Posted on 29 November 2012.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich opted to hold four of his top players – Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green – out of tonight’s game, citing fatigue.
This certainly isn’t the first time Coach Pop has held players out of games; he general…
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Posted on 29 November 2012.
Rajon Rondo has been suspended two games for his role in the so-called brawl that broke out in the second quarter of last night’s game against the Nets.
To recap the whole ridiculously overblown scene:
Kevin Garnett attempted a shot from the baselin…
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Posted on 29 November 2012.
The polls have been open for a little over a week, but I just got around to voting for the 2013 NBA All-Star teams.
I guess I’m one of those “undecided voters” I heard so much about last month.
In the East, my ballot features one Knick, one Net and …
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Posted on 27 November 2012.
The folks at Old Spice have come through with another strange-but-wonderful marketing campaign. This one features two of my most favorite things: eight-bit computer games and Dikembe Mutombo.
The premise of Dikembe Mutombo’s 4 1/2 Weeks to Save the W…
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Posted on 13 November 2012.
The NBA and Adidas have unveiled the new BIG COLOR line of jerseys, which will be worn by all the teams competing in the league’s annual showcase of games on Christmas Day. The uniforms are largely monochromatic, with accent colors used sparingly to …
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Posted on 13 November 2012.
The Road to the Final Four will have to fight Midtown Manhattan traffic in 2014, as March Madness is set to return to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 1961.
MSG is one of four sites hosting the regional final round games in the 2014 NCAA…
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Posted on 07 November 2012.
The Philadelphia 76ers have joined the Hurricane Sandy relief effort, launching “Operation Rebound.”
From team CEO and coowner Adam Aron, via Twitter:
Go to SIXERSOPERTIONREBOUND.COM and you can pitch in too. You can bid on unique 76ers items and ex…
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Posted on 05 November 2012.
The National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players Association are making a substantial donation to assist the people and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy. From the official press release:
The National Basketball Association (NB…
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Posted on 05 November 2012.
The NBA has formally warned Minnesota’s Jose Juan Barea and Cavs guard Donald Sloan for flopping. Barea drew the league’s ire for an overly-dramatic reaction to a slight hit from Sacramento’s Jimmer Fredette, and Sloan for his Oscar-worthy reaction to …
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Posted on 05 November 2012.
If, like me, you missed the first week of the NBA regular season, you missed a lot. (There was this big freakin’ hurricane… knocked out my power for a week. You may have seen something about it on the news.) The Knicks and Magic are in first place. T…
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