Kevin Durant’s free-agent departure to the Golden State Warriors in 2016 brought anger to Oklahoma City Thunder fans. One fan even went so far as to record himself shooting bullets at Durant’s jersey! These actions though have pushed Durant away from the city in which he spent eight seasons. At his first game in Oklahoma [...]
September 10, 2019
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Facing the basket and seeing an opening, Kevin Durant made a quick move to his left and then crumpled to the hardwood, clutching the Achilles tendon in his right leg. Large sections of Raptors fans started cheering as Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant was helped to the locker room. Players from both the Warriors [...]
June 11, 2019
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Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson tweeted an apology for comments he made after Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns. [tweet https://twitter.com/KlayThompson/status/1105895498076938240] The apology came after Thompson blamed a lack of energy in the Oracle Arena for the Warriors struggles and inconsistency throughout the season. “I expect our crowd to be little more into it, too,” [...]
March 15, 2019
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The NBA continues to be at the forefront of new media options and allowing fans more ways to consume their content. Their newest viewing option for fans is actually pretty genius if you ask me. They will now allow fans to purchase the out of your market viewing of the 4th quarter of any NBA [...]
September 28, 2018
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Boston sports fans are known as some of the most passionate and aggressive sports fans in the country (and they love to tell you about it). They were out in full force on Monday night to support the Celtics in Game 1 of their 2nd round series with the 76ers and may have contributed just [...]
May 1, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Heckling has long been a part of the professional (and collegiate) sports experience. Some fans (crappy ones) get joy out of ridiculing and spewing hate or insults at players of opposing teams in order to get them off of their game or satisfy their own insecurities, I am not 100% sure, that has never been [...]
December 20, 2017
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‘Tis the season for NBA draft mayhem, and the Philadelphia 76ers are authoring some top-notch bedlam. Armed with the third overall pick in this year’s draft, the Sixers have been linked from everyone to Josh Jackson, to Jayson Tatum, to Lonzo Ball, to De’Aaron Fox. And now, according to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, they’re enamored with [...]
June 15, 2017
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The NBA Finals needs a Game 6. For obvious reasons, a five-game series would suck. We want competitive sets. Getting to a Game 6 adds some mystery to the proceedings, even if, deep down, we know the Cleveland Cavaliers have no chance in hell of beating the Golden State Warriors after falling in a 3-0 [...]
June 12, 2017
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The DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis experiment in New Orleans hasn’t gotten off to a roaring start thus far as the Pelicans are 2-5 since their blockbuster trade deadline move and Cousins and Davis haven’t quite found their on court chemistry yet. That is somewhat to be expected though as the two most gifted young [...]
March 8, 2017
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Offbeat
Paul George isn’t down with the home crowd booing his Indiana Pacers. He does, however, understand it. From the Indianapolis Star‘s Jim Ayello: Paul George hears you, Pacers fans. He hears you booing, and he wants you to know: He gets it. But it doesn’t help. “They pay their money, their hard-earned money to watch us play. [...]
January 25, 2017
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