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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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NBA Hip Hop Lyric of the Week: Ice Cube “It was a good day”
Image courtesy of DVious Buckets . Which M.J. caused Ice Cube to say “It was a good day?” “Get me on the court and I am trouble Last week messed around and got a triple...
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Magic Johnson says Lakers should have re-hired Phil Jackson
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . 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 . Check it often and...
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Magic Johnson blames Jim Buss for Los Angeles Lakers' woes.
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 . Check it often and absorb the knowledge we're dropping on...
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Los Angeles Clippers show better pace in win versus Minnesota Timberwolves
There’s a lot going on in Clipper Nation. One-hundred straight sell-out games, Chris Paul tying Magic Johnson’s record of 11 points-assists double-doubles to start a season, and Blake Griffin winning a Western Conference Player of...
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Thomas Still Has Undelivered Mail(man), 40 Stitches and a Dream (Team) Later
NBA TV's highly anticipated "Open Court" tipped off last Tuesday. The show was hosted by Ernie Johnson and featured the usual suspects of NBA legends, including TNT NBA play-by-play analysts Reggie Miller and Steve Kerr,...
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Long Live the King - The Unstoppable Bernard King
Even though I was young, I remember Bernard King's greatness, and yes he was great. Before Michael Jordan, before Kobe Bryant, before Carmelo Anthony, Bernard was the King. He was the scorer that everyone had...
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What’s a “fair” contract for Brandon Jennings?
In 1981, Ervin “Magic” Johnson signed a 25-year, $25-million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. It was the richest contract in all of sports at the time, unprecedented in both its length and value,...
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Baselines vs. Bass Lines
Hoops and hip-hop merged together as a unified cultural phenomenon around the world in the last couple of decades. The video below is a tribute to the two cultures merging as one, extracting hip-hop lyrics...
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LeBron James doing nothing except passing the ball
LeBron James is one of the strongest finishers at the rim and an overall great scorer. However, what really separates LeBron from every other run-of-the-mill scorer is his uncanny passing ability, especially for someone his...
