0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 10/14/2013
The new NBA regular season is coming in fast with preseason games underway. But before we see the best-of-the-best players in the world give us highlight worthy plays on the NBA hardwood, we here at Crossover provide you with the following to get you warmed up for the upcoming NBA season. For that, we go […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 10/13/2013
On April 29, Jason Collins announced to the world that he was gay. It was monumental in that he became the first active player in any of the four major American professional sports to come out publicly. He instantly became a symbol for society's growing acceptance of gay men and women in society. Players, the […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 10/12/2013
Preseason games can sometimes amount to extended practices. The only difference is coaches cannot stop play to make corrections, you do not control both offense and defense on each play and there are those fans in the building. They are definitely very valuable. Ah, but those pesky fans get in the way and make things […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 10/11/2013
The Bucks are used to having scoring point guards. Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis took turns at the point last year and Jennings had the rock in his hand for the most part the couple seasons before that. Neither are particularly known for their playmaking and assists. Ellis signed with the Mavericks. Jennings took a […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
No need to hit the panic button Nets fans but Deron Williams will be sitting out the next three preseason games as his sprained right ankle continues to heal. "[My ankle's] getting better everyday," Williams said after signing autographs at a Nets community event in Brooklyn. "(We're) taking it slow, but with the goal of […]
0 comments by Josh Burton
Perkins, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, should be worried enough about the upcoming NBA season, but is in court in Texas as his teammates go through the preseason Right now, in early October, players around the NBA are either trying to make a team or are coasting along until the regular season begins. For most, […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Cavs' Kyrie Irving is making a name for himself in the NBA. In his short pro-career, he has established himself as one of the premier point guards in the NBA, and a franchise-type player for Cleveland. Aside from some major injury, it seems Cleveland has a potentially Hall of Famer on their hands for a […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Safe to say Pistons' Andre Drummond isn't a great free-throw shooter. In his rookie year, he averaged 37 percent from the charity stripe. Yikes. Needless to say, working on his free-throw shooting is a must as he enters his second season. And with the traditional way of shooting not panning out for him, he could […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 10/10/2013
Dwight Howard's departure from the Lakers wasn't graceful. In his lone season in purple and gold, he didn't pan out the way many thought he would considering he had Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant at his side. He never meshed with the team, was hurt, and when it came down to the postseason, the Lakers […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
A nation is in mourning today with the news that a beloved celebrity will be on the shelf for the beginning of the season. The Raptor has blown out his (its?) Achilles. Details, are still spotty, but Doug Smith of The Toronto Star reports the Raptors' beloved mascot will be on the shelf for the […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
The Bucks have a pretty unique court design they are unveiling this year. Milwaukee is using a funky in-lain design with different gradients of wood. It is a throwback to the design the Bucks used in the 1970s. It is interesting to see how it will look when teams start playing on it. Now we […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Preseason is usually bereft of many highlights. It is a black hole. There is basketball so we get sucked in and watch and then regret doing so because the basketball is typically not very good. Even when games are close, they can be less than entertaining. The basketball is ugly and the play is choppy. […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 10/9/2013
OK everyone calm down! It's just sports. No need to start knifing people. It seems three people out in Pennsylvania were debating whether LeBron James or Michael Jordan was the better player when one of them took out a knife and began to swing wildly. Oh and add the fact booze was involved and you […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
NBA teams like to give away fun things at the end of games to keep fans interested. Keep a team under 100 in Los Angeles? Get free tacos (a favorite chant among the Lakers faithful). Make 10 3-pointers in a game in Orlando? More free tacos (I miss the 20 Fowl Shots where everyone could […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
It is me or is every NBA team looking to have a wardrobe of uniforms instead of just one standard look? You can almost count on some team to reveal some new-look jersey the players will wear on special days. From alternative jerseys with flashy new designs and colors to sleeved jerseys many team will […]
