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As a New York Knicks fan, Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery was a blur. After months of wishing and praying and hoping for the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, the Knicks’ season-long tank job proved to be unsuccessful when the ping pong balls determined that the organization would be picking third. Despite the Knicks […]
On Monday, Slam released a cover story based around soon to be No. 1 pick Zion Williamson and, more specifically, how soon to be No. 1 pick Zion Williamson loved his year at Duke and would’ve stayed there for year two if there wasn’t so much riding on his decision to turn pro. The cover begins […]
Over the years, Kawhi Leonard has become the J. Cole of basketball—an effective superstar that uses often overlooked fundamentals to win games. Coinciding with his game’s lack of flashiness, Leonard also embodies a stoic person showing little emotion unless it’s his very unique laugh. Yet after sealing Toronto‘s trip to the Eastern Conference Finals with a […]
On January 22, 2006, Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. Shortly before Kobe’s career game started that night, The Game claims that the Lakers star guard walked over to him, and the two shared a few words. The Game shared a photo of them embracing one another on Instagram with his account […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver projects that the “one-and-done” rule could become a thing of the past by the 2022 Draft. While speaking at an event Thursday in Washington, D.C., Silver acknowledged that even though the league and Players Association have been involved in “active discussions” about this matter and a variety of other issues, he thinks […]
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith believes Frank Vogel’s days as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers are already numbered, and he hasn’t even drawn up a single play. On Saturday, Vogel reportedly agreed to a three-year deal to coach the Lakers with the understanding that Jason Kidd would join his staff “in a prominent assistant coaching role,” according […]
The Sixers could have a lot more riding on Sunday’s Game 7 against Toronto than a trip to the conference finals. The New York Times reports that head coach Brett Brown is expected to be fired if his team loses. Although these past two years have ended in Philadelphia’s best season records in years, both […]
Not long after the Boston Celtics were eliminated from playoff contention by the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday, a white hot light was shined on Kyrie Irving and his flaws. Aside from his struggles in the conference semifinals where he averaged 20.4 points and 6.4 assists per game, but shot only 35.6 percent from the field and […]
Coming into this season, Philadelphia was a heavy favorite to win the LeBron-less Eastern Conference. But after a shaky postseason, the Sixers are now on the brink of being eliminated without even making it to the conference championship. As a result, critics are speculating what needs to be done to take Philly to the next level. And […]
Steph Curry‘s had a regrettable Game 3, which included going 7-for-23 from the field and missing an open layup that sealed the Rockets’ 126-121 win in overtime POST CONTINUES BELOW Jokes about Curry’s fail quickly sprouted on social media. Draymond’s mother, Mary Babers-Green, even retweeted a few of them herself. After the internet peeped the […]
