Tag: nba
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Indiana Pacers Set for a Fresh Start in 2015
Image courtesy of Joe Glorioso/Flickr . The Indiana Pacers are set to take a big step in a new direction this 2015-16 season. Quietly, Indiana ended as one of bigger winners during the hectic, free...
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The Case for More Changes to the Home Run Derby and Slam Dunk Contest
Let me start by saying I am a gigantic fan of NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver and MLB Commissioner, Rob Manfred. Commissioners of both leagues are certainly on top of the current era, and have also...
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Assessing the Situation: What is Religion's Role in Sports?
Professional sports has served as a medium of interaction between altering races and religions since its value as a commercialized product was fully recognized. Competition between cities, countries, and nationalities has become bigger than the...
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White Chocolate Jr.: Jaxon Williams is Chip off the Old Block
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Jason Williams, the seventh overall pick in the NBA Draft exploded on the scene in the 1998-99 season with Sacramento Kings due to his flashy play and ball handling...
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USA Basketball: (400) Days Til Summer
Image Courtesy of Paul Nuttall/Flickr If you hadn't heard, the NBA's silly season officially begins today; free agency is the league's annual frenzy that tests the wallets of team owners, the smarts of General Managers,...
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Dirk Nowitzki's 2015 Celebrity Baseball Game Training Camp
Image courtesy of TJ Macias/BMF Sports . As the heat demolished everything in its path on Friday morning, the Dallas press stood eagerly on the field of the Dr. Pepper Ballpark, patiently awaiting the face...
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Answering The Post-NBA Draft Questions
Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube. The NBA Draft is without a doubt the league's biggest annual offseason event, yet it's rarely one that ever clears up any sort of confusion or definitively answers any of...
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2015 NBA Draft Primer
Image courtesy of the NBA . You know what's maddening, yet oh so rewarding about doing your own NBA Mock Draft, and even more so, making draft related predictions? You're never going to be right....
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Don't Blame Players for Being a Draft 'Bust'
Image courtesy of k1k0.com/Flickr . Darko Milicic is a name that will go down as one of the biggest draft busts in NBA history. Luckily for fans of the Detroit Pistons, the bust did not...
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Slicing Open the Snake: An Open Letter From Sacramento Kings’ Fans
Image courtesy of Nirvan Sorooshian/Baller Mind Frame. ATT: Mr. Ranadivé, Mr. Divac, Rest of the Sacramento Kings Front Office, Rumors are rumors – just word-of-mouth breezes that ruffle fields during the summer time off season....
