College basketball received some significant hype on Wednesday, February 12. Inevitably, the NBA responded by providing some of the best action of the year with All-Star Weekend just around the corner. Here’s everything that you need to know about a wild night of action. [Read more…]
Chris Kaman/LAL confirmed that he is capable of putting up big fantasy numbers against the right opponents in the Lakers’ system. Unfortunately, the Lakers lost again and look headed for a bottom five win-loss record this season. It wasn’t Kevin Durant’s/OKC finest hour (eight turnovers), but his 36 points was enough to lead the Thunder to an important psychological win over Portland. LeBron/MIA picked up extra work in the absence of Dwayne Wade/MIA, as the Heat cooled off the Suns.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 was all about elevating success to new levels. The NBA came through with a number of different feats worth marveling, including a team re-defining quality ball movement and a star sophomore coming through with his best performance yet. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s games. [Read more…]
As the February 21st NBA trade deadline looms over All-Star weekend, there is no shortage of news and rumors around the league. We’ll take a look at which teams have the ammunition to make major moves before next weeks deadline, which players can be on the move, and everything else happening in the league today. [Read more…]
The Philadelphia 76ers have been historically bad the last two days – losing by 40+ point margins on consecutive days is no mean feat. That’s what happens when your shooters get cold, you have a poor defense, and are facing two tremendous offensive teams. Denver is a completely different team without Ty Lawson/DEN: they were no match for a motivated Pacers squad. The Raptors’ first unit was in form, but the second unit gave back lead in the first and
If only one word could be utilized to describe the NBA action on Monday February 10, it’d have to be, “Ugly.” There were two blowouts by more than 39 points, as well as two other games decided by by 16 and 18 points, respectively. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
Nike brought two of the most cerebral athletes together for a couple commercial shoots on Monday. The Beaverton, Oregon based shoe and apparel conglomerate paired five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and recent Super Bowl champion Richard Sherman. The two star athletes were mutually enthusiastic about the opportunity to work in the same building. While the details of their advertisements are not public knowledge, it is rather fitting that the two would be featured together—both have had their battles with negative press (whether
Chris Paul returned to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. We don’t want to be party-poopers, but it probably should be pointed out that the Clippers were better without him. This does not mean that GM Gary Sacks should start exploring trade possibilities for a top-five player. And it doesn’t mean that coach Doc Rivers should go with the hot hand at point guard at the end of games. But it does mean that if the Clippers want to win a championship this