A few days I wrote the Eastern Conference edition of this article, coming up with one word for each team to describe what to expect for their upcoming 2020 season. Today, the West has its turn. Dallas Mavericks Hopeful. The Mavs have the best young player in the game, a 7’3 knockout shooter, and tons […]
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Every offseason looking at the Kings’ future as a fan is like an annual bout of seasonal depression. At first, you’re optimistic that this year it may not be so bad. Then you hear things like Buddy Hield’s reported unhappiness, followed by Vlade Divac getting fired… and Luke Walton staying. Before you know it you […]
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Check out our NBA City Edition Uniform Grades for Part 2 and Part 3! Ever since Nike took over the jersey rights for the NBA, they have guaranteed to be innovative with their designs. They power out multiple new designs each season, sometime totaling up to five per team. Considering the sheer volume of designs, […]
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In 2020, we are seeing athletes, sponsors, and fans ask their sports teams and universities to make a real change to their image across the sports landscape. One easy, simplistic way to begin that change is through language and imagery. Changing a name may be a tangible step in moving in the right direction both […]
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The NBA season is inching closer and closer to the official tip-off. Preseason games are nearly coming to an end, and here at Belly Up, we are looking at the biggest question each team has heading into the season. Up next is the Western Conference’s, Pacific Division! Golden State Warriors – Is D’Angelo Russell the […]
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Chris Jackson is now known as Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf when he changed his name in 1993 when he converted to the Nation of Islam. Abdul-Rauf went college at Louisianna State University (LSU). LSU At LSU Abdul-Rauf was an outstanding player. In his third game for LSU, he scored 48 points and also set the scoring record […]
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On Friday, August 23rd the NBA and The Sacramento Kings found that there was insufficient evidence to support sexual assault allegations against Kings head coach Luke Walton. The allegation comes from a former sports reporter Kelli Tennant. The NBA and Kings stated that the accuser Tennant did not respond to their investigation. Luke Walton to return to […]
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Trading Places Featuring Ja Morant and RJ Barrett What’s good everybody? It is time for another installment of our “What If” series for Belly Up Sports. The last time that we profiled a member of the 2019 NBA draft class, it was dedicated to this year’s top pick Zion Williamson. But this time around, we […]
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The Sacramento Kings are entering year two of what seems like high relevancy in NBA circles. After finishing 39-43, the Kings ended last season as the 9th seed. At the All-Star break, the Kings were at their best point to make the playoffs before a late season collapse eliminated them from contention. Fast forward a […]
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DeMarcus Cousins Was A Premiere NBA Center Until Injuries Kicked In DeMarcus Cousins was a premiere center in the NBA as a member of the Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans. Cousins earned four trips to the NBA All Star game and two All NBA second team honors along the way. However, things began to […]
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What do you do if you're Ja Rule and you're set to play a halftime show and to get the crowd pumped you ask them a basic question to get them
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