While from a critically acclaimed movie, Space Jam was a one of a kind film that used the immense popularity of the game of basketball and it’s growth, led by its biggest star ever to lead the Looney Toons to lead an underdog team to beat the alien invaders and save our planet. Cheesy but [...]
September 20, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Mental health has always been something seen as taboo in society and not openly discussed, this is especially true in professional sports as any sign of vulnerability or perceived mental weakness does not vibe with the machismo that surrounds professional athletes and their expectations. This issue was first brought up in recent years with former [...]
September 19, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
It feels like Jamal Crawford has been getting buckets in the league for 25 years, the actual number is 19 seasons since being drafted 8th by the Cavaliers in the 2000 NBA Draft. Despite being 38, Crawford somehow manages to still be an effective (not efficient) offensive weapon for teams off the bench in short [...]
September 18, 2018
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If former NBA commissioner David Stern had his way, LeBron James’ “The Decision” TV special never would have happened. You all remember the moment: It was July 2010. LeBron had just wrapped perhaps the most prolific and anticipated free-agency tour ever. He went on television to cap off his process to announce that he was joining [...]
September 14, 2018
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Who ordered more Kyrie Irving-to-the-New York Knicks rumors? While appearing on the Bulls Talk podcast, NBC Sports Boston’s A. Sherrod Blakely dropped a little bit of intel on how hot the Knicks are for the Boston Celtics’ All-Star floor general. Spoiler alert: New York wants him bad. Here’s what Blakely said, via ProBasketballTalk’s Dan Feldman: I can tell [...]
September 14, 2018
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Rumors
Luka Doncic comes into the NBA with more hype than any other European ever has entering the league and is as accomplished as any European player entering the NBA as a reigning EuroLeague MVP at age 19 He also just happens to be starting his career as teammates with the great European basketball player in [...]
September 13, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
A majority of people seem to believe the Toronto Raptors have an extremely slim chance of keeping Kawhi Leonard beyond this season. Count Danny Green among the exceptions. Talking on the latest episode of his Inside the Green Room podcast, Green intimated that his teammate of the past seven years will probably have a tough time leaving [...]
September 12, 2018
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More than a few people are perplexed by the Houston Rockets’ offseason. General manager Daryl Morey isn’t one of them. Obviously. The prevailing belief is the Rockets, who came within one victory of taking down the Golden State Warriors, got worse. They lost Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute. They signed Carmelo Anthony, Michael [...]
September 12, 2018
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The Los Angeles Lakers are already thinking about 2019 free agency. That’s always been clear, and it became even more transparently obvious after they waived Luol Deng. But while many have them pegged as a likely destination for Kawhi Leonard, they might have another plan. That plan’s name is Klay Thompson. Consider what ESPN.com’s Ramona [...]
September 12, 2018
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Rumors
The last time we saw Andrew Bynum in an NBA game, it was 2014, and he was wearing an Indiana Pacers jersey. His career was supposed to be over after that—derailed by injury and disinterest. It seems, however, Bynum is ready to give it another shot. From The Athletic’s Shams Charania: Former Lakers two-time champion [...]
September 10, 2018
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