Kevin Durant signing with the New York Knicks in 2016 free agency is a pipe dream. Russell Westbrook joining New York as a free agent in 2017? Now that’s possible. Supposedly. Here’s Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports: The Knicks have a real chance to sell Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook in 2017 – New York and [...]
February 9, 2016
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Plenty of NBA fans will miss Kobe Bryant when he hangs up his kicks for good after this season. And LeBron James is among them. Ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Wednesday night tilt with the Los Angeles Lakers, James described his respect for the Black Mamba and admitted that seeing him go at the end [...]
February 9, 2016
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David Blatt could hate Tyronn Lue. He could see him as part of the reason why he lost his job with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He could resent him, despise him, ignore him, wholly refusing to acknowledge his existence, save for the occasionally subtle swipe at his character. Lue, after all, was Blatt’s assistant, and one [...]
February 9, 2016
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What, you didn’t think the Sacramento Kings were going to let the New York Knicks have all the fun, did you? Head coach George Karl has been on the hot seat for a while and, apparently, won’t have to wait much longer for a decision to be made on his future. The Kings have already [...]
February 9, 2016
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Dennis Rodman is a colorful character to say the least. We all know about his struggles with addiction, money, and celebrity since his playing days in the NBA. With that said, we also know about Rodman’s hall of fame success on the basketball court, and many players citing Rodman as a rebounding ‘genius’ and others [...]
February 8, 2016
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Kevin Durant hasn’t entertained many questions pertaining to this summer’s foray into free agency. But he readily admits he’s thinking about it—or rather, that he’s trying really, really hard not to think about it. From Michael Singer of USA Today: “It’s hard for it not to enter your mind,” he said. “There’s a lot of [...]
February 8, 2016
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Oh, Knicks. The New York Knicks fired Derek Fisher on Monday, which came as a fairly big surprise considering his ties to team president Phil Jackson. But he’s gone. And while Luke Rambis, one of the worst head coaches I’ve personally ever seen, will be taking over in the interim, the Knicks have their wish [...]
February 8, 2016
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Thursday night was a tale of almost for the New York Knicks. They almost turned a 27-point deficit into a win. They almost beat the Detroit Pistons. They almost pulled out a gutsy win on the road, a win they truly needed to remain part of the playoff picture. But they didn’t win. They dug [...]
February 5, 2016
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The NBA has had enough of Hack-a-Shaq. No, seriously, it has. Talk of change has been prevalent for a while, but nothing was done over this past offseason to address the tactic that entails teams intentionally fouling poor free-throw shooters. But it looks like something will be done this summer. As commissioner Adam Silver said, [...]
February 5, 2016
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Manu Ginobili, 38, has seen better days. Much better days. Way better, less painful days. After having surgery to repair a “testicular injury,” the San Antonio Spurs guard is expected to miss at least one month of action. Here’s the team’s full announcement, courtesy of CBS Sports: Manu Ginobili underwent surgery earlier today in San [...]
February 5, 2016
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