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NBA Finals Game 5: The more things change, the more they stay the same
What has been different about the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals? Something that had been missing in all of the previous four games of this championship series. The game of...
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Lost Hero: The Rise and Fall of Amar'e Stoudemire
Rewind. Early June 2010, New York City is buzzing. We’re back! New York Knicks basketball is finally crawling out of the dregs of the NBA basement. After years and years and years of heartbreak, let-downs...
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Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers Trades That Could Happen
Ladies and gentlemen, Dwightmare 2013 has officially begun. Following a report last week that Chris Paul and Dwight Howard want to team up a la the Miami Superfriends, the web ran rampant with possible destinations,...
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Manu Ginobili's Twin Sons Are Getting Sleepy
Manu Ginobili had to be the player of the game in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, helping his San Antonio Spurs take the 3-2 series lead over the Miami Heat. Ginobili finished with 24...
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Jay-Z Announces New Album During NBA Finals
Former Brooklyn Nets minority owner Sean "Jay-Z" Carter just announced the release of a new album apparently titled the "Magna Carta Holy Grail" via a commercial during Game 5 of the NBA Finals ... and...
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NBA to Put Ads on Court in 2013-14 Season
You've seen them on TV. You've seen them in magazines. You've accidentally clicked them while trying to Facebook stalk someone and then your phone took forever to load the page. That's right, folks, next season...
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NBA Finals Game Four: The Big Three Come Out to Play
This is how we all knew LeBron James could play, but haven't seen since the Miami Heat's Eastern Conference Finals series against the Indiana Pacers. No big deal. And, oh yeah, Dwyane Wade and Chris...
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Reminiscing on the New York Knicks' 1994 NBA Finals Run and O.J. Simpson
Image courtesy of Lanyap/Flickr . June 17, 1994 … twenty years ago today. Game 5 of the 1993-94 NBA Finals between the Houston Rockets and New York Knicks. My Knicks. I was only 13 years...
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Shaq says what Lakers fans think about Dwight Howard: "Too Nice"
Dwight Howard is a man who both excites and frustrates the hell out of Los Angeles Lakers fans, the same way he did to Orlando Magic fans. The Lakers organization has a history of winning,...
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NBA Finals Game 3: Everything's Bigger in Texas, Including 3-point Shooting
Just as it appeared momentum had swung violently in the Miami Heat's direction in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs reeled back on their home court to hand the Heat their...
