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Hubbard: Lakers: We’ll Get ’em the Year After Next

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Regardless of any lingering disappointment, the offseason for many NBA teams is an uplifting time. Young players are drafted. Veteran free agents are signed. Trades are made. New coaches are hired. Teams with a strengthened core, like Brooklyn, are confident they have done everything possible to take the final step to win a title. Teams such as Oklahoma City and Chicago, who were limited by injuries, are optimistic that if healthy, championship dreams are realistic. Teams that have been building, like Cleveland, are

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Tweet of the Day: Kevin Johnson praises President Obama’s public address

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Many Americans were engrossed with the prosecution, defense, deliberation and subsequent verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. The jury came out with a “not guilty” verdict after two days of deliberations, which included seeking clarification of the manslaughter charge. The initial reaction to the verdict was overwhelming. [Tweet of the Night: NBA Players React to George Zimmerman Verdict] Nearly a week later, there is still an feeling of injustice among many citizens. President Barack Obama took some time to address the issues at

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Tweet of the Night: David Lee shocked by Kent Bazemore’s dunk

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During the 2012-2013 season as a rookie, Kent Bazemore of the Golden State Warriors was mostly recognized around the league as the guy that did this – also known as “Bazemoring” – during games and getting his car stuffed with popcorn. In the NBA Las Vegas Summer League, the guard’s presence has been felt much more on the basketball court, averaging 18 points – good for sixth best in the league. During Thursday’s tournament against the Dallas Mavericks as the top seed,

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SH Blog: Pierce convinced Garnett to leave Boston, Wiggins wants to play for Raptors

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After weeks of knowing that the trio of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry would join the Brooklyn Nets, they were finally introduced at the Barclays Center on Thursday afternoon. While all the reports were out on how everything came about and what pieces were needed to successfully get a blockbuster deal done between the Nets and the Boston Celtics, there was never an opportunity to hear how the trio coming from Boston really felt about what went down.  [Read

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Garnett and Pierce, introduced as Nets, did not utter the word “Knicks”

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BROOKLYN — Two significant things about today’s Brooklyn Nets news conference — what was said, and what wasn’t said. First, the latter: The word “Knicks” was not mentioned one single time. It would have been like being at a wine-tasting, and uttering the word “Thunderbird.” No bigger sign of disrespect than treating an adversary as though it does not exist. Because in the new world of the Nets, the only other team that merits mention, the only other team that is in

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Tweet of the Night: Harrison Barnes appreciates Jon Hamm’s humor

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Don Draper firing shots early lol — Harrison Barnes (@HBarnes) July 18, 2013 Jon Hamm, also known as Don Draper on the show “Mad Men”, hosted the 2013 ESPYS on Wednesday and immediately fired off some shots at some of the NBA players around the league as the show began. Hamm – a natural on stage – started off with Dwight Howard, saying that the center finally found a way to help the Los Angeles Lakers by leaving them for the Houston Rockets.

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