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Brook Lopez Back and Better Than Ever

The Eastern Conference in the NBA is always a shake-up. Year after year, two teams that remain at the top of the conference, 11 other teams battle it out for six remaining playoff spots, and those last two teams fight for the number one draft pick. The Brooklyn Nets have been one of those 11 teams fighting to […]

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Game of the Night (11/5): Golden State Warriors 121, Los Angeles Clippers 104

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt0I60g1GuI Score Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR L.A. Clippers 104 99.2 50.6 12.5 15.3 27.0 Golden State 121 118.9 68.2 13.8 22.6 32.9 Jamal Crawford (LAC) — 24 pts.; DeAndre Jordan (LAC) — 17 pts., 13 rebs. Stephen Curry (GSW) — 28 pts., 7 assts.; Draymond Green (GSW) — 24 pts. Game To Watch […]

No, Kobe Bryant is not asking for a trade

Kobe Bryant poses with Phil Jackson and the Lakers 2010 Championship trophy

“I hear the chatter of Kobe should ask out and he should go and play for a contender in this latter stage of his career. But that’s not what I do. I’m extremely loyal to the Lakers.

I believe in fighting through the tough times as well as enjoying the good times. It’s my responsibility to get us to be the best that we can be. It’s important that we approach that on a day-to-day basis.”

Kobe Bryant to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports

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Game of the Night (11/4): Trail Blazers 101, Cavaliers 82

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olxDohtYP-E Score Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR Cleveland 82 89.0 41.8 25.0 13.3 16.5 Portland 101 113.5 54.7 24.3 12.2 33.3 Kevin Love (CLE) — 22 pts., 10 rebs. Damian Lillard (POR) — 27 pts., 7 assts., 6 rebs. Game To Watch (11/5): Warriors vs. Clippers, 10:30 p.m./ESPN

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Who wants to see Marco Belinelli teach a robot to shoot the three?

Spurs guard Marco Belinelli is known for hitting the three with ease. So why wouldn’t a robot want to learn to shoot the three from Marco? Yes you read that right, Marco taught a robot to shoot from long range. An Italian company called created the robot Comau RACER. The creators wanted the robot to […]

In Boogie We Trust

Don’t look now, but the Sacramento Kings are 3-1. I will let that sink in for a bit. This in light of the fact the roster features these starters: Rudy Gay, DeMarcus Cousins, Jason Thompson, Ben McLemore and Darren Collison. Only two of those guys are starters on any other team and yet this team has […]

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Who has $8k to drop on a LeBron James’ Cavs jersey?

LeBron James’ return to the Cavs was met with praise. It was lauded as homecoming and James himself gave the city of Cleveland to smile about after he once left the Cavs for the beaches of Miami. His first home game in  Cavs uniform was shown on TV and pretty much was circled in many […]

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Jimmy Butler’s true worth

Shooting guard/small forward Jimmy Butler for the Chicago Bulls will officially be a restricted free agent this summer. The deadline for contract extensions passed on Friday, and the Bulls decided to take their chances when Butler heads to free agency in the summer of 2015. This year will be the highest paying of his career […]

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Marcus Smart gives Celtics a bullish backcourt

Boston trailed by 31 points in the first half of the team’s eventual loss to Dallas on Monday night. If you just looked at the final score — 118-113 Mavericks — you would have never known how far back the young Celtics got. If that were the case, you might not appreciate the work it […]

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Game of the Night (11/3): Memphis Grizzlies 93, New Orleans Pelicans 81

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5J4_2FZq8E Score Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR New Orleans 81 83.7 36.0 24.6 12.4 33.7 Memphis 93 98.6 43.4 20.5 11.7 48.7 Tyreke Evans (NOP) — 21 pts., 7 rebs. Marc Gasol (MEM) — 16 pts., 11 rebs.; Tony Allen (MEM) — 12 pts., 11 rebs. Game To Watch (11/4): Cavaliers vs. Trail Blazers, 10 p.m.

Even with Durant and Westbrook injuries, the Thunder are holding their own

When Kevin Durant broke his foot during the preseason and it was announced he was going to miss 6-8 weeks, the Oklahoma City Thunder immediately went from a title contender to a decent Western Conference playoff team until his return. That put all the scoring responsibility on Russell Westbrook‘s capable shoulders. He became to go-to […]

It has been a rough start to the 2015 season for Blake Griffin. Photo by Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

Clippers’ Blake Griffin gets taken down hard by Kings’ Ben McLemore

Clippers’ Blake Griffin is known for putting many on a poster. When he has a full steam coming right at a player, it might be a vicious dunk on the way. Maybe that is why Kings’ Ben McLemore decided to take down Blake hard in a recent game. Blake was all by himself ready to throw […]

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