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Raptors basketball is returning, within the confines of an Orlando bubble, and we don’t really know what it will look like. What we do know is that the team’s 2019-20 season, before the pandemic hit, was a joy to watch. There was a purity to watching this particular group root, fight for, and lift each other through 64 […]
Kyrie Irving issued a stern warning to anyone questioning his passion for the game of basketball in light of his increased focus on police and social reform, in addition to his outspoken opposition to a restart of the 2019-20 NBA season: “Don’t play with me.” Irving appeared on Instagram Live with his sister Asia on Sunday to give people a […]
On Sunday afternoon, LeBron James added his name to the #FreeWOJ movement with a pretty hard to misinterpret tweet that said “#FreeWOJ!!!” with some fist bump emojis: James’ tweet comes during the same weekend in which it was reported that ESPN had suspended their star NBA writer/reporter Adrian Wojnarowski (see “Woj,” which I’m pretty sure you already […]
The NBA might be restricted to its bubble in Orlando, but that didn’t stop Dwight Howard from finding a way to interact with a young fan. On Saturday, the Lakers center hosted an Instagram Live session. During the stream, he added a few fans including a 14-year-old. The young fan explains that he’s a huge Dwight […]
As the NBA prepares to to resume its regular season this month, a number of league insiders have expressed concern about the long-term health effects for players who test positive for COVID-19—the novel disease that forced the NBA’s months-long hiatus. “There are unknown effects it has on lung capacity, unknown effects it has on cardiac health,” an anonymous GM told ESPN. “What […]
New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson has been hit with an allegation he was paid $400,000 for exclusive marketing rights while he was at Duke University in October 2018. As Daniel Wallach of the Athletic reported on Thursday, Williamson filed a lawsuit against Prime Sports Marketing and Gina Ford in North Carolina. The defendents in the case […]
Imagine you’ve spent a long summer day working outside, daydreaming about the lemonade in your fridge. After hours of dripping sweat, toiling in the sun, you finally make it home and hurry to the kitchen. Exhausted, you fill a cup with ice and pour the beverage. The drink hits your lips. Imagine the taste. It’s […]
Troy Daniels of the Denver Nuggets shared some pics of his first meal from the NBA bubble at the Disney World Resort’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida. Troy Daniels’ dinner on Night 1 inside the NBA Bubble. pic.twitter.com/cVYfuwSzxQ — Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) July 8, 2020 People quickly responded with jokes comparing […]
Debates over who’s the NBA GOAT or the NBA’s second GOAT or even the third often seem to involve a distinct lack of respect for the league’s elders. Feel free to field your own theory about that (or decide it’s completely warranted). That’s the whole point of debate. But somebody who does not (repeat does not, italics for emphasis) […]
On this week’s Load Management podcast, Adam, Chopz, and Zion are joined by two-time NBA champion Kenny Smith to talk about this new virtual hoops camp, JetAcademyCamp.com, working with Charles Barkley and Shaq on Inside the NBA, his thoughts on the NBA restart, his NBA Mt. Rushmore, why he doesn’t have LeBron James and Kobe in his top […]
