I guess this is as mean as people get in the Twin Cities.
Minnesota fans express “anger” over Kevin Love leaving
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Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo puts on show for Team Greece vs. Team France
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 8/9/2014
This should get Bucks fans and coaching staff a nice smile heading into next season. Giannis Antetokounmpo is currently playing for Team Greece in exhibition play for the 2014 FIBA World Cup later this month and versus Team France, he displayed much athleticism, speed and ability to get to the rim with ease. Giannis finished […]
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Portland’s Dorell Wright gets married in style
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Blazers’ Dorell Wright got married recently and decided to share with the world one glorious photo of him and his blushing bride. Or should I say his royal bride. Check out Wright and his new wife posing as royalty. I guess he is a king and she is his queen. I see what you did […]
LeBron James: I don’t have energy to do [free agency] again
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/8/2014
“I don’t plan on going nowhere. I don’t have the energy to do it again. “It just hit me. Sometimes you just have a feeling. Sometimes you just kind of realize what’s going on, what’s happening. It just hit me. That’s why I was able to, through the letter, speak through the heart.” –LeBron James at his […]
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NBA Store offering refund for Andrew Wiggins Cavs jerseys
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Last week, it became a harbinger of things to come when the NBA Store pulled Andrew Wiggins Cavaliers jerseys off their store and they were no longer available for sale. Thursday Wiggins Cavaliers jerseys became a collector’s item — like my Steve Francis Vancouver Grizzlies card — when the Cavaliers traded the top overall pick […]
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Toronto columnist already planning how to get Andrew Wiggins to Raptors
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It is the new NBA game: Find a free agent, and figure out how to get your favorite player to them. Call it the CPU Overriding of the NBA trade market. LeBron James‘ decision, Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams pushing their way to New York, Dwight Howard forcing his way out of Orlando and Kevin […]
Mavs’ Chandler Parsons on ‘Chelsea Lately’: ‘There’s definitely some sort of penetration during the season’
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Dallas’ Chandler Parsons was a guest on “Chelsea Lately” which means anything goes. And by “anything goes,” I mean Chelsea asked Parsons about NBA players not having having sex during the season as a way to preserve their endurance. But Parsons admits the players are having “some sex” during the season. Check out Parsons being […]
Team USA guards get sorted out
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As Team USA shifts its focus from Las Vegas to Chicago for its next pre-World Cup friendly (see what I did there soccer fans?), they are traveling a little bit lighter. The team officially cut John Wall, Bradley Beal and Paul Millsap, trimming the roster from 16 to 12 (Paul George is the other player […]
Why Becky Hammon will work
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The Spurs were not quite groundbreakers in hiring Becky Hammon as an assistant coach Tuesday. The Cavaliers had hired Lisa Boyer as a voluntary assistant in the early 2000s. She will not even be the first woman coaching for pay in a NBA-affiliated league. Groundbreaking women’s basketball player Nancy Lieberman coached the Texas Legends of […]
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Dan Le Batard buys trolling billboards, gets suspended
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/7/2014
Dan Le Batard is a boisterous member of the media from South Florida. He unabashedly talks South Florida sports above all and his career took off from mere regional prominence to national prominence thanks to LeBron James. So when LeBron James left, you could imagine the shock-jock columnist would do something, well shocking. Shocking like […]
New Nike Ad featuring Paul George is inspiring
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It was the injury heard all around the sports world as Pacers’ Paul George snapped his leg during a scrimmage for Team USA in preparation for the upcoming FIBA World Cup in Spain. I will spare you the video of the injury but it was enough for the masses to cheer on Paul’s recovery as […]
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NBA rookies select Jabari Parker as best of the class
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We waited for two years for this rookie class to take shape and make it to the NBA. Teams threw seasons away just for the chance to draft Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins. Fans of those teams spent a year debating which player would be better between these two wonder freshmen. When the dust settled, […]
Metta World Peace changes his name… again
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File this under “Metta being Metta.” Former NBA player Metta World Peace is at it again and has announced he is changing his name to… brace for it… “The Panda’s Friend.” Yes I know but if you don’t believe me, see it for yourself. Guys my chinese name is not “Panda Friend” , its “The […]
NBA jerseys as soccer kits
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Every wonder what your favorite NBA team would like wearing a soccer kit? Curious what sleeved NBA jerseys with sponsors might look like? Well, wonder no more! Designer Jesse Nunez got to work designing a mock soccer jersey for each NBA team. Above is the defending champion Spurs. Here are a few more of our […]
Woj: Cavs, Wolves reach deal on Kevin Love
Sources: Cavs have agreement for Kevin Love, including long-term contract commitment. Wiggins, Bennett, pick to Minn. http://t.co/r2KmO5owwY
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 7, 2014
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