Category: NBA Basketball

Christmas Day NBA takeaways: The Warriors could already be in trouble they cannot get out of

Brandon King

Milwaukee 138, Golden State 99 Another nationally televised game, another trip to the woodshed for the Golden State Warriors. After getting smacked around 125-99 by the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors chased that by taking a 138-99 shellacking courtesy the Milwaukee Bucks. Just two games in and there some glaring problems for this team. First, they cannot throw the ball in the ocean through the first two games. Against Brooklyn they were ,as a team, connecting on just 37.4% from the floor, including 10-33 from three-point land. They actually shot…

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Boston Celtics championship player and coach K.C. Jones transitions at 88

Brandon King

The rat bastard that is the year 2020 could not even take Christmas Day off to cease in the calamity it has wrought. It claimed another sports luminary, this time highly decorated Boston Celtics player and then coach, KC Jones. The Celtics released this statement surrounding this sad news: Where K.C. Jones went, winning was sure to follow. K.C. – his given name – was a twelve-time NBA champion as player and coach, a two-time NCAA champion, and a Gold medal-winning Olympian and Hall of Famer. In NBA history, only…

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December 23, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Pts Reb Ast Ja MorantMEM vs. SAS 44 2 9 2 stl Trae YoungATL @ CHI 37 6 7 5-6 3-pt Terry RozierCHO @ CLE 42 3 2 10-16 3-pt DeMar DeRozanSAS @ MEM 28 9 9 14-15 ft Nikola JokićDEN vs. SAC 29 15 14 Triple-double Jaylen BrownBOS vs. MIL 33 5 4 2 stl D. SabonisIND vs. NYK 32 13 5 Khris MiddletonMIL @ BOS 27 14 8 Brandon IngramNOP @ TOR 24 9 11 3 stl Joel EmbiidPHI vs. WAS 29 14 2…

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Warriors will be without Draymond Green for second straight game.

Brandon King

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green will miss his second consecutive game due to a foot injury. Though Green was a full participant in the team’s practice Wednesday following the opening night keister-kicking the Nets gave them, head coach Steve Kerr said that he would not play in their Christmas Day game against the Milwaukee Bucks. However Kerr did say that he hoped to him back either for their Sunday game against the Bulls or Tuesday versus the Pistons.

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Wednesday’s Rockets and Thunder game postponed

Staff

From ESPN: The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thundergame for Wednesday night has been postponed, the league announced. The NBA said three Rockets players have returned tests that were either positive or inconclusive for coronavirus under the NBA’s testing program. In addition, four other players are quarantined at this time under the contact tracing protocol. Contact tracing protocols caused the Rockets to send home three players Wednesday after rookie teammate Kenyon Martin Jr. returned a positive coronavirus test and needed to be tested again for confirmation, sources told ESPN. John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins and Martin were…

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John Wall amongst Houston Rocket players sent home while team traces COVID-19

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, John Wall and s few other Houston Rockets players were sent home Wednesday due to another teammate testing postive. To be clear, Wall himself tested negative , but the tracing stems from rookie Kenyon Martin , Jr, who is “not with the team, self isolating”, per the team’s injury report. It is reported that John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Martin Jr were amongst a group of Rocket players who were at an apartment away from the team facility getttting haircuts. This is apparently what lead…

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NBA Opening Night 2021 takeaways

Brandon King

After a mere 72-day offseason the 2020-21 NBA season tipped off Tuesday night. Considering the lack of an actual combine, summer league, and a very truncated training camp, my expectations for the early to mid portion of this season are very low. Nonetheless, here are may takeaways from Tuesday’s on court action. Game 1, Brooklyn Nets 125, Golden State Warriors 99 With the unfortunate injury to Klay Thompson the Warriors went from a potential contender to a playoff question make. Thrown in the absence of Draymond Green , who not…

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Kyle Kuzma signs 3 year, $40 million deal with the Lakers

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Lakers have signed forward Kyle Kuzma to a three-year $40 million extension. The deal includes a player option for the 2023-24 season. With his role on the team changing from year-to-year, Kuzma continues to be somewhat of an enigma, with even Kuz recently telling the New York Post that he has “no idea” what his role on the team is. These comments are slightly troubling considering we are on the verge of the new nba season but without the usual training camp where things…

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Rockets exploring three-team deal to move Harden

Brandon King

From Tim Daniels of B/R: The Houston Rockets reportedly want to make a James Harden trade “sooner than later” and continue to expand discussions beyond the eight-time All-Star’s list of preferred destinations. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Friday on Get Up the Rockets have started to explore three-team deals as part their effort to “maximize value:” The Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers lead the group of contenders Harden would prefer to join, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Harden doesn’t have a no-trade clause in his contract—they’ve become exceedingly rare in the…

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NBA expands opening night rosters, retains coaches’ challenges

Brandon King

From the Associated Press: The NBA coach’s challenge is back, and here to stay. Following the recommendation from the league’s competition committee, the NBA’s board of governors voted Thursday to keep the challenge as an option for coaches going forward. It was introduced last year on a one-year trial. Coaches challenged 700 calls last season, including the playoffs. Calls were overturned 308 times, or a rate of 44%. Also approved by the board of governors Thursday: a plan to give teams the ability to expand their active roster on game…

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