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The Worst Teams in Pro Sports, NBA Edition: The Los Angeles Clippers
Don’t tell me you didn’t see this coming.
With only six winning seasons in their entire history, LA’s perennial “other team” reigns supreme as the absolute worst.
The franchise, initially known as the Buffalo Braves, has been a loser since its very inception. They joined the NBA just prior to the 1970-71 season, along with [...] -
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Dominique Wilkins becomes the Human Highlight Film
One of the best Slam Dunkers of all-time has one of the coolest nicknames ever associated with sports. Dominique Wilkins was well known for his scoring ability, but his dunking skills are legendary. His style of playing earned him the nickname, the “Human Highlight Film” and unlike Shannon Brown, the Human Highlight Film never disappointed [...]
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Worst NBA Slam Dunk contest of all-time
The 2010 NBA Slam Dunk Contest is the worst dunk contest of all-time, and I’m not saying that because Shannon Brown didn’t win. I’ll get to him in just a sec. This was the worst slam dunk contest I’ve ever seen because none of the dunkers did anything spectacular. The only basketball player worthy [...]
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Basketball
Pete Maravich becomes “Pistol Pete”
Pete “Pistol Pete” Maravich earned his nickname early in his career with his awesome shooting and quick speed. Pete Maravich became “Pistol Pete” because he was fast as a bullet shooting out of a pistol.
Pistol Pete played basketball at Louisiana State University, where in 1970, he was named The Sporting News’ National Player of [...] -
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The Greatest NBA All-Star Game moment
Magic Johnson has always been my favorite basketball player. When he announced his retirement in 1992, I was shocked and deeply saddened. He retired because he was infected with the HIV Virus and made it clear that he would never suit up for another basketball game. I remember calling my best friend. We talked about [...]
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Basketball
NBA All-star: You’ve been snubbed
I’m a huge fan of the NBA and I love watching the All-star game. However, sometimes I feel like high quality players don’t get the recognition they deserve. What makes an All-Star anyway? Is it how many points per game they score? Is an All-star determined about how many assists per game they have before [...]
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Basketball
Is Jerry West still the Lakers’ best player?
Kobe Bryant just passed Jerry West as the Lakers’ all-time scoring list. Kobe’s numbers throughout his career is impressive, but is Kobe the best Laker ever to suit up for a game? Let’s see.
Jerry West is known for being the logo of the NBA, and he has one of the coolest nicknames ever, “Mr. [...] -
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Larry Johnson and Grand-mama
Once again I’m going to take you back in time to reminisce about the good ole’ days when athletes had their own shoe and their shoe commercials stuck in your mind forever. One of my favorite players of the 1990s is Larry Johnson. You couldn’t tell me, or anybody I knew, that Johnson was not [...]
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Nike Live with Kobe Bryant: Shoes, Zac Efron, Kobe V, Bruce Lee
Kobe talks with comedian George Lopez about everything basketball.
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Totally Uneducated NBA Picks
So, I played basket ball for six years between junior high and high school. I wasn’t terrible, and my team was consistently one of the best in our conference. We won a decent number of tournaments, and I have a lot of fond memories of my time spent on the hardwood.
But despite my long association [...]
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