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NBA Playoffs: Legacy Watch
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr . We're down to the NBA's Final Four -- a foursome that is equally as predictable as it is surprising, if that makes any bit of sense -- and that...
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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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Top 10 NBA Stories of 2014
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr. I’ve taken on the tough task of figuring out the ten biggest NBA stories in the year 2014. As with every other year, there was no shortage of events to...
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The Complete History of Carmelo Anthony Part 6: Almost a champion
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Ask yourself, honestly: Would you feel different about Carmelo Anthony the basketball player if he had an NBA championship in his trophy case? If he had managed to lead...
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The Art of Irritation in the NBA
Image courtesy of Mulandar News/Flickr . The art of getting under someone’s skin in the NBA takes boldness and a little bit of craziness to do right. Some players take it too far, and get...
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Kansas' Joel Embiid declares for NBA draft
Image courtesy Kansas Men's Basketball/Facebook . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton Joel Embiid took a deep...
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Is it selfish of NBA fans to want their teams to tank?
Image courtesy of Hugo-photography/Flickr . Tanking has been a big topic of conversation in the NBA this season. With the dreadful play of teams like the Philadelphia 76ers (who are currently in the midst of...
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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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A historical perspective: How good is Kevin Durant?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . For a guy who is known for hugging his mom after games, inviting strangers to play flag football with him on random occasions, and saving puppies from burning buildings...
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Young and Relentless: The absence of dirt and Victor Olapido’s rise in America
Image courtesy of RMTip21/Flickr . Fourth quarter, November 3, Orlando Magic up 80 to 61 against the Brooklyn Nets. Nets guard Deron Williams stood in a three-point stance at the wing awaiting a screen from...
