What has become of Dwyane Wade is tough to watch. It has almost gotten to the point where he’s an after-thought on his own team. Sadly, he has played well in spots this season but injuries preclude him from consistently being on the floor. That may be the situation for him and the all-star game [...]
February 13, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
The legend of Syracuse freshman Tyler Ennis continues to grow. Prior to the beginning of the college season, prominently deemed “The Season of the Freshman”, most media outlets were focused on a bevy of potential one-and-done players like Kansas’ Andrew Wiggins, Kentucky’s Julius Randle, and Duke’s Jabari Parker. While those superstar talents have been on [...]
February 13, 2014
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Uncle Drew heads down to New Orleans in search of the elusive Big Man in the latest edition of the Uncle Drew advertisement series from Pepsi Max. Who is the big fella, Otis? Howard maybe?… [...]
February 12, 2014
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Offbeat
MJ is a daddy all over again. His wife, Yvette Prieto (seen in images here) gave birth to twin girls on Sunday a person close to the family has announced. Congrats to the couple. Jordan has his hands completely full. Running the Bobcats (plus the countless other things he’s involved in) and taking care of [...]
February 12, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Happy (almost) NBA All-Star Weekend everyone. Something is in the air, and it’s not love. Well, maybe a little bit of love. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, after all. Most of what you’re sensing, though, is more chaos. Although the top-most teams remain relatively consistent in their performance, the mediocre and bottom-feeding outfits [...]
February 12, 2014
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Power Rankings
With all the talk about where Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James will end up this summer, money and salary are on the minds of NBA GM’s as usual, but it got us thinking about the richest players in the NBA today. 10-T. Shawn Marion 35-year old 4-time All-Star Shawn Marion has made about $10 million [...]
February 12, 2014
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JR Smith has surprisingly been playing well lately. This past Sunday, late in a nationally televised game vs. the Thunder, Smith fell to the ground awkwardly and hit his face on Kevin Durant’s knee on the way to the ground. Smith stayed down on the ground for several minutes and it was announced by the [...]
February 11, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
To say this Knicks season hasn’t turned out as planned would be the understatement of the year. After winning their first division title in nearly 20 years last season, the same was expected to happen. But so far, the Knicks have already lost more games this season than they have all of last year and [...]
February 11, 2014
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Rumors
Let’s call last year’s NBA trade deadline what it was: Awful and boring. Next, let’s guess what this year’s NBA trade deadline will be like: Potentially awful and boring. The current collective bargaining agreement has made it so NBA teams aren’t as frivolous with their spending and willingness to assume long-term contracts. Punitive luxury-tax penalties [...]
February 11, 2014
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