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Tweet of the Day: LeBron James

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Voting season is upon us. If you are American, whether in the continental United States or abroad, you have the right to vote for the person who will lead our nation for the next four years. The NBA may not be abuzz with politics right now, but there are definitely players who realize the significance of this election. Miami Heat All-Star forward and reigning NBA MVP LeBron James is backing the incumbent, President Barack Obama.

The President got more work to do, make sure you get out and vote tomorrow #vote
November 5, 2012 5:04 pm via Twitter for AndroidReplyRetweetFavorite
@KingJames
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This is not James’ first time plugging Obama’s

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Harden, Jennings are NBA Players of the Week

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Last week, James Harden did get a contract extension and Brandon Jennings didn’t. This week, both received NBA Player of the Week honors. Harden, who received a maximum five-year, $80 million extension from the Houston Rockets after being traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder, won for the Western Conference. Called a “foundational player” upon his arrival in Houston, Harden began living up to that billing by averaging 35.3 points and leading the Rockets to a 2-1 mark. Harden had 37 points and

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Sheridan Hoops MVP Rankings After Week One

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Once upon a time, I discouraged any and all MVP talk until a quarter of the season (at the very least) had been played. Nowadays, I am a reformed man — and I have Sam Presti, Clay Bennett, Daryl Morey and Rob Pelinka to thank. After slightly less than one week of the NBA season, we find ourselves in a situation no one could have envisioned in the waning days of October. The game of poker between James Harden (repped by

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Bernucca: Lakers’ offense struggling with Ivy League courseload

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You can point to a handful of reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of panic.  Dwight Howard missed all of training camp and most of preseason recovering from back surgery. Kobe Bryant has a sprained foot that requires him to wear a walking boot. Steve Nash is out for a while with a fracture in his fibula. That lack of continuity led to 11 straight losses – all eight in the preseason, which the Lakers dismissed as games that don’t count,

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SH Blog: Redick, Lillard prove valuable in opening week

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Were there enough highlights from the first week of the NBA season for you? James Harden’s surreal first two games. The Knicks’ phenomenal ball movement. LeBron James’ assist to Ray Allen for a game-winning four-point play over Denver (Pat Riley had to be grinning away). Along with the other top stories of the week, the Dwight-less and rebuilding Orlando Magic skated through their first two games of the 2012-13 season against the Nuggets and Suns, respectively, in large part to the play of

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Carmelo Stars For Knicks; Howard Leads Lakers

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In the Sunday matinee, Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points and J.R. Smith was red-hot — 20 PTS, 9 REB in 35 minutes — to lead the Knicks to an easy win. In a great example of the new “position-less NBA,” Melo (admittedly a tall SF) actually played the 5 for a while, surrounded by guards. Jason Kidd had a nice afternoon: 12 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL and two 3-pointers. The Sixers lost Jason Richardson to an ankle injury in the

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SH Blog: Looking at the Harden trade one week later

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The James Harden trade is a week old now, and while the book is obviously not yet written on what it’ll mean for everyone involved, we have a bit of a clearer picture than we did last Sunday. Harden has looked like a true superstar in Houston, dropping 82 points over his first two games, including a career-high 45. The outlook for the Thunder is a little more murky, but they haven’t shown a disastrous dropoff so far. We’ve got several

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Tweet of the Day: Jamaal Tinsley

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IM PROUD TO BE FROM NYC, THE CITY IS SHOWING RESILIENCE, PATIENCE & CONTRIBUTING BEYOND MEASURES DURING THESE TIMES #REBUILD #SANDY — Jamaal Tinsley (@jatinsley) November 4, 2012 I am with you Jamaal. So many people deserve so much praise. But then again, there are moments that make you bang you forehead against the wall … or the concrete … or the downed tree that has been blocking your street for six days. That latter category is what we are dealing with here at

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