Serge Ibaka received an early (late?) Christmas gift from the NBA. Following an incident where Ibaka maliciously (yes, maliciously) struck Blake Griffin in the groin, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s power forward was fined $25,000 for his actions and his Flagrant 1 was upgraded to a Flagrant 2. Serge Ibaka has been fined $25,000 for his [...]
March 6, 2013
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The NBA has a big issue on their hands. A huge one. Gigantic even. They have a sportsmanship problem. Almost a year ago, I penned a piece about sportsmanship, one that involved Serge Ibaka and Dwyane Wade. In that particular situation Ibaka and Wade became entangled. Okay, Ibaka essentially fell on Wade’s neck. The way [...]
March 4, 2013
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If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. And certainly don’t do something that could make it worse. Just ask the Los Angeles Clippers. Somewhat surprisingly, the Clippers have been receiving some flack for not making a move at the trade deadline. With Chris Paul’s future still up in the air, fans and pundits alike wanted [...]
February 26, 2013
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With the kind of roll Tony Parker is on (26 ppg, 7 apg, 4.5 rpg in his last five games), he’s become the Spurs’ most important player. As integral as Tim Duncan’s presence may be, it’s Parker’s play at point that makes San Antonio go. So far, they’re still going, sitting on a 45-13 record [...]
February 25, 2013
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Chris Paul continues to make no guarantees. Though the Los Angeles Clippers have the third best record in the Western Conference and are willing to do just about anything Paul tells them to, the point guard is still reportedly unsure of what he’ll do this summer. According to T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times, [...]
February 25, 2013
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With a little over 20 games left in the season, the Los Angeles Lakers may have to do something they never do. Lose. The Lakers optimistically like to remind themselves that they are only 13 games out of first place in their division, but they are now 17 games behind the first place team in [...]
February 20, 2013
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The Los Angeles Clippers aren’t messing around. With the third-best record in the Western Conference (39-17), one would assume that the trade deadline would come to pass for Los Angeles without so much as a second-glance at the calendar. But one would be apparently be wrong. Not only have the Clippers been immersed in various [...]
February 18, 2013
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Plenty of NBA teams will try to pry Dwight Howard from the Los Angeles Lakes this summer, but the Los Angeles Clippers won’t be one of them. Or will they? Per Chris Broussard of ESPN.com, there have been some rumblings that the Clippers are willing to make some cost-cutting moves in an attempt to lure [...]
February 15, 2013
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Move over Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett is about to take center stage at the NBA trade rumor mill extravaganza. Speculation has swirled over whether or not the Boston Celtics would ultimately deal Garnett, and thus blow up their financially cumbersome roster. As one of only four players with a no-trade clause in the Association, though, [...]
February 6, 2013
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Kevin Garnett may have just changed everything for the Boston Celtics. And when I say “everything,” I mean everything. Rajon Rondo’s torn ACL forces Boston to look at their assembly through a whole different lens. Suddenly, they’re not a veteran team led by a youthfully exuberant point guard. Instead, they’re just old. As such, no [...]
February 5, 2013
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