Day: December 13, 2021

James and Sabonis named NBA Players of the Week

Brandon King

The NBA announced their Week 8 Players of the Week on Monday afternoon. Lebron James was named Western Conference POY, while Indiana Pacers big man Donatas Sabonis took the honours for the Eastern Conference. James averaged 28.3 points. 8.0 assists and 7.5 rebounds , including posting two triple-doubles, in leading the Lakers to a much-needed 3-1 record on the week. Sabonis put 25.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists and shot a white-hot 75% from the field as the Pacers went undefeated (3-0) this past week.

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December 13, 2021 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

NBA Injuries Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Dec 13 Out Bogdanovic (ankle) has progressed his rehab to include individual on-court workouts, but he remains out for Monday’s game against Houston. Solomon Hill SF Dec 8 Out The Hawks announced Wednesday that Hill suffered a right hamstring tear in Sunday’s 130-127 loss to the Hornets that will require season-ending surgery. De’Andre Hunter SF Dec 7 Out Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk said Tuesday that Hunter (wrist) recently had his cast removed and has graduated out of…

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NBA postpones Bulls next two games in lieu of additional health protocols incidents

Brandon King

To say the Chicago Bulls have been affected by COVID-19 is an understatement. The team has absolutely been ravaged by the the virus, with the announcement of Alize Johnson’s entry into league Health and Safety protocols, the team now has ten players in such protocols. The other nine, which have all been added since Dec. 1. are Coby White, Javonte Green, DeMar DeRozan, Matt Thomas, Derrick Jones Jr., Ayo Dosunmu, Stanley Johnson, Zach LaVine and Troy Brown Jr. Rather than the Bulls have to sign people off the street or…

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December 12, 2021 NBA StatCap: Kevin Durant gives 51 reasons why he’s still unguardable

Brandon King

Who Got It Done top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Kevin DurantBRK @ DET 51 7 9   5-10 3-pt Derrick WhiteSAS vs. NOP 24 8 9   4 stl  LeBron JamesLAL vs. ORL 30 11 10   Triple-double Jakob PoeltlSAS vs. NOP 24 12 3   10-12 fg Brandon IngramNOP @ SAS 27 7 9 G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ NYK 20 10 11   Triple-double Cade CunninghamDET vs. BRK 26 8 6   5-8 3-pt Quentin GrimesNYK vs. MIL 27 3 3   7-13 3-pt Khris MiddletonMIL @ NYK 24 8 4   2 stl  T. Horton-TuckerLAL…

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Nike will soon stop selling its products at DSW

Brandon King

The days of being able to purchase Nike products at DSW are indeed numbered. The Beaverton, Oregon based athletic giant announced the cessation of the selling of its products in DSW stores , which is just the latest chapter in the company’s march toward refining its direct -to-consumer offensive. Back in September, Nike CFO Matthew Friend said the company has “exited about 50% “of its retail partners since announcing their focus on DTC back in 2017. Nike will look to sell their wares in their own stores and websites and…

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