Category: "NBA"

Shaq named official Superman of the NBA by Superman society

With Dwight Howard continuing his Superman shtick, the heirs of the Superman creators finally decided to put the issue to rest (at least to anyone who knows what the Siegel & Schuster Society does) and declare Shaquille O’Neal the true Superman of the NBA. Of course, Shaq declared this already last year in the short [...]

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Best Athlete Tweets – week of 4/19

This post will be updated as the week goes on: The tweet: Dwyane Wade forgot about his playoff diet: Warm chocolate cookies at night. Bommmmmm He included this picture of the cookies:Chocolate chipI guess, after a tough loss which they seemingly had in the bag, even a superstar just needs some comfort food.

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A serious shocker: The first road win in the NBA playoffs

The Blazers outscored the Phoenix Suns 35-28 in the fourth quarter to pull off the 105-100 upset — and Portland did it without their superstar Brandon Roy. Since every other home team won Game 1, this is by default the shocker of the postseason. But besides maybe the Cavaliers losing their first game, this would [...]

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NBA News: Garnett suspended 1 game

Kevin Garnett has been suspended one game for his elbow to Quentin Richardson during the fourth quarter of Game One between the Celtics and the Heat on Saturday. Quentin Richardson was fined $25,000 for his role in the skirmish that broke out. When asked if they regretted their actions (before the suspension was announced): ?Not [...]

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NBA draft for next year is set… Only lottery remains

The NBA announced that Six ties among teams that finished the 2009-10 NBA regular season with identical records were broken today through random drawings to help determine the order of selection for the 2010 NBA Draft, which will be held on Thursday, June 24 at The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York [...]

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Live Blogging — NBA Playoffs Saturday – Celtics Heat

Closing thoughts: I overestimated Wade’s ability to completely lead this team to victory. He finished with 26.. One problem. Quentin Richardson showed up with 15, but no one else scored more than 8. the crazy ending with the mini-fight breaking out makes me hopeful this series turns into something with some energy and passion/urgency.. FINAL: [...]

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Live Blogging — NBA Playoffs Saturday – Hawks Bucks

Closing thoughts: The biggest difference in this game is that the Hawks made shots early… They finished shooting 54 percent on 41-76 shooting, while the Bucks shot 46 percent on 37-81 shooting. The Bucks played tremendously better in the second half and outscored the Hawks 52-40, but the 22-point first half deficit was just too [...]

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Live Blogging — NBA Playoffs Saturday – Cavs Bulls

Closing thoughts: Not a great start to the NBA playoffs, but not a terrible one either. This game ended up closer than I thought it would be, but the Cavs never let this game get TOO close towards the end. Derrick Rose was dominant, and the Cavs had no answer for him. Perhaps LeBron guards [...]

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