Category: NBA Basketball

Milwaukee Bucks announce 2022 Preseason Schedule

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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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Bulls sign Goran Dragić

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From bulls.com: The Chicago Bulls announced that the team has signed guard Goran Dragić. In accordance with team policy, terms of the contract were not announced. A native of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Dragić (6-3, 190) has appeared in 888 career games (530 starts) recording averages of 13.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.9 minutes per game while shooting 46.0 percent from the field, 36.2 from three-point range and 76.7 from the free-throw line. Over the course of his 14-year NBA career, Dragić has made stops in Brooklyn…

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NBA All-timer Bill Russell passes at 88

Brandon King

Celtics legend and 11-time NBA Champion Bill Russell died ‘peacefully’ at the age of 88, his family confirmed Sunday. Associated Press and staff reports Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., died Sunday. He was 88. His family posted the news on social media, saying Russell died with his wife, Jeannine, by his…

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Kyrie Irving says he is going to play across the pond

Brandon King

For many NBAers, finishing out their career in a league other than the Association, may be a circumstance that is not their choice. When comes to Kyrie Irving, he plans on taking that matter into his own hands. The oft portrayed enigmatic superstar indicated that he that envisions himself globe trotting and playing in leagues not named the NBA at the later portion of his playing days. Irving tweeted this in response to a user who accused him of gassing himself up “I don’t ever have to Gas myself up.…

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They are already gearing up the Westbrook blame

Brandon King

Barring miraculous, sweeping changes to their roster, all indications are that the Los Angeles Lakers will once again be the worst pro basketball team in LA. Unlike last season the gas bags in the sports media have not to wait until the year tipped off to find a scapegoat, they are already planting those seeds in the hopes they will blossom into a Westbrook-Ham blame tree. When this season takes its inevitable nosedive, the sports media and Laker ”fans” new favorite whipping man Russell Westbrook and new head coach Darvin…

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SIAC, SWAC and NBPA partner again on Top 50 Bball Camp

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Courtesy of the SIAC: The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (“SIAC”) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (“SWAC”) are pleased to announce their continued partnership in hosting the Top 50 Basketball Camp. After a two-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Top 50 Camp will take place from July 28th to July 30th on the campus of Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA.  First developed in 2017, the Top 50 Camp features a group of the best players from the SIAC and…

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Kevin Durant’s first TikTok is hilariously relatable

Brandon King

TikTok has over one billion users spread across 154 nations and they have added another well-known user to its ranks – Kevin Wayne Durant. The, as it currently stands, Brooklyn Nets star introduced himself to the TikTok world in a hilarious way. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRSUA9EQ/?k=1 As a new TikTok user myself, I completely understand where KD is coming from. Since joining the local media platform Friday, Durant has amassed over 319,000 followers,

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Golden State signs Quinndary Weatherspoon to two-way deal

Brandon King

Golden State signed guard Quinndary Weatherspoon to a two-way contract , the team announced Friday. Last season, the Mississippi State product appeared in four games with Golden State, averaging 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds in 6.7 minutes of action. The former 49th overall pick (San Antonio) in the 2019 draft also did work in the D-League, starting 29 games for the Santa Cruz warriors and putting up 25.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals.

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JR Smith did not lose game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals

Brandon King

May 31,2018 Game 1 NBA finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers have played an outstanding game and are only down by 1 point , late in the game, to this vaunted Golden State team that has been practically handed the Larry O’Brien since the beginning of the season. With 7.2 seconds left in the game LeBron James, who has played a masterful Game, scoring 51 points, had the ball at the top of the key. George Hill popped open after beating Klay Thompson back door. LeBron with his amazing court vision whipped…

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