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NBA All-Star Game 2020: The stars, skills and storylines we’re watching
NBA All-Star Weekend is here! This is the third consecutive year in which captains participated in a fantasy draft and selected their own teams, a change from the traditional East vs. West format. All-Star captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have made their draft picks. All-Star Saturday night participants have been unveiled. Rising Stars and […]
Continue readingBam Adebayo is the fiercest, best NBA player you don’t know
“God gave Bam this talent,” the mother told the group, “and he can take it away — today. Not tomorrow. Today. Don’t take things for granted.” Adebayo was a good kid, and a good student, but Marilyn Blount, his mother, was not the type to leave anything to chance. She was raising Bam alone in […]
Continue readingNBA All-Star 2020: Expert picks for dunk contest, Rising Stars, All-Star Game
Will Aaron Gordon finally break through for his first dunk contest title, or will Dwight Howard turn back the clock and channel his inner Superman? Will Giannis Antetokounmpo exact his revenge on LeBron James and captain the winning squad in Sunday night’s game? From the Rising Stars all the way through the All-Star Game, our […]
Continue readingLeBron James headlines star-studded list of 44 finalists for U.S. Olympic team
James — a two-time gold medalist and three-time Olympian — is among 44 players announced by USA Basketball on Monday as finalists for the team that will play in the Tokyo Games this summer. James played in 2004, 2008 and 2012, helping the U.S. win gold in his most recent two appearances. The pool includes […]
Continue readingJazz stay step ahead of Rockets thanks to another Bojan Bogdanovic buzzer-beater
It had been a rough night for Bogdanovic up to that point, as he was 1-of-6 from the floor, including a corner 3-pointer that missed so badly that it banged off the side of the backboard. “It’s big-time from their part to have that trust and confidence in me that I would make the last […]
Continue readingJazz’s comeback win against Trail Blazers marred by controversial block by Rudy Gobert
The entire viewing audience that tuned into Friday night’s matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz was looking for a show. What the people got was a controversial finish in a game the Jazz would win 117-114. The odds were already stacked against the Trail Blazers when Friday started. Portland beat the San […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Consider picking up Ky Bowman
Snellings deftly identifies Detroit’s Christian Wood as a key winner at the deadline, as the surprising departure of Andre Drummond within the division to Cleveland opens a massive batch of opportunities as a scorer, defender and rebounder for the versatile big man. The fantasy public is already acting on such counsel, as Wood is the […]
Continue readingNBA All-Star draft: Team LeBron takes AD first overall; Giannis selects Joel Embiid at No. 2
Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James divvied up the remaining 22 All-Stars taking part in next weekend’s NBA All-Star Game on Thursday night. The two leading vote-getters from the Eastern and Western Conferences went back and forth in selecting which players would be on their respective teams. James, who was wearing a black sweatshirt with two […]
Continue readingNBA All-Star mock draft: The most fun teams possible
This year’s game is missing a few huge pieces, as superstars including Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson are all out, while a few looming stars in Zion Williamson and Ja Morant didn’t make it either. Still, the field is chock full of amazing talent, and there’s no shortage of storylines leading […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 16: Raptors, Blazers climb as Jazz fall
The Milwaukee Bucks are the first team to clinch a winning record this season, despite a rare loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday. The Los Angeles Lakers have already matched their win total from last season. Teams in need of turnarounds include the Orlando Magic (losers of five straight to drop to eighth in […]
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