Things are getting tense in the NBA. Months of playing and winning and losing and tanking and contending and injuries and comebacks and other stuff have come down to this: two-plus weeks of season-defining basketball. Some teams are battling for postseason seeding. Others are fighting for playoff survival, looking to snag a last-minute berth. A [...]
April 2, 2014
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Power Rankings
Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Jermaine O’Neal all played great in the close out of the Dallas Mavericks game tonight that was decided at the end of overtime by a tiebreaking step back jumper in the final seconds. Curry finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson paced the Warriors with 27 points, and [...]
April 2, 2014
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Highlights
This is exactly the type of news that gets agents upset. This is arguably the best NBA draft class since 2003 and guy who many think will be selected first overall may sign with Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports, according to CSNNW. From the onset, this endeavor by Jay Z was destined for success because [...]
April 1, 2014
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Rumors
The wheels may be beginning to come off in Indy. With Roy Hibbert publicly voicing displeasure with not getting the ball enough, and the team getting blown out at home, who knows what’s going on over there. During last night’s aforementioned home loss to the Spurs, Lance Stephenson and George Hill needed to be separated [...]
April 1, 2014
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Rumors
At the end of 2013, Li-Ning announced a partnership with distributor Extreme Sales Group Inc. as their official distributor of the Way of Wade line of sneakers in Canada, and the non-exclusive distributor for the United States market. We wanted to keep you updated with the latest in the partnership, as Extreme Sales Group and [...]
April 1, 2014
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Kicks
Once again, the San Antonio Spurs are the best team in the NBA that nobody is talking about. Factually speaking, they are the best team in the NBA record-wise. Last night, they set a franchise record with their 18th consecutive win. It’s hard to have an 18-game win streak fly under the radar, but that’s [...]
April 1, 2014
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Offbeat
The NBA MVP race isn’t fun. Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun and it’s not fun. Watching LeBron James and Kevin Durant duke it out for MVP honors is most definitely fun. Knowing they’re the only two legitimate participants is not fun. Once in a while, it’s nice to not know who the MVP will [...]
April 1, 2014
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Blogs
Stephon Marbury is a lot of things, but “not emotional” isn’t one of them. Who can forget him crying uncontrollably in 1996 when the Bucks drafted him 4th overall (before trading him to Minnesota for Ray Allen a few minutes later) because he so overcome with joy? That’s still the case for the 37 year-old [...]
March 31, 2014
Anou Enright
Offbeat
The Indiana Pacers have been in a state of flux for quite a while now. Once thought to be able to unseat the Miami Heat, something doesn’t seem right with this team despite still being #1 in the East. If you ask Roy Hibbert, a lot has to do with selfishness. Hibbert poses a mismatch [...]
March 31, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors