The NBA celebrated All-Star weekend this past weekend culminating on Sunday Night with the 73 All-Star-Game in Indiana. Despite the lackluster defense played in the game and lack of quality field in the dunk contest, the weekend was memorable…
“If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” The quote is from 6-time NNA Finals MVP and 4-time regular season MVP, Michael…
There is a saying in life that if you are not getting better, then you are getting worse. It can be applied to all aspects of daily life, including how executives run a large corporation. The NBA, like all…
There is a saying in today's world, 'insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The Boston Celtics fell short of a championship last season, and most fans agreed that something had to…
It was an amazing spectacle to witness, an estimated 750,000 people join the Nuggets in Denver to celebrate their first title in 47 years. However, teams around the league are already plotting their best move to put them in…
It is not the matchup the pundits and analysts picked at the start of the season or even the playoff. Yet, it is the matchup that the basketball world deserves in crowning a champion in 2023. Tonight, the pursuit…
It was one of the most euphoric moments as a sports fan when Derrick White pulled off a miracle by tipping in a shot at the buzzer to beat the Heat 104-103 in Game 6. All the momentum appeared…
“Don’t let us Get One.” It was the phrase that Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown told the press before Game 4, and facing a sweep in Miami. Smart credited the phrase to Kevin Millar of the Boston Red Sox,…
“In my 44 years of being associated with the NBA, I never thought I’d see a Boston Celtics team, a franchise with 17 Championships, quit. “I know Celtics fans all over the world must be disgusted and devastated.” Those…
Where were you on March 11, 2020? On that day, the World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. A noteworthy aspect in the sports world was that the NBA took the drastic steps…
You’re the real MVP! It was a signature line for one of the most memorable acceptance speeches from a sports athlete. It was said by Kevin Durant, the then buddying superstar of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The line was…
There is a saying in basketball that the series does not start until the road team wins a game. If the statement was applied to the 2023 playoffs, the series has started for 4 of the 8 or 50%…
In the playoffs, 'it's win or go home.' The mantra is true in a literal or figurative sense because players push themselves to their limits in pursuit of a championship. The 2022-2023 postseason is considered one of the most…
“I love the NBA playoffs. It's just a great mental test for each team. When it's really close, usually one team pulls together, and the other team comes apart.” Those words were once said by former champion Boston Celtics…
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, while most sports fans were fixated on NFL Conference Championship Weekend, the NBA announced an under-the-radar news that got swept under the carpet. The news report was that the Most Valuable Player Award was…
After an exciting All-Star weekend, the NBA resumed on Thursday Night for the final stretch of the regular season. At this point of the season, teams fall into three categories: 1. The contenders for the title, 2. The pretenders…
The NBA All-Star Weekend was a welcome break for the NBA community because most teams have played at least 57 games, or 70% percent of the schedule. The Celebrity All-Star Game was fun with DK Metcalf showing his athleticism…
For the North American sports fan, mid-February is an awkward time on the sports calendar. We are excited to watch the Superbowl, but after the game, the reality sinks in that we will have to wait nearly six months…
The NFL may be the king of North American sports, but the NBA has the most drama and intrigue. The speculation and storylines never let us down, and the trade deadline has fans refreshing their phones to see the…
There are so many stories emerging from week 9 of the NFL that I decided to spend this opening paragraph brushing the surface. First, spare a thought for Aaron Rodgers and Devante Adams. On Sunday, Rodgers threw two red…