There were no bright lights, no weekend parties, and no big blowouts around Atlanta that (officially) were tied to the All-Star festivities. But it was still NBA All-Star Weekend. There was still a Three-Point Contest, a Dunk Contest, and a game played to 170. And, for sneakerheads everywhere, that meant there was also a weekend […]
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It was a 24 point deficit deep into the fourth quarter. The Boston Celtics seemed to have the New Orleans Pelicans in the bag on ABC. Suddenly, Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson woke up, and the rest is history. Behind the heroics of the Pelicans superstars, we witnessed the Pelicans rally from 24 down to […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans came into the 2020-2021 NBA season with high expectations. Brandon Ingram showed glimpses of greatness last season capturing MIP and breaking out. Zion revealed to us his enormous potential with dazzling dunks and historical numbers. Lonzo Ball threw unreal lobs to the 2019 number 1 overall pick. This team was young, […]
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(Yes, this one is coming out late and thus covers a couple of weeks of Houston Rockets basketball, and is thus very long… but in keeping up with the Rockets’ season, that seems to make sense, right?) One more impressive week down for the Houston Rockets. Houston is 3 – 4 since our last Round-Up, […]
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According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the New Orleans Pelicans are angling to trade JJ Redick and Lonzo Ball before the March trade deadline. Both Redick and Ball have struggled this season, as New Orleans remains out of the playoff picture in the Western Conference. The Pelicans’ two best players are Zion Williamson and […]
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Once, not long ago, Lonzo Ball was considered a ‘sure thing.’ The resume was immaculate. Ball followed his 2016 ‘California Mr. Basketball’ honors, with a unanimous All-American selection during his lone season at UCLA. He was selected second overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. A whirlwind of hype followed the soon-to-be rookie to the Las […]
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Happy Festivus, NBA fans! Better known as “a Festivus for the rest of us”, Festivus is a holiday that originates from Seinfeld. In an episode from December of 1997, George Costanza dreads the celebrations of his father, Frank, for a made-up holiday. On December 23rd, the date of the fictional holiday, families are to raise […]
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When the Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets take the court on December 22nd, the NBA will be 72 days removed from LeBron James and the Lakers winning the Bubble Finals. While we had an accelerated offseason, a lot remained the same. Big names were on the move, free agents got overpaid, and familiar head […]
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Listen, I get it… we all have our holiday traditions. On Thanksgiving, we wake up hungover, miss the Turkey Trot, gorge on a bunch of fantastic food, and sit down to watch football while slipping in and out of a food-induced coma the rest of the afternoon… until it’s time to wake up and heat […]
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The NBA offseason is record-short this year, only 72 days. With that in mind, there is a lot to do to prepare for the December 22 start date. We will be reviewing teams both in need of change, and rumored to be making changes. These 72 days will be FULL of dumb decisions and messy roster drama, and it’s time […]
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News flash- the NBA wants to stir up trouble with high school players and their playing options for one reason: Emoni Bates Maybe you don’t know Emoni Bates…yet. Well, what about who Reggie Harding is? Do you know who Jalen Green is, or R.J. Hampton? What about LaMelo Ball (you better know who he is […]
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Last night, the NBA finally got a chance to see ZION Williamson in action and to many fans’ surprise, he left his mark in his debut in the least expected way possible. Fo Fo Fo Let’s start with the ice breaker. ZION went 4-of-4 from downtown which if you have been following him the least, […]
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After months of the masses’ curiosity level being gauged at 2 minutes to midnight, Zion Williamson will make his NBA debut tonight at 9:30 against the Spurs. I must say, I haven’t been this pumped to see a player make their NBA debut since LeBron James did it 17 years ago. I think a lot […]
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The NBA season is officially entering the end of its first-quarter mark of the season. Yet, there is one major component still missing from it. The component if you haven’t figured it out through the title? What exactly can stop Zion Williamson? Zion Williamson On October 21st, the 2019 #1 pick had surgery on his […]
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