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Lakers and Grizzlies fan get into fisticuffs

Brandon King

Relations between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Girizzlies have had a sardonic air about them and that has apparently spilled over to members of each respective fan base. During Game 2 a Lakers and Grizzly fan got into an altercation that foreshadowed the beatdown seen in Game 3 of the series. In a video of the fracas, the Memphis fan is seen reflective several blows with his face and subsequently proceeded to conduct a flexibility test as he was tossed around like a ragdoll. Check out the video…

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FS1’s Ric Bucher is not a fan of the Draymond suspension

Brandon King

The Sacramento Kings have been the better team through the first two games of their series with the Golden State Warriors. Up 2-0, the Kings have the defending champs on the ropes and the Warriors will have to go into a must-win Game 3 without Draymond Green, who was suspended for the contest for two-stepping on Domatas Sabonis’ chest. Ric Bucher was in favor of the suspension; on a recent episode of Speak On It, the FS1 analyst accused the NBA of “handing the series to the Sacramento Kings.” “When…

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Dillion Brooks on LeBron: “I don’t care, he’s old”

Brandon King

During their game 2 matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies small forward/shooting guard DIllion Brooks had a lot to say, with the majority of his smack talk directed at LeBron James. The Grizzlies won the game 103-93, to even the series at 1 game apiece, however in what should come as a surprise to few, Brooks had more to say after the contest. “I don’t care — he’s old. You know what I mean? I was waiting for that. I was expecting him to do that Game 4,…

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Russell Westbrook gets into heated exchange with fan

Brandon King

After halftime of their Game 1 win against the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook had words with a a disrespectful fan in a lounge area. The slick-mouthed fan called Westbrook , “Westbrick” a perjorative, perversion his last name coined years ago by perpetual Russ hater Skip “Methuselah” Bayless. Westbrook can be heard admonishing the fan to , “watch his mouth” before leaving. The fan can be heard saying “take it like a man”, which speaks to an issue that has reared its ugly head more in recent…

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This is why people don’t like the Grizzlies

Brandon King

After getting their tooshies kicked 128-112 by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series, the Memphis Grizzlies were naturally not happy. Rui Hachimura came up big, scoring a career-high 29 points, 21 of which came in the second half. Austin Reeves put in 23 points of his own, 14 of which came in the fourth quarter. In the postgame, Memphis guard Desmond Bane, who scored 22 in a losing effort, when asked about the gamplan for guarding Hachimura and adjustments going forward, Bane had…

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Thunder’s Jalen Williams named Western Conference Rookie of the Week

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Courtesy of the Oklahoma City Thunder OKLAHOMA CITY, April 11, 2023 – Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams has been named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in March and April, it was announced today by the NBA. Williams appeared in 18 games (all starts) and averaged 18.7 points on a team-leading 54.7 percent shooting, 5.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.67 steals in 33.7 minutes per game in March and April. His points, assists and steals led all Western Conference rookies, while his rebounds were tied for fourth among…

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DeMarcus Cousins signs with Puerto Rican team Guaynabo Mets as initial step of NBA comeback

Brandon King

According to reporting from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, NBA veteran center DeMarcus Cousins signed with Guaynabo Mets of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional , which is the first-tier professional men’s basketball league in Puerto Rico. The four-time NBA All-Star was one the league’s preimenent big man and players overall, averaging 22 points and 10 rebounds before suffering a torn Achilles toward the later part of the 2017-18 season and then tore his ACL, costing him the entire 2019-20 season. In the subsequent season, Cousins has bounced around the Association a bit. He finished…

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Family of Dwayne Haskins files lawsuit alleges he was robbed and drugged

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Courtesy of the Associated Press The family of deceased Pittsburgh Steelersquarterback Dwayne Haskins has filed a lawsuit against several people, businesses and the state of Florida, claiming he was drugged, robbed and extorted before he was fatally struck while standing drunk on a highway after running out of gas. The lawsuit, filed recently in Fort Lauderdale, alleges the former Ohio State star was drugged and robbed by a man and three women in the hours before the April 9, 2022, accident. They say it happened at a Boca Raton hotel, at an upscale…

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Anything you can do, I won’t get called out for The differences in the perception of the actions of Angel Reese v that of Caitlin Clark

Brandon King

When LSU’s Angel Reese let Iowa’s Cailtin Clark know that she was incapable of optically perceiving her, it kicked up a firestorm with many, who happened to be of a lighter persuasion, took umbrage to Reese’s action. Keith Olbermann, one of these liberals who are supposed to be friends of black people took to twitter, calling Reese a “fucking idiot.” ( Olbermann has since offered an apology that was spurred more from the backlash he received, rather than authentic contrition.) Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy ( this is who you…

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