Some NBA players, many of them highly regarded defenders, would view leading the league in blocks as a luxury, an added bonus that, in the end, doesn’t mean too much. Anthony Davis is not one of those players. The New Orleans Pelicans wunderkind sent away 200 shots last season, which led the entire Association. That’s [...]
October 14, 2015
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Rajon Rondo? Butt heads with his head coach? Nah. At least, not this head coach. Rondo recently got cute with the media, admitting that things between he and the Sacramento Kings head coach weren’t all dandelions and daisies. The video of his initial comments can be seen below: “It’s not been going too well,” Rondo [...]
October 14, 2015
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Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge are no longer teammates. Which, for the record, has nothing to do with a lack of synergy from when they were teammates. Once Aldridge decided to leave the Portland Trail Blazers for the San Antonio Spurs in free agency, it was assumed that Lillard’s meteoric rise, not just through the [...]
October 14, 2015
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The Chicago Bulls will begin their 2015-16 campaign on Tuesday, October 27. And they may not have Derrick Rose in the lineup. Rose is still recovering from a fractured left orbital, and the timetable behind his return is not conducive to an opening night appearance. As Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg told reporters, per ESPN.com’s [...]
October 14, 2015
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You poke the Golden State Warriors, you get the wrath of the NBA’s MVP. Members of the Los Angeles Clippers, most notably head coach Doc Rivers, and the Houston Rockets, most notably James Harden, have decided to send less-than-completely-loving-and-adoring feelings Golden State’s way. Rivers, per multiple outlets, riffed on the role luck played in their [...]
October 14, 2015
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Manu Ginobili is a good dude. No, I’ve never met him, or even interviewed over the phone. I’ve yet to even see him play in person. There is so much I don’t know about him, I shouldn’t draw any conclusions about the person he is off the basketball court. To me, he should just be [...]
October 14, 2015
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Just in time for the return of the NBA (and Mtn Dew’s first season as a proud partner of the league), Mtn Dew is happy to announce new, limited-edition cans of original Mountain Dew and Mountain Dew Code Red. Both cans were created by Naturel, an emerging name in the art and design world, and [...]
October 13, 2015
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As we get closer to the start of the 2015-16 NBA season, Kobe Bryant will be ready for war; especially thanks to this new Kobe X Elite colorway. Inspiration for the ‘Commander’ Nike Kobe X Elite is said to comes inspired by the Honolulu blues of Hawaii, the 50th state. Originally believed to be apart [...]
With Kevin Durant sidelines for most of last season with a broken foot, we were able to see what Russell Westbrook was fully capable of. But there may be more to come and he is adding a new dimension to his game. Look forward to seeing him posting up on the block more this year. [...]
October 13, 2015
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