Kobe Bryant’s demise in the eyes of analysts continues to roll on. Last week, he was ranked the 25th best player in the NBA by ESPN, and today he was not voted the best SG by GMs for the first time in the last 12 years. General Managers believe James Harden is now the best [...]
October 23, 2013
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Dwight Howard chose to sign with the Houston Rockets over the summer. He did not, however, almost sign with the Dallas Mavericks. Following shoot around on Monday at the Toyota Center, Howard was asked if his free-agency decision came down to two teams—the Rockets and Mavericks. “No,” he said, according to the Star Telegram‘s Dwain [...]
October 22, 2013
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Say it ain’t so, Noel. According to Fox Sports Ohio’s Sam Amico, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Nerlens Noel is likely to miss the entire 2013-14 NBA season due to a slow recovery from his torn ACL. The Daily News’ Bob Cooney confirmed the news, writing that Sixers coach Brett Brown admitted Noel would probably sit the [...]
October 22, 2013
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LeBron James and Dwyane Wade do not hate each other. I repeat: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade do not hate each other. Phew, that was a close one. I, like you, was worried there for a minute. The source of our anxiety was ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who penned a solid column on how the two [...]
October 21, 2013
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You could argue performance enhancers don’t necessarily help basketball players because of the finesse required to play. But what about for injuries? PEDs are allegedly also used to increase recovery time for athletes. When he was going through his various injuries several years ago, Tracy McGrady considered turning to PEDs. He didn’t but it crossed [...]
October 21, 2013
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Heading into the 2012-2013 season, the Chicago Bulls had some rather obvious injury concerns. Star point guard Derrick Rose had blown out his knee the previous spring and was not expected back that season, while center Joakim Noah was recovering from an ankle injury from the previous season’s playoffs. This season, injury concerns remain at [...]
October 21, 2013
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I’m not sure a stranger story could’ve possibly surfaced. Bill Russell, the man for whom the NBA Finals MVP trophy is named after, was arrested earlier in the week for having a loaded gun on him in a Seattle airport. The gun is legal, but why was Russell walking around with this in the first [...]
October 20, 2013
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If this doesn’t get you excited for the start of the NBA season, nothing will. LeBron James and Kevin Garnett have engaged in a war of word of sorts. The other day, LeBron James gave his opinion on the backlash Ray Allen received for leaving Boston, only to have Doc Rivers, Garnett and Paul Pierce [...]
October 18, 2013
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