Following a re-branding of the Pacers, the roster is littered with exciting wings that suggest a fast-paced, small-ball approach is on the horizon. Given the level of talent that the team possesses, the Pacers will be exciting to watch this season. [Read more…]
PHILADELPHIA — This cruel joke someone’s been playing on the Philadelphia 76ers these past few years–especially lately–has got to stop. It’s one thing screwing around with the production on the court, resulting in just 71 victories over the past three years while the franchise has been stockpiling draft picks and injured big men. That’s rebuilding basketball, Sam Hinkie style. But what’s happened off the court in the last year alone isn’t just heartbreaking, it is downright tragic. One-by-one, Philadelphia’s most iconic big men have
When you’re an incredible star athlete who signed on with one shoe company for $200 million, it’s probably not the wisest decision to wear the shoes of that company’s competitor out in public. Unfortunately, that’s precisely what James Harden did by wearing Air Jordans out in public after signing his mammoth deal with Adidas in August. Not surprisingly, the president of Adidas was less than pleased, according to Darren Rovell of ESPN: [Read more…]
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson [Read more…]
Spain will have a chance at revenge Thursday when it faces France in the semifinals of Eurobasket 2015. Both won quarterfinal games Tuesday, setting up another meeting between Europe’s two most talented countries. In last year’s World Cup in Spain, France ended the host’s dreams of a gold medal with a 65-52 victory in Madrid. France lost to Serbia in the semifinals before edging Lithuania for the bronze medal. Now Spain has a chance to get even by toppling the hosts. It was
Who wants to be a millionaire? Pick a 10-man baseball lineup for within a $50000 salary cap and enter the $2.5M Millionaire Maker at DraftKings. [Read more…]
The Lakers franchise is one of the NBA’s model organizations with 16 NBA titles, winning 5 in Minneapolis and 11 in Los Angeles. Who is the greatest Lakers player? (answer below) [Read more…]
No matter who you are, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green will call you out and put you on blast if you say something about him that is simply not true on twitter. He did so with this fan, who got caught lying, got blasted by Green and subsequently deleted his twitter account. He even did so with yours truly for what may have been an unjust call-out. After seeing one particular fan falsely tag his name in a photo instead of Harrison