Category: NBA Basketball

ZionWatch: Catching an oop before the Lakers game

Brandon King

The latest edition of Zion Williamson teasing the league , and especially Pelicans fans, took place tonight at Staples Center before the Lakers and Pelicans game. The Pelicans were out warming up and amongst them was no.1 overall pick Zion Williamson, who has yet to make his NBA debut after having meniscus surgery in November. A ball is tossed near the rim and with the same ease one would walk through a door, Zion leaps up and slams the ball through the hoop. It is thought that Zion will make…

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Hawks may bench a couple of vets

Brandon King

The Atlanta Hawks are a bad team and at though the NBA has not yet reached the halfway point, but at 7-27 , the focus of their season has switched to evaluation mode. What this means is increased time for younger players to allow the organization to see what they have and this focus on the youth usually means a decrease in minutes for veterans. In the case of the Hawks those veterans are Evan Turner and Chandler Parsons. According to Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe , both Parsons…

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Kemba Walker out with flu versus Hawks

Brandon King

According to NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Forsborg, Celtics guard Kemba Walker will miss the team’s game Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks with the flu. This will be the second missed game of the season for Walker. Kemba is averaging 22.5 points, 5.2 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game.

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Brooklyn Nets waive David Nwaba

Brandon King

In a move that’s easiest the most cold-blooded of the young year, The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania reports the Brooklyn Nets have waived forward David Nwaba. While cutting a player , while unfortunate is seen as one of the necessary evils of the business side of basketball, doing it while a player is recovering from season-ending ( and potentially career-ending or career-altering) injury seems a bit foul. Nwaba suffered the injury December 19 against the San Antonio Spurs. In the twenty games he appeared in , Nwaba averaged 5.2…

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Pacers’ Brogdon out with lower back soreness

Brandon King

Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon will their game against the Denver Nuggets, the team announced Thursday morning. The free agent signing has played well for the Pacers, averaging 17.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per contest. T. J. McConnell and Aaron Holiday will see increased minutes in Brogdon’s absence.

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January 1, 2019 NBA Recap

Brandon King

The 2020 year got off to a somber start as Commissioner Emeritus David Stern passed away yesterday. Stern has been in the hospital for three weeks with a brain hemorrhage. David Stern was instrumental in the growth of the nba, both domestically and globally and was also vital to the inception of the WNBA and the developmental league. Top Performances pt rb ast LeBron JamesLAL vs. PHO 31 13 12   Triple-double D.J. AugustinORL @ WAS 25 3 9   2 stl G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. MIN 32 17 4   2 blk Kelly…

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December 31, 2019 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Top Performances pt rb ast James HardenHOU vs. DEN 35 3 6   6-9 3-pt Luka DončićDAL @ OKC 35 10 7    Alec BurksGSW @ SAS 28 4 4    Gordon HaywardBOS @ CHO 21 10 6    Kemba WalkerBOS @ CHO 22 4 7   3 stl Richaun HolmesSAC vs. LAC 22 10 0   3 blk DeMar DeRozanSAS vs. GSW 24 5 4   3 stl Kyle LowryTOR vs. CLE 24 1 8    R. WestbrookHOU vs. DEN 28 3 7    Monte MorrisDEN @ HOU 18 3 4   3 stl…

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James Harden and Clint Capela back for Rockets

Brandon King

James Harden and Clint Capela will return to the Houston Rocket lineup against the Denver Nuggets Tuesday night, according to ATT SportsNet SW’s Cayleigh Griffin, per Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni. Harden missed the last game against the New Orleans Pelican with a toe sprain, white Clint Capela had been out for two games with a bruised heel.

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Joel Embiid out versus Pacers

Brandon King

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will not be in the lineup for the team’s game against the Indiana Pacers due to left knee soreness, as reported by Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. This will be the seventh game that Embiid has missed this season. Expect a more productive Al Horford tonight; Pompey adds that in the games where Embiid has been absent, Horford has averaged 18.6 ppg, a full six points higher than his season average.

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December 30, 2019 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Top Performances pt rb ast Jordan McRaeWAS vs. MIA 29 4 8   6-8 3-pt Damian LillardPOR vs. PHO 33 5 7    Devin BookerPHO @ POR 33 6 7   15-15 ft Kelly Oubre Jr.PHO @ POR 29 5 2   7-10 3-pt Jimmy ButlerMIA @ WAS 27 6 4   15-19 ft Ian MahinmiWAS vs. MIA 25 5 1   10-11 fg G. MathewsWAS vs. MIA 28 4 0   12-13 ft N. VučevićORL vs. ATL 27 6 1   2 stl Brandon GoodwinATL @ ORL 21 3 6   2 stl G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ CHI…

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