Tag: Basketball

Dillon Brooks fined for ball shot

Brandon King

The NBA announced it handed down a $25,000 fine to Houston Rockets forward due to Brooks, extra-ciricular on court antics. With less than seven and a half minutes left in the first quarter of the Rockets’ October 10 preseason game against the Indiana Pacers, Brooks whacked Pacers’ forward Daniel Theis in the nether region. Brooks was accessed a Flagrant 2 and sent to the showers early. It was Brooks’ preseason debut with the Rockets, with whom he signed a 4-year/$80 million deal this offseason .

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Jimmy Butler shows up to Media Day with new ‘do

Brandon King

It’s never a dull moment with Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler was the talk of last year’s NBA Media Day when he showed up sporting a set of dreadlocks that clearly did not grow out of his head. Just as last year, the follicles of the Heat star was a subject of NBA Media Day, as he sported a look that would fit in perfectly in an anime or as a Justin Bieber backup singer.

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Celtics acquire Jrue Holiday in big trade

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Courtesy of ESPN The Portland Trail Blazers are trading guard Jrue Holiday to the Boston Celtics, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski The Celtics are trading Robert Williams III, Malcolm Brogdon, a protected 2024 first-round pick acquired from the Golden State Warriors and the team’s own 2029 unprotected first-rounder to the Blazers, according to sources. Holiday was traded to Portland from Milwaukee on Wednesday as part of a three-team trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Bucks. The Celtics were among the teams at the very top of Holiday’s wish list…

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Alyssa Ustby shows off the “UNC” Air Jordan XXXVIII PE

Brandon King

We have often said that being a Jordan Brand, or affiliate with any other brand for that matter, has its perks. Tar Heels women’s hoops senior forward Alyssa Utsby displayed one of the spoils of playing at a Jordan Brand school, introducing the world to the team-exclusive Air Jordan XXXVIII. It sports a white and university blue upper with a UNC logo on the tongue instead of the standard Jumpman. Underneath resides a university blue Formula 23 midsole and Zoom Strobel unit as well as a blue-tinted translucent outsole. As…

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Kentucky Men’s Hoops releases SEC and full schedule

Brandon King

Though the pads are just starting to pop with football season in its beginning stages, news for the upcoming hoops season is emerging with each passing day. One of the blue bloods of collegiate roundball, the University of Kentucky released its conference schedule Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats leap into SEC play with a matchup against Florida in Gainesville on January 6 and concludes with a face off against Tennessee in Knoxville March 9. Courtesy of Kentucky Basketball: The final major pieces to the 2023-24 Kentucky men’s basketball regular-season schedule have…

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Lakers sign Christian Wood to 2-year deal

Brandon King

According to reporting from Adrian Wojnarowski, The Los Angeles Lakers and free agent big man Christian Wood have agreed on a two-year deal. The contract will pay $2.7 million for the upcoming season, with the second year being a player option. Despite averaging a solid 16.6 and 7.3 rebounds on an efficient 51% from the floor, the market for Wood’s services was surprisingly dry. This was likely due to the perception of while Wood is very talented , does not necessarily contribute to winning basketball. There is also potential negative…

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