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SH Blog: Atlanta Hawks Saga Continues

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A controversial summer continues for the NBA. On the heels of the Donald Sterling saga, the association has again encountered a racial issue. Per ESPN, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson will sell his share of the organization after two-year-old messages were uncovered. As transcribed by Adi Joseph of USA TODAY Sports, Levenson made comments about the factor of race in Atlanta’s inability to sell tickets. 4. Regarding game ops, i need to start with some background. for the first couple

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SH Blog: Monroe Signs Qualifying Offer, Bledsoe Won’t Budge

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It took two months, but one of the top players in the 2015 class of NBA free agency has finally signed a contract. It just isn’t the type of deal that everyone expected him to receive. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, star forward Greg Monroe signed the qualifying offer to remain with the Detroit Pistons through the 2014-15 season. Detroit restricted free agent Greg Monroe has signed the qualifying offer, league source tells Yahoo Sports. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) September 5, 2014 During the

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SH Blog: Rondo’s Agent Denies Rumor, FIBA World Cup Star Eyeing NBA

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Perhaps the most bizarre story in the NBA is centered around Boston Celtics star Rajon Rondo. The two-time assists leader is rumored to have requested a trade, but the details are becoming murkier by the hour. It all started when ESPN’s Around The Horn uploaded a YouTube video of Jackie MacMullan telling Frank Isola that Rondo requested a trade. The video has since been removed, but Jay King of MassLive.com and Samer Kalaf of Deadspin both caught it and published the comments. Per King: When Frank Isola raised

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SH Blog: Clippers Complete Surprising Salary Dump

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Mere days after trading Jared Dudley to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Los Angeles Clippers have struck again. This time around, the Clippers sent two players packing. Surprisingly, it was the two players whom they’d just acquired for Dudley and a draft pick. According to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, the Clippers waived Carlos Delfino and Miroslav Raduljica. Delfino had two years and $6.5 million remaining on his contract. Raduljica had three years for roughly $4.57 million. Both were traded for Dudley, who had two years and

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SH Blog: Isaiah Thomas Explains Choosing Suns over Kings, Rockets After Sessions

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Throughout the summer of 2014, few players have garnered as much hype as point guard Eric Bledsoe. The two-way menace has gone from tantalizing the NBA with his potential to shocking it with his unemployment nearly two months into free agency. While Bledsoe is certainly deserving of the attention, not enough focus has gone to his potential replacement: Isaiah Thomas. [Read more…]

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SH Blog: Emeka Okafor Drawing Unique Interest

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Before you assume that it’s a slow news day, understand that most players don’t receive interest months in advance. It’s just as rare f0r more than 10 NBA organizations to pursue the same non-star. 31-year-old center Emeka Okafor is defying the odds by receiving a unique brand of interest. The 31-year-old is searching for a new home after spending 2013-14 with the Phoenix Suns—sort of. He missed every single game of 2013-14 due to injury and could miss significant time in 2014-15. For

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Photo of the Day: NBA Wishes Happy Birthday to Late Wilt Chamberlain

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There’s reasonable debate throughout basketball circles about which player truly is the greatest of all-time. Michael Jordan receives the nod from many, but the likes of Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson and a laundry list of others are often referenced in debate. There’s not as much debate about who the most dominant player in NBA history is. There’s a very strong case that it’s Shaquille O’Neal, and some modern era fans will reference MJ or controversially call on LeBron James, but there’s

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Tweet of the Night: NBA Movies

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One of the greatest aspects of social media is that it’s become a platform for creativity. Whether serious or comedic, outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have enabled every-day people to speak their minds. Sometimes, it’s massive stars that show us their comical side. Sometimes, it’s NBA teams that out-do their millions of rivals in creating the most memorable posts. On Wednesday, August 20, the association reached new heights of social media mastery with a unique challenge: NBA movies. A very strong case could be made that the Milwaukee Bucks had

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