Kobe Bryant made a guarantee to the media, his teammates, and the organization. That guarantee throughout the Lakers regular season struggles was ‘don’t worry, we’ll make the playoffs’. Skeptics thought there was no way in hell the Lakers would make the playoffs in the tight Western Conference, but the team played great down the stretch [...]
April 22, 2013
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Offbeat
The day after the NBA season ended, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired coach Byron Scott. Towards the end of the season, there were rumors swirling that there was a rift between star point guard Kyrie Irving and Scott. Whenever there’s a perceived issue between the star player and the head coach, the coach is the one [...]
April 22, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
Throughout the majority of the Lakers-Spurs Game 1 today, injured Lakers star Kobe Bryant was tweeting thoughts and advice for LA to anyone who was listening. As if Kobe Bryant’s tweets don’t get enough attention, a bunch of his tweets were mentioned on air by the TNT crew. So of course reporters had to ask [...]
April 22, 2013
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Offbeat
By the time current Dallas Maverick Vince Carter winds up his illustrious career, and hopefully it won’t be anytime soon, the player who became known as “Half Man-Half Amazing” for his insane leaping ability and devastating dunks may well have cemented himself a spot in the Naismith Hall of Fame. The now 36 year old [...]
April 22, 2013
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Allen Moll
When you watch an athlete play for years, it’s easy to forget that they have their own personal lives and they too have had to deal with trials and tribulations as well. Amar’e Stoudemire of the New York Knicks is no stranger to this, and he has decided to share his story. Amar’e has teamed [...]
April 22, 2013
Anou Enright
Interviews
Chris Paul hasn’t yet come out and said he’s re-signing with the Los Angeles Clippers directly, but he sure seems like he’s ultimately going to. Forget that the Clippers are in the playoffs for the second straight year. That doesn’t have as much to do with his decision right now. What does is how far [...]
April 22, 2013
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We all know that the G.O.A.T– Michael Jordan has accumulated an inordinate amount of wealth over his playing career, plus endorsements, and of course the Jordan Brand. And why not. He’s universally regarded as the best player we’ve ever seen run up and down the hardwood as well as revolutionizing the game and the athletic shoe [...]
April 22, 2013
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Allen Moll
With the NBA regular season officially over and another exciting postseason for playoff teams just underway, what do the disappointing non-playoff teams have to look forward to in the coming months? Well, of course it is the 2013 NBA Draft which is just over 2 months away, where teams like the Charlotte Bobcats, Sacramento Kings, [...]
April 21, 2013
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Allen Moll, NBA Draft
Twitter, like all web based blogging platforms, allows users to spew opinions at random. There are many cases where a celebrity with lots of followers says something off the cuff that they wish they could take back. I”m not saying Bucks star guard Brandon Jennings would like to take his tweet from last night back, [...]
April 19, 2013
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Rumors
New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson doesn’t believe Amar’e Stoudemire will be ready to play against the Boston Celtics, but the six-time All-Star himself says otherwise. Per Ian Begley of ESPNNewYork.com, Amar’e hasn’t completely ruled out the possibility of returning to the lineup in the first round. Amar’e hasn’t completely ruled himself out of [...]
April 19, 2013
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