Anything involving the legendary Michael Jordan, especially when it comes to memorabilia, can be a high ticket item at auction. Just before Christmas, an autographed pair of Air Jordans worn by Mike during his now famous “flu game” during the 1997 NBA Finals, sold for an estimated $104,765 at an auction. Just last month, someone [...]
January 13, 2014
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Mark Cuban is going to love this one. After New Orleans Pelicans’ Austin Rivers was hammered by Dallas Mavericks Monta Ellis on a game tying three point attempt Saturday night in the closing seconds of the Mavs 110-107 victory, the internet basically exploded. Minds were blown, as the clear foul which could be seen clearly [...]
January 12, 2014
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This week in THD Video, we threw together a highlight mixtape of some of the best plays of the week in the NBA. Who knew Jesus Shuttlesworth could still get up? Sit back and re-live the action… [...]
January 10, 2014
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LeBron James has been here before. Playing great basketball for a team not quite good enough, all the while refusing to provide assurances about his future as he prepares to enter unrestricted free agency—LeBron’s been here before, where Carmelo Anthony is now. To an extent, LeBron himself is there now. Or rather, he should be. [...]
January 10, 2014
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Last night, the Knicks continued their hot play with a key home win vs. the Miami Heat. In order to make a statement to JR Smith, coach Mike Woodson benched the reigning Sixth Man of the Year in attempt to hopefully get a message across from him. It was a close game throughout, and had many [...]
January 10, 2014
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Far from lost in the excitement of the New York Knicks’ victory over the Miami Heat was J.R. Smith, the ever-erratic shooting guard turned punchline. Quite literally, he was lost. For the entire game. Knicks coach Mike Woodson didn’t play Smith Thursday night following his latest gaffe, a $50,000 fine for “recurrent instances of unsportsmanlike [...]
January 10, 2014
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Don’t you just love a feel-good, we’re-miles-apart-but-still-stay-in-touch-story? Jeremy Lin and Mike D’Antoni are still friends, in case you had any doubts the coach who paved the way for Linsanity was out of touch with one of his former pupils. Speaking with reporters ahead of the Houston Rockets’ 113-99 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Lin [...]
January 9, 2014
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Andrew Bynum may have bad knees and a bad attitude, but he’s still tall. And that is something you cannot teach. That’s why the recently released 7-footer without a job has drawn interest from many teams. Eight to be exact according to reports. Let’s just hope these suitors know what they’re doing because this can [...]
January 9, 2014
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Coming out of high school, Gerald Green was supposed to be the 2nd coming of NBA superstar Tracy McGrady. He averaged an unbelievable 33 points, 12 boards, 7 assists, and 3 blocks per game as a senior at Gulf Shores Academy in Houston and was the high scorer at the 2005 McDonald’s All American Game, [...]
January 9, 2014
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Impossible might not be the perfect word, but it’s pretty damn close. The New York Knicks are reportedly shopping J.R. Smith, the mercurial shooting guard and reigning Sixth Man of the Year who was just fined $50,000 for a peculiar shoelace fetish, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein and Ian Begley. From ESPN New York: While [...]
January 9, 2014
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