0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/2/2014
When the Raptors and the city of Toronto host the 2016 All-Star Game, they should have a different look. What that look is will be determined with input from several sources. One of those sources is from rapper Drake, who has bought some kind of interest in the team. Frankly, Drake does things and I […]
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Trey Burke has had a lot thrown in his way throughout his short career. Unheralded coming out of high school, called too short to lead Michigan back to its first Final Four since the Fab Five* in college and then dogged with a poor Summer League performance and an early season injury to his finger […]
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This was probably not the way the Cavaliers hoped 2013 ended. Fortunately, Cavaliers and NBA fans can breath a deep sigh of relief to start their new year. During the Cavs-Pacers New Year's Eve game, All-Star guard Kyrie Irving went down with a non-contact injury to his left knee. And it is these type of […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/31/2013
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been scratching and clawing their way back to .500 this season. They had finally gotten there with a chance to defeat the Mavericks and climb above the Mendoza line and into a winning season (at last). And then . . . {youtube}FXJtPMbMLgg{/youtube} Kevin Love's game-winning 3-point attempt was blocked(?) by Shawn […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/29/2013
The Cavaliers low risk move to bring in Andrew Bynum on a two-year deal appears to have run its course. The Cavaliers unceremoniously suspended the veteran big man Saturday for violating team rules. What those team rules were is unclear at this moment, but it does appear that his time with the Cavaliers will come […]
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You could easily call December 27 Black Friday with all the horrible news that came down. None may be so horrible for NBA fans as the rumor going around that amazing halftime entertainer Red Panda is out for the year with her own injury. You know when that happens life really sucks. Friday seemed especially […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/27/2013
Before the Holiday break, Zach Lowe of Grantland left a big doozy of a present for NBA fans to stew on. That would be the much talked about NBA Draft Wheel that would replace the Lottery. The idea is this: Each team's pick for 30 years is completely set in stone. Every team would be […]
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Christmas Day's basketball games were a complete dud. Except for that finale, a doozy of a two-point win for the Warriors thanks to Stephen Curry's late-game layup. Chris Paul could not match and that was that. The story in Oakland though was who was not on the floor in those final moments. That was Blake […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/26/2013
Christmas is an easy date on the calendar to start saying the season is getting ready to turn. It is a dividing line in the season as basketball takes over the sporting world's conscious nationally with football season preparing to end. The broadcast networks begin featuring the NBA more prominently in their sports lineups. There […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/25/2013
Two years ago on Christmas Day, State Farm introduced us to the world of Chris Paul and his alter ego/twin brother Cliff Paul. The ad campaign was ingenious as both the basketball verison and the argyle-sweater-wearing insurance agent version both assisted in their own way. The ad campaign took off in a way the insurance […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/24/2013
Life without Lopez tough Pacers 103, Nets 86 If there is one bright spot to the disaster of a season this is quickly becoming for the Nets, it is that Brook Lopez fit nicely into his role and could still be counted on for his dependable average of 20.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/23/2013
In a move that was really a long time coming, the Charlotte Bobcats can always point to Dec. 21, 2013 as the day the team really became the Charlotte Hornets once again. At halftime of the team's game against the Jazz, Michael Jordan stepped to center court and unveiled the new logo and identity for […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/22/2013
Before Saturday's game between the Bobcats and the Jazz in Charlotte, Jazz forward Enes Kanter decided to have some fun with former teammate Al Jefferson. Kanter left a special note for Jefferson, who signed with the Bobcats in free agency this past summer, in his locker before the game. In said letter, Kanter promised to […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/21/2013
The 10 teams playing in Wednesday's Christmas Day quintuple header will be wearing special NBA jerseys with the team's logo emblazoned on the middle and, more interestingly, sleeves. The NBA has been going in this direction starting last year with the Warriors experimenting with the jerseys and then several teams using them in Summer League. […]
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High-flying Hawks silence Jazz Hawks 118, Jazz 85 The Jazz have had a mixed bag road trip. Look no further than Trey Burke's 8-point, then 30-point performances in Florida. As a franchise though, Utah had to have this weekend circled on its calendar for some time. Cost-cutting moves for the long-term led the Jazz to […]
