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Culture of Hoops
Sonny Says ... The Dream Team Was Transcendent, But Beatable
After a six month hiatus, welcome to the return of my "Sonny Says ..." mailbag column! All questions in today's edition came from friends and family members, and in order to make this a regular...
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NBA All-Star Game: Team LeBron Outlasts Team Steph 148-145
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. Team LeBron trailed Team Steph during much of the NBA All-Star Game. In the end, however, lockdown defense as time expired and late-game execution helped LeBron James and his...
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NBA All-Star Weekend Schedule and Participants
Image courtesy of the NBA. Friday, Feb. 16 All times Eastern (ET) 12:30 p.m. | Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars Practice | NBA TV 7 p.m. | NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles |...
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Ten NBA Questions (And Answers)
As you may know, in one week my Sonny Says mailbag column will be making its triumphant and long-awaited return to Hardwood and Hollywood. In an attempt to ensure that I'm not rusty heading into...
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10 Somewhat Bold NBA Predictions For 2018
Image Courtesy of Milwaukee Bucks/Facebook After the Ball drops on New Year's Eve you hear a lot of people saying something like "New year, new me!" It's supposed to sound profound and signify a major...
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My 2017 NBA Christmas List
Image Courtesy of Darren Abate/Associated Press Dear Santa Claus, Season's Greetings my jolly old friend! How the heck are you? I suppose that's a silly question to ask since this time of year you are...
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Grieving Jaylen Brown Leads Celtics To Win Over Warriors
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. Second-year forward, Jaylen Brown , scored a team-high 22 points and brought the Boston Celtics back from the brink of defeat against the Golden State Warriors on two separate occasions...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top 50 Players, 5-1
Image Courtesy of Cleveland Cavaliers/Facebook 5. Russell Westbrook (5 on ESPN, 6 on SI, 6 on SB Nation) -The reigning league MVP finishes fifth on this ballot, and to kind of fan who is a...
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Sonny Talks Sports: NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Part 1
Image Courtesy of Houston Rockets/Facebook My good friend, and Hardwood and Hollywood's own, Dalton Baggett joins me to discuss some of the big NBA storylines that have caught his eye, including: -How well is the...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top NBA Title Contenders Other Than The Golden State Warriors
Screen Capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube. Make no mistake about it, the Golden State Warriors are unequivocally the favorites to win this coming season's NBA title, repeating as winners and winning three of the last four...
