The woeful Houston Rockets have the least amount of wins in the NBA since superstar and future Hall-of-Famer James Harden demanded a trade three years ago (Breaking news per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN: Harden is now an LA Clipper as part of an overnight blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia 76ers). They have begun the 2023-2024 […]
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It’s that time of the year again. The NBA is back in action, and the lovers of hoops are making their crazy predictions for the NBA season. Confession: For better or worse, the NBA might be the most predictable of the four major North American sports. Barring injury, the NBA team with the star players […]
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The story of the NBA cannot be told without San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. Popovich is an icon in NBA circles with a basketball resume that began in the early 1970s when stars like Wilt Chamberlain were still seeking their first championship ring. The story of basketball is still being written, and Coach […]
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If he returns, Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala will be enjoying his 20th season in the league, and his career is winding down. I know it’s strange to discuss Hall of Fame credentials with a guy averaging 11 points and five rebounds in his career, but hear me out! This argument is the Robert […]
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Soft. Pushovers in the paint. You can’t win with them as your star player. This was the groupthink regarding Europeans that NBA franchises swore by even as the league became a massive global phenomenon following the 1992 Olympics. Superstar Hall-of-Famers like Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan showed the world an echelon of talent to strive […]
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It was the actual last dance for Michael Jordan (Wizards). Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant were going for a fourth straight championship for the LA Lakers. All the contenders wanted a big to help guard against Shaq. At the other end of the spectrum, teams tanked all season for the rights to high school phenom […]
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The boxing world shook this week with two incredible main-event bouts. Japanese star Naoya “The Monster” Inoue went up one weight class to take the belts from Stephen Fulton. Then this past weekend, Las Vegas hosted the most anticipated welterweight showdown since Floyd Mayweather faced Manny Pacquiao. Undefeated 3-belt unified welterweight titlist Errol “The Truth” […]
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The FIBA Basketball World Cup begins next month. Yes, more exciting professional basketball beckons as you gear up for the start of college football and the NFL season. You have to love an active sports calendar! Check out the names on this summer’s roster. As an avid NBA fan, does this list inspire confidence? If […]
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Nikola Jokic. Two-time NBA MVP. Now NBA Finals MVP. Unstoppable. That’s the article. Thanks for coming. I’ll leave you with this here. And this one. And this one to put the LA Lakers away in a playoff sweep. Ok, this article is trying to convince you that Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player in […]
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The Denver Nuggets emerged from the NBA wilderness to win their first championship. The Nuggets earned the number one seed in the West and made quick work of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Their dismantling of the Phoenix Suns cost head coach Monty Williams his job (until Williams upended the coaching market) and perhaps ended future Hall-of-Famer […]
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Every year was the same. You could expect future Hall-of-Famer LeBron James or future Hall-of-Famer Stephen Curry to be in the NBA Finals. And the livelihood of the rest of the NBA’s head coaches always seemed to be collateral damage because results matter. Now that the era of the super team has (mostly) come to […]
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Congrats to the Denver Nuggets on winning their first-ever NBA Championship! Led by two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets defeated head coach Eric Spoelstra and the Miami Heat. Although this Finals series was only five games long, it was an incredible nip-and-tuck battle between two hungry teams. As a die-hard Heat fan, I was […]
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When you “Create-A-Player” on NBA video games, what does he look like? You’d like your player tall, of course. Perhaps he is freakishly tall to get his shot off in front of any defense. Throw in some handles for some razzle dazzle dribbling. Off the chart shooting percentages from everywhere on the court. A shot-block […]
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I mean… that’s the headline we fear if we actually own up to it. What started as the shenanigans of a 23-year-old kid just trying to blow off some steam is now viewed as maybe his way of life off of the basketball court. You can’t google the name Ja Morant without the word “gun” […]
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