After having scored 180 points in his first two outings of the Division III college basketball season—including his second career game of over 100 points, Grinnell College guard Jack Taylor has people talking yet again. In 2012, it was his 138-point game that turned heads and created a media swirl. Sunday, in a game against Crossroads College, Grinnell scored 109 points. Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal took notice of Taylor’s recent outing, taking to Twitter Tuesday morning to ask fans if
On a day that was fairly ho-hum as it relates to NBA news, Twitter saw a large influx of “LeBron shaved his head!” stories. Gregg Doyel of CBS Sports expresses the general sentiment about the Miami Heat star’s hair (or lack-thereof). [Read more…]
Mark Jackson is the coach of the Golden State Warriors. If you ask him, though, he will probably tell you that he is, first and foremost, a pastor. Generally speaking, Jackson is a good man. He respects all of his players and treats them as equals. He would never speak ill towards any of them and never utters a curse word – not easy to do when you’re involved with the game of basketball. [Read more…]
The reputation of an NBA player can be an incredibly fragile thing in the playoffs. You can go from being an absolute hero to a total scapegoat, game by game. Just ask Russell Westbrook. In the past, Westbrook was the target of criticism for shooting too much, not playing enough like a point guard and not getting the ball enough to Kevin Durant. Most of the complaints seemed to disappear this season when the Thunder catapulted their way to the Finals because more