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Kobe may be coming off major surgery and is 35 years old, but that doesn’t mean the Lakers still don’t want him. If nothing else, he’s a box office draw. We saw evidence of this a few weeks ago with the Lakers home sellout record of 200+ games was recently snapped. The Lakers have decided [...]

Heading into the Portland Trailblazers’ early season tilt with the Golden State Warriors, Rip City was riding high, and surging to the top of the Western Conference standings behind a 9 game win streak. Once the final whistle sounded, the Blazers’ streak had reached an even 10 games, following a hard fought 113-101 victory, but [...]

Derrick Rose is opting for season-ending surgery to repair the meniscus he tore in his knee on Friday night in Portland. Frankly, that’s the only option. Rehabbing it without surgery would probably be a huge mistake. That means the earliest we will see him is the beginning of next year, but don’t hold your breath. [...]

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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 [...]

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