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June 16, 2023

The Ja Morant Suspension

Let’s start this article by setting the tone here. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is an “empathetic” boss and not the “drop the hammer” commissioner that David J. Stern was. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way…

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June 1, 2023

The NBA Finals Unlikely Matchup and Story

Seven undrafted players on the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat made it to the NBA Playoffs as an eighth seed. Injuries to their guards in their rotation of Victor Oladipo and Tyler Herro. Then you have a center on the Denver Nuggets who has won two NBA M…

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May 21, 2023

Role Players and Trash Talk In The NBA

When people say, "don't wake up a sleeping bear," it definitely applies to star players in the NBA. There are players in NBA history that you knew not to get them going. Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Reggie Miller just to name a few. In today's NBA,…

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May 18, 2023

James Harden Sells Tickets, Not A Winner

The title of this article is all I need to say. That is it. James Harden is not a guy who will lead you to a championship. He's a nice selling point to season ticket holders that will put them in seats.  James likes to go to concerts, go to La…

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May 16, 2023

Jordan Drowning In His Own Poole

Oh what a season it's been for the Golden State Warriors. Especially for backup shooting guard Jordan Poole. Jordan busted out onto the scene last season and helped the Warriors to their 4th championship within this dynasty run. Now that Jordan Poo…

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May 16, 2023

The Philadelphia Fakes

At this point, it's time for Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Daryl Morey to say goodbye to Head Coach Doc Rivers. Rivers is just an average coach who just so happened to win a championship with the right talent when he was coach of the Boston Cel…

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May 14, 2023

Everything Comes Full Circle In Lakersland

The Los Angeles Lakers went from a 13th seed to the Western Conference Finals in a matter of months. But everything comes full circle. The second stints of D’Angelo Russell and Dennis Schroder have been huge components to the revitalization of…

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May 13, 2023

The Phoenix Sun(set)

It's another year the Phoenix Suns get annihilated at home with the series on the line. The overachieving Dallas Mavericks last season and the #1 seeded Denver Nuggets this season. I start to wonder if Suns fans want their money back, especially sin…

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May 8, 2023

The NBA and MVP Voting

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has finally earned MVP honors in a league where the big men are dominating the past few years. Giannis has an MVP and Nikola Jokic has two on his palette. But there’s still the question of whether Embiid s…

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May 6, 2023

What Dillon Brooks Must Understand…

With the dust settled and the Memphis Grizzlies management making a decision to not bring Dillon Brooks back, it’s time for Brooks to understand one major thing. He’s not at Oregon anymore, and he’s not going to be the man on any N…

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