Anthony Bennett may be running out of NBA chances. The former #1 overall pick hasn’t come anywhere close to being the player most scouts thought he’d be and the Minnesota Timberwolves apparently aren’t interesting in waiting around to see if that will ever happen. The team is reportedly in talks to buy out Bennett’s contract, [...]
September 22, 2015
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Tristan Thompson and the Cleveland Cavaliers are still at an impasse. Various reports had the two sides hammering out an agreement, or a would-definitely-be agreement, at the start of free agency. No big deal. Thompson’s restricted free agency has always been considered something of a formality. He was never expected to test the market, and [...]
September 22, 2015
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Opening night is still more than a month away, and already it seems like the Dallas Mavericks are in for a long season. The DeAndre Jordan mishap has come to define their offseason. They had one of the top free agents available, and then, quite suddenly, they didn’t. And that left them to pick up [...]
September 22, 2015
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For the latest edition to Nike’s popular “What If…” series, instead of taking panels from a bunch of the previous colorways of the silhouette that released, the ‘What If…” Nike LeBron 12 gets its inspiration from some of the standout signature Nike athletes from when LeBron was a youth. A close inspection will yield design [...]
Brandon Jennings tore his Achilles in January and was expected to be out 6 to 9 months. Then the Pistons went out and acquired Reggie Jackson and gave him $80 million. If everyone’s healthy at the start of the season, it’s unclear who will start at PG for the Pistons. But based on this update [...]
September 21, 2015
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Inspired by the uniformity rule the NBA has for a specific group of their employees is this new Air Jordan 11 Low IE colorway. With the release of the ‘Referee’ Air Jordan 11 Low IE, this marks another Air Jordan that was previously exclusive until now. Originally, this exact sneaker was only made available to [...]
Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t think Kobe Bryant, now 37 years old, should stop playing after the 2015-16 season. Does anyone else smell another two-year, $48.5 million extension coming for the Black Mamba? Yeah, me neither. Here’s what Shaq had to say, per John Reid of the Times Picayune: As former teammates, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal [...]
September 21, 2015
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Whomever said Anthony Davis didn’t have a little Kobe Bryant in him was a bald-faced serial liar. At only 22 years old, with just three NBA season under his belt, having only appeared in four playoff games, Davis is already thinking about his place among the all-time greats—a spot he plans on reserving, and then [...]
September 21, 2015
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Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shareef is a 15-year old standout high school prodigy, following in his father’s footsteps. But where they differ is that Shareef (6’8″) does his damage on the perimeter, handling the ball while his dad was back-to-the-basket. Shaq recognizes this and told his son to study Anthony Davis’ game, as he can see [...]
September 21, 2015
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Jordan Crawford is the Chicago Bulls’ newest trademark, slightly undersized, self-sufficient bargain-bin guard addition. For now. In 2012-13, it was Nate Robinson. In 2013-14, the Bulls, at different points in the season, tried their hand with Mike James and Jimmer Fredette. Last year, it was Aaron Brooks, who remains on the roster. Now it’s Crawford, [...]
September 17, 2015
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