Nothing like carrying the weight of the Los Angeles Lakers’ world on your shoulders at 36 years old, eh Kobe Bryant? Everyone is waiting for Bryant’s second return. Everyone. Even if you hate him, you want to see him; you want to know if he still has it or not. It’s human nature. And Bryant [...]
September 30, 2014
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Well, now. Carmelo Anthony had a busy offseason. He went free-agency hunting, eventually re-signed with the Knicks and even lost some weight. Things aren’t going to settle down now with training camp underway, either. He has a team to lead and a new system to learn. And a bunch of righteous, hard-nosed, reputation-defaming bastards to [...]
September 29, 2014
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The Boston Celtics have announced today the signing of free agent swing man Evan Turner to a two-year 6.7 million dollar contract, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein. Turner, the former second overall pick in 2010 initially agreed to terms with the Celtics back in July. However, the signing was delayed to allow the team to [...]
September 29, 2014
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Benjamin Felix Santos
Everything about Markieff and Marcus Morris is the same. Except for the fact that one is legitimately an inch taller and Markieff is now a little richer. The Suns have signed the twins to 4-year extensions. Over the life of the respective contracts, Markieff stands to make about $12 million more than his brother. Either [...]
September 29, 2014
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Kobe Bryant has never been afraid to speak his mind, even when he has nothing to do with a particular situation. Bryant recently opened up to SI and spoke on the topic of Deron Williams’ inconsistent play from a season ago. Kobe specifically referenced Williams going 0-for-9 in a loss to the Heat and simply [...]
September 29, 2014
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Kevin Durant cannot kick the free-agency bug. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar is fiercely loyal and, even now, incredibly happy where he is. But 2016 free agency looms large for him, and he has given it some thought. Even though he tries not to think about the future. During a wide-ranging interview with USA Today‘s [...]
September 29, 2014
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Five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher is about to embark on a whole new journey next season—as a head coach for the New York Knicks. Phil Jackson, president of the Knicks’ basketball operations definitely has a good relationship with Fisher especially in their times together back in Los Angeles. Together with Kobe Bryant, they both thrived [...]
September 28, 2014
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Charlotte Hornets general manager Rich Cho announced today the signing of veteran power forward Jason Maxiell. And now, the training camp roster stands at 18. Maxiell, 31, played for the Orlando Magic last season and tallied 3.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game under 14.4 minutes. His freakish leaping ability and physical strength [...]
September 28, 2014
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Another day, another injury—as the New Orleans Pelicans have announced today that their five-year veteran guard Tyreke Evans will be expected to miss 3-5 weeks with a strained right hamstring. He suffered the injury last week while playing pickup basketball somewhere out of town, according to GM Dell Demps New Orleans will definitely need Evans [...]
September 27, 2014
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Highly-touted point guard Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics recently had an accident fell down at his own home which led to a surgery for his broken finger, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Most of us expected the Celtics to be better than last season wherein they finished only with 25 wins all [...]
September 27, 2014
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