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Steve Kerr talks about Warriors, takes jab at Rockets

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Staff

from Michael Kasey-Blomain of cbssports.com : The Golden State Warriors went to five straight NBA Finals from 2015 to 2019, and though injury issues derailed their 2019-20 campaign, they project to be right back in the thick of things next season thanks to the returns of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. Thompson missed the entirety of the 2019-2020 season after suffering a torn ACL in the 2019 Finals, and Curry played in just five games after breaking his hand at the beginning of the season. With those two back in the rotation, Golden State immediately catapults back…

Dragic a no-go for Game 4

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 Brandon King

Miami Heat point guard Goran will not play in Game 4 of the Finals according to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania. Dragic suffered a torn plantar fascia in the left foot in the second quarter of game 1 and it seems more than not than he will watch the Finals from the sidelines.

Miami’s Adebayo to give it a go in Game 4

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 Staff

From Jasmin Wimbish of cbssports.com: The Miami Heat will have their All-Star big man in Bam Adebayo for Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakerson Tuesday night, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. After injuring his neck in Game 1, which required him to miss the second half of that contest, Adebayo was sidelined for the next two games while trying to get back to 100 percent health. In his absence, the Heat managed to take a game off of the Lakers, and trail 2-1 in the series heading into the Game 4 showdown on Tuesday…

Lakers loss in game 3: Bump in the road or do we have a real series?

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Brandon King

I have no rooting interest in the NBA Finals; all I want to see as many games of quality basketball in this series as possible. After watching the first two games of the 2020 NBA Finals, I thought I would be denied that , as the Lakers easily overwhelmed the Heat in the first two contests. While I fully expected to continue to compete, I did not have the expectation, as I did with Denver, that they were always on the verge of a comeback. It seemed that the Heat…

Game 3 2020 NBA Finals Recap

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done Jimmy G. Buckets was on full display in game 3. pt rb ast Jimmy ButlerMIA vs. LAL 40 11 13 Triple-double LeBron JamesLAL @ MIA 25 10 8 2 blk Kelly OlynykMIA vs. LAL 17 7 1 2 stl Markieff MorrisLAL @ MIA 19 6 2 Kyle KuzmaLAL @ MIA 19 3 0 Anthony DavisLAL @ MIA 15 5 3 2 stl Duncan RobinsonMIA vs. LAL 13 5 3 2 stl Tyler HerroMIA vs. LAL 17 3 2 Alex CarusoLAL @ MIA 8 1 2 Meyers…

Doc Rivers agrees to become 76ers head coach

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Brandon King

Well that didn’t take long. Barely 72 hours after being broken off by the Los Angeles Clippers, Doc Rivers has reached an agreement to become head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the move was preceded by a “rapid courtship and negotiation.” The news likely comes to the chagrin of Mike D’Antoni, who had been previously rumoured to all but have the Sixers gig.

Klay Thompson dunking at Warriors practice

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 Brandon King

When he tore his ACL, Klay Thompson became the latest member of the M.A.S.H. Unit that the Golden State Warriors morphed into during last year’s NBA Finals. Thompson suffered the injury late in game 6 while completing a dunk, effectively ending the warriors’ chance at a three-peat. He has spent this season rehabilitating the injury and video from a recent practice of Thompson dunking indicates that the process has been proceeding according to plan. As a multiple-time sufferer of the same injury, there are a few things I observed that…

September 27, 2020 NBA Recap: Heat advance to the NBA Finals

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got it Done pt rb ast Bam AdebayoMIA vs. BOS 32 14 5 10-11 ft Jaylen BrownBOS @ MIA 26 8 4 3 stl Jayson TatumBOS @ MIA 24 7 11 2 stl Jimmy ButlerMIA vs. BOS 22 2 8 Andre IguodalaMIA vs. BOS 15 3 1 2 stl Tyler HerroMIA vs. BOS 19 5 7 Duncan RobinsonMIA vs. BOS 15 6 1 5-7 3-pt Kemba WalkerBOS @ MIA 20 2 5 Marcus SmartBOS @ MIA 20 8 2 2 stl Goran DragićMIA vs. BOS 13 3 7 Yesterday’s…

September 26, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap: Lakers return to the NBA Finals

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got it Done Lebron James with an impressive performance , particularly down the stretch, helped push the Los Angeles Lakers to victory in game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, their first time in the championship round since 2010. pt rb ast LeBron JamesLAL vs. DEN 38 16 10 Triple-double Anthony DavisLAL vs. DEN 27 5 3 2 stl Nikola JokićDEN @ LAL 20 7 5 3 stl Jerami GrantDEN @ LAL 20 9 1 Jamal MurrayDEN @ LAL 19 4 8 Monte MorrisDEN @ LAL 10 2 7…

Bleacher Report proves my point

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Brandon King

In my piece, NBA Players talk but are they saying what really needs to be said?, one of the points I stressed was the use of the proper words and terms. Negligence in this area does not identify the goal but will also leaves the door open for other groups or entities to come in redefine the terms for their benefit and hijack the energy to achieve their ends. This is why I stressed using the term “anti-black racism” rather than nebulous phrases such as “racial inequality” or “systemic injustice”…