Warning: I usually guess low on these types of things. Also, I do not know what kind of a mood Stu Jackson David Stern is in today, and that is always a relevant factor. But the fact of the matter is that Rajon Rondo is going to be suspended for instigating a fight in the Brooklyn-Boston game last night. The question is how long? [Read more…]
Rajon Rondo is going to get suspended by the NBA (Stu Jackson will make the decision) for instigating the brawl against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night that spilled into the stands. How long should that suspension be? [Read more…]
What many feel is the deepest team in the West gets a little deeper tonight. Chauncey Billups is expected to play Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, his first game since suffering a torn Achilles tendon Feb. 6 against Orlando. He appeared in 20 games last season for the Clippers, averaging 15.0 points, 4.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 30.4 minutes. “We are all excited to have Chauncey back,” Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro said. “I know how hard he has worked to
Every once in a while I’ll go on the BBC or some other British broadcasting outfit, and I’ll have to bend over backward to simplify some things that need no explaining to American fans, given their superior knowledge of the game. [Read more…]
When NBA talk gets around to the Philadelphia 76ers, for most folks it’s a short conversation that can be summed up in two words: Andrew Bynum. [Read more…]
We should all be grateful we are alive today. I say that to myself every time I hear of an unexpected death or tragedy, and that was certainly the case today when the Rockets announced that coach Kevin McHale’s daughter, Sasha McHale, passed away from Lupus at the tender age of 23. [Read more…]
Even though you scored 37 points Friday night, ‘Melo, your team gave up 114 to the Dallas Mavericks. That record of yours’ and your teammates’ isn’t quite as gaudy as it used to be, and around here that means there is a price to pay. [Read more…]
Personally, I never got all that caught up in Linsanity. I appreciate his game, I love the reckless abandon he shows going to the hoop, I admire his knowledge and his devotion to his faith, and I called him “Time Magazine cover material” a week before he was on the cover of Time Magazine. I’m glad he got papered (NBA parlance for getting paid). [Read more…]