0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/30/2013
Kobe Bryant seems to be moving forward with his rehab from a ruptured Achilles tendon at an alarming speed. Like super alarming. Bryant was supposed to be on the shelf for six months, at minimum, and it did not seem like he would be the same Kobe Bryant. The man is 34 years old, after […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 8/29/2013
Acording to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, new Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer was arrested early this morning and charged with driving under the influence. “As I spoke with him, I noticed that he had bloodshot and watery eyes and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath,” Trooper Johnathon Nelms wrote in […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Rookie season can be tough in the NBA. Players go from playing about 30 games in college and two weeks per game to the 82-game grind of three or four games per week, if not five, and they are playing against the world's best players. It is not an easy transition. Gary Payton hit those […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Is it me or does each year, video games get more and more realistic? I guess it must be true considering the following video might make you think real NBA players are on the digital court. NBA 2K14 recently released the game trailer for the upcoming release of the popular console game and from the […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/28/2013
Pacers coach Frank Vogel said in a radio appearance in Indianapolis that Danny Granger is on schedule and should be ready to go and added back to the fold for a Pacers team that nearly upset the Heat and got to the NBA Finals last year: It’s really exciting. Danny is on schedule, looks really […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Two weeks ago, the headlines coming out of Phoenix got the "Of course" and yawn treatment that only expected news could receive. Suns forward Michael Beasley was arrested in Phoenix a few weeks ago when officers detected pot in his car after he was pulled over for speeding. It was yet another run-in with the […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
This one if for you T-Mac. As you probably heard by now, Tracy McGrady has retired from the NBA after 15-years in the association. During his time on the hardwood, he brought us many highlight worthy plays such as the tremendous dunk on Shawn Bradley, lobbing himself ally-oops off the back board to his moment […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 8/27/2013
McCollum came into the NBA from a very non-traditional basketball powerhouse, small Lehigh University, which is located in a suburb of Philadelphia Every August, when the NBA's newly-drafted rookies participate in the Rookie Photo Shoot just a short drive north of Manhattan in Westchester, N.Y., they have to answer some tough questions in addition to […]
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The beauty of watching the Golden State Warriors during last season and their performance in the NBA Playoffs, was the chance to witness the development of a young core that will only get better with time and experience. Seth Curry, Klay Thompson, Kent Bazemore, Festus Ezeli and Draymond Green all carved out a niche for […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Everyone knows stories of NBA players getting involved in bad investments with distant relatives or shady businessmen or, even, trusted fiduciaries like agents or managers. The cold reality of the NBA is that young men who typically have not had a lot of money in their lives are given a whole lot of money very […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
How happy is Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki? Happy as an NBA player on game day! You know that hilarious Geico commercial featuring a very happy camel loving hump day since, well, because a camel has humps. Well, Dirk and the Mavs did their version of the commercial to drum up season ticket sales. The final product […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/26/2013
When the Rockets acquired Dwight Howard as their free agent prize, the rumors began immediately that Omer Asik either wanted out because he wanted to start at center (assumedly held down by Howard now) or that the Rockets would trade him unable to pair the two together. Howard struggled mightily to find himself offensively next […]
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I know it's Monday and a long work week is ahead of you but luckily Spurs' Matt Bonner is here to provide you some humor to kick off your work week. In a commercial for ShakeDown carrots, Bonner pitches the masses to eat carrots in true Bonner fashion – lots of silliness, goofiness, quirkiness, and […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/25/2013
Lamar Odom was a key piece to the Lakers' 2009 and 2010 Finals victories. He was a big part of the success of this latest era of Los Angeles titles. Then things fell apart. Much faster than anyone could anticipate. He signed with the Mavericks as a free agent and had his first season averaging […]
