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Kobe reacts after watching clip of his ‘death stare’ at Mike Brown (VIDEO)
Nov 8, 2012, 7:41 PM EDT
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After the Lakers practiced in El Segundo on Thursday, Kobe Bryant was asked about his supposed “death stare” at head coach Mike Brown that came as L.A. was getting rolled in Utah at the hands of the Jazz for the team’s fourth loss in five tries to open the season. The glare is above, and…
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The Thunder have arguably one of the worst logos in the league, especially when contrasting it with how exciting the product is on the court. The colors aren’t bad, but the logo the team went with seems like it was chosen from a contest between third-graders to submit their best designs. There’s a new uniform…
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If you want the short version of how things went for the Raptors in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, we have that for you here and here. For those that want the excruciating details, feel free to continue. It’s amazing how any the talk of chemistry issues and in-house bickering suddenly disappears when a weaker opponent…
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This play was basically a microcosm of the Thunder’s blowout of the Raptors. Kevin Durant saw the opportunity, and was aggressive in taking it. Jonas Valanciunas half-heartedly contested, but was late in doing so, before ducking out at the very end to avoid further embarrassment. So, yeah. That was pretty much how things went for…
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J.R. Smith can’t get over the price of LeBron’s new shoes (VIDEO)
Nov 6, 2012, 10:50 PM EDT
We’ve covered the release of latest signature shoe from LeBron James, the LeBron X. The best player in the game deserves the highest quality footwear, but the price tag still has some unable to come to terms with the cost associated with that reality. Add Knicks guard J.R. Smith to that list. Smith appeared in…
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NBC SportsTalk: Breaking down Harden’s new role in Houston, updates on Knicks and Lakers
Nov 6, 2012, 9:31 PM EDT
On this segment of NBC SportsTalk, Adrian Wojnarowski goes deeper into the James Harden saga, and also discusses Jeremy Lin and how he may fit with Harden from a relationship standpoint. Woj also expects Steve Nash to be out two or three weeks with that leg fracture, and will Kobe Bryant still be playing at…
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Thunder only gave Harden an hour to consider final contract offer
Nov 6, 2012, 3:37 PM EDT
There should be no looking back at this pont for James Harden. He’s flourishing in his new role with his new team, leading the league in scoring through three games with the Rockets at an average of over 35 points per contest. But Oklahoma City was a special situation; there was a core of young…
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Jason Richardson says photographers don’t belong on the baseline after suffering ankle sprain
Nov 6, 2012, 2:58 PM EDT
Less than two minutes into the Sixers’ loss to the Knicks on Sunday, Jason Richardson stepped on a cameraman out of bounds along the baseline, and sprained his ankle in the process. The video clip above tells the story, and it was nothing out of the ordinary, really — the cameraman was where they always…
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The Mavericks are off to a 3-1 start, one that is certainly better than expected considering they’ve played all four of those games without the injured Dirk Nowitzki. We’ll see if Dallas can keep it together for a little longer without another one of its starters. Shawn Marion will miss the team’s next three games…
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Steve Blake fined $25K for inappropriate language toward a fan during Lakers’ loss to Clippers
Nov 6, 2012, 1:38 PM EDT
You may not think L.A. fans are all that passionate about their basketball — and the people in the lower bowl seats at most Lakers home games are there to be seen more than they are to cheer on the basketball, so the reputation is at least based on something real. But just as many…
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Stan Van Gundy says he’d have no issue coaching Dwight Howard in the future
Nov 6, 2012, 1:33 PM EDT
There’s no other way to put it: Last season was a complete train wreck for the Orlando Magic. Dwight Howard held the team hostage with his trade demands, went back and forth as to whether he would or wouldn’t re-up with the team, and even at one point opted in for the final year of…
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Nick Young‘s detractors would say that he’s a gunner with a low basketball IQ who shoots without conscience, and without a regard for consequences. And if they watched even just the first quarter of the Sixers’ blowout loss to the Knicks on Monday, they would likely have sore necks this morning from nodding in agreement…
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The Knicks blew out the Sixers for the second time in as many days, and this slam dunk from J.R. Smith provided the exclamation point. Two things to love about this one: First, the way Smith’s entire body seems to arch back as he’s flying toward the rim before throwing it down is amazing. And…
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It’s honestly a surprise that this doesn’t happen more often. Mid-way through the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ win over the Clippers on Saturday, David Lee didn’t appreciate the way Blake Griffin reacted to some contact underneath the basket. Likely dealing with this in varying degrees all night, Lee had a message for Griffin, and…
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Mike Brown says Lakers will be patient with Steve Nash, who could now miss up to four weeks
Nov 4, 2012, 9:30 PM EDT
It was announced on Saturday that Steve Nash has a non-displaced fracture in his left leg, and will miss at least a week due to the injury. The “at least” part is most important here, as it appears that the team is taking the smart approach by not putting any pressure on Nash to return…
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Disgraced ref Tim Donaghy plans to attend NBA game … and is giving out betting advice
Nov 4, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
You remember the whole Tim Donaghy thing, right? He was the referee that was caught betting on NBA games he was officiating, and served over a year in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to the FBI investigation. Now that he’s off probation, Donaghy is back, and wants to be involved with the NBA…
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Video: Rajon Rondo proves that blocking his shot is simply a waste of time
Nov 4, 2012, 6:30 PM EDT
Rajon Rondo is one of the flashier players in the league, when he’s in the mood. I remember talking to him about it during All-Star weekend in Dallas back in 2010, pointing out that this seemed to be a new wrinkle to his game that had come about recently. Right? “No, I’ve been playing that…
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Hornets’ coach Monty Williams not a fan of NBA’s concussion policy
Nov 4, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
Anthony Davis, the number one overal pick in this year’s NBA Draft, missed the Hornets’ 89-82 win over the Bulls in Chicago on Saturday — but not because he wanted to. And his head coach, Monty Williams, has a big problem with that. Davis suffered a concussion on Friday, and left the game late in…
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A tip-off time of 12 noon in the NBA can often be trouble for both teams. It’s a quirk in the schedule for a league whose players are used to gearing up to perform at their peak sometime after 7:30 p.m., so the broken routine can result in some rough basketball during those early afternoon…
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Byron Scott says clock started late, Jennings’ game-winner should not have counted
Nov 4, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
We showed you the game-winner from Brandon Jennings, an incredible launch from the top of the three-point arc with 0.7 seconds left to beat the Cavaliers as time expired. Cleveland’s head coach, Byron Scott, was less excited about Jennings’ heroics than the rest of us. He told reporters afterward that the clock started late, so…
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There was no contract extension for Brandon Jennings by the Oct. 31 deadline, for a variety of reasons. Two games into the season, it seems like Jennings has every intention of making Milwaukee pay, quite literally, for that decision. In Friday’s win over the Celtics, Jennings notched a career high in both assists (13) and…
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Ray Allen’s four-point play sends Heat to win over Nuggets (VIDEO)
Nov 4, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
This is exactly why the Miami Heat’s acquisition of Ray Allen is going to be such a problem for opposing defenses. The Nuggets did almost everything right against the Heat on Saturday, yet still lost to the defending champs by a final of 119-116. That’s because with the game on the line, and Denver leading…
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The way Brandon Rush reacted immediately following his ugly knee injury in the first quarter of the Warriors’ Friday night loss to the Grizzlies, it was easy to fear the worst. On Saturday, the team confirmed it. Rush is expected to be out for the season with a torn ACL, according to his agent Mark…
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Josh Smith suffers ankle sprain, ruled out for Hawks’ next game in Oklahoma City
Nov 3, 2012, 8:30 PM EDT
It wasn’t a pretty start to the season for the Hawks on Friday, and things aren’t likely to get better when the team next takes the floor in Oklahoma City on Sunday. Josh Smith has been ruled out for the Hawks’ road game against the Thunder due to an ankle sprain. He won’t even make…
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We don’t really think of Kevin Durant as a skilled ball-handler, specifically. He’s certainly one of the smoothest scorers in the game, and can explode to the rim for a dunk in traffic just as easily as he can pull up for a quick-release three-pointer from distance. Maybe this play will help get Durant’s handles…
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