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Tweet of the Day: Nick Collison’s Awkward Experience

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NBA players are subject to constant autographs and pictures with fans, but what Oklahoma City Thunder forward Nick Collison recently experienced is straight out of the weird category. While using the washroom at a public facility, a male approached and took a picture of the player while urination. I just snatched the phone from a guy who took a picture of me pissing at a urinal. #okc — Nick Collison (@nickcollison4) October 19, 2013 Professional basketball players are no stranger to the oddity of

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SH Blog: Melo hints he’ll go to Lakers or stay with Knicks; Jazz extend Favors

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At this point, the novelty of preseason games have worn off, at least for me. It’s time to focus on the upcoming season. Which starts in 10 days, in case you forgot. With that in mind, Tommy Dee looked at who’s doing well in the preseason for Sheridan Hoops. A lot of 2012 draft picks, and a few big men who could mean a lot for their teams. Speaking of which, does anyone think the Pistons will do well this season?

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Who Is Looking Good This Preseason?

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Many fans don’t put much stock in the NBA preseason for some reason, and it’s something that I’ve always found puzzling. Like any good book, the preseason can provide a table of contents for the upcoming season with many interesting details and storylines. For me, it’s always about development and which players are in the right situations at the right time. On top of that, it’s seeing if they know that situation and if they are prepared to own it. I’ve taken

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NBA Rumors and News for October 19, 2013

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Saturday, October 19 Trivia Question: How many 3-pointers did the San Antonio Spurs make in Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals. Clippers to cover up Lakers’ banners at home games Posted at 09:47 AM ET The Los Angeles Clippers don’t need a constant reminder that its history isn’t comparable to that of the LA Lakers. The team has decided to cover up the Lakers championship banners during home games, reports Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times. The Lakers display 12 championship

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NFL at Sheridan Hoops; DraftStreet Million, Week 7

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Click banner to enter Draft Street $2.5 million NFL Challenge, with $1 million to the winner Through six weeks of the NFL regular season DraftStreet‘s mega contest has awarded 18 seats to the final stage in Las Vegas. There are 22 more seats up for grabs in the coming weeks, three of them this week. For full contest details, click here. In today’s NFL at Sheridan Hoops, I review the results of Week 6 action, in which

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SH Blog: Bynum Could Be Back For Opener; Shumpert & Noah Injured

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While the preseason is largely about players avoiding injuries so that they can suit up for the regular season, there are always the select few that are working to recover from injuries. Nobody has entered the preseason with high expectations for Andrew Bynum — newly acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers — in his recovery from chronic knee injuries. After all, it’s been how long now since we’ve seen him play?  [Read more…]

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Tweet of the Night: Roy Hibbert Has Unorthodox Love Affair

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Some people are idealists—deeply passionate about life and other people. They love to love and be loved and they love the idea of love itself. There are some people who have misguided or misplaced love. One such example might be overzealous fans who are fiercely passionate about their sports team or favorite singer or celebrity, though that team, singer or celebrity most likely does not even that they exist. Other people have a passionate love of inanimate things, generally material possessions. A

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NBA Rumors and News for October 18, 2013

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Friday, October 18 Daily Trivia: Other than Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 point game, no two teammates have combined for 100 points in the same game. Can you name the two who came the closest? Bad blood between Brooklyn and Miami Posted at 07:10 PM ET Before the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets’ game on Thursday night, LeBron James said to reporters that he thought the Celtics owed Ray Allen an apology for criticizing him for going to Miami. James mentioned that Kevin Garnett and Paul

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