Tag: NBA basketball

Anthony Edwards expected to miss weeks with knee hypertension and bone bruise

Brandon King

The aspirations of the Minnesota Timberwolves to at least reach the Western Conference Finals have taken a major hit. Anthony Edwards is expected to miss multiple weeks after suffering a left knee hyperextension with a bone bruise during Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets.   The injury occurred in the second quarter when Edwards landed awkwardly after challenging a Cam Johnson field goal attempt. Edwards feel to the ground in a heap, clutching his left knee ; he had to be helped to the locker room, as he was unable…

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Bulls Hit Reset Button as Billy Donovan Steps Away

Brandon King

After six seasons at the helm, Billy Donovan has stepped down as head coach of the Chicago Bulls, bringing an end to his tenure in Chicago. Despite the Bulls finishing the 2025–26 campaign with a disappointing 31–51 record, ownership made it clear they hoped Donovan would return for a seventh season. However, both sides ultimately agreed that a clean slate was best for the franchise moving forward. “We wanted Billy to continue as our head coach — that was never in question,” said Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf. “But through honest…

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Quentin Richardson Shuts Down Kendrick Perkins’ LeBron GOAT Claim: “The Conversation Has Been Over”

Brandon King

The GOAT debate is once again dominating basketball discourse—and this time, Quentin Richardson is drawing a hard line in the sand. After Kendrick Perkins ,one of the chief misinformation officers in the propaganda arm of Klutch Sports, suggested that a first-round playoff victory by LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers over the Houston Rockets would cement LeBron as the greatest player of all time, Richardson wasted no time pushing back. And he didn’t just disagree—he dismissed the entire premise. Perkins’ Take Sparks Debate Perkins, never one to shy away…

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Anthony Davis Questions “Bubble Ring” as Debate Around 2020 NBA Title Lives On

Brandon King

The 2020 NBA Championship—often referred to as the “Bubble Ring”—remains one of the most polarizing titles in league history. For years, fans have debated its legitimacy. Now, even Anthony Davis, a central figure on that championship team, has added nuance to the conversation. Speaking on The Draymond Green Show, Davis reflected on the title he won with the Los Angeles Lakers: “To this day, I think about that, like did I really win a championship? You hear the noise, which to me was probably the hardest championship to ever accomplish.…

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ESPN’s Marc J. Spears caps for LeBron James on national television

Brandon King

For approximately the last decade the propaganda arm of Klutch Sports, AKA, the LeMedia, has been on a jihad to convince the basketball populace that LeBron James is the best basketball player ever to grace an NBA hardwood.  To push their rhetoric, the Klutch media machine has several prominent talking sports personalities in its employ, with many of them infesting outlets ESPN and FS1. Whether it be Shannon Sharpe, Nick Wright, Brian Windhorst, Colin Cowherd, Kendrick Perkins, or the host of other affiliated gasbags, when it comes to spreading the…

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Tennessee State lays 67-42 beat down on UT Martin to secure No.1 seed and share of OVC crown

Brandon King

Image via Tennessee State Athletics In what is easily one of the program’s most pivotal games in three decades, the Tennessee State showed the moment was not too big, emphatically defeating UT Martin, 67-42.  Tennessee State’s defense set the tone, holding the Skyhawks to just 32.6% (15-46) from the floor, 19% (4-21) from downtown; they were even more stringent in the first half, where they allowed Martin to shoot 29.2% (7-24) from the field. The TSU defense forced 19 Skyhawks turnovers, which translated into 20 Tennessee State points.  The Tigers…

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Game Preview: Tennessee State takes on UT Martin for No. 1 seed

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OPENING TIP: Tennessee State closes the OVC regular season Saturday at UT Martin with a 1 p.m. tip on ESPNU. The Tigers can clinch the No. 1 seed in the upcoming OVC Tournament with a win — which would mark the first time TSU enters the tournament as the top seed since 1995. Tennessee State is coming off a 79-71 victory over SEMO on Thursday, while UT Martin defeated Tennessee Tech in its last outing. At worst, the Tigers will finish tied for second in the regular-season standings and no lower…

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SEMO lays 89-52 donkey kicking on Tennessee State

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image via Tennessee State Basketball SEMO jumped on Tennessee State early and never took their foot off necks, as they put an 89-52 beatdown on the Lady Tigers. The Redhawks defense causes problems for TSU all evening, holding the Lady Tigers to just 35% (18-52) and 25% (4-16) from downtown. The Lady Tigers als has a difficult time securing the basketball, as the Redhawks turned TSU over 28 times, which turned into 36 SEMO points. After Kik Roberts’ layup tied the contest at 2 apiece, SEMO into a 17-0 run.…

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Tanking Is Back in the Spotlight, But the NBA’s Real Problem Runs Deeper

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written by Contributor Hodari P. T. Brown The NBA’s long-running battle with tanking is once again front and center. Recently, the Utah Jazz and the Indiana Pacers were fined for sitting healthy players during critical fourth-quarter stretches of regular-season games before All-Star Weekend. The perception was clear: positioning for the draft lottery mattered more than winning that night. For Utah, the strategy worked in one game. In another, it backfired and the Jazz won anyway. That irony underscores the complicated nature of tanking. You can attempt to lose strategically, but outcomes are never guaranteed. Still, the issue forced…

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Aaron Gordon challenges Zach LaVine to run it back

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It is hard to believe that it has been a decade since Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine turned the 2016 NBA Slam Dunk Contest into one for the ages as each continued wow the crowd with one jaw dropping dunk after another. the contest is still talked about to this very day, not only because of the incredible display of the two standout participants but because of the result, which is mired in controversy.  Many people who saw the contest, believe it should have ended in a tie or that Gordon should…

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