Ray Allen was a third wheel on an old sports car. With fellow aging stars Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, Allen and the Celtics some times seemed faster than their age, seemingly overwhelming opponents. That of course is the description fitting a Celtics team that fought its way to a 2007-2008 NBA championship. The Celtics of more [...]
October 22, 2012
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Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim
Okay so it’s not as much of a shock effect as Shaquille O’Neal standing next to his girlfriend Nikki ‘Hoopz’ Alexander, but it’s still pretty shocking to see Lebron beside this dancer from the Miami City Ballet. Then again, neither are as shocking as Manute Bol beside Mugsy Bogues…. [...]
October 19, 2012
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Offbeat
Could Adam Morrison be the Jeremy Lin, ‘come from nowhere’, story of the 2013 season? We told you that we are rooting for Morrison after becoming the laughing stock of the leauge and labelled as an all-time NBA Draft bust. The Blazers gave Morrison a shot during training camp, and so far so good. Morrison [...]
October 19, 2012
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Highlights, Offbeat
Yeah, it’s preseason but Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have picked up right where they left off. One of the deadliest alley-oop combos in recent memory, last night the two previewed what we all have in store this season, during a preseason contest with Utah. [...]
October 18, 2012
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Highlights
The NBA has enacted a rule stating the game will start 90 seconds after the player introductions are over, in an attempt to speed up the game. This indirectly (or directly) limits individual pre-game rituals. But this hurts the NBA. Kevin Burke explains why… If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors [...]
October 18, 2012
Anou Enright
Podcast
As the several conferences in NCAA basketball have their respective media days, the prospective picture of the upcoming season is falling into place. The Duke Blue Devils, as most prevalent teams in college basketball, lost some fire power to this year’s NBA draft. Austin Rivers was the team’s leading scorer with 15.5 ppg before being [...]
October 18, 2012
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Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim
Kevin Love is arguably more important to his team’s offensive success than any other player in the league. Which is why the Minnesota Timberwolves are screwed. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Love suffered a broken right hand and will be out 4-6 weeks: Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Love has suffered a broken right [...]
October 18, 2012
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Blogs
Lactic acid ain’t got nothin’ on Jeremy Evans. It’s amazing how adrenaline in the heat of the moment can keep you sprinting up and down the floor without barely a breath. Check out this play by the Jazz’s Evans against the Clippers in preseason action last night. Evans blocks Turiaf, sprints the floor for the [...]
October 18, 2012
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Highlights