CHRISTOPHER GIOVINE

In the days since the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant, social media has been filled with tributes, memories, and stories of the all-time great.

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Kyle Kuzma is a name that elicits a multitude of reactions from Los Angeles Lakers fans. The once bright spot on a hopeless Lakers team from a few years back has not developed into the star many once thought he could be.

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The New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons swapping backup point guards really shouldn’t be that big of a story. Even if it does include a former MVP in Derrick Rose; the ensuing reunion is what makes this story interesting.

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On April 1, Giannis Antetokummpo supposedly had a little fun with New York Knicks fans when he posted and then deleted a picture on his Instagram of him in a Knicks jersey. Like most April Fool’s jokes, especially in the sports-less climate that we find ourselves currently in, the joke wasn’t well-received.

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Draymond Green continues to troll Charles Barkley with his latest bard stealing headlines after appearing on All The Smoke Podcast. Here are a few of the highlights from the episode:

“He never won (expletive)”

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“Honestly, it’s jealousy. It’s jealousy that somebody the same as him or smaller can come in the league and have the success I’ve had, made the money I’ve made, win the championships I’ve won. These are all things that Charles Barkley wasn’t able to do.”

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There has been a lot of talk about when the NBA could start the 2020-2021 season. One rumored option has been to start around Christmas, similar to the lockout-shortened season in 2011, while many of the players have been pushing to start the season in mid-January to February.

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Ben Simmons is a very odd player to talk about; over the past three seasons, he has somehow gone from future legend to flawed All-Star. There is no doubt Ben Simmons is overloaded with talent, but he also lacks any ability to shoot the ball. Like Blake Griffin at Oklahoma, Ben Simmons only shoots, more often than not, four feet or less from the basket.

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We don’t know when, or if, the NBA will be back this season, but if it does return we do know it will be a sprint. Odds are the season is going to be boiled down to just a few warm-up regular-season games so they can launch into the playoffs.

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A little over a week ago, on March 11, the NBA suspended their season indefinitely (for at least 30 days, more than likely more) amid concerns over the growing threat of COVID-19.

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The 2019-20 NBA season is currently suspended with no clear timeline of when normal activity will resume. What we do know, however, is that the suspension is expected to last at least 30 days, as NBA Commissioner Adam Silver clarified Thursday night on TNT.

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James Wiseman, who plays for the Memphis Tigers, will be forced to sit out 11 games and pay a fine of $11,500 dollars (to a charity of his choice) for his mother taking an $11,500 payment from Penny Hardaway while James was in high school.

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You don’t commonly see a player with a household name just become unsignable. Save for Carmelo Anthony. Although, when you became a household name throughout 26 must-watch games it makes sense. Especially, if those games were seven years ago.

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The Houston Rockets were blown out Thursday night at home by the LA Clippers. The final score of 120-105 looks bad but it is actually a kind take on their blow out, as the Clippers were ahead by as many as 20 points early into the second quarter.

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We are almost three years removed from when Isaiah Thomas was the “King of the Fourth.” Thomas took control of a Boston Celtics team many thought was still a couple of years away and made them a force of nature.

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The Brooklyn Nets are back in the playoffs. Many felt it would take them years to climb back from the mess Billy King created. Sean Marks took a team with no picks and no hope. Now has them positioned to be major players this summer.

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Russell Westbrook is a lot of things. He is one of the most physically gifted basketball players of all time. He is a record breaker. He is the leader and the face of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The one thing Russell Westbrook never is, according to the man himself, is never wrong.

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The sports airwaves is a buzzing with non-stop chatter about how Zion Williamson will be a New Orleans Pelican. Hours upon hours worth of programming have been devoted to this topic.

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