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Wilson Chandler suspended 25 games for testing positive fo banned substance

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Brooklyn Nets forward Wilson Chandler will miss the first 25 games of the upcoming season due to testing positive for a PED. Chandler’s test came back positive for Ipamorelin, a growth hormone stimulant. With newly-signed Kevin Durant likely sidelined for the season as he recovers from his torn Achilles and now Chandler out of the lineup for 25 games, the Net’s forward rotation will be strained, with Taurean Prince, Joe Harris and Caris LeVert will likely be charged with picking up that slack. Chandler signed…

Grizzlies grant Dwight Howard permission to speak with other teams

August 18, 2019August 18, 2019 Brandon King

According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, the Memphis Grizzlies have given Dwight Howard’s representation the ok to speak with other teams that might be interested in his services. There is a team out west that just recently lost their likely starting center to a season-ending injury and has a gaping hole ( no pun intended) in the middle. Howard played one season for the Lakers, the 2012-13 season and though it was painfully obvious that he had not recovered from the back surgery he had , he still managed to…

Micheal Beasley suspended by NBA for drug violation

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 Brandon King

NBA free agent Michael Beasley was handed a five game suspension by the NBA on Thursday for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy. Five game sit-downs are typically doled out to repeat offenders of the marijuana policy. This is Beasley’s first drug related issue since his 2013 arrest while he played for the Phoenix Suns. Beasley averaged 7.0 points and 2.3 rebounds for the Lakers in the lowest minutes per game (10.7) since his rookie season. Beasley was involved in the trade that sent he and promising young center Ibica Zubac…

Third Annual Top 50 Camp presented by the SIAC, SWAC and the NBPA

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 Brandon King

From thesiac.com: NEW YORK, NY, July 18, 2019 — The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the Southwestern Athletic Conference (“SWAC”) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (“SIAC”) are pleased to announce their continued partnership in hosting the 3rd annual Top 50 Basketball Camp. The Camp will take place July 26-28 on the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. Twenty-five of the best players from each conference will be featured at the camp in a model similar to the NBPA’s Top 100 Camp. Players will receive on-court skill instruction from current…

DeMarcus Cousins’ goal is to play in all 82 games next season

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Brandon King

It is no secret that Demarcus Cousins has been hampered by injuries over the past few season, however the freshly signed Los Angeles Lakers has at least one lofty goal for the 2019-20 campaign. Lakers Nation’s Matthew Moreno reports that Cousins wants to play in all 82 games next season. Cousins also attest his quadriceps that he injured in the playoffs is “100% healed.” He returned from the injury in the Finals but did not resemble the Boogie we have seen in previous years, averaging just 8.3 points 4.7 rebounds…

Masai Ujiri throwing shade?

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Brandon King

Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri was asked if Kawhi Leonard forthcoming with his communications and intent as he progressed through his free agency process. Here is what he had to say: Was Ujiri throwing some thinly veiled shots at Kawhi’s camp, perhaps his Uncle Dennis?

NBA allegedly approves challenge flags for the 2019-20

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Brandon King

In a NBA season and offseason was not short on WTF moments, the league’ has given us another one, but not in a good way. The NBA thought it would be a good idea to institute the challenge flag rule from the NFL. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported the NBA’s board of governors approved the change Tuesday and it will go into effect in the 2019-20 season. Per the AP’s Tim Reynolds, each coach will get one challenge per game and and can contest “a personal foul…

Trouble in Space City, Paul and Harden not on same page

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Brandon King

As cliche as the phrase “Houston, we have a problem is”, is it actually quite apropos in this instance. It seems there is a developing schism between two of the Houston Rockets’ most notable players- James Harden and Chris Paul. Sources told Tim MacMahon of ESPN that the issues stem from “differences in preferred playing styles and personality”, which comes as little surprise to me. Chris Paul wants to play more system oriented basketball, which is the complete antithesis of the way James Harden plays basketball. Harden’s playing style is…

Warriors alter logo for next season

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Brandon King

To go along with their spiffy brand new downtown San Francisco house next season, the Golden State Warriors will also have some updated gamers. Earlier Wednesday the team announced a slightly new look for their logo for next season.

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

June 11, 2019March 27, 2021 Brandon King

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…