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2013-14 NBA Season Preview: League Preview

By Nick Greenberg • September 30, 2013

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Fantasy basketball player tiers: Small Forwards

By Erik Ong • September 30, 2013

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2013-14 NBA Season Preview: Charlotte Bobcats

By Stephen Oby, Jr. • September 30, 2013

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NBA betting tips: who is looking like a good bet for the coming season?

By Dennis Velasco • September 27, 2013

The 2013-14 season and quest for the NBA Championship is due to start in around one month's time, but the basketball betting on it has already started. In particular, people are putting down bets on...

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In search of Jimmermania

By Steven Covella • September 27, 2013

Jose Luis Villegas/Sacbee It was an intrasquad scrimmage in the middle of December coming off of the public relations disaster that was the lockout, in a building that would play host to the third-worst attendance...

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Three spot: Who will be the Kings starting small forward?

By Adam Michael Levine • September 25, 2013

Hector Amezcua/Sacbee Defense and size, or defense and shooting? This is the dilemma that new Sacramento Kings head coach Michael Malone faces when it comes to his decision regarding the team's starting small forward spot....

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Mark Wahlberg Visits the Chicago Bulls and gives his NBA Finals prediction

By Mike Bitanga • September 25, 2013

Academy Award-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg was in Chicago a little over a week ago to shoot scenes for "Transformers 4: Age of Extinction," and just happened to drop by the Berto Center to check out...

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These Cleveland Cavaliers more talented than any during Lebron Era

By Dan Rakes • September 25, 2013

The Cleveland Cavaliers had its most successful seasons during the LeBron James Era from 2003-10. After drafting James with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, the Cavs became an instant attraction. Cavs...

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Scattered thoughts on the knees of Amar'e Stoudemire

By Nick Greenberg • September 25, 2013

A lot of people don't know this, but the apostrophe in Amar'e Stoudemire's first name actually stands in for the letters k-n-e, making his full name Amarknee Stoudemire. If nothing else, this stands as a...

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NBA Fandom Games: Cleveland Cavaliers

By Stephen Oby, Jr. • September 24, 2013

Whereupon an NBA free-agent fan sets about selecting a team to root for during the 2013-14 NBA season. A microcosm of the relationship between the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James can be found in the...