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Dwight Will Stay ... For Now Anyway
Reblogged from NBA.com | Hang Time Blog: HANG TIME ORLANDO BUREAU — OK, it’s over. Move along. Nothing more to see here. Dwight Howard went from being the face of the trade deadline to being an innocent bystander. He signed away his Early Termination Option, meaning he’ll be with the Magic at least until the [...]
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Nets Get Wallace From Blazers
Reblogged from NBA.com | Hang Time Blog: NBA.com Staff Reports Dwight Howard waiving his early termination option took him off the trade market and out of the free-agency pool for 2011-12. That put a kink in the rebuilding plans for New Jersey, which was on Howard’s preseason draft “wish list”. The Nets didn’t leave trade [...]
Block of the Night
Durant wasn’t expecting to be on this side of what would have been a highlight reel dunk. But Jason Smith had his own agenda.
Questions Arise As Lakers Continue to Struggle
Is Mike Brown the right man for the job? Amid all of the early season disappointment and confusion amongst the players, fans are left pondering this very question. Mike Brown was hired to replace Hall of Fame head coach Phil Jackson who accrued five of his eleven NBA championships while in Los Angeles. It was [...]
Kobe Bryant’s 81 Point Game [Documentary]
In recognition of the six-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s remarkable 81 point game, let’s take a look at a recap of that night and the moments leading up to that point.
Dunk of the Night: Chris Bosh With the Spin Cycle
The forgotten third wheel of the Miami trio took some time to fly solo to remind everyone why he’s a star in this league. Personally, I didn’t know Bosh had that kind of athleticism in him (maybe I just don’t pay attention). Either way, this was definitely the play of the game as the Heat [...]
Revival of the Big Man: Why the Bynum-Howard Debate is Legitimate
Ever since the retirement of basketball heavyweights like David Robinson, Dikembe Mutombo, Shaquille O’Neal and Yao Ming, many have pondered the question as to whether or not the big man in the NBA is extinct. Experts have suggested that Dwight Howard is arguably the sole heir to the throne of dominant big men. However, in [...]
Kobe Bryant’s Most Memorable Performances: Back on Top (2009-2012)
With two more championships in 2009 and 2010, Kobe has tied Magic Johnson with five and sits one away from tying Michael Jordan. He now sits sixth on the All-Time scoring list behind former teammate Shaquille O’Neal. By the end of the 2011-2012 season, he could become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 [...]
Kobe Bryant’s Most Memorable Performances: The Emergence of the Black Mamba (2005-2008)
After Shaquille O’Neal was traded away to the Miami Heat, Kobe was given full reign of the new-look Los Angeles Lakers. It was rough playing with teammates like Smush Parker and Kwame Brown listed as starters. But somehow Kobe used that opportunity as a time to make history and seal his legacy. The amount of [...]
Monta Ellis: The Best Player No One Cares About
Monta Ellis is easily one of the best guards in the NBA. Golden State Warriors fan have known this for years but it’s time for the rest of us to come around as well. Since being drafted 40th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft, Ellis has averaged over 16 points per game six times in [...]
Kobe Bryant’s Most Memorable Performances: The Dynasty Years (2001-2004)
This time period was bitter-sweet for Kobe and Co. The feud between Kobe and Shaq was in its most intense stages and made very public to the media. However, for the most part the Lakers were still able to go about business as usual completing a three-peat (00,01,02) making Kobe the youngest player in NBA [...]
