The Indiana Pacers had their coming out party on the national stage on Sunday. They dominated the Cavaliers in Game 1 of their 1st round series, controlling the game from horn to horn and winning 98-80 behind an elite performance by their star Victor Oladipo. Oladipo had 32 points on 11-for-19 shooting to go with [...]
April 16, 2018
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LeBron James wants New York Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina to know his infatuation with Dennis Smith Jr. is nothing personal. Well, okay, it’s personal. But it’s personal with former Knicks president Phil Jackson, not The Big Apple’s rookie point guard. James said the following about Smith, the Dallas Mavericks newbie, over the weekend (via SLAM): The [...]
November 13, 2017
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Rudy Gobert must really want the Utah Jazz to finish with a top-four playoff seed in the Western Conference. Following a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, the Jazz’s third such loss to their likely first-round opponent, Gobert questioned his squad’s competitiveness. Those remarks, per Aaron Falk of The Salt Lake Tribune, prompted a [...]
March 28, 2017
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Phil Jackson isn’t sorry he used the word “posse” to describe LeBron James and his business partners/friends. But he does regret talking about the four-time MVP at all. Jackson said the following during an interview with CBS Sports (via the New York Daily News’ Stefan Bondy): “We are not supposed to discuss other teams’ players [...]
December 7, 2016
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March 19, 2012 – Allen Moll Without a doubt, University of Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim is a legend in college basketball. He has won more than 880 NCAA games, including the 2003 National Championship, and is universally credited with building the hoops powerhouse we see today in upstate New York. While the ‘Cuse are [...]
March 19, 2012
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March 9, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Pau Gasol got a little loose-lipped to a Spanish radio station after the Lakers loss to the lowly Washington Wizards this week. It wasn’t just that the Lakers lost the game, but more ‘how’ they lost the game that sparked Gasol to take his opinions on the matter [...]
March 9, 2012
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June 13, 2011 – Joshua Sexton One of the best parts of the Dallas Mavericks’ championship celebration was watching Jason Kidd hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a decorated, hard nosed veteran finally win his first championship. Kidd began his career with the Mavericks in 1994, before the team [...]
June 13, 2011
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Coach K finally responded to some of the things that were said about Duke on "The Fab Five" documentary. He even took a tiny jab at the former Michigan players... [...]
March 30, 2011
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Jalen Rose's comments about black Duke players has continued to elicit reaction from many, including Grant Hill... [...]
March 18, 2011
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Add Michael Jordan to the list of people who think Derrick Rose is this year's MVP... [...]
March 11, 2011
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