Los Angeles Lakers Will Succeed Without Kobe Bryant

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So maybe the best part of the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers matchup was Tim Duncan posterizing Pau Gasol, but we learned much more than that in one of the waning games of the 2012-13 NBA season: the Lakers can be good without Kobe Bryant. With Bryant [...]

Jay-Z Selling Stake in Brooklyn Nets to Become Agent

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The Brooklyn Nets will no longer be represented by minor owner Jay-Z. The rap mogul only owned a small piece of the team, but has certainly become the face of the franchise since moving from New Jersey to Brooklyn. Jay-Z [...]

Denver Nuggets: Danilo Gallinari Out for Season with Torn ACL

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The surprisingly successful Denver Nuggets suffered a significant loss Friday after tests concluded Danilo Gallinari will miss the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL. Denver expects Gallinari to have a full, successful recovery, but season-ending surgery will force [...]

Uninspired Los Angeles Clippers Roll Past Phoenix Suns

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With seven games remaining ing in the season, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro was having trouble motivating his team down the stretch. However, even Los Angeles’ lackluster effort ended up being an easy win at home against [...]

Foul Play: Taj Gibson Foul on LeBron James Changed to Flagrant

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So maybe LeBron James and the Miami Heat did, in fact, have something to complain about when their win streak came to a close against the Chicago Bulls. The Heat looked incredibly tired, and the Bulls had one mission in mind: end the [...]

Pat Riley Stands Up For LeBron James

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Just when the new era of the NBA seemed to be weak, gutless and uninspiring, hardwood old schoolers stepped in to pick up the slack. On Friday, Miami Heat president Pat Riley responded to criticism of LeBron James made by Boston Celtics president of basketball [...]