When the Finals concluded, even though he was coy in his final press conference after game 5’s loss to the Spurs, many felt as if LeBron James was returning to the Heat. Not many felt Cleveland was in the cards. We were all in for a rude awakening about three weeks later. Apparently, so was [...]
July 31, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
If the press could manage to be more optimistic about a team with a 40-year old point guard, a 36-year old shooting guard, and a new coach, who hasn’t had a winning record since 2009, I haven’t seen it (at least not lately). New Head Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers Byron Scott: Welcome home! [...]
July 30, 2014
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R.S. De France
For as long as David Stern was commish of the league, he made it one of his duties to make the NBA a global brand. This is evident by way of preseason games in London and other international endeavors. Largely, he succeeded in his quest but of course, there are endless possibilities. Since he was [...]
July 30, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Every player has a shelf-life and Metta World Peace’s has probably expired. He hasn’t garnered much attention this summer in terms of free agency and he’s probably already swung his last elbow in the NBA. Because of this realization, he’s entertaining an offer to play overseas. That’s not a bad idea for a guy like [...]
July 30, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
With a marbleized camouflage print seen on the midsole and inner lining, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle colorway of the FILA M’Squad features tumbled leather on the upper and a perforated tongue both in the same shade of green. The orange on the M collar, laces, and FILA branding represents the ooze that the TMNT [...]
Byron Scott’s hire with the Los Angeles Lakers has been years in the making. So says Magic Johnson, anyway. The Lakers legend claims that the late owner told him he wanted Scott to coach the team someday, per For The Win’s Josh Peter: Byron Scott says he’s patient. But if he’d been more patient, he [...]
July 30, 2014
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Blogs
Serge Ibaka injured his calf right before the Western Conference Finals and was initially thought to be out for the remainder of the playoffs. However, as you know, he made a return to the lineup and at times didn’t show any signs of truly being injured. Give him credit for fighting through it, because here [...]
July 29, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Kevin Durant could finance a mostly baseless rumor factory with his Tuesday evening babble. Reporters pressed Durant about playing and recruiting for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the city of Washington because, Wizards. He answered quite honestly if you ask me, so you might want to buckle up. Wizards fans may even want to grab [...]
July 29, 2014
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Blogs
For anyone unsure of how the rehabilitation work has gone for Derrick Rose, please see the following video evidence. For Bulls fans just wanting to salivate on what you can expect for the future, please see the following video evidence. For Team USA patriots, please see the following video. Get up young fella! [...]
July 29, 2014
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Highlights, Offbeat
Battle torn, tested, and tuned, Derrick Rose can is in place to be seen back in basketball action soon. On his feet for this return will be the new adidas D Rose 5 Boost basketball sneaker, which is an upgrade to the industry-standard TPU midsole materials and replaces it with the popular adidas Boost foam [...]