It’s been quite the challenging season for the Golden State Warriors. They’ve done their best to shamble along with a badly-depleted roster, but the injuries have certainly taken their toll, as the former champs find themselves in unfamiliar territory at the bottom of the Western Conference standings. Going into the season, there was some hope […]
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The Philadelphia 76ers will have to get used to life without Ben Simmons for at least the next few weeks. The Sixers’ do-everything guard/forward left in the first quarter of Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks with a back issue, a scary situation considering that Simmons missed the team’s previous game due to a bad […]
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For Nate Robinson, Heart Over Height wasn’t just the perfect title for his autobiography. It was the mantra that carried him through a decade-long NBA career, during which he cemented himself as one of the most explosive leapers the league has ever seen. Robinson electrified audiences everywhere he went, and at just 5’9, holds the […]
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On Monday morning, thousands gathered at Staples Center in Los Angeles to pay their respects to Kobe and Gianna Bryant one more time at the celebration of life for the Laker legend and his daughter, who died last month along with seven others in a tragic helicopter crash. Basketball stars, past and present, were on […]
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The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Washington Wizards on Monday night, which on the surface is a wholly unremarkable result given the way the season has gone for both teams, but while the end result was the expected one, how they got there was not. Milwaukee led by 13 points after three quarters and seemed destined […]
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The first two players selected in the 2019 NBA Draft are enjoying unbelievably positive rookie campaigns. No. 2 pick Ja Morant is the Rookie of the Year favorite, leading the Memphis Grizzlies with strong season-long contributions, and No. 1 pick Zion Williamson is lighting the league on fire since making his delayed debut. However, the […]
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The memorial at Staples Center on Monday to honor the lives of Kobe and Gianna Bryant was filled with loving tributes to those that died in a tragic helicopter crash last month. That included a tearful speech from Michael Jordan and hilarious stories from Shaq. But the world of women’s basketball was impacted by their […]
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A common thread across all sports at all levels is a general frustration with officiating. This is typically because officials are asked to be the lone perfect humans on the court at any given time, which isn’t possible, and factors that effect the game outside the control of the players on the floor always lead […]
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The Lakers and Celtics met in a Sunday showcase in Los Angeles on ABC’s marquee national TV broadcast and the game more than lived up to the billing as the West’s top team and the East’s No. 3 team went down to the wire at Staples Center. It was the Lakers who jumped out to […]
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Pretty much every basketball team, from college to the pros, hosts some kind of fan shooting contest, with the most popular being one shot from halfcourt for some sort of prize. That prize can vary wildly, from $100,000 if you happen to be chosen to do so at a Lakers game to $1,000 in scratch-off […]
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Russell Westbrook has never been one to shy away from a challenge. Whether it’s from a teammate, an opposing player, or even a fan — Westbrook is going to take the person that challenges him to task. Usually, this comes in the form of trash talk, but sometimes he’ll match that talk with a spectacular […]
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Ben Simmons did not play in the Philadelphia 76ers’ win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night due to a back injury. While the belief was that he would be fine, and the injury wasn’t going to cost him any more time, that did not end up being the case on Saturday evening. Philly is […]
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The South Dakota State Jackrabbits lost against No. 20 South Dakota Coyotes on Saturday, but they remain a terrifying threat if they need a shot from very far downtown. That’s thanks to a viral clip in which the team hit a jaw-dropping number of half-court shots consecutively in a video that took the interwebs by […]
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Big3 is on the verge of kicking off its fourth season this summer, and Ice Cube’s still young 3-on-3 league has some big changes in store for the upcoming campaign. One thing that won’t change is that the league’s best player from last season is back, and he’s looking to defend the league MVP award […]
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Zion Williamson’s latest big night came on Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers. The No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft scored a team-high 25 points on 10-for-17 shooting in 29 minutes of work as the New Orleans Pelicans picked up a much-needed road win against a squad they’re fighting against for a playoff […]
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Friday night kicked off what will be a three-day celebration for Dwyane Wade, as the Heat organization has pulled out all the stops to honor their franchise legend with a weekend-long jersey retirement spectacular that will culminate with the premier of a documentary about Wade on Sunday called Life Unexpected. A number of Heat luminaries […]
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James Wiseman is expected to be one of the top three picks in this summer’s NBA Draft, and many project him to go No. 1 overall. And for good reason. He’s a versatile 7-foot center who can shoot, defend, and put the ball on the floor. His talent has never been in question. It was […]
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The past few seasons have been a steep and steady decline for DeMarcus Cousins, who was once considered one of the NBA elite big men. Injuries have caused him to miss significant stretches of the past three seasons as his journey has taken him from New Orleans to Golden State and to Los Angeles. And […]
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The Los Angeles Clippers were one of the NBA’s biggest surprises a year ago, becoming a scrappy, tight-knit group that embraced its underdog status en route to 48 wins and pushing the Warriors to six games in the opening round. Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, and Montrezl Harrell were part of the core group that overachieved […]
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The Minnesota Timberwolves knew that Karl-Anthony Towns wasn’t going to be able to take the floor after the team returned from the All-Star break, and now we have an idea of how long it will take before KAT suits up again. According to a release put out by the team on Friday, the wrist fracture […]
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The Los Angles Lakers and Clippers finally know when they’ll play at Staples Center, and it involves a lot of schedule shuffling from the Lakers to make happen. The matchup between both of L.A.’s teams was cancelled in January, as it was scheduled on the Tuesday after Kobe Bryant’s tragic helicopter crash that killed nine […]
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The Los Angeles Clippers turned to the Morris family in their search for reinforcements at the trade deadline, pulling off a move with the New York Knicks to get Marcus Morris. Now, the Los Angeles Lakers, which are also searching for reinforcements in the Western Conference arms race, decided to get Marcus’ brother on their […]
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It’s easy to get nervous up on the Wheel of Fortune stage, but when mistakes are made it’s hard to understand how a contestant got to that point. For every insanely impressive solve there’s a litany of mistakes that go viral online, and Thursday night’s game was another instance of the latter. Nancy and Marle’ta […]
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