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Emoni Falls For The Bate(s)
It’s a slow news day for me as I continue to come up with some story ideas but this is something I could not pass up. While scrolling through Twitter today I stumbled across a post from one of my favorite accounts, Ballsack Sports, which showed a fake Emoni Bates stat line from the Cleveland…
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Wemby Provides Flashes Of Potential At Summer League
Victor Wembanyama rode the rollercoaster of NBA Summer League both on and off the court across his two games in Las Vegas this past week. Off the court, Wembanyama dealt with his first scandal after a Spurs security staffer hit Britney Spears after she tapped Wemby’s shoulder from behind. It was a truly bizarre saga…
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Jaime Jaquez Jr: The Mexican Mamba
As a Mexican-American who grew up watching the NBA, there weren’t any great Mexican players in the league to look up to when I was a kid. Sure there were players from Spanish speaking countries who I loved like Ricky Rubio, Manu Ginobli and now Jose Alvarado, but not having a Mexican player in the…
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Chet Holmgren Is Here
After Chet Holmgren missed all of his first NBA season due to injury, we were finally treated to the Holmgren show this week at the Salt Lake City Summer League. As the No. 2 overall pick in 2022, the Oklahoma City Thunder expect Holmgren to grow into a franchise player and bring the Thunder back…
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Houston, We (Still) Have Some Problems
Coming off of a truly embarrassing season that saw head coach Stephen Silas completely lose his young locker room while his Houston Rockets squad plummeted to yet another abysmal finish at 22-60, Houston finally has a sense of optimism sweeping through its fanbase after a flashy offseason. The Rockets hired former Celtics head coach Ime…
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Szobo Signs: Liverpool triggers release clause for RB Leipzig star
After weeks of uncertainty, transfer rumors and boiling frustration from Liverpool fans, the time has FINALLY come for a new signing this summer window. Following the signing of World Cup winner Alexis MacAllister from Brighton & Hove Albion for a ridiculously cheap £35m, fans began to question owner John W. Henry’s integrity once again. It’s…
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Dear NBA, can I get a max contract?
NBA free agency is one of my favorite times of the year. So many players on the move, trades left and right, championship contenders being built, free agency has it all. While there’s so much good that can come out of free agency, there’s also a lot of controversy. Much of that controversy stemming from…
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The Phoenix Suns Maximized The Minimum
NBA free agency kicked off on Friday and, of course, there was plenty of movement across the association. While there were several high-profile moves — such as Fred VanVleet signing a max contract with the Rockets or the Portland Trail Blazers overpaying for Jerami Grant — I was most struck by the job the Phoenix…
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Free Agency Frenzy Almost Underway
We are officially two days away from NBA free agency, with the market opening on Friday evening for teams to begin negotiating with potential targets. There are countless exciting storylines entering free agency, with several surprises likely on the way, and several impactful players could find new homes during the period. With the madness kicking…
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WTF is wrong with Dame
Damian Lillard, WTF are you doing man. This guy, who I love, just keeps taking L’s every offseason with his little ‘I don’t run from the grind’ gimmick. Don’t get me wrong I am a complete loser in the eyes of Dame and I wholeheartedly accept that. To Dame I’m a cornball writing about how…
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