Category Archives: NBA

The Denver Nuggets Are One Win Away From Their First NBA Championship

Denver’s Nikola Jokić is eyeing his first NBA Championship (Photo: @nuggets)


By Chris Robinson

This marks a special time for the Denver Nuggets, as their franchise is officially one win away from winning their first NBA Championship.

This past Friday night, the Nuggets again  turned back a resilient Miami Heat squad to hold on to a 108-95 victory on the road. The win marked Denver’s second consecutive win on Miami soil, and pushes their NBA Finals series to 3-1 in their favor.

Continue reading

NBA Finals Preview: Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Golden State Warriors will face off with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2014 NBA Finals (Photo: Instagram)

11334635_1607367112870889_212986024_n

Kyle Hutchison

The matchup for the 2015 NBA finals is set, and it’s not surprising given the talent on both teams. Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors handled the Houston Rockets to move on to their first NBA finals since 1975. The Warriors finals berth comes a day after the Cleveland Cavaliers swept the Atlanta Hawks.

Both the Cavaliers and Warriors share several similarities. Each team has a long history of losing: Cavaliers have never won a NBA championship while the Warriors won three but two were while they were still the Philadelphia Warriors. The Warriors have more of a storied history than the Cavaliers with such greats as Rick Barry and Chris Mullins. The most recent generation of basketball fans, knows the Warriors for the Baron Davis lead squad that upset the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the 2007 NBA playoffs.
Continue reading

Photos: GQ and Lebron James Celebrate All-Star Style on Valentine’s Day

Lebron James in town for All-Star Weekend in New York (Photo: Getty for GQ)

264434752,09E2158953F8951372E

By Chris Robinson

Pre-game festivities as Cleveland Cavaliers’ All-Star power forward and four-time league MVP Lebron James and GQ editor-in-chief Jim Nelson celebrate All-Star weekend in style on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 20 Exchange Place in New York City.

The evening featured a special live jam session from Grammy Award-winning artists The Roots and guest performances by Nas, The Lox and Raekwon.
Continue reading

Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls host the defending champion San Antonio Spurs on TNT

Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls are 27-16 this NBA season (Photo: Hookem3434)

Rosey

By Chris Robinson 

While the Chicago Bulls are definitely in the thick of the playoff hunt in the Eastern Conference with a 27-16 record, the team’s point guard Derrick Rose doesn’t seem too pleased these days.

Following a 108-94 loss to Cleveland earlier this week, Rose had the following to say.
Continue reading

Byron Scott labels the Los Angeles Lakers ‘soft’ following blowout loss to the Clippers

Chris Paul driving vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night (Photo: Instagram)

C Paul

By Chris Robinson

Given their 11-25 record this 2014-2015 NBA season, it’s not surprising to expect some frustration coming from the Los Angeles Lakers’ organization.

On Wednesday night the Lakers suffered a one-sided 114-89 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers, marking their fifth straight defeat to their hometown rival.
Continue reading

Rajon Rondo getting into form as the Mavericks beat the Lakers; eyes Jan. 2 return to Boston

Rajon Rondo has been adjusting to life as a member of the Dallas Mavericks (Photo: Hookem3434)

Rajon

By Kyle Hutchison

Following the big trade that sent Rajon Rondo from the Boston Celtics to the Dallas Mavericks, all eyes have been on the All Star point guard.

Rondo was traded to Dallas in exchange for small forward Jae Crowder, power forward Brandan Wright, point guard Jameer Nelson, a 2015 1st round pick and a 2016 2nd round pick.
Continue reading

King James Returns to His Throne

Lebron James is heading back to Cleveland (Photo: Instagram)

King James

By Kyle Hutchison twitter instagram

Like Odysseus returning home to Crete in Homer’s epic The Odyssey, LeBron James returned home to Cleveland on Friday afternoon, agreeing to a 2-year, $42.1 million dollar deal. What does this mean for the NBA?

One story that is universally loved in every sport; redemption.

LeBron James went from being one of the most well-liked players in the NBA to one of the most reviled after the now infamous “The Decision” telecast on ESPN prior to his departure to the Miami Heat.
Continue reading

Kobe Bryant says he’s not alright with Tim Duncan possibly passing him with 6 rings

kobe

Perennial all-star Tim Duncan is still soaking up the aura following the San Antonio Spurs’ five-game thrashing of the Miami Heat that led him to his fifth world championship.

Duncan is without question one of this generation’s finest, yet don’t expect fellow champion Kobe Bryant to be over supportive.

Bryant, who has collected five rings himself with the Los Angeles Lakers, was asked about Duncan possibly capturing a sixth ring and he seemed unsure.

“If you ask me if I’m okay with Tim doing it, I’m not,” Bryant said. “I’m not okay with that.”

Chris Robinson can be reached at Trimond@aol.com

VIDEO: Paul George drops 37 points as the Pacers hold off the Miami Heat 93-90 in game 5

All-access video from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse as Paul George drops 37 points and grabs 6 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers defeat the Miami Heat 93-90 in game 5 of their Eastern Conference Finals showdown. Miami now leads the series 3 games to 2.

Paul George lifts pacers...PRESS play
Continue reading

VIDEO: Paul George drops 37 points as the Pacers hold off the Miami Heat 93-90 in game 5

All-access video from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse as Paul George drops 37 points and grabs 6 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers defeat the Miami Heat 93-90 in game 5 of their Eastern Conference Finals showdown. Miami now leads the series 3 games to 2.


Continue reading

VIDEO: Serge Ibaka returns with 15 points and 7 rebouds; Thunder defeat San Antonio 106-97 in game 3

Updates from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, as the hometown Thunder win game 3 over the visiting San Antonio Spurs by way of 106-97 score. Injured big man Serge Ibaka started the game for the Thunder and chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. Check out the image below for more.

NBAPRESS play
Continue reading

VIDEO: Serge Ibaka returns with 15 points and 7 rebouds; Thunder defeat San Antonio 106-97 in game 3

Updates from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, as the hometown Thunder win game 3 over the visiting San Antonio Spurs by way of 106-97 score. Injured big man Serge Ibaka started the game for the Thunder and chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. Check out the video for more.


Continue reading

Mark Cuban takes to Twitter and apologizes to Trayvon Martin’s family

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently caused a stir and grabbed numerous headlines following an interview he conducted with Inc. Magazine that highlighted his thoughts on racism and bigotry, amongst other topics. In the wake of Cuban’s remarks, he has since taken to Twitter to apologize to Trayvon Martin’s family.  Click  the image below to see what Cuban had to say…

CubanClick for more details

Continue reading

Mark Cuban takes to Twitter and apologizes to Trayvon Martin’s family

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently caused a stir and grabbed numerous headlines following an interview he conducted with Inc. Magazine that highlighted his thoughts on racism and bigotry, amongst other topics.

In the wake of Cuban’s remarks, he has since taken to Twitter to apologize to Trayvon Martin’s family. Check out his thoughts below. To read Cuban’s comments that caused the controversy, click HERE

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/469586066220281856

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/469586582664912897

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/469587830856249344

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/469588234943873024

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/469588482181308418
Continue reading

VIDEO: Magic Johnson fires back at Donald Sterling

You had to figure Magic Johnson wouldn’t hold his tongue too long after Donald Sterling’s recent verbal barrage against him. Check out the clip from TMZ.com of Magic calling in to state his side of the story.
Continue reading