Tag: NBA basketball

Mavericks Expected to Deny Knicks’ Request to Interview Jason Kidd

Brandon King

The unexpected firing of Tom Thibodeau after the their defeat at the hands of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals has put the Knicks in the market for a new head coach.  Amongst the names bantered about as a potential replacement was Mavericks coach Jason Kidd. Considering the dust has still not settled for the franchise post-Luka Dončić trade, and Kyrie Irving potentially missing the upcoming season, it is certainly easy to conceive why Kidd would be intrigued by coaching the Knicks. Dallas has slammed the door shut…

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MJ Reflects on Playing in Today’s NBA: Adjustments, Matchups & Legacy

Brandon King

Though he has not played an NBA game in over two decades, Michael Jordan’s name is brought up on a nearly daily basis in basketball discussions as the so called GOAT debate continues to rage on.  LeSychophants and other detractors work overtime to chip away Jordan’s legacy, which is the gold standard of basketball greatness. These disingenuous actors do this by not only questioning Jordan’s abilities as a basketball player but also the overall talent of the era in which he played.  However the true fans of basketball ave taken…

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Jeff Teague Criticizes A’ja Wilson’s Assertion of Beating Josh Hart One-on-One

Brandon King

In a conversation with the Knicks’ Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson, A’ja Wilson was asked if she could beat Hart in a one-on-one matchup. The two-time WNBA champion definitively responded that she would defeat the Knicks win 11-8, which drew a snickered response from Hart of “not happening.”  The question was the posed to Hart and he said the score would be 11-2, drawing a “you’re sick” from Wilson, who was clearly perturbed by Hart’s prediction. He walked it back to appease Wilson rescoring the hypothetical matchup 11-7.  Former NBA…

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Tom Thibodeau Dismissed by Knicks Following Best Season in 25 Yearsknicks show Tom Thibodeau the door

Brandon King

The New York Knicks find themselves in the market for a new head coach, as the team announced Tuesday afternoon that Tom Thibodeau had been relieved of his duties, despite leading the team to the postseason in four of his five seasons in the Big Apple.  Thibs led the Knickerbockers to the no.2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 51-31 record this season. The Knicks defeated a feisty and improved Detriot Pistons 4-1 in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs and then ended the reign of the…

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Cowherd Rips LeBron James: “Every team he leaves is a shipwreck”

Brandon King

For a long time, Colin Cowherd has been one of the more prominent members of the Lebron James Appreciation Society, singing his praises from the proverbial mountaintop of his radio show, at the expense of nearly every other all-time great and era.  In a surprising about-face from his standard LeBron pom-pom shaking, the national sports personality offered a pointed take on the “Lebron James effect” has on franchises: “I have a very strong belief- owners should own, GMs should GM, coaches should coach, players should play. To be an athlete…

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Is LeBron James Really Hurt? MCL Concerns Rise After Dance Clip Surfaces

Brandon King

Following the Lakers’ 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs, a Grade 2 MCL sprain, which has a recovery time of 3-5 weeks, was blamed as the cause for the elimination.  The injury, which allegedly happened in a third-quarter collision with Donte DiVincenzo, was presented to the world by LeBron media fanboy, ESPN’s Dave McMeniman as the reason that James and the Lakers were bounced in the postseason’s opening round. James, ever the ham, was seen hobbling after the…

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Gillie keeps it real with Paul George

Brandon King

image via NewsBreak On a recent appearance on Podcast P, rapper, podcaster, and Philadelphia Eagles superfan Gillie pulled no punches with host Paul George.  Expressing his frustration with George and Joel Embiid spending more time as spectators rather than participants in the Sixers game, Gillie had this to say in addressing George:  I hate to be harsh, but I gotta speak with the real on how we’re feeling. Bro, you played in damn near as many games as you didn’t.  Gillie’s assessment is accurate as George appeared in just 41…

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NBA All-Star does not believe Cooper Flagg should be the no.1 pick

Brandon King

For at least a year, the consensus no.1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft has been Cooper Flagg, however, a former NBA All-Star does not think the Duke forward should be the first player to have his name called on draft night.  DeMarcus Cousins believes that Rutgers guard Ace Bailey is the true no.1 pick. The four-time NBA All-Star said this on FanDuel’s “Run it Back” show : To me, Ace Bailey is the no.1 pick. I think Ace Bailey’s the no.1 pick. I think he is the closest…

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named 2025 NBA Most Valuable Player

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Courtesy of Sam Quinn, CBS Sports Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the NBA’s 2024-25 MVP award, the NBA announced Wednesday night. Gilgeous-Alexander is now the seventh straight MVP winner to be born outside of the United States, joining Nikola Jokić (2024, 2022, 2021), Joel Embiid (2023) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (2020, 2019). He is the first Thunder player to win the award since Russell Westbrook did so in 2016, and with Kevin Durantin 2014, three Thunder players have been named MVP.  SGA got 71 of 100 first-place votes. Nikola Jokić finished second and got the other 29 first-place votes. Antetokounmpo finished third, and 12…

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Did Shaq just hint that the NBA Draft Lottery is rigged?

Brandon King

The NBA lottery has always been point of reference from fans who accused the league of guiding things towards a desired outcome.  The 2025 Draft Lottery won by the Dallas Mavericks has refueled the speculation amongst many fans that something is rotten in Denmark with the Draft Lottery.  The 85 draft lottery that the Knicks won, enabling them to draft Patrick Ewing with the No. 1 overall pick, is the most prominent example that detractors point to as a clear-cut example of league-initiated lottery chicanery. Other examples that are looked…

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