Many pundits lament the fact that too many of todays star players are friends on and off the court. They relish the old days when teams were rivals and players were loath to be friends with opposing players. With the advent of AAU youth basketball, high-profile basketball camps and the restructured schedule and commitment to USA Basketball, most players are friends on and off of the court these days. That’s not to say that heated rivalries don’t exist, and the existence of
Horrible news for the Golden State Warriors. The team announced today David Lee will miss the remainder of the 2013 NBA Playoffs due to a complete tear of his right hip flexor following an MRI that was conducted this morning. As we said in today’s morning roundup, sometimes something happens in a Game 1 that decides, for all intents and purposes, one particular series. Happens almost every year. Maybe this is that event. Lee, 29, registered 10 points and 14 rebounds in 29 minutes
Peeling oneself off the sofa was no easy task after a day and night spent sinking deeper and deeper into the upholstery. But the more you watched, the more you learned Saturday on Day One of the NBA Playoffs. Four lessons taken away: You do not want to have Draymond Green as your primary on-the-ball defender on the biggest play of the game – especially against a guy who has been in the league since Green was in diapers. You are in trouble
The often monotonous 82-game NBA regular season has come and gone. The worst teams have finished playing and the best 16 teams (yes, that is being generous to the Bucks) advanced to the postseason, guaranteeing high quality, spirited basketball. The seedings and schedules have been set, and each conference has matchups that are incredibly intriguing. For each team in the first round, there is one player who has to emerge and play a key role for that club to advance. Let’s have a
The Golden State Warriors are one of the surprise playoffs teams out of the Western Conference this season. Expected in the preseason to make noise if – and only if – Andrew Bogut stayed healthy, the team appeared destined for a rough start when it was reported that Bogut could miss a big chunk of the season – and he did – due to an unstable ankle that needed more time to heal than expected. Despite his absence, however, the Warriors found
Hello and welcome to the 6 O’Clock News. As the NBA regular season dies down and the playoff races heat up, we’ll keep you updated every day at 6 O’Clock. What’s happening today? Here’s the latest news around the league: [Read more…]
Excluding the eighth seed in the Western Conference, all 15 of the other playoff spots are accounted for. Many of those teams, however, are still playing to determine their first round matchup. With the Milwaukee Bucks dropping a game to the Charlotte Bobcats—on a night that the Boston Celtics overwhelmed the Orlando Magic—the eighth seed is no longer in question, and we now have the first matchup of the 2013 NBA Playoffs. [Read more…]
