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…
He has been hailed as the “single greatest prospect in NBA history” by ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Lebron James himself has called him “more like an alien, he’s for sure a generational talent.” Yes, these plaudits have been showered…
On Friday, the sports world was reminded that the NFL is the king of the jungle, but NBA players have the highest perch overlooking the kingdom. Yes, free agency began at 6 PM ET, and contract agreements were in…
Black Friday is the craziest shopping day of the calendar year. Shoppers, brave cold temperatures, and camp outside department stores to be the first in line when the doors are open. The shoppers do their research beforehand on the…
There are several moments in sports that people often ask where were you? At the top of that list is Michael Jordan's shot during Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals over Byron Russell. Another is the Miracle on…
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…
“At long last, after 47 years, the Denver Nuggets can call themselves NBA Champions.” Those words were uttered by Mike Breen as the buzzer sounded, and scenes of jubilation gripped Ball Arena. Game 5 was not a typical game…
“What does having the first 30 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists game in NBA Finals history mean to you?” Lisa Salters fired off this question to Nikola Jokic in his postgame interview after his historic performance in the…
It’s over, ladies and gentlemen! Those words were famously said by legendary basketball player and TV analyst, Kenny Smith, after Vince Carter sealed the 2000 dunk contest to leave no doubt who was the winner. After a wire-to-wire Game…
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…
We can all agree, Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals lived up to expectations. The Denver Nuggets roared out of the blocks outscoring the Lakers 72-54 by halftime. Nikola Jokic showed the world why he was a back-to-back…
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…
It was shocking, dreadful, and a sequence that left the basketball world stunned. In the last five minutes of the fourth quarter in Game 4, the dynastic champions, the Golden State Warriors had imploded catastrophically. Steph Curry failed to…