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By now, most people have heard or read about veteran NBA player Jason Collins revealing that he is gay. It’s only newsworthy because Collins is a current and not retired player, as John Amaechi was when he revealed that he was gay. Generally, the news was met with congratulatory remarks and vows of support. ESPN even [...]
The NBA Playoffs kicked off this weekend, and we got a chance to see every team’s “Second Season” debut. The home teams looked good, going 8-0 and winning by an average of 16 points. The road teams will get their chance to rebound, but the bigger question is: Who can challenge Miami in a seven-game [...]
I spent a lot of time thinking about the Kobe Bryant injury over the weekend. I’m certainly not a Laker fan, but you wouldn’t call me a Laker Hater either (Well…this guy would). I, like most people, find the team interesting because there always seems to be some drama brewing. Also, it’s fun to breakdown [...]
After their dominant win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, the Miami Heat solidified their status as the unquestioned favorite to win the NBA title. The win was the Heat’s 18th in a row, and yet another “revenge” win against a team that had beat them earlier in the season (a list including the Knicks, [...]
We come to you today with sad news, SBM family. Yesterday, Los Angeles Clippers basketball player DeAndre Jordan attempted and successfully completed an assassination attempt on the Detroit Pistons’ Brandon Knight. Later that evening, security footage of the crime and resulting aftermath were released. Parental discretion is advised. Soon after, dismayed witnesses to the event took to the Internet to update [...]
As the Los Angeles Lakers battle back to .500 (um…) respectability the playoff race, they started off by beating the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday in a game that felt like a tense Game 7. In coming out ahead, I lost myself in the action, thoroughly enjoying the back-and-forth between two seemingly evenly matched teams. Afterwards, [...]
The barbershop is an interesting place. There are the awkward moments before you have “a guy,” when you need to block 6 hours out of your schedule since everyone that walks in “has an appointment.” Then there are the great moments after you have “a guy,” when you can walk in five minutes before [...]
Time for a little honesty. I spent the holiday enjoying Orlando and turning down a timeshare salesman. I did not write my Tuesday post before Game 1 of the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder series. Now that we all know the Spurs took Game 1, I’ll preview the rest of the series and [...]
All basketball fans know the Spurs have been great for over a decade. The calling care of their brilliance is its methodical precision year in and year out that’s represented by Tim Duncan, the understated superstar of our generation. Because of their expected success and a lack of polarizing stars, the Spurs have been tuned [...]
The Western Conference playoffs will be tightly contested in the later rounds. There are many good teams out west, but the match-ups don’t lend themselves to many tight series in my opinion. Here’s how I see this side of the bracket playing out: (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Utah Jazz San Antonio Spurs – [...]
