Category: NBA Basketball

Why Robert Sarver will come out on top

Brandon King

The NBA season is right around the corner, with training camps set to begin later this week. However the talk around d the league is not about players and teams to watch, potential MVP candidates or potential championship contenders but rather the anti-black and misogynistic behaviour of the Phoenix Suns’ owner Robert Sarver and the environment it created within the organization.  Although Baxter Holmes’ hard-hitting expose into Sarver and the cutter he cultivated within the Suns elucidated what was happening in Phoenix to the masses, as with the disgraced former…

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Jaylen Brown kicking ass at Lifetime Fitness

Brandon King

A recent video showed Jaylen Brown pulling up to some runs at Lifetime Fitness. The Boston Celtics All-Star forward was in a charitable mood because he was handing out buckets and doing so however he wanted, as he looked in mid-season form. Check out the video below of Brown having his way with hapless defenders.

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The Lakers must really hate Russell Westbrook

Brandon King

Granted he did himself no favors at all with his play, particularly in the first few months of the season; ceasing the diagnosis of what went wrong in Los Angeles last season by heaping all the blame on Russell Westbrook, at that point is both ham-handed and myopic. It is more nuanced than that because frankly last season Russell Westbrook was never put in a position to succeed. Taking things back to before he ever donned a Lakers gamer in an NBA game, anyone with basketball brain 1 could have…

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Spida traded to Cavaliers

Brandon King

It appears the other trade saga not dealing with Kevin Durant has finally drawn to a conclusion. According to reporting from Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Donovan Mitchell is heading to Cleveland. Cleveland gets: Donovan Mitchell Utah receives Lauri Markkanen Colin Sexton ( sign and trade) Ochai Agbaji three unprotected first round draft picks ( 2025, 2027 and 2029) pick swaps in 2026 and 2028 Wojnarowski adds that Sexton agreed to a sign-and-trade to join the Jazz. By trading Mitchell, the official start of…

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Lakers and Jazz finalizing deal for Patrick Beverley

Brandon King

Patrick Beverley, the guy you want to have on your team, appears to be on the move again. The veteran guard who was part of the haul the Jazz got back in the Rudy Gobert trade, is returning to his old stumping grounds, but to the opposite locker room. According to reporting from Adrian Wojnarowski the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a deal that would bring Beverley to the purple and gold in exchange for Talen Horton – Tucker and Stanley Johnson. Last season Beverley averaged 9.2…

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Kyrie, KD and other NBAers putting in some work

Brandon King

With the speculation, at least for the time being, over where they will shooting NBA basketball this season, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, along with Trae Young, Victor Oladipo, Micheal Porter Jr, and some other professional basketballers took the hardwood to compare and improve their skills. Check out the brief video below via Through The Lens.

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KD is staying with the Nets

Brandon King

Kevin Durant ‘s trade request earlier this summer sent shock waves around the Association and his potential landing spot has been at the forefront of NBA discussions ever since. A recent weekend meeting with Nets owner Joe Tsai seemed to signal the two sides had potentially come to an impasse as reportedly Durant laid down an ultimatum of either him o. the pairing of head coach Steve Nash and general manager Sean Marks. After the meeting, Tsai came out in support of Nash and Marks, leading to speculation, that we…

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Warriors announce 2022 preseason schedule

Staff

From the Golden State Warriors The 2022 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors will host three games at Chase Center as part of a five-game preseason slate to tip off the 2022-23 season, it was announced today. The Warriors open their preseason schedule with two games in Japan against the Washington Wizards as part of the NBA Japan Games 2022 Presented by Rakuten. The Warriors and Wizards will face off on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1 (game dates reflect Pacific Time) at Saitama Super Arena, marking the first Japan visit…

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Milwaukee Bucks announce 2022 Preseason Schedule

Staff

From the Milwaukee Bucks: The Milwaukee Bucks will play a five-game 2022 preseason schedule that tips off on Saturday, Oct. 1 when the Bucks host the Memphis Grizzlies at Fiserv Forum. Milwaukee’s preseason schedule also includes two games as part of the NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2022, one road matchup and an additional game at Fiserv Forum on Oct. 12. The previously announced NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2022 will feature two games between the Bucks and Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 8 at Etihad Arena in…

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KD reiterates trade request, gives Nets ultimatum

Brandon King

When Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors during the 2016 offseason, it was shocking, as it seemed to come out of nowhere. Six years later Durant once again made waves during an NBA offseason when he shocked the basketball world , and most specifically the Brooklyn Nets , by his trade request. As it has been several weeks and the Nets were unable to find a deal both suitable to them and KD there was thought that perhaps what ever issues had pushed Durant to the point of…

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