October 31, 2019 NBA Recap

Top Performers pt rb ast Kawhi LeonardLAC vs. SAS 38 12 1   4 stl Kendrick NunnMIA @ ATL 28 2 0   2 stl DeAndre’ BembryATL vs. MIA 18 10 8   2 stl Brandon IngramNOP vs. DEN 25 3 5    Jahlil OkaforNOP vs. DEN 26 5 1   10-13 ft Derrick WhiteSAS @ LAC 20 5 2   2 blk Jabari ParkerATL vs. MIA 23 8 2    Bam AdebayoMIA @ ATL 12 6 7   2 blk M. HarrellLAC vs. SAS 24 4 1    Frank JacksonNOP vs. DEN 21 3 0…

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You can get six exclusive OMN1S at the New Balance x Shoe Palace “Kawhi’s Fun House Pop-Up Shop

To celebrate the global launch of New Balance’s return basketball shoe, the OMN1S, the brand as collaborated with Shoe Palace to give rise to Kawhi’s Fun House, an exclusive New Balance pop-up shop. In addition to allowing customers to purchase exclusive New Balance footwear and apparel, it will also allow consumers to, according to the brand, “experience Kawhi’s ‘Fun Guy’ persona firsthand.” Six PE colorways of the OMN1S will drop in limited colorways over the course of three days- “Best Kept Secret”, “Trust Leonard”, “Black Ice”, “Do Not Disturb”, “Distinct…

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Making A Difference: Kawhi Leonard and Clippers donate 1 milllion book bags to local school children

Tuesday Kawhi Leonard announced that he has been working with both the Clippers and local non-profit Baby2Baby to donate 1million book bags to Southern California students.  “My goal this year is to make a meaningful contribution both on and off the court. This felt like the right way to get started. It was important to me to make this announcement in my hometown of Moreno Valley at my former elementary school, but the benefits this program will have across all of Los Angeles makes even more special.” Leonard’s announcement came…

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Breaking News: Kawhi Leonard to sign with Clippers

The last major free agent domino has finally fallen. After much speculation, which at one point included aerially following SUV’s thought to contain Leopard he has finally made a decision regarding where he will be playing next year and that will be with the Los Angeles Clippers. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Leonard will sign with the Clippers. It will be a four year, $142 million maximum contract. Kawhi had been linked with the ballclub at several points throughout this past season. After helping the Toronto Raptors win…

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Could KD and Kawhi be discussing teaming up?

The NBA’s second season is gearing up to begin Sunday and with some of the big names that will be available, could result in a power shift within the league. Apparently two of the most prominent names in the upcoming free agent bonanza, Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard have been discussing possible scenarios that could include the two playing together according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. If this were to happen then the two would obviously have to sign with the same team and there are two teams…

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KD’s Achilles injuries proves why Kawhi Leonard was right last season

When Kevin Durant went down in Game 5 in a 6’11” heap it did not look good. While I have no rooting interest in these NBA Finals, I just want to see a good series that everyone plays well, makes it through healthy and is marred from controversy. It appears that I will not get all I asked for out of this series.  Down 3-1, it was really no surprise that Kevin Durant played in Game 5, however seeing him go down brings up a lot of questions, the most…

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2019 NBA Finals Game 3 Recap

Stephen Curry’s playoff career-high 47 points were not enough to power the short handed Golden State Warriors over the Toronto Raptors. Kawhi Leonard has 30 points , but Kyle Lowry chipped in with 23 points and 9 assists. Danny Green continued to shoot the basketball well, knocking down six threes for his 18 points, while Serge Ibaka channeled OKC Iblaka and came up with key blocked shots and made a critical and-one late in the game that completely put the game away. Top Performances Stephen CurryGSW vs. TOR 47 8…

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Kawhi Leonard sues Nike over logo

Kawhi Leonard and Jordan Brand parted ways back in 2018. He subsequently signed an endorsement deal with the Boston Massachusetts based company. I’m sure he thought his dealings with Nike and Jordan Brand were done, at least for the foreseeable future but that is not the case they will be seeing each other again- in court.  According the Portland Business Journal’s Matthew Kish, Leonard is suing Nike. The federal lawsuit claims that the Beaverton, Oregon based athletic company they copyrighted his logo without his consent.  The nine page lawsuit, filed…

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May 30, 2019 NBA Finals Preview

The NBA Finals tips off tonight in Toronto at 9:00 p.m. EST. The defending champion Golden State Warriors head into their fifth consecutive Finals, while this is the first ever appearance for the Toronto Raptors. The Warriors enter this game, and potentially the series without the service of both Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins. Durant suffered a strain calf in game 5 of the Western Conference semis against the Houston Rockets, while Cousins has been out since the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers. Today’s Game (all times EST)…

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