Derrick Rose had a lot on his mind when it comes to LeBron James’ decision to join the Miami Heat, and shared it with ESPN Radio. After discussing his new teammate Carlos Boozer, Rose eventually had this to say about LeBron James: “If he really wanted to come he would have come no matter what. He [...]
Friday, July 2, 2010
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh had dinner in Chicago Thursday night. Bosh tweeted about it. He also provided a picture to prove it, and mentioned “Just had dinner w @dwadeofficial. Great way to end day 1 of #freeagency although it feels like someone is missing…… http://say.ly/FrP2L8″ Someone is missing? Could that be a less-than-subtle hint [...]
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
LeBron James is going to sign a contract with the Chicago Bulls. Not because President Barrack Obama tampered like a sly politician. Who can seriously say that mentioning that he would like to see LeBron in Chicago is not tampering? For gods sake, he is the President afterall. He has the clout to influence LeBron, however [...]
Friday, June 25, 2010
The 2010 NBA Draft went according to plan with John Wall going first, and everyone else basically falling into place. Even the Golden State Warriors followed protocol making a horrible selection at 6. Alas, all is normal in the NBA. But the biggest success came from the teams that were already involved in the NBA free [...]
Monday, June 21, 2010
Kobe Bryant just finished another stellar playoff performance landing him his 5th NBA Championship. He has possibly positioned himself atop the centerpiece of the mantle of Laker greats alongside Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bob MacAdoo, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor ,and Wilt Chamberlain.You are not, and never will be, Michael Jordan.I [...]
Friday, April 9, 2010
Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls are gaining steam at the quintessential time of the NBA season. Rose and company finally resembled a playoff-worthy team with the return to proper form, and health, by Luol Deng and Joakim Noah. The Bulls wrung out a hard fought 109-108 victory over the Eastern Conference leading Cleveland Cavaliers thrusting [...]
Thursday, January 28, 2010
There are 7 players making their first ever all star appearance during the 2010 NBA All Star Game: Deron Williams, Kevin Durant, Al Horford, Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, Gerald Wallace, and Zack Randolph. Those noteworthy, yet snubbed, include David Lee of the Knicks, Chris Kaman of the Clippers, and Mo Williams of the Cavaliers. Better luck [...]
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Amare Stoudemire is a hot name isurfacing n trade rumors with just under 2 weeks remaining before the NBA trade deadline. The New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers and a handful more teams are rumored to be investigating what it will take to acquire Stoudemire. For certain teams, landing Stoudemire represents a scenario [...]
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
We are now only weeks away from the NBA trade deadline. Rumors are circulating, and the buzzing trade chatter is heavily amassing. Some teams will be mortgaging young talent in order to take on expiring contracts in hopes of clearing cap space for the free agency fiasco in 2010. Other teams will be looking to capitalize, and [...]
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Luol Deng has been on a tear of late, albeit playing with a fracture in his left thumb, shining brightly for an otherwise abysmal Chicago Bulls team. He has been putting up the numbers that were expected of him when he signed his 6-year $71 million contract. Deng has been averaging 21.8 PPG, 8 RPG, and [...]
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