Knicks VS Heat Preview
Knicks and Heat are on a crash course to see who will advance to the conference finals. Who has what it takes to make it there?
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Fear the New York Knicks! NBA Playoff Bracket Busters
The NBA playoffs will arrive soon, and as the season nears conclusion, many teams are seeking to resolve an identity crisis. Whom does the offense run through? Will players be healthy in time to find team chemistry? Can we defend the three-point shot? The New York Knicks know who they are. With twenty games to […]
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LeBron Scores 31, But Lakers Fall To Warriors
It was an outstanding night in San Francisco. The Golden State Warriors held their ring ceremony to celebrate winning the NBA championship last year. But, the Lakers entered with one mission: to spoil their division rival’s night. Let’s face it: the last time the Lakers won the first game of the season was in 2017. […]
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NBA Twitter Stays Bringing Laughs
If you’ve been paying attention to the content churning out from Belly Up NBA lately, you know we got beats on beats covered. There are Rockets articles, early looks at awards, All-Star snubs, trade chips, and rookie rundowns. I could try and break in with some thoughts on trades or a player or a team, […]
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King of New York Fined $15K for Postgame F-Bomb
The NBA announced on Tuesday night that Knicks forward Julius Randle would be fined $15,000 for his recent transgressions against the league’s officiating. The King of New York dropped the F-bomb on the postgame Zoom call following a heartbreaking 101-100 home loss to the top-seeded Sixers on Sunday. Randle responded by torching the Washington Wizards’ […]
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Looking Back on the Kristaps Porzingis Trade
Well, well, well, Mavs fans. Looking back on the Kristaps Porzingis trade, maybe you were right about the move being a total fleece after all. The Mavericks have significantly underperformed this season. The pairing of Porzingis and phenom point guard Luka Doncic was supposed to elevate Dallas to new heights in terms of the team’s […]
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Julius Randle? More Like Julius Curry.
Hairstyles aren’t the only thing changing for Julius Randle in his second season with the New York Knicks. While I’m still waiting for him to break out the shoulder shimmy, the Knicks forward has been playing more like Julius Curry this season than the Randle of old. Randle must’ve taken a master’s course on how […]
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Breaking Down the NBA’s Broken All-Star Game Plan
What exactly is the NBA’s All-Star Game plan this year? Are all players (excluding James Harden, because he does it every game) going to social distance on defense? Will we see the NBA’s most lethal shooters masked up during the three-point contest? Will the rims be sanitized after every slam in the dunk contest? How […]
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Knicks Offseason in a Nutshell: Failure or Not?
This year’s free agency has been the most electric in the history of the NBA. Unfortunately, the New York Knicks missed out on some of that electricity. Trades reshaping the league There were many fascinating trades such as the Los Angeles Lakers trading for Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans, the Los Angeles Clippers […]
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Luke Walton And The Lakers Have Officially Parted Ways
As expected, the Los Angeles Lakers and head coach Luke Walton have parted ways. Coming off a rough 37-45 season, everyone knew change was coming and Walton would be the off man out. It was very important for the Lakers to make a decision on him quickly because dragging things out wouldn’t have benefited anyone. […]
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Magic Johnson Steps Down As Lakers President Of Basketball Operations
The Los Angeles Lakers have had a rocky 2018-19 season. The Lakers sit at 37-44 and everyone knows change of some sort is on the horizon. The change, however, came sooner as expected on Tuesday. Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the Lakers President of Basketball Operations, decided to step down, which surprised everyone. According to ESPN’s Senior […]
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