Category: NBA
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adidas honors Andrew Wiggins with #CrazylightBoost 2015 R.O.Y.
Andrew Wiggins, for all of his obstacles in the last 18 months, going from unsure top prospect in college to doubted draftee of the Cleveland Cavaliers to a promising rookie with the Minnesota Timberwolves, has...
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Blazers Fall in Game 5, Grizzlies Head to Round 2
Image courtesy of Sean Davis/Flickr . “It was such a disappointment to go down in Game 3, but my spirits were immediately lifted after all of the support that I received from fans around the...
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Dallas Mavericks 2014-15 Exit Interviews: Answering All the Rondo-ish Questions
Image courtesy of T.J. Macias Baller Mind Frame . Saying that the 2014-15 Dallas Mavericks’ season was product of cheap laxatives and disregarded Justin Bieber lyrics seems a tad out of tact, especially since there...
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The Wonderful Wizards of D.C.
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The No. 1 seeded Atlanta Hawks face the Brooklyn Nets in a pivotal Game 5 tonight in Atlanta. Now, that's a sentence you wouldn't have thought you'd be reading...
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Toronto Raptors Now Extinct, What's Next?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . And just like that, as their name suggests, the Toronto Raptors are extinct. Although the series itself was painless enough, being swept in four games, Sunday night's match was...
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Standing on the Wrong Side of History: Dallas Mavericks Fall in Game 5
Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube . There was a chance, they said. But not much of one, they warned. Nevertheless, it’s still there for the taking. During the final seconds of Game 4 between the...
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Clippers vs. Spurs Game 5: Scapegoat to Six
The San Antonio Spurs narrowly beat the Los Angeles Clippers in a 111-107 Game-5 win by a finger—some might even say literally. But to pinpoint the crucial Game-5 loss to a simple grazing of a...
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Brooklyn Nets Extend Series with Win over Atlanta Hawks
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Led by a 35-point performance from Deron Williams , the Brooklyn Nets were able to win their second-straight game versus the Atlanta Hawks with a 120-115 overtime victory. Suddenly,...
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Tony Romo, Rick Carlisle Team Up on Refs
Image courtesy of Michael E. Lee/Flickr . Tony Romo does not play basketball, does not coach basketball, but he is apparently an active fan and a basketball story machine. Romo attended Duke earlier this year....
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The Definitive NBA on ABC Playoff Theme Rankings
Image Courtesy of Eva RInaldI/Flickr I really wanted to wait until the NBA Finals began to write this column, but I couldn't run the risk of anyone beating me to the punch and writing it...
