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Kawhi And The Clippers Are Waking Up
The Los Angeles Clippers are used to lurking in the shadows. Despite Ballmer’s limitless Microsoft money, despite having two of the biggest names in the…
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The New York Knicks Are… Winning?
That’s right. As of December 20, the New York Knicks hold the longest active winning streak in the NBA. The Knicks captured their seventh consecutive…
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Every Would-Be Contender’s Biggest Flaw
We have two clear frontrunners in the NBA title race in Boston and Milwaukee. After that, there’s a jumble of teams trying to convince themselves…
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The Chicago Bulls are losing games on the court the same way they are losing games off the court
We are 27 games into the season and the Bulls currently sit at 11-16 and are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. On paper,…
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Judah Mintz 2023 NBA Draft Profile
Despite a rocky start to the season for the Syracuse Orange, Freshman guard Judah Mintz is making a name for himself and climbing up draft…
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One of these rookies will win a playoff game
This year’s rookie class doesn’t quite have the highs of last year’s crop (Paolo excepted). But unlike in most years, players are filling essential roles…
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The Pelicans Shouldn’t Be This Good… Or Should They?
On Sunday, the New Orleans Pelicans took home their second straight win against the Phoenix Suns. The overtime thriller wasn’t necessarily anything significant on the…
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5 Stats Explaining the NBA Season Thus Far
958 34-year-old Kevin Durant leads the entire NBA with 958 total minutes played. Right behind him, in second, is teammate Royce O’Neale. Despite all the…
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DaRon Holmes II 2023 NBA Draft Profile
The freshmen class is part of what makes the 2023 NBA Draft so special. The group of returnees is super solid too, though – I…
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2023 NBA All-Stars: 5 Players That’ll Debut in the 2023 All-Star Game
As the NBA season gets underway, new first-time All-Star players will emerge. Aside from the starting five, the NBA handpicks qualified players to make it…
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Making Sense of the Pelicans’ Shockingly Good Defense
The Pelicans are killing fools on the backs of the league’s third-best defense, and it makes sense. With Brandon Ingram and Trey Murphy firing from…
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John Konchar, Rebounding Machine and Terrible Businessman
Last year’s Memphis Grizzlies were one of the great success stories of the league. Despite a host of injuries, the Grizz rode their elite depth…
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Are The Thompson Twins And OTE’s Path To The NBA Legit?
Fort Lauderdale, Florida has produced a number of NBA players: Keyon Dooling, Mitch Richmond, Brandon Knight, and now two twins from Pine Crest School are…
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Austin Reaves is Establishing the Los Angeles Lakers’ Identity
Austin Reaves can be described as unassuming in a variety of ways. When you watch him play for the Los Angeles Lakers, he doesn’t immediately…
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NBA 2022-23 First Quarter Awards
Defensive Player Of The Quarter: Brook Lopez, Milwaukee Bucks Stillness. Many observers mistake activity for solid defense, but too often, that activity is reactive, making…
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Keyonte George 2023 NBA Draft Profile
Keyonte George is a 6’4”, 185 lb Freshman combo guard at Baylor University. The 19-year-old is a fantastic scorer who has shown some passing instincts…
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NBA Twitter: Emoji Hashtags for Every Team in 2022-23
This guide breaks down the emoji Twitter hashtags (hashflags) for the NBA’s 75th season and each of the 30 teams for the 2021-22 season.
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4 NBA Things I’m Grateful For
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! 1) YUTA THE SHOOTA! Yuta Watanabe has long been a fascination of mine, a whirling dervish of flailing…
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Five Gifts the NBA Gave Us This Holiday Season
Even for die-hard fans of the NBA, it is often stated that the season doesn’t truly begin until Christmas. At that juncture of the campaign,…
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