Honesty is rare commodity in the NBA, which is why Mark Cuban can often be the best. Sometimes he’s the worst, but that’s neither here nor there. This time, he’s the best. The absolute best. The Dallas Mavericks owner apparently rooted for the division rival San Antonio Spurs when they faced off against the Miami [...]
October 9, 2014
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The player with the best-selling jersey in the NBA became, once again, the most beloved player in the league, except, perhaps, in parts of Miami, where they’ve gone all Cleveland circa 2010. Once again, people are over-reacting to a man doing what he wants and has every right to do. James is a quality human being [...]
July 15, 2014
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Going out as winners is for losers. Right now, anyway. Fourth title of the Big Three era in hand, the San Antonio Spurs could call it quits. Not disband as a franchise literally, but cease to exist as we know them. Tim Duncan could retire with five rings, his most recent memory that of becoming [...]
June 18, 2014
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Hate is a strong word, so let’s just say the San Antonio Spurs really, really, really don’t like the Miami Heat. Or that LeBron James is really, really, really delusional. Talking with reporters ahead of Game 1 of the 2014 NBA Finals, which will take place Thursday night, LeBron concluded that the Spurs have no [...]
Doug McDermott doesn’t think the San Antonio Spurs are boring. Across casual NBA circles, the Spurs aren’t always held in high esteem. The age, boring, humdrum, they-must-be-flawed-because-they-just-must-be narratives remain overplayed and, unfortunately, prevalent. Diehards know better. Media members know better. Smart people know better. McDermott, who is preparing to enter the NBA after four years [...]
Stop what you’re doing. Stop everything you’re doing. This is important. Before the Portland Trail Blazers tipped off Game 2 of their second-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, sophomore forward Thomas Robinson found an “intruder” in their locker room. It was a rattlesnake. True story. Heather Cox of ESPN elaborated on the situation [...]
Side with Tony Parker on this one. Trust me, you’re going to hope he’s right. But you’re also going to have suspicions that he’s wrong. In an interview with basket-infos.com, Parker said that he knows Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili will return to play next season for the San Antonio Spurs. Here’s exactly what he [...]
April 4, 2014
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This is tank-tastic. With Evan Turner, Jrue Holiday and Andre Iguodala all gone, Thaddeus Young is the Philadelphia 76ers’ leader. Heck, he’s their best player with Michael Carter-Williams still developing. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t given thought to life outside Philly. How could he not? The Sixers have lost 25 straight games, and there’s [...]
March 27, 2014
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