Fantasy basketball is a great hobby, but real life comes first. Meeting my adorable 1-day-old grandson Rory and telling the world about his arrival made it a wonderful Saturday. [Read more…]
Lost among many stellar individual performances in the NBA on Friday, but nearly as impressive, “PaulinNYC” won the Freeroll and $100 cash, defeating 755 opponents without even using Kevin Durant. [Read more…]
Perceptions are often reality, regardless of what others would have you believe. Sometimes, however, celebrities have to fight misconceptions found in rumor mills and tabloid media. Friday, yet another example of a nice guy battling the tabloids.
The first time I met Kevin Durant was the morning of Oct. 29, 2008, at the team’s first regular-season shootaround inside the Ford Center. [Read more…]
Don’t forget to enter tonight’s Sheridan Hoops Freeroll, where there’s absolutely nothing to lose, and $300 on cash prizes, including $100 to the winner. It’s free to join DraftStreet, the Salary Cap game is easy to learn and just playing is fun, even if you aren’t one of the 15 prize winners. [Read more…]
There is an unlikely NBA rivalry developing in California. And it doesn’t include the Lakers. The Lakers are too busy battling the unrealistic expectations of their spoiled fans to immerse themselves in a full-fledged rivalry such as one with their neighbors down the hall at Staples Center. No, the developing rivalry is between the Clippers and the Warriors, which went to a new level Saturday night. [Read more…]
It’s not quite time to quit my day job, but I’m having a lot of fun playing daily fantasy hoops and for the second straight week, made a small profit, thanks to some luck on Thursday. It only took one winning night out of seven to finish in the black. [Read more…]
It wasn’t the greatest night in NBA history, especially for the Spurs and Nuggets. In a scene reminiscent of a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode, Stephen Jackson got hurt tripping over a civilian on the court, and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg was involved. [Read more…]
