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Tweet of the Day: NBA Players Tweet Through Brazil’s Epic World Cup Loss

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Brazil entered Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal match against Germany facing extreme obstacles. Their captain, Thiago Silva was due to miss the match having accumulated two yellow cards, and star forward Neymar had suffered a fractured vertebra in their quarterfinal match against Colombia. Even with such losses, they were still expected to play well, perhaps carrying out the role of underdog to move on to the finals. The match was highly anticipated and was garnering a lot of media attention and hype.

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Tweet of the Day: Dallas, Nowitzki Make Statement; LeBron Recruitment Perks Up

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Could LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki join forces in 2014-15? As Carmelo Anthony’s tour concludes Thursday with a meeting in Los Angeles with the Lakers completed and a meeting with the New York Knicks underway. Wednesday night, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban met with Anthony to make a pitch for his services. A day later, he and Dirk Nowitzki made a statement for the younger star free agents to take notice. They want a championship contending team. In addition

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Tweet of the Day: Carmelo Anthony World Tour Continues

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Tuesday brought forth the beginning of the NBA free agency period and, with it, the subsequent Carmelo Anthony World Tour. The tour began with a visit to Chicago to meet with Bulls staff and players. During his stop in the Windy City, he was greeted by coach Tom Thibodeau, who rode with him to the United Center, where they met general manager Gar Forman and executive vice president John Paxson along with Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, Taj Gibson, Joakim Noah

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Tweet of the Night: Dirk Nowitzki shares clip of him flopping on the soccer field

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Every year, Steve Nash holds a soccer tournament called “Show Down” for the Steve Nash Foundation to help raise money for a good cause. This year, the proceeds will benefit Educare and child abuse research and prevention. To find more details, click here.  Nash always manages to bring in a crowd of NBA players to join the cause, and his friend Dirk Nowitzki will be a participant. Here’s what the German did the last time he hit the soccer field: [Read more…]

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Tweet Of The Night: Dirk Nowitzki Hosts A Baseball Game

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The NBA season has come and gone but there is still plenty to keep it’s athletes busy. This includes Dirk Nowitzki, who was down in Dallas giving back to the community in his own way. The veteran player was able to put on a good cause for the community by hosting his own celebrity ball game for The Hero Foundation. The Heroes Foundation is a non-profit initiative bringing sports training and competition to children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities.

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Tweet of the Day: NBA Players Impressed By Mexico Goalkeeper Ochoa

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Two months and 13 days from the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain, nearly all of the world is fixated on the soccer World Cup in Brazil. Last week, Brazil opened the FIFA World Cup with a victory over Croatia. Tuesday, the host nation took on a feisty Mexico team, the result was less joyous for the home crowd, though plenty entertaining for impartial soccer fans. After the game ended in a scoreless tie, led by a spectacular showing from Mexico

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SH Blog: Source close to James questions if he has options better than Miami, Dirk would love to see Anthony in Dallas

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So now what for LeBron James? A miraculous Ray Allen 3-pointer helped King James eventually get to a second championship last season. This year, the Miami Heat never even put themselves in position to cut their deficit to single digits in the final three games. In fact, the San Antonio Spurs outscored the Heat by a jaw-dropping 70 points in five games in this year’s Finals – the biggest point differential in NBA Finals history. That means James lost to the Spurs

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Tweet of the Day: A Game Of Greater Significance Than the NBA Finals

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With Thursday playing host to a critical Game 4 in the 2014 NBA Finals wherein the Miami Heat trail the San Antonio Spurs 2-1 in the best-of-seven series, a far more important game took place early in the afternoon. The 2014 World Cup. The host nation faced off against Croatia in the opening game of the world’s most anticipated sports tournament. The game, which ended in a 3-1 victory in favor of the Brazil. With many NBA athletes coming from countries all across the

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