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Dear Adam Silver, Suspend Tristan Thompson Now For Kissing Reporter

By Aaron Lanton • October 20, 2014

Dear Commissioner Silver, During a pregame interview before the exhibition contest between the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers, Allie Clifton was doing her job by speaking to Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson when this happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmlTByKgX6w...

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Mavericks Hand LeBron and his Cavaliers First Preseason Loss

By TJ Macías • October 18, 2014

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . As NBA fans anxiously wait for the start of the 2014-15 regular season with wide-eyed wonder and desperation, there appears to be one question that festers on everyone’s minds:...

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Magic top Pistons, Improve to 4-1 in Preseason

By Corey Bing • October 18, 2014

Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr . The Orlando Magic entered the first game of a back-to-back facing former head coach, Stan Van Gundy, and the Detroit Pistons. The Magic, without Victor Oladipo or Channing Frye...

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44 Minute NBA Games: The Circle of Time v. The Sphere of Influence

By Steven Covella • October 17, 2014

Photo by Steven Covella | Baller Mind Frame. Time is money. Both the NBA league office and players know that, but they’re measuring it with different instruments. Adam Silver and company are looking at their...

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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,...

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Orlando Magic Rout Flamengo in Preseason Home Opener

By Corey Bing • October 16, 2014

Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr . As a part of the NBA Global Games, the Orlando Magic hosted Brazilian powerhouse, Flamengo, in its 2014-15 preseason home opener. To a delightful surprise, a large contingent of...

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Would Someone Please… NBA Edition

By John Anderson • October 15, 2014

Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr . Would someone please tell LeBron James this is it! The expression goes “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” With this in mind I...