0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/19/2014
The Nets season has been a complete disaster, even with the team's recent run of good play, because of the large tax bill that comes attached to their roster. If you broke down the Nets salary this year per win, it would come out to $4.2 million per win so far. That should go down […]
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Suns' Gerald Green is one of the best dunkers in the game. Remember his "Birthday Cake Candle" dunk in the past All-Star Dunk Contest? Well during last night's Suns-Nuggets game, Green showed Denver's Kenneth Faried he still can get up and throw it down. Check out Green catching the alley-oop pass from Goran Dragic which […]
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There was one presence at NBA All-Star Weekend that was missing from the West lineup and from the lineup of the league's greatest stars. He was there, but hardly himself and hardly what fans want to see him as — much less what he wants to see himself as. Kobe Bryant was everywhere at All-Star […]
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The All-Star Break is over and we are getting nearer to Thursday's 3 p.m. trade deadline. That means the silliness is going to set in for the next 48 hours as teams try to posture and make any last-second moves they need to make before the clock strikes midnight — or 3 p.m. Rumors will […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 2/18/2014
During the 2014 NBA All Star game, the league put out a video featuring NBA players dancing to Pharrell's "Happy" song. From John Wall, former NBA player Karl Malone to Stephen Curry, all were dancing and showing off their best moves. And then there's Celtics' Kelly Olynyk who has absolutely no dancing skills whatsoever. Check […]
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Once again, the NBA received much criticism for the annual dunk contest. This year in New Orleans, the league changed the format with a free style portion of the event along with "battle" rounds. Needless to say, it was pretty much a snooze-fest until John Wall stepped on the court and finally got the crowd […]
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NBA Twitter went a bit nuts last week with the whole LeBron James tried to name who would go on his "Mount Rushmore" of NBA history. That exercise is a bit tired and a bit pointless as there are more than four players that deserve a place in that National Monument to basketball greatness — […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 2/17/2014
The 2014 NBA All Star game is done andin the record books as the East snapped a three-game losing streak to the West beating them 163-155 in a thrilling fourth quarter comeback. The game was full of highlights from Kyrie Irving showing off his game to Blake Griffin lighting up the scoreboard. And while Irving […]
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Plenty of players could lay claim to the NBA's All-Star MVP. That is always the case in a game where there is little defense and the very best players can just showcase their offensive skills without impunity. If that is the case than Cleveland's Kyrie Irving is your man. He crissed and crossed his way […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/16/2014
We would be remiss if we talked about All-Star Weekend and failed to mention the best individual performance of the weekend so far. No, it was not John Wall in the dunk contest. Or Andre Drummond, Dion Waiters and Tim Hardaway Jr. in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge. The best performance of the weekend […]
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It took one dunk to declare a champion, and about 30-40 minutes to declare the NBA's new contest format for the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest a complete dud. Aside from the fact no one really understood the rules, the contest ended right when it was getting exciting and came crashing with a thud. John Wall […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/15/2014
Adam Silver is overseeing his first major event as commissioner this weekend as the NBA's All-Star Game hits New Orleans. The weekend is a community relations bonanza for the NBA as the players will hit the community for the league's annual day of service later today, and it is also a major weekend for the […]
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Andre Drummond saved his best rebound for last. Really, for after the game. Drummond was awarded the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge MVP trophy, but there was some assembly required. As the BBVA Compass representative handed it to him, the star fell off its base and hit the floor. Tim Hardaway Jr. stole the mic […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/13/2014
Yesterday, we gave our tribute to the old (horrifying) Pierre the Pelican. Since October, Pierre has haunted our dreams and made us quiver with his collection of gifs and images placing him deep into our nightmares. The smiling, greenish brown bird was frightening children throughout the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and trying his […]
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LeBron James secured the highlight of the night Wednesday night when he stepped back and buried the Warriors. {youtube}YI1GLB-byeQ{/youtube} That step-back 3-pointer probably did not beat Syracuse guard Tyler Ennis' near-half court heave to defeat Pittsburgh and keep Syracuse undefeated in college basketball. Let ESPN debate which game-winner at the buzzer was better today. Yesterday […]
