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Just What the Doctor Ordered: Beno Udrih
This past week the New York Knicks confirmed themselves for negotiating one of the most underrated deals of the summer by signing Slovenian point guard Beno Udrih to a one-year deal. The nine-year NBA veteran...
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Is Kobe Bryant using PEDs?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . https://twitter.com/kobebryant/statuses/322973568751243264 On April 12, 2013, Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles tendon in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors while making a routine drive to the basket. Bryant...
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Andrew Wiggins leading the way for Canada
This is a few months old, but if you've never seen it, it's new to you. Kind of like Canada's strong evolution recently in the basketball world led by the much-heralded Andrew Wiggins, who has...
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For entertainment purposes only: The not-so-cut-and-dry case of PEDs
You have an Academy Award-winning actress, a supermodel and a professional athlete. What do these three people have in common, besides the bucket loads of money they make for doing what many do for fun?...
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Sacramento Kings: Offseason ramifications
The offseason is a period when most focus on the additions that franchises make to their teams. Sports fans are naturally optimistic, and they have to be. Only one team comes out on top each...
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Can Rudy Gay be an NBA All-Star this season?
When Rudy Gay was drafted in 2006 by the Houston Rockets, the Memphis Grizzlies made a trade to acquire him. If you look at the amount of money that Rudy has on his contract, it’s...
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Nelly calling out Kobe Bryant on ESPN First Take
A few weeks ago, Nelly appeared on ESPN First Take with Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless, and I understand I'm a bit late on this. The debate about Dwight Howard, Los Angeles Lakers and...
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More Melo Please: New York Knicks need full package from Carmelo Anthony
He was the NBA's leading scorer last season, besting two-time reigning champ and scoring phenomenon Kevin Durant. He was an NBA All-Star, All-NBA second team and a gold medal-winner at the Summer Olympics in London....
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NBA Fandom Games: Milwaukee Bucks
Whereupon an NBA free-agent fan sets about selecting a team to root for during the 2013-14 NBA season. When we consider the ancient institutions of the NBA, those franchises that have dwelled permanently in their...
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Three's a crowd: Who will win the Sacramento Kings power forward battle?
Usually an NBA team cannot get enough solid big men. That's not the case for the Sacramento Kings, who are overloaded at the power forward position. The Kings have three talented, yet differently skilled power...
