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The Greatest NBA Playoff Games Ever
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook. The NBA Playoffs are the pinnacle of basketball competition, where the best teams and players battle it out for a chance at the championship. Throughout the years, the playoffs...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: N.C. State Legend Dereck Whittenburg Discusses 83' Title Run, Jim Valvano, Villanova, Stephon Marbury, & More
Image courtesy of coachwhittenburg.com. Standing small in stature, but gargantuan in heart, Dereck Whittenburg, was a mean-mugging, trash talking, and sharp shooting assassin who's hot hand and unabashed confidence made him a legend on streets...
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Should Kobe Bryant Play For Team USA?
Image courtesy of Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes/Flickr. Allow me to answer the question posed in the title right off the bat: yes. Overwhelmingly yes. Yes, Kobe Bryant should play for Team USA during the...
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Former NBA Player Jerome Kersey Dies at 52
Screenshot courtesy of AMNW . Last night former Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerome Kersey passed away at age 52. The Oregonian posted this letter from Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen, president and CEO Chris McGowan...
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Thank God It's Flashback Friday: 1993 NBA All-Star Game
Image courtesy of the NBA . Well folks, as you likely know it’s NBA All-Star Weekend, the league’s annual celebration of its best players/a brief intermission in the season. Even though it’s flawed in just...
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NBA2K14: The greatest players in history
Image courtesy of Jimmy Baikovicius/Flickr . The NBA: where one-name recognition happens. Michael, Russell, Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Hakeem, Kobe, LeBron, the Doctor. Some of the greatest athletes in the history of the world have graced...
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All-Star Air Time: Top 10 NBA Slam Dunk Contests
It's All Star Time again. As the league's best descend upon New Orleans to participate in this years mid-season classic, much of the excitement is surrounding the NBA skills competitions on All Star Saturday Night....
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Funky Feet: 10 not-so-signature sneakers
Making it to the NBA is a dream come true for the multitude of players who have graced the hardwood. The dream continues with those who have reached a high enough status to be awarded...
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Can LaMarcus Aldridge be the Blazers' first franchise player?
Portland Trail Blazer fans are a rare breed. In the past five years, our roster has ripened with mediocrity, yet we still seem to get irrationally attached to our players. We, the denizens of Rip...
