Category: NBA Basketball

Lakers and Grizzlies fan get into fisticuffs

Brandon King

Relations between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Girizzlies have had a sardonic air about them and that has apparently spilled over to members of each respective fan base. During Game 2 a Lakers and Grizzly fan got into an altercation that foreshadowed the beatdown seen in Game 3 of the series. In a video of the fracas, the Memphis fan is seen reflective several blows with his face and subsequently proceeded to conduct a flexibility test as he was tossed around like a ragdoll. Check out the video…

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FS1’s Ric Bucher is not a fan of the Draymond suspension

Brandon King

The Sacramento Kings have been the better team through the first two games of their series with the Golden State Warriors. Up 2-0, the Kings have the defending champs on the ropes and the Warriors will have to go into a must-win Game 3 without Draymond Green, who was suspended for the contest for two-stepping on Domatas Sabonis’ chest. Ric Bucher was in favor of the suspension; on a recent episode of Speak On It, the FS1 analyst accused the NBA of “handing the series to the Sacramento Kings.” “When…

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Dillion Brooks on LeBron: “I don’t care, he’s old”

Brandon King

During their game 2 matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies small forward/shooting guard DIllion Brooks had a lot to say, with the majority of his smack talk directed at LeBron James. The Grizzlies won the game 103-93, to even the series at 1 game apiece, however in what should come as a surprise to few, Brooks had more to say after the contest. “I don’t care — he’s old. You know what I mean? I was waiting for that. I was expecting him to do that Game 4,…

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Russell Westbrook gets into heated exchange with fan

Brandon King

After halftime of their Game 1 win against the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook had words with a a disrespectful fan in a lounge area. The slick-mouthed fan called Westbrook , “Westbrick” a perjorative, perversion his last name coined years ago by perpetual Russ hater Skip “Methuselah” Bayless. Westbrook can be heard admonishing the fan to , “watch his mouth” before leaving. The fan can be heard saying “take it like a man”, which speaks to an issue that has reared its ugly head more in recent…

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This is why people don’t like the Grizzlies

Brandon King

After getting their tooshies kicked 128-112 by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series, the Memphis Grizzlies were naturally not happy. Rui Hachimura came up big, scoring a career-high 29 points, 21 of which came in the second half. Austin Reeves put in 23 points of his own, 14 of which came in the fourth quarter. In the postgame, Memphis guard Desmond Bane, who scored 22 in a losing effort, when asked about the gamplan for guarding Hachimura and adjustments going forward, Bane had…

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Thunder’s Jalen Williams named Western Conference Rookie of the Week

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Courtesy of the Oklahoma City Thunder OKLAHOMA CITY, April 11, 2023 – Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams has been named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in March and April, it was announced today by the NBA. Williams appeared in 18 games (all starts) and averaged 18.7 points on a team-leading 54.7 percent shooting, 5.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.67 steals in 33.7 minutes per game in March and April. His points, assists and steals led all Western Conference rookies, while his rebounds were tied for fourth among…

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DIllion Brooks says he “wouldn’t mind” facing LeBron and Lakers in 1st round of playoffs

Brandon King

The latest rsident heel of the NBA,Dillion Brooks has spent the year getting under the skin of the majority of his opponents on the court. His verbal spars with the Golden State Warriors, notably Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, who he once said resembled the PBS logom have garnered plenty of attention, but Brooks has a new target of his brand of smack talk-LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Speaking after the team’s practice on Tuesday, the Association’s preimenent agitator had this to say about facing James and the…

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These sneakers worn by Michael Jordan were sold for a record amount

Brandon King

Michael Jordan has not dribbled a basketball on a NBA for 20 years and yet he continues to set records. The Air Jordan XIII that the consensus greatest player ever wore while scoring 37 points 5 rebounds and 2 assists in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals- a pivotal game in which the Bulls were victorious 93-88 to tie the series at 1 game apiece – were sold at auction for $2,238,000, which was the highest price ever paid for a pair of sneakers. Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s head of…

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The LeExcuses never stop

Brandon King

Last night the Lakers and the Clippers met in a pivotal matchup with playoff implications. The Clippers emerged victorious , defeating the Lakers 125-118 in a game that was not as close as the final score would indicate. The win moved the Clippers in the number 5 seed in the Western Conference and also marked the 11th straight victory for the Clippers over their down-the hall rivals. The cause for the loss, was not the hole they dug themselves in the second quarter , the demure play of Anthony Davis…

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That time Paul George thought he was going to play with LeBron

Brandon King

Back in 2017, the relationship between Paul George and the Indiana Pacers was in its death throes and the only way to put it out of its misery would be to find the All-Star forward a new home. Many teams were suitors for George’s services, but to the surprise of many, including George himself, PG would end up going to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for guard Victor Oladipo and forward Domantas Sabonis. What will come as a surprise to many is that PG nearly ended up in Cleveland…

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