The Grizzlies’ Marc Gasol has been out nursing a torn abdominal muscle. Your abs are the core of your body, and with that injury it probably makes brushing your teeth difficult, let alone playing basketball. With Gasol, the Grizzlies are a force to be reckoned with. He makes them a very balanced, complete team. But [...]
March 28, 2013
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Rumors
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March 28, 2013
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Exclusives, Kicks, Lists
The Miami Heat are playing out of their minds. They are currently on a 27-game win streak which is good enough for second best in NBA history. They are just 6 shy of tying the ’71 – ’72 Lakers record of 33 consecutive wins, and 7 shy of breaking it. The Heat have the Bulls, [...]
March 27, 2013
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Dirk Nowitzki and a few teammates made a pact almost two months ago. That pact was that no one would shave or trim their beards until the team had reached .500 in the standings. While they aren’t there yet, after their third straight win last night they are only one game shy of .500 and [...]
March 27, 2013
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Offbeat
Who are we to make light out of the misfortune of someone else? Scratch that, who are we, not to? Barnes last night airballed his chance at tying the game late against the Mavs. Clutch shooting. [...]
March 27, 2013
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Well, that didn’t last very long. According to Comcast’s Ric Bucher, Mike D’Antoni and the Los Angeles Lakers may move Pau Gasol back to the bench. Source: Don’t be surprised if Pau Gasol is coming off the bench at Minnesota on Wednesday after the Lakers went 0-2 upon his return. — Ric Bucher (@RicBucher) March [...]
March 27, 2013
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Blogs
This time of year many players, particularly from those on teams not going to the playoffs, are shut down for the rest of the season due to injury. Teams/coaches figure it’s no use in prolonging this guy’s injury. However, it’s somewhat refreshing when a player doesn’t want to get a jumpstart on his summer vacation. [...]
March 26, 2013
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Rumors
The Lakers fell to the Warriors Monday night and were without Metta World Peace for the entire second half. MWP went to the locker room during the first half and it initially wasn’t clear why. It was later revealed that he suffered a left knee strain. The good news for Lakers fans is that he [...]
March 26, 2013
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