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The Toronto Raptors are like a brand new team since the trade that brought Rudy Gay north of the border. They are 4 of their last 6 games in the post-Gay era, which may not seem like much, until you consider who they’ve beat. The Pacers, Clippers, and now Nuggets. All quality teams in the [...]

As it turns out, Leandro Barbosa’s knee injury from last night is much more severe than anticipated. He is also done for the season with a torn ACL. How many torn ACL’s can one team endure in their backcourt. Also, what’s with the increasing number of ACL injuries in sports these days? But despite this [...]

Derrick Rose and Iman Shumpert both tore their ACLs on the same day last year. Shumpert has been back for a few weeks, but no sign of Rose yet. Granted, everyone’s body heals differently, but you got the sense Rose’s return was near. But he shot down any hope of that. He’s being very cautious [...]

The Phoenix Suns seem hell-bent on making a splash leading into the NBA’s trade deadline, and their latest exploits have brought them to Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson. Per Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic, the Suns are interested in making a play for Jefferson and/or Gordon Hayward: The Suns also have shown interest in [...]

Many thought that the Boston Celtics were dead in the water when Rajon Rondo went down with an ACL tear a few weeks back. But much to everyone’s surprise, they won seven straight following Rondo’s injury. However, last night their winning streak was snapped in Charlotte and they also may have lost Leandro Barbosa to [...]

The hits just keep on coming for Dwight Howard and the Los Angeles Lakers. As Los Angeles continues to teeter between mediocrity and oblivion, plenty of others are taking exception to just about everything that has to do with these Lakers. Set to explore free agency at season’s end, Howard has been the primary target [...]

In honor in Michael Jordan’s upcoming birthday, ESPN ran a special segment called ‘Gotta Be The Shoes’ highlighting the legendary Air Jordan sneaker line. Predictably, the story of how the Air Jordan XI saw its first unveiling was touched upon, educating those who have never heard about the greatest sneaker “leak” ever.  Its interesting to [...]

The Brooklyn Nets have had a very up and down season, but will surely be right there in the mix come playoff time. Last night, they were rolled over by the Spurs in Brooklyn causing some doubt as to how seriously people should take the team. Deron Williams has been playing through the some pain [...]

The Bulls’ Joakim Noah has been out with plantar fasciitis and his return is still up in the air. But this weekend is the All-Star weekend and Noah was named to the squad. But do to his ailing foot, he may have to sit the game out which is something he understandably doesn’t want to [...]

The tilt last night between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets was by far the game of the season. Both teams came into the contest riding big winnings streaks. The Nuggets 9 games, to the Celtics 6 games. Although they are both in very different positions in their respective conferences. The Nuggets are sitting as [...]