This may come as news to you, but LeBron James can score. Oh you knew that? And you hate people who state the obvious? Sorry, my bad. For his career, LeBron is averaging 27.6 points per game. Even with the Miami Heat, who have two other top-tier scorers in Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, The [...]
October 17, 2013
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We’re just a mere weeks away from the start of the season, and everybody is still waiting to see what will happen with Kobe Bryant. Will he play? Will he not? It was just eight months ago when he tore his Achilles. According to Mike D’Antoni, Kobe will miss the opener. I think that makes [...]
October 16, 2013
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Rumors
Each year, ESPN ranks NBA players, from worst to first. And naturally, it causes much debate. Basketball is the sport that lends itself best to the “who is better?” debate. Today, they announced on twitter that Kobe Bryant is #25. Last year, he was ranked 6th, and he took offense to that. So what will his [...]
October 16, 2013
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Rumors
Dwight Howards’s departure from Orlando almost makes LeBron’s look innocent. But more than a year later, why is Dwight still talking about his days in Orlando? He needs to just let that go and get on with his career. The sooner he stops talking about the Magic, the better it will be. After he left [...]
October 16, 2013
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Rumors
Detroit made one of the moves of the summer by trading for Brandon Jennings, but will be without his services to start the season. Jennings is being sidelined for about 3 weeeks with a bad…tooth. The PG has bum wisdom tooth that is causing some other issues. The good news is that he won’t miss that [...]
October 15, 2013
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Rumors
I don’t know that there could possibly be a stranger story. Chris Duhon was nearly run over in a mall parking lot. According to the report by MyFoxOrlando.com, it seems like a pretty trivial reason. The motive seems odd, but Duhon was hurt enough to the point where he doesn’t even remember the incident. Let’s [...]
October 15, 2013
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Offbeat
Things change in the NBA all the time. Preseason basketball is often considered meaningless because, well, it is. It’s supposed to be a time for star players to work through rust, fringe players to secure roster spots and coaches to nail down rotations. And in many ways, that’s what it is. But it’s also a [...]
October 15, 2013
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Power Rankings
Just because Derrick Rose is back in the lineup doesn’t necessarily mean that all is well in Chicago. According to a Yahoo! report, there is a rift going on between Tom Thibodeau and Bulls brass. It has to do with personnel moves that were made that Thibs hasn’t been comfortable with. There will always be [...]
October 15, 2013
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Rumors
Now that all signs point towards this upcoming season actually being #TheReturn of Derrick Rose, gear up for what is sure to be a dynamic Chicago Bulls season with the ‘Brenda’ adidas Rose 4 inspired by Derrick’s mother; Brenda Rose. Since the adidas Rose 1, all of the D Rose sneakers have featured the Sprintframe [...]
October 15, 2013
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Kicks, Official Releases
Halfway thru the 2013 NBA preseason, the Los Angeles Lakers look better than many expected even playing without 5-time NBA champion and 15-time All-Star Kobe Bryant. Thru four games, the Lakers are 2-2 against Golden State, Denver (twice), and Sacramento. Playing without 17-year Lakers guard Bryant, the Lakers clearly lack an identity. But, credit Coach [...]
October 15, 2013
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