The Indiana Pacers had one thing on their minds coming into last night’s game, force Game 7 to continue their season. With the suspension of Chris ‘Birdman’ Anderson, the Miami Heat had to play Chris Bosh extended minutes, which left him vulnerable. This was all rising Indiana star Paul George needed because as soon as [...]
One of the most annoying things about playing basketball is when a player decides to show off his acting skills on the court by over exaggerating a harmless nudge by an opponent. Over the years, many NBA players have displayed their Academy Award winning flopping skills such as Reggie Evans, Blake Griffin, and LeBron James. Bron [...]
During an interview on ESPN “Mike & Mike in the Morning” show this past Wednesday morning, arguably the greatest NBA coach of all-time Phil Jackson, discussed the events that went down which led to the Los Angeles Lakers choosing head coach Mike D’antoni over Phil (who at the time was willing to comeback and coach again). “I laughed,” [...]
For all intents and purposes, there are roughly three different age groups in terms of NBA players. The 5 best players as voted on by the men who have to game plan against them feature players from all three; grizzled veterans, prime talent, & young blood. First you’ve got what I call prime players who simply are players in [...]
It was all a learning experience Paul George better remember. He played a good game overall but cost his team the game at the same time. It was his breakout game on a National stage but it was ruined by his play down the stretch. That’s hard to fathom when it was George who hit [...]
The NY Knicks came up short in the second round of the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers, but it was no fault of Carmelo Anthony’s who battled through a bothersome left shoulder injury. On Wednesday (May 22nd) an MRI revealed the severity of Melo’s injury which was a small tear in his left shoulder. The Knicks are [...]
It seems like just yesterday when Miami Heat superstar LeBron James couldn’t buy a basket in the fourth quarter to save his life but now it’s not a problem at all. The Indiana Pacers brought it all night long and nearly stole the game before a heartbreaking play by King James in overtime. With Dwayne [...]
NBA free agent Dwight Howard can now sit back and look forward to the opportunity of being able to make his own decision as to where he will play for the next couple of seasons rather than being forced to go somewhere via trade. There have been talks that the Houston Rockets would make perfect [...]
Remember how a couple weeks back, the Chicago Bulls ended the Miami Heat’s chance of making history by cutting off their illustrious 27-game winning streak? Well, last night, during their game 5 matchup, Lebron & Co. evened up the score by eliminating Chicago from the postseason with a final score of 91-94 . LeBron scored 23 [...]
Welp, I’m not one to go around telling people “I told you so”, but..yeah ..”I told you so”. I tried to warn you so called ” basketball fans” out there that with their All-Star guard Russell Westbrook missing in action due to injury, the Oklahoma City Thunder would be in some serious trouble going up [...]
This upcoming off season, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who came up empty last off season after getting spurned by former free agent turned Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams (as well as Dwight Howard) will look to not only improve his team’s roster, but bring some much needed help for his superstar forward Dirk Nowitzki. For [...]
This playoff series between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat is heating up with each passing game. The Bulls continued to impose their physicality against the Heat with hard fouls and strong screens. The tipping point of the game came when LeBron James decided to display his acting skills and over exaggerated a not [...]
