Even though the Detroit Pistons are still sitting on the outskirts of the Eastern Conference’s playoff picture, head coach and president Stan Van Gundy is happy with the makeup of his team. Especially now that they have Tobias Harris. From Pistons.com’s Keith Langlois: “He’s a really smart guy. He’s got a great temperament,” Van Gundy [...]
March 16, 2016
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Carmelo Anthony has no intention of letting Phil Jackson become a part-time head coach of the New York Knicks. Whatever that means. Here’s what the Knicks’ top dog said of the recent rumor that Phil Jackson would consider coaching the boys in orange and blue during home games next season, brought to us by Marc [...]
March 16, 2016
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Nate Robinson’s shelf life in the NBA has apparently run its course. He has been a free agent this year, looking for a team and recently made strides towards trying out for an NFL team, given his collegiate football experience. But it doesn’t look like he’ll be playing in the NFL anytime soon, as he’s [...]
March 15, 2016
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And you thought the New York Knicks couldn’t become any more of a side show. There’s no use mincing words on this one. Phil Jackson is apparently as healthy as he’s been in a long time, and according to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne and Ian Begley, he may consider coaching Knicks home games next season: Those [...]
March 15, 2016
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Ben Simmons’ college career is likely over. LSU failed to make the NCAA tournament and the team has announced that they will not play in the NIT or any other post-season tournament. So, we won’t get to see Simmons on a large scale. Not until next year, that is. Whenever Simmons announces that he’ll enter [...]
March 14, 2016
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21-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo is affectionately named the “Greek Freak” for a reason. He is 6’11” (he was 6’9″ when he was drafted at the age of 18) with a 7’3″ wingspan, 12″ hands (which is beyond mind-boggling), less than 5% body fat, and the most interesting of all, his achilles tendon is 13.5″ which is [...]
March 14, 2016
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Everything is totally fine with the Sacramento Kings. Just kidding. DeMarcus Cousins just wrapped up a one-game suspension that the Kings handed down after he yelled at head coach George Karl. Or was that suspension levied by Karl himself? Per Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports: [tweet https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/709181823507509248] Yikes. And then there’s this, per Bryan [...]
March 14, 2016
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Kobe Bryant remains loyal to Phil Jackson all these years later. That’s not too surprising, to say the least. The two won five championships together with the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe wanted the organization to bring the Zen Master back into the fold in some capacity when it became clear the Lakers were squandering what [...]
March 14, 2016
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If you’re anything like me, you were slightly (read: incredibly) upset that the Boston Celtics didn’t strike a deal with the Atlanta Hawks to land Al Horford at the trade deadline. No, I’m not a Celtics fan, nor do I despise the Hawks. Horford just seems like a great fit in Boston, while, at the [...]
March 11, 2016
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