With summer officially over and October right around the corner, the 2015-2016 NBA season is just about ready to kick into gear. That means training camps are about to open up and players around the league are getting themselves ready both physically and mentally for a long season ahead. Before all of that, though, it always kicks off with this: Media Day obligations. Some may find it to be a chore, but plenty enjoy their first day back, take photos and interact with old
Jamal Crawford’s future has been a subject of much speculation all offseason, with rumors linking the veteran guard to teams including the Knicks, Cavaliers and Heat. But the Clippers never did trade their long-standing sixth man, and he reported to the team for Friday’s Media Day and Saturday’s opening of training camp. Late Friday, Crawford tweeted a cryptic message that seemed to reference his uncertain offseason: [Read more…]
Once recognized as one of the most explosive dunkers in the NBA, Jason Richardson officially called it quits on Wednesday after 14 seasons in the league at the age of 34. Richardson missed all of the 2013-2014 season and much of the 2012-2013 season due to a serious knee injury and played sparingly in 19 games last season for the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite the unfortunate turns he took in the latter parts of his career, Richardson ends his playing days with terrific overall statistics: 17.1
It’s no secret that Stephen Curry has come a long way since being drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 2009 NBA Draft and what was said about him by scouts before entering the league. When you look at that draft, it’s clear that Curry and James Harden should have went No. 1 and No. 2 in no particular order (of course, you can also make the case that Blake Griffin was drafted right where he belongs). Harden actually went
Player ratings in the NBA 2K video game for the upcoming season are slowly being released, with a list of the league’s top 10 shooting guards leaking late this week. In order, the top four were James Harden, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade… with Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant trailing the latter two at No. 5. [Read more…]
When you’re an incredible star athlete who signed on with one shoe company for $200 million, it’s probably not the wisest decision to wear the shoes of that company’s competitor out in public. Unfortunately, that’s precisely what James Harden did by wearing Air Jordans out in public after signing his mammoth deal with Adidas in August. Not surprisingly, the president of Adidas was less than pleased, according to Darren Rovell of ESPN: [Read more…]
No matter who you are, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green will call you out and put you on blast if you say something about him that is simply not true on twitter. He did so with this fan, who got caught lying, got blasted by Green and subsequently deleted his twitter account. He even did so with yours truly for what may have been an unjust call-out. After seeing one particular fan falsely tag his name in a photo instead of Harrison
There’s a strong case to be made that the Charlotte Hornets signing point guard Jeremy Lin to a two-year, $4.3-million deal was one of the better bargain signings of the NBA’s nearly-complete offseason. [Read more…]