The League confirmed the obvious today, naming Kyrie Irving the top rookie this season. The vote was nearly unanimous: “Irving totalled 592 points and received 117 first-place votes from a panel of 120 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Minnesota’s Ricky Rubio finished second with 170 points and Denver’s Kenneth Faried finished third with 129 points (one [...]
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a YouTube clip worth? Even at tenfold the still image, the figure probably still wouldn’t be high enough for the Tolstoyesque level of descriptive prose necessary to capture the insanity that was the final, say, 12 minutes of the 2012 Euroleague championship final between 17/1 underdogs Olympiacos and heavily-favored [...]
Host teams show no mercy winning all games. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Hebei as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Hebei defeated 9th ranked Heilongjiang at home 117-107. The hosts trailed by 4 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 3-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the [...]
The Regular Season in ASEAN League just ended. What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. The most exciting game of round 21 in the ASEAN League took place in Bangkok. This derby game ended with only two-point home defeat of 7th ranked Thailand Bangkok Cobras (6-15) to sixth ranked Vietnamese Saigon Heat (8-13) 68-66 in the game for [...]
In the first stage of what is sure to be a long road back to the basketball court, Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose had surgery on his torn ACL on Saturday. The surgery was conducted at Rush University Medical Center by team physician Dr. Brian Cole. The surgery was a success, according to Rose’s brother, Reggie Rose. “The surgery went [...]
Metta World Peace has no interest in making a bury-the-hatchet peace gesture with Oklahoma City’s James Harden at the onset of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Western Conference semifinals series against the Thunder. “I don’t shake substitutes’ hands,” World Peace said after contributing 15 points, five rebounds and four steals in the Lakers’ 96-87 Game 7 victory over the Denver Nuggets [...]
NBA commissioner David Stern handed Miami’s LeBron James his third MVP trophy in a pregame ceremony before the Heat hosted the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. James was announced Saturday as the winner of the award. Fans attending the Indiana-Miami playoff game were all given headbands with James’ logo and the letters “MVP” printed on them, as well as placards to [...]
On 9th May, Jumpshot Women Basketball Team took on their second opponent in the preliminary round of the Women National Basketball Championship – Keat Hong CSC. The match kicked off to a good start with Jumpshot taking the lead, overwhelming Keat Hong with size, where centers Xiang Lin, Samantha Tan, Cheryl and Eileen grabbed crucial offensive rebounds to give Jumpshot [...]
The Westports Malaysia Dragons found their third spot finish on the line tonight when the JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers demolished them 105-88 in front of their home crowd. If the Indonesia Warriors win their match this Sunday which is also against the Slingers, the Dragons will finish fourth on the standings and will be matched up against the current top seeded [...]
Denver Nuggets reserve center Chris “Birdman” Andersen has been excused indefinitely from all team-related activities after Douglas County sheriff’s deputies searched his home Thursday as part of an investigation by the department’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit. So, Andersen won’t be on the bench when the Nuggets face the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of their playoff series Thursday [...]
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