PHILADELPHIA – No, that wasn’t a puff of white smoke emanating from the Philadelphia 76ers offices when their 118-day vigil finally came to an end Wednesday. It was more like they were waving the white flag, as if to say “Okay, we surrender. We’ll hire a coach, even though we all know the goal is to stink so bad this year we have the best chance to win the lottery, and a good coach might mess up the plan…’’ With that, “Nice
Because it’s @MagicJohnson ‘s birthday. And because there’s never a bad day to post this: http://t.co/bZ44JiaBKE — J.A. Adande (@jadande) August 15, 2013 If you have ever wondered why the great Earvin “Magic” Johnson played the point guard position standing at 6’9″ or why they call him “Magic”, the clip above will help answer those questions. The man’s incredible vision allowed him to see plays develop before anyone else and consistently delivered passes that were seemingly impossible – even to this day.
When certain NBA owners are unable to attain a coveted player via free agency, they seem to feel the need to lash out or downplay what that player meant to their franchise. Mark Cuban has done this a number of times: he said the Dallas Mavericks were better off by not signing Deron Williams in the summer of 2012, and basically said the same about Dwight Howard after missing out on the center this summer. We all know about the
After well over a month of negotiations, Minnesota Timberwolves GM Flip Saunders has his man. Two days after setting a training camp deadline to get a deal done, Saunders announced that he had come to terms with Nikola Pekovic. [Read more…]
Hello and welcome to the Evening News. As the offseason continues, we’ll keep you updated every evening. What’s happening today? [Read more…]
The people of Detroit, whose city recently declared bankruptcy, could use something to brighten their days a bit. And here it is. The Pistons on Wednesday unveiled a special uniform that will be worn for 10 games in the 2013-14 season. Intead of DETROIT or PISTONS across the chest, the uniforms will say MOTOR CITY. Greg Monroe is modeling them below. [Read more…]
The NBA is about to go through one of its most important transitions in history. In fact, it is going through several simultaneously. While some are dramatic and others symbolic, the final cumulative effect should be an evolution — not a revolution. The most public and obvious is the retirement of Commissioner David Stern and the ascension of Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver to that powerful post. While their styles are very different, the succession has been planned out and should be very
After an eventful offseason of moves and transactions around the NBA, most teams are just about set for the upcoming season in terms of filling out their rosters. At this particular time, all that leaves us with is an opportunity to break down those moves and predict how each team will do, since league activities don’t officially begin for another six to seven weeks. ESPN did just that, putting out a quick “Summer Forecast” of the teams in the Western Conference