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Top 50 NBA Players of the 21st Century - #7 Dwyane Wade

By Sonny Giuliano • November 04, 2016

Image Courtesy of Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports Well hello there! Welcome to my fifth annual Top 50 NBA Players Countdown! In case you are new here, or if you haven’t heard what will be different...

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Warriors Complete 3-1 Series Comeback With Game 7 Win

By Tyler Birss • May 31, 2016

Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. The Golden State Warriors have overcome a 3-1 series deficit by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-88 in Game 7. Putting into words what transpired in Game 7 isn't...

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The LeBron James Teammate Index

By Sonny Giuliano • March 28, 2016

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Being a lifelong LeBron James fan has been a tricky endeavor. For example: Watching your favorite player win two NBA Championships: Fun Watching your favorite player lose in the...

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Sixers Show Progress in Loss to Cavaliers

By Jeffrey Kee • November 03, 2015

Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . On a fourth quarter alley-oop dunk in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 107-100 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to reach the...

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Should the Cleveland Cavaliers Offer Tristan Thompson Max Money?

By Steve Kubitza • July 21, 2015

Image courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr . No. This past weekend I was working when I encountered the most intoxicated man in the room, and I don't work at a bar or restaurant. I had...

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LeBron Cashes His Moral Capital in Free Agency

By Aaron Lanton • July 09, 2015

Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check the knowledge we're dropping on...

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2015 NBA Finals Preview

By Sonny Giuliano • June 03, 2015

Image Courtesy of findkarina/Flickr After an uncomfortably long break after the conclusion of the Conference Finals, we're finally just one day away from the grandest stage in basketball: the NBA Finals, where it will either...

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LeBron James, Kyrie Irving Feuding ... Over TV Shows?

By Drew Creasman • November 07, 2014

Image Courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr . There is a massive fissure in the Cleveland Cavaliers locker room between Kyrie Irving and LeBron James . “Oh man, as you can see, we are on opposite...

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In Which Sport is it Toughest to Manage Injuries?

By John Anderson • October 16, 2014

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The NFL season is in full swing and some injuries to key players have teams wondering what they are going to do with their season. The NHL just started,...