The surprise 2020 Indiana Pacers are contenders, but to fully understand the story of this squad, you need to first take a trip back to a devastating night about a year ago. In a January 23rd game vs the Toronto Raptors during the 2018-19 season, disaster struck for the Indiana Pacers organization. With 4:05 left […]
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The NBA’s Jekyll and Hyde of the 2019-20 season is the Denver Nuggets. first, let’s clarify what a Jekyll and Hyde is. It would be a team that performs at a great level of performance at times. It seems when they are in Dr. Jekyll mode they can do no wrong. They hit their shots and […]
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The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the Paul George trade, and it has paid off big time for Thunder thus far. The Los Angeles Clippers drafted Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the 11th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. Coming out of college, Gilgeous-Alexander was known for his defense and needed time for his […]
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One of the things we love about sports is the ability they have to bring us together. But just as obvious and much more polarizing is their ability to bring out different ideas and points of view. I mean, who doesn’t love a good controversy? Am I right? In the spirit of agreeing to disagree, […]
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Tacko Fall has played 11 minutes in the NBA. He hasn’t even really done anything notable yet as a basketball player. It’s almost inexplicable how quickly he has taken over Boston, and to a lesser extent, the entire NBA. All he’s done is be Tacko Fall and put up some garbage time points. To be […]
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When the season first started this year there was one common theme; the NBA has parity once again. Players made a lot of moves in the offseason and many of the big names went to different spots. But the Western Conference has been the dominant conference for many years. So much so that the NBA […]
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Norman Powell. Stormin’ Norman. NormGod. However you refer to him, Norman Powell has become a breath of fresh air for the 2019 defending NBA Champion Toronto Raptors. Powell was originally signed by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2015 before being traded to Toronto for Greivis Vasquez (I had to Google the name). Early Days Throughout his […]
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The first quarter of another fantastic NBA season has come and gone. Here at Belly Up Sports, we have decided to craft our first-quarter NBA season review from a few of our writers that you’ve seen through our articles published. A collaboration of some of the greatest sports minds in the world if you will. […]
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The awards banquet was last night so you know what that really means right? The season is officially over. You will have some speculation for the next few months over who will land where to drive next year. Teams might announce minor crew changes. Either way, you need something to do now to officially help […]
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Kyrie Irving's Instagram story is everything you need to know about his character. It is thin-skinned, gutless and egotistical. Just like Kyrie.
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Incense is burning in the corners of a darkly lit room. As the aroma fills the air, a single light shines in the darkness. A voice is speaking, it says “One should be concentrating on the clues that the universe is dropping for them to take up a quick reaction.” For everyone listening to the […]
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Ok, forget everything I have said or written about the Nuggets over the past month. The Denver Nuggets win the NBA Championship this year. Did you see the game against the Boston Celtics tonight? How can anyone dought them now? They played flawless tonight, do not worry about those little 17 turnovers, they won right? […]
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The 2019-20 season has been everything we thought it would be, and maybe more. The western conference of the NBA has lived up to the hype as being the top conference in the NBA. All the new players on all the new teams have added the excitement and parity the league has been looking for. […]
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“Papa, where were you the day the sun stood still?” the young child asked his father. “Ah, come here my boy, let me tell you all about it,” the father responded to his son. A day to remember It was on the 20th of November in the city of brotherly love. The NBA season was […]
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