Allen Iverson once said he would rather retire than come off the bench. So, I guess he’s not reading this column. And while that certainly hurts (I loved you, A.I.), it’s not going to stop me from practicing my craft here. We talkin’ ’bout practice. PRAC—TICE. Something that you do to get better. Ah, forget it. It takes a special type of player to adapt to coming off the bench. Several guys, who we threw under the bus—er—uh, mentioned in our Most Improved Player Rankings
Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside missed six games recently with an oblique injury, but he’s hardly shown any signs of discomfort since his recent return. [Read more…]
One NBA game tonight commands by far the most attention. It’s in the Bay Area on the eve of the Super Bowl, it’s on national TV and it features the two most explosive offensive basketball teams in the world. [Read more…]
It’s inevitable that players will suffer one injury or another during the course of a season, be it minor, serious or even career-threatening. For San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili’s latest injury, it’s simply cringeworthy. On February 3, Ginobili suffered – and here comes the cringeworthy part – a testicular injury that forced him to get surgery and will sideline him for at least a month. There are no details as far as what exactly happened to the area, but you can only assume the
Hope you had a good Thursday night at DraftKings and won the extra $3 for beating Chris Sheridan, who posted a respectable 279.5 points to finish in the money. [Read more…]
Brandon Jennings could very well end up in Brooklyn two weeks from now in a trade that would send Thaddeus Young to the Detroit Pistons, sources tell SheridanHoops.com. There are several teams looking to acquire Jennings, who has been a starter most of his career but is currently stuck behind Reggie Jackson on Detroit’s depth chart. He will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. Brooklyn is one of the teams with the biggest need at point guard
It’s a relatively easy three bucks, plus eternal bragging rights if you finish ahead of Chris Sheridan tonight at DraftKings. Click here to enter, pick an 8-man lineup without exceeding the $50K salary cap, make your first deposit ($5 or more) and cheer on your players. [Read more…]
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