Even with only three NBA games on the Thursday schedule, DFS contests at DraftKings are challenging and fun. They can be profitable, too. The nightcap should be exciting, as Stephen Curry $10800 leads the unbeaten Warriors into L.A., though Chris Paul (groin) and J.J. Redick (back) are “not probable,” according to Doc Rivers. [Read more…]
On this date in 2004, the Pacers and Pistons played the first 47 minutes of a regular season game incident free. And then it happened. With 45.9 seconds left, there was an altercation between Ron Artest and Ben Wallace. Others got involved. Artest laid on the scorers table, when a fan hurled a full cup of liquid (reportedly Diet Coke) onto him. That led to players entering the stands. The aftermath produced some significant results. [Read more…]
Thanks to the emerging and imposing presence of Rudy Gobert, the Utah Jazz have been one of the better defensive teams in the league this season. The transformation of the Jazz’s defense (5th in defensive rating) began last season when Enes Kanter was traded, allowing the second-year center Gobert to take over the starting spot. From there, the center showed that he was mature well beyond his years in his ability to contest at the rim with the longest wingspan in
There is a ton of money available in NBA free agency next summer, and everyone knows it – especially players in the final year of their contracts. Across all sports, the contract year phenomenon occurs when an athlete performs at his highest level with millions of dollars on the line in a contract season. As a result, players naturally put in extra work in the gym and focus more clearly with their financial future hanging in the balance. Some players use these
The unexpected firing of Kevin McHale might wake up the sputtering Rockets. James Harden $10100 and Dwight Howard $7500 are strong plays tonight at home against Portland, with Terrence Jones $6200 and Trevor Ariza $5600 also worth considering in DFS contests at DraftKings. [Read more…]
Who can forget the iconic McDonald’s commercial where Michael Jordan and Larry Bird go shot for shot with a Big Mac and fries at stake? Bird wore regular workout clothes, but Jordan had just started his own clothing line and maintained that he was going to shoot the commercial in this flashy 90’s outfit that he had helped design. That shirt design was the inspiration for the new “Nothing But Net” Jordan 7 re-release that came out just this past weekend. It
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” -Helen Keller [Read more…]
Kristaps Porzingis had his heart broken the last time he faced the Charlotte Hornets when he hit a game-winning 3-pointer that came a fraction of a second too late. On Tuesday night in a rematch against the Hornets- at the Madison Square Garden this time – the prized rookie made sure there would be no last-second finishes this time around. Porzingis was phenomenal, scoring 29 points on 10-of-17 from the field, including two-of-two from the arc, to go with 11 rebounds