NBA Cup Recap: Day 3

NBA Cup Recap: Day 3

Day 3 of the NBA Cup delivered excitement and drama, featuring marquee matchups and standout performances. From the Celtics and Cavs’ intense battle to the Nets’ thrilling comeback against the Hornets and the Lakers extending their dominance, each game showcased the tournament’s growing stakes. Here’s a recap of the action-packed night. Cavs vs. Celtics Coming […]

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 NBA Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

NBA Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

The race to the 2023 NBA Championship ends in June. A pivotal moment for many winners and losers occurs at the NBA trade deadline. Deadline day represents one of the last chances to add a playoff-eligible difference-maker to your team and build chemistry before the games really count. There is a human element to uprooting […]

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 What Kyrie Irving Taught Us

What Kyrie Irving Taught Us

Hebrews to Negroes is a movie that was free on streaming earlier this year, but now Amazon Prime allows rentals for $11.99. An uptick in publicity probably started when former NBA champion and Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving posted about it on Twitter. It’s a three and half hour long movie, so someone curious […]

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 Kevin Durant: Personality and Tension

Kevin Durant: Personality and Tension

Calling a player in a team sport an individual athlete is one of the more damning criticisms in our culture. It implies selfishness, and the inability to coexist. It suggests a player will chase individual glory at the expense of the win. A player labeled an individual faces a tall task to shake the stigma. […]

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 Should LeBron James Stay In Los Angeles?

Should LeBron James Stay In Los Angeles?

This time of the year feels like a dead period for the NBA. However, when you’re the Los Angeles Lakers, there are always headlines surrounding the storied franchise. Especially when the team is led by someone named LeBron James. One of the greatest players of our generation has another big decision to make this offseason. […]

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 The Mess In The Lakers Organization

The Mess In The Lakers Organization

The Los Angeles Lakers will forever be known as a first-class organization. Legends have passed through Staples Center (known now as Crypto.com Arena) and helped the Purple & Gold win championships. It wasn’t that long ago when LeBron James and Co. lifted the Larry O’Brien Trophy after the coronavirus pandemic forced teams to play in […]

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 Ben Simmons Reportedly “Pain-Free” and Could Return to Playing During Nets’ Series vs. Celtics

Ben Simmons Reportedly “Pain-Free” and Could Return to Playing During Nets’ Series vs. Celtics

The Brooklyn Nets could have additional firepower soon, following their first-round opening loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday. The Nets were defeated by the slimmest of margins, losing 115-114 despite Kyrie Irving’s monster game, with Jayson Tatum scoring a buzzer-beating layup to give Boston a 1-0 lead in the series.  Irving scored a game-high […]

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 A New York State of Mind

A New York State of Mind

It’s been a tough decade for New York sports fans.  And with success a true demand for every athlete that puts on a NY jersey, looking back to see Eli Manning’s Giants being the last team to win a championship in 2011 is a major disappointment to put it lightly. The recent hope for the […]

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 NBA Trade Deadline: Don’t Forget the Other Guys

NBA Trade Deadline: Don’t Forget the Other Guys

Imagine you played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the year 2021. Coming off a long playoff run, your team finished the regular season as the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and your franchise superstar is putting up MVP-caliber numbers. Sure, your team’s second-best player faltered under the bright lights of the playoffs, but he’s […]

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