It’s no secret around NBA circles that disgruntled Houston Rockets center Omer Asik and New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert are the early favorites to be dealt by the NBA’s trade deadline. Although the league’s cut off point for trades isn’t until February 20th, I think it would be a safe bet that both players [...]
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The Oklahoma City Thunder’s playoff and finals hopes collapsed abruptly when Russell Westbrook went down with a knee injury on April 24th in game 2 of the Thunder’s first round series against the Houston Rockets, after he was sideswiped by then rookie Patrick Beverly. Once James Harden was sent to Houston, many have proclaimed the [...]
Remember the good old days of the Charlotte Hornets franchise, when Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson, Dell Curry, and Mugsey Bogues were the upstart franchise on the rise during the 80’s and early 90’s. Who could forget that vintage 1993 Playoff moment when then rookie big man Alonzo Mourning sank a last second 20 foot jumper [...]
The Knicks have allegedly been trying to move Iman Shumpert. Is that a wise choice? Is Paul George on the fast track for MVP? And is Kobe coming back too soon. Kevin Burke discusses…. If you have any questions you’d like answered by Kevin on a future THD podcast episode, feel free to email them [...]
Vince Carter is on to something here. Dwight Howard has been called a lot of things during his time in the NBA. With the Orlando Magic, he was a savior, superstar, cornerstone and, by the end, quintessential jackass. With the Los Angeles Lakers he was God, Satan and a coward. With the Houston Rockets he’s [...]
Out of frustration the other night, Dwight Howard tossed the ball at a heckling fan as the Rockets were in Dallas. It was a soft lob and nothing malicious. Even so, who does that? But I’ll give Dwight a pass, because fans have the green light to be mean-spirited at games, but if the athlete [...]