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0 comments by Joe Webb on 9/27/2014
The Los Angeles Clippers come into this season with a new owner after former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer bought the team. The Clippers this year have brought back many of the same players and have added several new additions. They are expected to once again be one of the elite teams in the NBA. While […]
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0 comments by Joe Webb on 9/26/2014
The Washington Wizards are a fringe playoff team no more. The Wizards finally catapulted themselves into the playoff conversation for good last year, as John Wall and company won their first round playoff series and even gave the Indiana Pacers a solid fight in round two. After adding veteran presence Paul Pierce in free agency […]
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Every year there are those story lines that people love to talk up about the season and then end up becoming moot points. Well, these are just the opposite. These are the story lines no one is talking about that could determine the season for some teams. Now I wish I could guarantee these holding […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/25/2014
LeBron James was the toast of the NBA this summer, shaping the league by his second decision. Fellow draft classmates Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh shaped the NBA in their image too with their free agent decisions the last five years. The league was changed forever by the 2003 Draft Class. And then […]
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It is better to have loved Love than to have never loved Love at all. Of course, it is a lot harder for more than five million Minnesotans to rest peacefully at night knowing their beloved Timberwolves, who have not been to the playoffs since 2004, are back on track to defend their title of longest post-season drought. […]
Were you aware of Donald Sterling’s reputation then?
When the draft lottery came out and the Clippers said they were gonna draft me, I went to Google to find out more about the Clippers, because I didn’t know a lot. And I was like, “Okay, team owned by Donald Sterling.” So then I typed in “Donald Sterling” in Google, and the first thing that pops up is “Donald Sterling racist.” And I was like, “Whoa!” So obviously I explored that, read a whole bunch of articles, read the deposition at one of his court cases. Which was awesome, if you ever have time to read some of the depositions. [laughs]
Is it true that he would bring women in to the locker room to watch players shower?
He would bring them in the locker room. Guys would be in there. The showers are kind of elsewhere. I don’t think they would really go back there. But he would bring people in the locker room while we were just in towels. One year he came in and led a “hip hip hooray” chant and held my arm up in the air. Then he went to another teammate and did the same thing. Guys just started scattering as fast as possible. [laughs]
—Blake Griffin to Zach Baron of GQ
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0 comments by Josh Burton on 9/24/2014
Eric Bledsoe, whose breakout 2013-14 season opened plenty of eyes around the NBA, is the last major free agent left on the market as the preseason rapidly approaches. After three solid but not remarkable seasons with the Clippers, the Kentucky product was traded to the Suns and saw his production skyrocket after recovering from an […]
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Talk about involving the fans. The Mavs revealed the winning fan-made alternate uniform (which will debut in the 2015-16 NBA season) and they look… well… like the old Nuggets’ uniforms. Complete with the Dallas skyline, and team colors, these uniforms look like something from the old ABA. Yeah, no hiding that. The Mavericks embarked on […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Domestic violence and intimate partner violence has been in the news a lot lately with the video of Ray Rice being released publicly, a few more very public incidents involving NFL players and the NFL’s complete mishandling of the whole thing and tone deaf response to these issues. The good news, if there is any, […]
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A few years ago, in the midst of the Heat’s crazy 27-game win streak, a fan did something truly audacious. He ran onto the court wearing a homemade “LeBron come home 2014” shirt and attempted to get his hero’s attention. The fact he got all the way onto the court is still pretty amazing. The […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/23/2014
Back in April, I ran across an article from the Louisville newspaper about the National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s national championship. It was no surprise to me, remembering the days of the Magic Wheels that many of these teams were sponsored by NBA teams, many wearing NBA jerseys. The Mavericks and the Knicks were in the […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/22/2014
If you are like me and can remember high school pretty vividly (because it was only a decade ago), you probably remember some type of assembly where teachers or some special guest speaker — or, if you went to a fancy private school you would get a three-screen multimedia extravaganza with movie clips mixed in […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/20/2014
Once again, a NBA team is at the top of ESPN’s annual Ultimate Standings. This time, the defending NBA champion Spurs have taken the top spot from the surprising Grizzlies in last year’s rankings. San Antonio obviously has a shiny new ring and trophy to add to their collection. That certainly helps. But the Spurs also […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/19/2014
Stephen Curry lives a charmed life. The guard was little-known when he went to Davidson aside from his famous last name and then caught the world on fire with a pair of NCAA Tournament runs. He quickly became a fan favorite in the league, an All Star, an elite player and, now, a key member […]
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One of the summer’s big free agent pieces finally got moved leaving us with just Eric Bledsoe remaining before the offseason can officially close. Greg Monroe signed his qualifying offer last week ending his restricted free agency and taking one of the last big free agent names off the board. Monroe probably thought he would get […]
