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Trevor Ariza is not a star. The 33-year-old is a long, lean shooter who can guard multiple positions. He was a key cog in the Rockets‘ run to the best record in the West last season and a Chris Paul hamstring away from a Finals berth. While his absence isn’t the sole reason Houston has struggled in […]
LeBron James is conflicted about his upcoming game against the Miami Heat, and it’s not just because he’ll be squaring off against the team that did more than any other to build his legend. When James’ Lakers take the floor against Miami on Monday, it will be LeBron’s last time sharing a floor with his […]
Late in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ Saturday 111-88 victory at Memphis, LeBron James gave his game-worn sneakers to the Grizzlies’ assistant equipment manager and veteran member of Team LeBron. After the game, James told reporters that he saw the employee, Brian’e Miller, donning exclusive pairs of his signature sneakers every time he graced the […]
Chemistry continues to be an inexact science. It’s subjectivity resides in the complexity of human interaction, and never is this more clear than on a sports teams. That’s particularly true for heavily-scrutinized teams like the Golden State Warriors. That’s why David West might’ve really been the one the head off the Draymond Green dispute with Kevin Durant that threatened to […]
Trae Young came into the NBA as Steph Curry lite. The young Hawks point guard had fans agog when he first started pulling up from deep at Oklahoma during his lone freshman season in the NCAA, and the comparisons to the sharpshooting Warriors MVP were inevitable. However, through his first 25 games, Young is shooting an abysmal […]
Ownership remains a largely unexplored frontier for NBA superstars. It signifies wealth over riches. So far, despite the high demand for their services, only Michael Jordan has been able to translate his on-court success into possession of an NBA franchise, with the Charlotte Hornets. Despite the rarity of a player-turned-owner, Kevin Durant told Nick Friedell of ESPN he’s definitely […]
Over the past year, the Sixers have been at the center of one of the most bizarre sports stories in recent memory. No, we don’t mean the one about their former GM getting fired for putting his own players on blast from a burner Twitter account. And we’re not talking about Zhaire Smith missing his […]
The summer of 2019 is set to be another big one for NBA free agents. The top name to watch is Kevin Durant, who can again opt out of his contract with the Warriors to become a free agent. He did the same thing this past July, opting out before re-signing another 1-and-1 deal that gives […]
The Jail Blazers era has come to define the late 1990s and early 2000s Portland Trail Blazers, when a medley of talent meshed with some of the more flamboyant characters in NBA history. The team made as many headlines for their off-court exploits as they did for playing basketball. Damon Stoudemire, Rasheed Wallace, Jermaine O’Neal, Zach Randolph, J.R. Rider, Greg […]
Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley isn’t afraid to stand up for himself when he thinks an injustice has occurred, and that’s exactly what happened on Sunday night when he was ejected against the Mavericks in the fourth quarter. Beverley was tossed after throwing the basketball at a fan, later identified as Don Knobler, who was heckling him. Beverley […]
