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“Definitely, my modeling career is going to be postponed.” –San Antonio’s Manu Ginobili, on the broken nose he is playing though this series. (via the San Antonio Express News)
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As expected, Chicago’s Derrick Rose and Luol Deng will play tonight in game five in Cleveland, Brian Windhost is reporting. Not that it will help much. Last game just kind of left that taste in your mouth. But they will go. Rose had an MRI yesterday that showed no significant damage to his ankle, just…
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It’s been obvious for some time now that Robin Lopez is quite important to the Phoenix Suns, but he’s even more so after the Suns took a 3-2 series lead over the Blazers last night. With just one win between Phoenix from the second round of the playoffs, I think it’s a bit natural to…
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Good sign for Nets: Prokhorov's last team was a big winner
Apr 27, 2010, 11:45 AM EDT
Mikhail Prokhorov’s office is bigger and more expensively furnished than your entire apartment. His secretary is eye catching. Frankly, you’d move into his office if you could. That is the first thing you’ll take away from a New York Times story on the soon-to-be Nets owner (and you get that just from the picture). The…
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We’re Bango crazy today. Oh yeah, and also Bucks crazy after their big win to even the series, that’s really swell and all. But we love Bango, he is the man. Or the deer. Whatever. However, Bango has some rage issues to deal with (we like that about him, too). Best not wear that Al…
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Like weeds, every few days new “Larry Brown will head to Philadelphia” rumors come up. And just as fast everyone involved pulls out the Round-Up and tries to kill it. But the rumors and denials circle will not die Yesterday, the Larry Brown to the Sixers rumors were back. Today, we bring you denials from…
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Dwyane Wade talked to his hand and destroyed the Celtics to get the Heat a game in Miami. But most people consider this series to have ended when Paul Pierce stuck the dagger in in Game 3. It was a maelstrom of both the Celtics’ excellence and the Heat’s failure to execute. The Heat watched…
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It would not be a surprise — after all he was the leading candidate for most of the year — but now it appears to be reality. Tom Ziller at Sactown Royalty is reporting that Tyreke Evans will be named NBA Rookie of the Year. We’re good with this, as this blog has been home…
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Kids, do not try this at home. Bango the Buck is a professional. You may remember (but probably not, because who else really follows these things) that Bango blew out his knee doing a stunt last year. But that deer knows no fear. He got the knee repaired and is back doing…. crazy a– stunts.…
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Jamal Crawford to be announced as Sixth Man of the Year today
Apr 27, 2010, 8:43 AM EDT
The press release came out late last night, just after media members had filed stories about the Hawks crumbling on the road again — a major announcement in Atlanta at 3 p.m. today (Tuesday). That can only mean one thing: Jamal Crawford, you are about to be sixth man of the year. This should be…
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NBA Playoffs Blazers Suns Game 5: Suns no longer messing around, we think, maybe
Apr 27, 2010, 1:06 AM EDT
You know what so many playoff series come down to? Inevitabilities. It’s inevitable that Denver’s chaotic group of misfit toys will all turn around and fire on themselves at some point. It’s inevitable that the Celtics’ age will become a non-cliche’d, genuine liability against the brand new supercomputer of the moment. It’s inevitable that the…
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NBA Playoffs, Bucks Hawks game 4: Fear the deer, pity the Hawks defense
Apr 27, 2010, 1:00 AM EDT
You know what the Hawks are going to do on every pick and roll. I know it. Every hoops fan knows it — the Hawks switch. They think their bigs — Al Horford, Josh Smith — are quick enough and long enough to bother point guards into bad shots. Not Brandon Jennings. All night in…
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The Magic still didn’t put together a dominant single-game performance against the Charlotte Bobcats, but their combination of defense and timely three-point shooting was enough to get them a first-round sweep. Charlotte once again did all the right things. They outscored the Magic 34-16 in the painted area. They matched the Magic in offensive rebounding.…
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Yes, this video is fake. It’s an actual local LA television news look and intro, so it feels real. But it is not. The beauty of it, of all good satire, is that it is just close enough to reality to hit home. And if you’ve interacted with Kobe fans, if you’ve seen how some…
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The Magic haven’t been able to get their offense going against Charlotte all series. Dwight Howard has had trouble staying on the floor, and hasn’t been very effective in the post when he is in the game. Vince Carter has been off. The Magic have launched threes and relied on the play of Jameer Nelson,…
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Erick Dampier, did you think David Stern was kidding about the referee criticism?
Apr 26, 2010, 6:50 PM EDT
Congratulations Erick Dampier, you’re the next contestant on the “pay $35,000 game show.” After the Mavericks lost game three to the Spurs, he said to ESPN and anyone else that would listen: “When we play defense we’re under a magnifying glass,” said Dampier. “But when we’re on offense, there’s no magnifying glass.” David Stern said…
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Like Warrior playoff games were a few years ago, Thunder playoff games have quickly became a hot ticket in Oklahoma City. The Thunder are giving the #1 seeded Lakers everything they can handle, the team is young and fun to watch, and the deafening Ford Center crowd looks like tons of fun to be a…
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According to Ronald Tillery of the Memphis Commerical-Appeal, O.J. Mayo wants to go to Turkey this summer and try out for a spot on the US World Championship team. The Grizzlies, of course, want him to do the responsible thing and spend his summer in Las Vegas in order to work on his point guard…
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We’ve all heard of fans pulling fire alarms at the opponent’s hotel in the middle of the night, or making noise outside the hotel the night before a big game. You know, fun stuff. But crashing your car into the opposing team’s bus? That’s going to far. That’s not exactly what happened to Atlanta. This…
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Derrick Rose sprained his ankle during game four, landing on Shaquille O’Neal’s foot. Loul Deng’s still fighting his way though a sore knee. Both are expected to play Sunday, but both are considered a game time decision officially. Rose missed practice Monday to have an MRI done. My guess as to what they were looking…
