What defines a year? … Is the answer not the events that occurred? And wow! … 2012 was loaded with events. Thankfully, Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Meyers Leonard managed to sum up all of its parts in one compact tweet.
The media train wreck that was and is the Brooklyn Nets firing of Avery Johnson continues. A number of well respected media members have jumped on the story. Sheridan Hoops is also on the case: [Read more…]
A Mamba does Mamba things…like eating Twitter (metaphorically). Kobe Bryant is FINALLY on Twitter! [Read more…]
Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate this festive holiday. To those who don’t: “Happy Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or NBA Day.” One of the best things about Christmas Day (December 25th) is that the NBA is the only major sport on television in the US. Christmas day is a basketball fan’s refuge, with five games featuring marquee teams. This Christmas, while the first game was a blowout (with Boston Celtics prevailing over the Brooklyn Nets), the following two games (Los Angeles Lakers/New York Knicks and
Hear, hear! Let’s celebrate all of those out there who are spreading good holiday cheer…among which includes Rondo Klaus. That’s right kids, Rondo Klaus is coming to town. Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo did exactly that Saturday. Taking time out of his schedule to visit with kids at the Boys & Girls. [Read more…]
Less than five hours remaining in the day, yet it just goes on like any other. Seems silly to think that the ancient Mayan civilization had predicted the world to end on Friday, four days from Christmas no less. In the midst of the all of the hoopla, basketball rolls on. John Hollinger, now working for the Memphis Grizzlies as the Vice President of Basketball Operations, had an astute observation today. No longer an employee of ESPN, he is now just like the rest
“Second free-throw, my goodness!” “I’m not sure what that was…Good Lord.” Not the most reassuring assessment of one’s free-throw shooting skills. Unfortunately for Appalachian State center Brian Okam, that is what happens when your shot falls 10 or so feet short of the basket. His shot made waves and is now viral. That wasn’t the case when New York Knicks guard JR Smith first sent out this tweet.
College. These days, for most of us with average (at best) athleticism and hopes of attaining the “American Dream,” college is imperative, not optional. For professional athletes, that is completely arbitrary. It is, however, encouraging to see athletes go back to school to complete their degrees…especially, seeing as it sets an example for the many young fans who follow them and their careers. New Orleans Pelicans Hornets star rookie Anthony Davis and his former Kentucky teammate Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (currently with the Charlotte Bobcats)
