Before there can be a Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat Game must win Game 6. LeBron James wants us to remember that. Following a 114-104 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5, LeBron took the podium arms crossed, seemingly disconnected from the very world he had owned after Game [...]
June 17, 2013
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The NBA Finals are all tied up because of the Miami Heat’s Big Three. After a Game 3 performance that saw the Heat get pummeled by the San Antonio Spurs, LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade entered Game 4 seeking revenge. And they got it, beating the Spurs 109-93. Together, the Big Three combined [...]
June 14, 2013
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Dwight Howard has now expanded his free-agency search to include every single team in the NBA. I’m kidding. But at the rate the rumors are flying, that’s where this is headed. According to Steve Kyler of Hoopsworld, Howard’s potential landing spots now include the Brooklyn Nets and San Antonio Spurs in addition to the Los [...]
June 14, 2013
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LeBron James flopped against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3. Not David-Stern-is-so-going-to-fine-him flopped, but put-up-a-dud-when-the-Miami-Heat-needed-him-most flopped. James closed out Game 3 with 15 points on 7-of-21 shooting (33 percent), including a 1-of-5 showing from downtown (20 percent). He also connected on just 2-of-14 of his shots from outside the paint. Sheesh. For a guy [...]
June 12, 2013
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The San Antonio Spurs’ Game 3 victory of the Miami Heat may have came at a price. Tony Parker suffered a hamstring injury in San Antonio’s 113-77 rout of Miami, leaving the game during the third quarter. He eventually returned, but the hammy was still clearly bothering him. According to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! [...]
June 12, 2013
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Tony Parker and Jason Kidd were once almost teammates, and the former wasn’t happy about it. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, the San Antonio Spurs made a strong push for Jason Kidd back in 2003 before he ultimately re-signed with the then New Jersey Nets: For everything that’s been so methodical and understated with [...]
Tears of pain streaming from LeBron James’ face as he wanders the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland area after Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs finish a 4-0 dismantling of the Cavs in the 2007 NBA Finals. Duncan embraces James, being serious at first, and then joking with him, “this is gonna be your [...]
June 4, 2013
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That didn’t take long. The Memphis Grizzlies are fresh off being swept in the Western Conference Finals by the San Antonio Spurs and already the future direction of their team is being questioned. To be fair, the Lionel Hollins conjecture is unavoidable. He’s a coaching free agent who will be courted by a number of [...]
Will Dwight Howard leave, or will he re-sign with the Lakers? So far, Howard’s expressed interest in exploring free agency, as well as interest in not playing for Los Angeles Lakers Coach Mike D’Antoni. This is foreboding similar to what happened in Orlando. Howard had a big impact on the Orlando Magic. He got them [...]
May 27, 2013
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Phil Jackson won’t be coaching the Los Angeles Clippers because, well, that would be creepy. The Clippers agreed to part ways with head coach Vinny Del Negro—whose contract was up—on Tuesday, paving the way for them to hire anyone they wanted—so long as Donald Sterling was willing to actually pay them and Chris Paul approved. [...]