Last season, several key players were lost due to the dreadful tear of an ACL, clouding the future of each player that suffered the injury. The first major player that went down due to the devastating knee injury was Ricky Rubio of the Timberwolves during a game against the Lakers. Minnesota was well on pace to fight for a playoff spot, but everything unraveled once Rubio was lost – the team went 5-20 without the sensational point guard. This season, the Timberwolves
Just one season after winning their first championship, did the Miami Heat change their philosophy from “stop the opponents” to “outscore the opponents”? The team has won plenty of games this season with a high-powered offense that ranks No. 1 in the league with 104.8 points per game, which is nearly six more points than a season ago. But where has the defense gone? [Read more…]
When Jeremy Lin came out of nowhere to dominate games for the New York Knicks last season, he captured the hearts of fans everywhere and was in many ways, inspiring. He was easily the story of the shortened NBA season. The story known as Linsanity ended some time ago, though, and what was once mostly praise has turned into slander and bitterness towards the young point guard, who has struggled this season and is trying to find his way in a new
How concerned should the Los Angeles Lakers be right now? One day after edging out a win against the Brooklyn Nets, the team went into Arco Arena on Wednesday and lost to the Sacramento Kings – the team with the worst record in the Western Conference. You can’t blame the loss on Kobe Bryant, who continued his torrid pace on offense – scoring 38 points on 11-of-20 shooting – despite playing on a sore foot. [Read more…]
You never know what unexpected scene a cameraman might capture simply by pointing at certain people or a crowd at any given moment during a game. On Wednesday night, an innocent looking young boy was shown on camera as he reached for a candy bar from an Atlanta Hawks cheerleader. The camera kept rolling on the scene, and the boy was caught doing something absolutely hilarious: he noticed a different kind of candy in front of him. All three of them.
Metta World Peace does not like the act of flopping. During a very closely-contested game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, World Peace learned how good of a flopper Gerald Wallace can be. He quickly learned that Reggie Evans can be even better, as shown in the clip below: [Read more…]
