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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, [...]
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It’s finally time to admit it: the New York Knicks are contenders for the Eastern Conference — even if they did get blown out by the Rockets…twice. I thoroughly enjoy ribbing Knick fans because there is so much material (Isiah Thomas, 40 years without a title, Eddy Curry, Jerome James, etc.) and they always react. [...]
This past Thursday Rob Parker of ESPN questioned Robert Griffin aka “RGIII” as being a down for the cause African-American man. His question was simply, “Is RGIII a brother or a cornball brother?” This comment sparked so much controversy and backlash for Parker throughout news outlets that even the outspoken Stephen A. Smith couldn’t back [...]
Before getting into this post, I want to address the tragic situation surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs. I’m happy the team won this Sunday, but feel the game should have been delayed. Now three days after the shocking murder-suicide of Kasandra Perkins, there are still unanswered questions and unrest as everyone tries to unravel what [...]
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 [...]
The NBA season is off to an eventful start with the firing of Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown after five (5!!) games. The Lakers, fresh off the acquisition of two hall-of-famers, had lots of excitement headed into this season. Some idiot even picked them to win the championship. All of that is over after [...]
Now that the NBA Season is up and running, it’s time to set the table for NCAA Basketball. Most teams are playing exhibitions to tune up for the upcoming season. The regular season starts this Friday with about a billion games throughout the country. Who’s going to take the title? Let’s break it down: The [...]
Now that the NFL Season is rolling, we can take the temperature of the league to see where we stand after a few weeks. I warned against the tendency to overreact after one week, but we have a few weeks under our belt now and some trends/headlines are developing. Here are the biggest stories of [...]
In case it wasn’t clear by my last few posts: I love basketball. I love it so much that I’m possessive about it. I get upset when someone plays it without respecting its beauty. Since we are still too far away from the NFL season to delve into it, I want to talk about four [...]
We have some great basketball on the horizon this summer. The US Men’s National team has added drama and uncertainty due to injuries, and the Vegas Summer League is always fun. While we’re in this basketball lull, let’s recap the 2012 NBA season and look ahead to 2013. Here are the most important headlines about [...]
