Elbow

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Nerlens Noel was taken off the floor on a stretcher. Noel took an elbow to the face while contesting a dunk attempt from Wiggins midway through the third quarter. His body appeared to go limp afterward, with nothing shielding his head from bouncing off the hardwood as he crashed down. As Noel [...]

The Blazers are one of the surprising disappointments thus far this season. They are currently 17-23, which is barely good enough for 8th in the West. We all expected much more from them this year. Perhaps frustration is setting in. Last night, while visiting the Lakers, Damian Lillard went nose to nose with D’Angelo Russell. [...]

During the Golden State Warriors’ Game 2 thrashing of the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night, two-time MVP Stephen Curry dove into the stands after a loose ball and reemerged with a right elbow knot that was, frankly, utterly disgusting. Here’s a look at the aftermath of said dive: [tweet https://twitter.com/TasMelas/status/733134889365700608] Yeah, [...]

The Heat’s Hassan Whiteside is proving to be one of the best rim protectors in the game. He’s threat for a triple-double, including blocks, each and every night. But he often times lets his emotions get the best of him and we saw that a few nights ago. Whiteside got tangled up with the Spurs’ [...]

June 5, 2012 – Allen Moll Surely everyone’s heard the sayings “don’t throw stones in a glass house” or “isn’t that like the pot calling the kettle black” when it comes to all things ironic? [...]

This week, Kevin Burke discusses happenings around the league... [...]

April 22, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors I think we all know that when Ron Artest changed his name to Metta World Peace, the day would come where we had to publish a headline with “World Peace” coupled with a violent word like “Elbowing” or “Punching”. Well that day is here, as Metta was ejected [...]

December 28, 2010 – Allen Moll If it wasn’t bad enough that good ole Ron Artest’s Lakers got routed 96-80 on Christmas, or that he tallied only 8 points and 5 rebounds against the Miami frontcourt, it appears that he may have a hidden feud with 11 year veteran Jamaal Magloire. After dribbling the ball [...]

September 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The Bucks and the 7-foot center are hoping they can put his gruesome injury behind them, although it’s unclear how long it will take for Bogut to return to full strength. He is expected to return to Milwaukee on Tuesday and will be re-evaluated as the Bucks players [...]