Kevin Durant has given Russell Westbrook the All-Star nod. Well, sort of. It was a half-assed nod, really, but a nod nonetheless. Before the Thunder took down the Heat 112-95 on Wednesday night, Durant was asked if Westbrook should be an All-Star, to which he responded yes. From Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman: The All-Star [...]
January 30, 2014
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In today’s sporting world, it has almost become commonplace to hear of an athlete being out with a torn ACL. The Denver Nuggets know all about that as Danilo Gallinari will be out all season with one of his own. Nate Robinson is next up. Although it’s not a tear, NateRob may be out with [...]
January 30, 2014
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Rumors
The OKC Thunder have been playing very well since losing Russell Westbrook to a knee injury. That’s only more encouraging for when they actually get him back. You can credit Kevin Durant playing out of his mind and perhaps coach Scott Brooks making some key adjustments without Russ. For his work, Brooks has be rewarded [...]
January 29, 2014
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Certain areas of the country deal with snow differently. Some are equipped to handle a foot of snow and some are not equipped to handle a few inches. Atlanta is city that rarely gets snow, so when they do, it’s a big deal. Big enough to shut down the city for a few days as well [...]
January 29, 2014
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Happy hump week! That’s right, hump week, the time of year in January when the NBA has eclipsed the halfway point and is fast approaching meaningful basketball. Not that all previous games have been worthless. For anyone who isn’t a fans of the Bucks, they haven’t. But now they have more purpose. With more than half [...]
January 29, 2014
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So I’m going thru the normal process of gathering content for the site and I learn that 2014 will have the first Air Jordan Retro that I’ve been excited to get my hands on, in years. And a new colorway at that. The ‘Championship Cigar’ Jordan 4 gives off the appearance of having brown lux [...]
January 28, 2014
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Kicks, Sneak-a-Peek
When Kobe hurt his knee several weeks ago, the timetable put his return at roughly the all-star break. He had his knee examined today and it turns out that he’s still about 2-4 weeks away. Many believe that Kobe should just sit out the remaineder of the season and come back next year, since the [...]
January 28, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Kevin Durant is playing on another level right now. Another planet, even. Since Russell Westbrook has been out, his shots have increased and so have his points as a results. He is averaging 31.3 PPG and that’s thanks in large part to a huge January. His latest victim was Atlanta. Last night, KD stole the [...]
January 28, 2014
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