingly up by a couple with a few seconds left in the game, Curry stole their soul with a pull up transition 3 for the win. If you thought he was going to do anything other than shoot a 3 in that situation, you [...]
December 3, 2014
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Highlights, Hoops TV
DeMarcus Cousins has missed the last 3 games for the Kings due to a viral infection, but it appears to have gotten a bit more serious as he has now been hospitalized. However, he’s expected back next week at some point. Big Cuz is averaging nearly 24 and 13 on the season, so needless to [...]
December 3, 2014
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Rumors
Yogurt-coated moths! Tree monkey-shaped lightbulbs! Onion-scented udder cream! See, I can say totally outrageous things too. Just like Kobe Bryant. Relax, I jest. Kobe told Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski that the concept of his impatience is a myth, and I agree with him. Kind of. First, here’s what he told Woj: “The idea of me [...]
December 3, 2014
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Blogs
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant could possibly make his much-awaited season debut tonight as his team visits the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman. Durant was forced to miss the start of the season due to a right foot fracture and had to undergo surgery to repair the injury. And [...]
December 2, 2014
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Benjamin Felix Santos
Lance Stephenson may have overstayed his welcome in Charlotte. Yes, it is only his first season with the Hornets. And yes, said season isn’t even 25 percent done. But the Hornets look like the Bobcats, and it’s forced them to scour the trade market for reinforcements, according to Grantland’s Zach Lowe: The Hornets have been [...]
December 2, 2014
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Blogs
Come join Lakers head coach Byron Scott on this limb, won’t you? It’s fantastically flimsy and precariously situated between a raging inferno and toxic-smog factory, all of which are perched above perilous waters rife human-guzzling crocodiles. What’s that? Oh, you won’t be joining him? Only Kobe Bryant will? Okay, then. Scott has touched on some [...]
December 1, 2014
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Dr. Anklesnap