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This is why Jay-Z’s Roc Sports is a potential force in the agent business. For one, he’s an icon of success to a lot of players. Second, it’s not the contracts it’s the branding. That’s why Kevin Durant is jumping ship from Rob Pelinka (Kobe Bryant’s agent, among others) to Roc Sports, something first reported…
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Report: Brian Shaw is guy Nuggets want… do we sense a bidding war?
Jun 7, 2013, 10:08 PM EDT
We know that the Los Angeles Clippers have Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw near the top of their list — he may be untested but he brings some Lakers rings cache to the team always in the shadows in that city. Shaw is also reportedly the top target of the Brooklyn Nets, a team with…
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And you wonder why we make fun of Lakers fans sometimes… It’s not all of them, there are some great, smart Lakers fans out there. There is a real and passionate fan base. But man, some of the people on the fringes are… not really fans of the sport, to put it kindly. Or, not…
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Danny Green is in the NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs… and he’s making commercials for Burgerfi. Which may or may not have great burgers (I’ll report back on that once I get to San Antonio in a few days) but the attempted viral video ad he made for them is fantastic. The three point…
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Rodman says if LeBron played in the early 1990s “he’d be just an average player”
Jun 7, 2013, 11:37 AM EDT
“If LeBron was playing in the late ’80s or early ’90s, he’d be just an average player.” That is Dennis Rodman, talking about comparing LeBron James to Michael Jordan. “If Michael played today … really? If he played the game today at 28 years old, he would average 40 points a game, probably more…. “I’m…
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We told you this was likely coming, but now it looks official. The agent of Dario Saric told Bourbon Street Shots that his client is pulling out of the draft. We make decision this morning that we will withdraw Dario from the 2013 draft Best regards, Robert Jablan Saric has until June 17 to change…
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The waiting is the hardest part…. What this summer and next season are going to look like for the Boston Celtics hinge on whether Kevin Garnett decides to return for another season, and with that if the Celtics decide to buyout Paul Pierce. Also, there’s that little matter of what coach Doc Rivers wants to…
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Game 1 of the NBA Finals was about as fun a finals game as we have seen in a while — up tempo, good ball movement and smart basketball for the most part. Plus Tony Parker put on a show. After the game the Spurs sounded like the veterans they are, the Heat were focused…
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2K Sports has tried to sell more video games the past couple years by putting Michael Jordan on the cover and some legendary players of the NBA in the game. Now they are returning to today’s biggest star. LeBron James will be on the cover of the new NBA 2K14 when it comes out this…
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When there is a questionable goal in a Tuesday night NHL game between the Kings and Rangers, the referees do not skate over near the penalty box, stare at a monitor and try to figure out what happened. All NHL replays are reviewed and the call is made out of the league office in a…
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Miami players had to have eyes as big as saucers. They would get the ball looking to drive the lane in Game 1 of the NBA Final — and there was no 7’2” wall of Roy Hibbert there to greet them like last round. It had to feel like an empty expressway to the rim.…
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Players (and some celebrities) react to Tony Parker’s came clincher
Jun 7, 2013, 2:02 AM EDT
LeBron James put it this way, “Tony did everything wrong and did everything right in the same possession.” Tony Parker‘s up-and-under leaner with :05 left in the game was the dagger and the defining moment of Game 1. And it drew a lot of reaction on twitter, including from people who know Parker well. Very…
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Veteran Spurs play smart, cool in fourth quarter, beat Heat 92-88 in Game 1
Jun 7, 2013, 1:21 AM EDT
First things first: This was fun. Game 1 of the NBA Finals was up-tempo, well played basketball (for the most part) by both teams. After the grind-it-out conference finals, I’ll take six more games like this one, please. But if you’re a Heat fan you might be a little worried — the Spurs just beat…
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Miami was up by three points heading into the fourth quarter but the Spurs were the better team when it mattered — San Antonio had zero turnovers in the quarter, Miami had 5. The Heat shot just 27.8 percent in the fourth quarter and Chris Bosh was 1-of-5 from the floor. Combine that with great…
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David Stern admits small flopping fines didn’t work, penalties may increase
Jun 6, 2013, 8:25 PM EDT
David Stern was selling it as a first step. This season the NBA started publicly warning and making small fines against players who had the most egregious flops — it started with a warning then the fines started at $5,000 and went up with subsequent offenses. In the playoffs, all that changed was the warnings…
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Report: If Hollins out in Memphis, Karl, Joerger, Gentry on list
Jun 6, 2013, 6:42 PM EDT
Officially, Lionel Hollins is still the coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. Those talks are dormant, but not dead. But in case they are dead the Grizzlies are putting together a list, reports the Commercial Appeal. Just fired coach George Karl is on it, as is Alvin Gentry (most recently of the Suns). However, the leader…
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Ginobili says he thinks he will be back with the Spurs next season, but he’s not sure
Jun 6, 2013, 5:34 PM EDT
Manu Ginobili is a free agent this summer. It’s been assumed by many he would return to the Spurs for a 12th season, and that is likely the outcome. However, at what will be age 36, after having battled injuries the past few seasons, with his game clearly slipping some, might he hang it up…
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If you were willing to sit in the Bob Uecker seats, the nosebleed ones at the top of the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Monday you could have gotten tickets for face value. They didn’t instantly sell out. As of Thursday afternoon, StubHub had tickets for the game for $159 if you didn’t mind sitting way…
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Nuggets ownership takes big risk in changing management, maybe team direction
Jun 6, 2013, 3:17 PM EDT
The Denver Nuggets were a 57-win team, the three seed in the West (that might well have done better in the playoffs if healthy). This was a roster overhauled from the Allen Iverson/Carmelo Anthony days into an exciting, fast-paced team that runs the floor and attacks the rim. They were the up-and-coming team on everybody’s…
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If you’ve been reading ProFootballTalk this offseason, they have been putting together the Mount Rushmore for each franchise — the four faces that shaped that team more than any others through history. What faces would make that list if you did it for the Philadelphia 76ers? Dei Lynam and Rhea Hughes of Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia…
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Of the 16 teams that made the NBA playoffs, it appears six of them will be changing coaches this season. That includes one of the final four (Memphis, unless there is a change of heart and they re-sign Hollins). If Memphis does make a change, that will be 11 teams total making a move, tying…
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Last season the Denver Nuggets were everybody’s darlings — 57 wins, a revamped and good young roster, an entertaining team built on the foundation of the Carmelo Anthony trade pieces, a team cut short by injuries in the playoffs but with a bright future ahead. Now all the architects of that are gone. First GM…
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LeBron calls Duncan “most consistent, most dominant” player of last 15 years
Jun 6, 2013, 10:33 AM EDT
When you talk about the greatest player of his generation, the voting public pretty much always chooses Kobe Bryant over Tim Duncan. LeBron James doesn’t really see it that way. During his media session on Wednesday LeBron said Duncan has to be considered on top of that list. “Probably one of the best players to…
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The Memphis Grizzlies had players in for draft workouts on Wednesday and Lionel Hollins was there, part of the evaluation team. He’s also said on multiple occasions he wants to work things out so he can return to coach the Grizzlies next season. But right now those talks appear stalled. At best. Here is another…
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NBA Finals legacy battle: Spurs try to solidify theirs, Heat try to build one
Jun 6, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT
When the NBA Finals tip off Thursday night legacies will be on the line. The Miami Heat have made no bones about it since the day LeBron James and Chris Bosh said they were joining Dwyane Wade in South Beach — they want to be one of the best teams ever. But they need to…
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Video: PBT Extra: LeBron's legacy at stake, Duncan's safe
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Video: Clippers, Celtics discussions 'can't be wrong'
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Video: Elliot looks ahead to Game 6
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Video: The Hype: How much would you pay to punch someone?
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Video: If Heat lose, 'all hell will break loose'
