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Rajon Rondo on Leaving Celtics: ‘This Is My Team’

Rajon Rondo on Leaving Celtics: ‘This Is My Team’

Rajon Rondo doesn’t plan on going anywhere anytime soon. Following the Boston Celtics’ trade of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Brooklyn Nets, and Doc Rivers’ departure to the Los Angeles Clippers, there were a lot of questions surrounding the point guard’s future in Beantown. Was the team tanking and therefore, he on the [...]

October 10, 2013 admin Blogs 0

ANTA Hints At Signing NBA Player Besides Rondo

ANTA Hints At Signing NBA Player Besides Rondo

Though not officially announced, Rajon Rondo will return from his injury this season not wearing kicks with a Swoosh on it, but leaving Nike for China-based brand ANTA. This doesn’t seem to be the only news coming from this overseas brand that already features a player roster that is only worn in the NBA by [...]

October 4, 2013 admin Exclusives, Kicks 1

Kevin Garnett on Play Style: ‘I Don’t Take Any Sh*T’

Kevin Garnett on Play Style: ‘I Don’t Take Any Sh*T’

A 37-year-old Kevin Garnett has still got it. Age won’t extinguish the competitive fire he has left, and it most certainly won’t deter him from being honest. That’s not how it was with the Minnesota Timberwolves, that’s not how it was with the Boston Celtics and that most certainly isn’t going to be how it [...]

October 3, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Paul Pierce Takes More Shots at Knicks’ J.R. Smith

Paul Pierce Takes More Shots at Knicks’ J.R. Smith

Where is the love? The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks do not like each other. More specifically, Paul Pierce does not like the Knicks, and J.R. Smith doesn’t like the Nets. Those two have been fueling this rivalry since the Boston Celtics helped make Brooklyn a legitimate title contender. Both parties have gone back [...]

September 20, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Carmelo Anthony Thinks NBA’s Balance of Power Has Shifted East

Carmelo Anthony Thinks NBA’s Balance of Power Has Shifted East

Every so often I come across something said awhile ago that I find interesting and think wasn’t talked about enough. This is one of those times. Speaking with ESPN New York’s Jared Zwerling, Carmelo Anthony said he thinks the NBA’s balance of power has shifted from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference. “When I [...]

September 11, 2013 admin Blogs 1

Kevin Garnett Would’ve Retired If He Wasn’t Traded With Paul Pierce

Kevin Garnett Would’ve Retired If He Wasn’t Traded With Paul Pierce

The NBA was close to losing Kevin Garnett. Nearly two decades deep into his career, the 37-year-old had plans to call it quits if he wasn’t playing under one non-negotiable condition: next to Paul Pierce. During a recent interview with China’s Sinas Sports (via Celtics Life) Garnett said he would have retired if he hadn’t [...]

September 6, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Jason Kidd Wants Deron Williams to Average Double-Digit Assists

Jason Kidd Wants Deron Williams to Average Double-Digit Assists

Jason Kidd is setting the bar high for Deron Williams. The 2013-14 NBA season hasn’t even started, and already the Brooklyn Nets’ head coach is expecting the world of his All-Star point guard. While signing autographs, the New York Daily News‘ Stefan Bondy (h/t ProBasketballTalk) writes that Kidd said he wants Williams averaging at least [...]

August 26, 2013 admin Blogs 1

Knicks’ Iman Shumpert Isn’t Worried About the Nets

Knicks’ Iman Shumpert Isn’t Worried About the Nets

Iman Shumpert is going to let the New York Knicks’ play do the talking. Newly crowned member of the Brooklyn Nets Paul Pierce has a personal vendetta he is seeking to carry about against the Knicks. It’s been that way for more than 15 years, when he began his career with the Boston Celtics. That [...]

August 22, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Paul Pierce Thinks Rajon Rondo is Ready to Lead Celtics

Paul Pierce Thinks Rajon Rondo is Ready to Lead Celtics

Rajon Rondo has plenty of doubters, former Boston Celtics teammate Paul Pierce just isn’t one of them. Entering his eighth NBA season, Rondo, like Pierce, finds himself in unfamiliar territory. The Truth is playing for a new team in a new city while Rondo is playing for a new team in the same city. That’s [...]

August 19, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers Didn’t Want to Rebuild Celtics

Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers Didn’t Want to Rebuild Celtics

Surprise, surprise. Paul Pierce recently admitted that neither he nor Doc Rivers nor Kevin Garnett was prepared to endure a rebuild for the Boston Celtics. Shocking right? Not exactly. Speaking with SLAM Magazine’s Adam Figman, The Truth was very candid about what went down in Beantown: Well, I know the insides with everything that’s going [...]

August 9, 2013 admin Blogs 1