Chris Paul is a very powerful man in Los Angeles. He has only been with the Clippers for a short while, but in that time, he has been rumored as being the one guy who was indirectly responsible for the team not bringing back head coach Vinny Del Negro. In Paul’s defense, he denies that. [...]
June 20, 2013
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Rumors
Several weeks ago, the Utah Jazz hired Karl Malone to an assistant role to work with Jazz big men. And ever since Jerry Sloan retired, his name has been rumored to be interested in other head coaching gigs. Looks like there will be a reunion of sorts in Utah, as the Jazz bring Sloan back [...]
June 20, 2013
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Let’s be honest here. Whether you are a fan of the Spurs, Heat, or another team that has already been ousted from the playoffs, you must admit that Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals was a game that will be watched on Hardwood Classics for years to come. It was full of twists and [...]
June 20, 2013
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Kevin Garnett wouldn’t have been enough for Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers. Perhaps five or six years ago he would have, but now. When the deal that would have landed Garnett and Doc Rivers in Tinseltown went South, Clippers fans shouldn’t have been jumping for joy. Seriously. Unloading DeAndre Jordan would have been [...]
June 19, 2013
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Stephen Jackson is at it again. No, not playing in the NBA. That would be weird. I mean he’s insulting Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs. Jackson, who was let go by the Spurs in the middle of the regular season, previously said that Coach Pop played “mind games.” Now, in an interview on [...]
June 19, 2013
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It seems like so long ago that the Derrick Rose saga was on the tip of everyone’s tongue. And depending on who you spoke to, they had a different opinion on Rose sitting out. But of course, anyone in the Bulls organization is going to side with Rose taking his time. His teammates and the [...]
June 19, 2013
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Rumors
Tonight in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the Heat found themselves down big near the beginning of the fourth quarter. While the Heat were in the midst of a big comeback, Mike Miller lost his shoe. But that didn’t slow him down from making cuts on offense in his sock. This is either going [...]
June 18, 2013
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Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs jumped out to a hot start in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Kawhi had a three, an And 1, and this vicious dunk on the Heat’s Mike Miller to open the first quarter of the game. Nasty dunk, just nasty. [...]
June 18, 2013
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The Celtics – Clippers pending trade is very complex. So complex that that Doc Rivers’ name is involved. There are many moving parts in this deal, which makes it next to impossible to pull off. The Clippers apparently got cold feet and have backed off, according to multiple media reports. They didn’t want to relinquish [...]
June 18, 2013
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It appears that Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, two players who have always been extremely popular in China, have still ‘got it’ in the Eastern part of the world. These two pictures surfaced this week of a new Kobe Bryant statue that was erected, and also one of Shaq that was previously done. Both are [...]
June 18, 2013
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