I want to open both from the “I perspective” and with the acknowledgment that: this is not a typical “Belly Up” type of piece. Belly Up is a fun site that many of us check after work, after that morning meeting, or first thing in the morning when we’re delaying getting started on work. It’s […]
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As players all over the league honored the late Kobe Bryant on Mamba Day the NBA Playoffs continued with Bryant’s Lakers putting on a dominant performance. Also, the Miami Heat advance to the second round, they wait for the Bucks who now lead 3-1 over the Magic. And Chris Paul‘s Thunder give us the four […]
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Day 4 of the NBA Playoffs brought back a sense of normalcy to the proceedings. All the favorites won their Game 2’s including the top dogs bouncing back in big ways. We’re almost through the first week of the NBA Playoffs in the bubble and it’s better than anyone could’ve thought. Let’s get caught up […]
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Day two of the NBA Playoffs saw one of the craziest Game 1 upsets in recent memory, a couple underwhelming 4-seed vs. 5-seed games and Dame Time! Join me won’t you, as I journey around the association to recap the day in NBA Playoffs action. Orlando Shocks Milwaukee, the NBA Playoffs and the World Do […]
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The NBA and Coronavirus have kept close company since Rudy Gobert was found to have tested positive for COVID-19 on March, 11th. Then, Adam Silver was the first North American sports commissioner to put a halt to the season. This week, the NBA released a proposed playoff bracket in which the 16 teams in playoff […]
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It’s been two weeks since we lost the legendary Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant, and seven others in a helicopter crash. The sports world and everyone else is all grieving from this tragic situation. Kobe meant so much to his family, the ones on and off the court. He was and will always be […]
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Would the Orlando Magic Actually Be Relevant? Would the Infamous Butt Injury Still Have Taken Place? Welcome to the What If… series. In this column, we will discuss hypothetical situations from all avenues of sports and entertainment. We will examine what would happen to the major players involved. On this trip down the hypothetical highway, […]
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I had a personal experience with Kobe Bryant
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One of the NBA greats, Kobe Bryant, passed away through a tragic helicopter accident along with 8 others. Since then, thousands flock the Staples Center to honor and thank him for what he has done on and off the court. Around the league, teams, coaches, and players show different gestures in remembering Kobe. A Loss […]
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Growing up, a Los Angeles Lakers fan as a young kid was fantastic; I became a Lakers fan because of Magic Johnson in the late 1980s. Unfortunately, i caught the tail end of Johnson’s career. After Magic left, it was Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, Cedric Ceballos, and Vlade Divac Lakers. I cheered for them […]
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Dear Mamba; It’s been around 24 hours and everything still doesn’t feel real. Like so many others, the initial response was utter disbelief and a common theme of, “This can’t be real.” When I got the first notification saying that a crash involving you had occurred, the words that headline everywhere are ones I can’t soon […]
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No time to read? No problem. Listen to a recording of this article below. It’s difficult to start writing this article. I have a pit in my stomach and it’s hard to focus. Words have always come very easily to me. Not today. For Kobe Bryant to be gone at only 41 years old is […]
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No time to read? No worries. You have the option to listen to this article as well. Seriously Moxie’s!? You denied NBA Champion Danny Green entry because he was wearing sneakers? What on earth were you thinking?!? Who the hell do you think you are? You’re not fine dining! You have zero Michelin Stars. No […]
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LeBron James will be sitting out tonight’s game as the Lakers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. In last night’s matchup against the Mavs, he scored 35 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dropped 7 dimes. Sounds like a pretty healthy performance to me. So, he must have been injured in that game, right? Right!? No, […]
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