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Tweet of the Night: Andre Drummond surprises server with a $100 tip

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Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond has taken quite a liking to interacting with fans on social media over the summer. Aside from following thousands of fans on twitter, he has also opened up a youtube account to make entertaining clips for fans, along with a facebook page to post thoughts and videos you wouldn’t find anywhere else. On Thursday, he continued reaching out by having dinner with random fans at an Applebees restaurant, which is a very friendly gesture from any professional athlete:

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SH Blog: Howard wants DPOY again, Cousins agrees to four-year deal with the Kings

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Dwight Howard’s reputation took a major dive over the past couple of seasons due to all the drama surrounding his status as a free agent and his indecisive behavior. It didn’t help that his level of play dropped a notch after joining the Los Angeles Lakers last season after undergoing back surgery. Rather than receiving praise for stepping up and playing earlier than he was supposed to, he was scrutinized for being part of an underachieving team. Now that Howard has

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Tweet of the Night: Q & A with Rajon Rondo

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Interested in reading the mind of Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo? Rondo, who is usually reserved and doesn’t interact much on social media, does occasionally show up on twitter for random Q & A sessions with his followers. He took some time on Wednesday to answer the many burning questions that fans have for him. During this particular session, Rondo revealed some interesting things like who his favorite players in the NBA are, how his rehab is going, what he thinks

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Tweet of the Night: Kevin Durant and Dwyane Wade’s heated exchange

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Real beef or a publicity stunt? Kevin Durant chatted with Cinesport’s Noah Coslov about various topics, including the omission of his former teammate James Harden from the list of Top 10 players by Sports Illustrated. He proceeded to say that Dwyane Wade, who was No. 8 on the list, should be replaced by Harden without getting into the details on why he thinks that should be the case. Wade apparently found out what was said by the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar and

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SH Blog: Bryant still a few weeks away from fully running, how Kerr received a black eye from Jordan

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Remember all the talk throughout the summer about where Kobe Bryant stands in terms of being able to play in the season opener? The superstar guard gave us great optimism when he confidently jumped into a pool from 40-plus feet above the ground last month. However, we are now just 36 days away before the Los Angeles Lakers play their first game of the season, and there is still no concrete news on when Bryant will resume basketball activities. The only thing

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Tweet of the Night: Steve Kerr and Shane Battier don’t support the idea of nickname jerseys

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The NBA is a business, and every year, it doesn’t hesitate to try something new and bold to see what various business opportunities may be out there. They’ve tried working in ideas like microfiber composite balls, sleeved jerseys to labeling team names in Spanish on certain nights. Some have worked and others, like the non-leather ball, have not. The newest idea heading into the upcoming season is to sell the nicknames of certain players, and the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets may

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Five Things To Watch: Golden State Warriors

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When the Golden State Warriors made it to the 2013 NBA playoffs for the first time in six years – and just the second time in 19 dreadful years – it appeared the team was finally headed in the right direction. From ownership, management, coaching and the talent level, you could sense that what the Warriors were building was legitimate and lasting. This was going to be more than just another short-lived “We Believe” season. The Warriors continued in that direction in

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Tweet of the Night: Batum, Rubio, Gasol and others react to EuroBasket semi-finals between Spain and France

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European basketball, aka EuroBasket, is well represented by notable NBA players (former and current), and plenty of them were in action on Friday in the semi-finals between Spain and France. France boasted a lineup of Tony Parker, Nicolas Batum, Boris Diaw, Alexis Ajinca and Mickael Gelabale. Spain also had plenty of familiar names like Marc Gasol, Ricky Rubio, Jose Calderon, Rudy Fernandez and Victor Claver. Unfortunately for Spain, they were missing two key players in Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro. 

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