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On The Bassline: Barnes' tweet, Odom comeback, D-Rose
In this edition of On The Bassline, Marcus Bass speaks on Matt Barnes' tweet that immediately followed his ejection from the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder game when he and Serge Ibaka got...
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Los Angeles Lakers 111 - Washington Wizards 116
Could another NBA title be in the Washington Wizards' future? Image courtesy of Ciaran Finn In a cold and wet night in our nation’s capital, the Washington Wizards (6-8) managed to top the Los Angeles...
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Why the Chicago Bulls Should Double Down
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr Submit this to the oceanic outpouring of opinion and analysis following Derrick Rose’s latest knee injury: The consensus that has coalesced (with stunning speed) following Derrick Rose’s new season-ending injury...
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Reebok debuts "Crossing Guard" and "Crossover" Q96
The Reebok Question is easily one of the greatest basketball shoes ever designed and produced. Though the shoe itself was a direct competitor to the sneaker competition of its day and somewhat an anti-Air Jordan...
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Despite late run, Toronto Raptors get the Brooklyn Nets back in the W column
Image courtesy of Matthew Addie/Flickr What a game this turned out to be. The Toronto Raptors were looking to improve their record to 7-7 and be at .500 through 14 games for the first time...
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Sacramento Kings eager after mixing it up with trade
Tuesday morning it became official: the Sacramento Kings traded Luc Mbah a Moute for the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Derrick Williams. The swap figures to be a play for the future rather than the present, as the...
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Stephen Curry's UA Anatomix Spawn "Away" Shoes
Up until Stephen Curry signed with Under Armour in the early fall, it was difficult to associate the company's flagship basketball shoe with any one of their endorsed point guards. With a stable of young...
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Cleveland Cavaliers: Defense, defense, defense!
“It's early.” That's what I hear from every Cleveland Cavaliers fan I see around Northeast Ohio. My question is when is it going to stop being early? We are now 14 games into this NBA...
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Nike KD VI gets 'Crab'-by for Black Friday
This Friday, on Black Friday, the Nike KD VI will release in a new Maryland-inspired animal – the blue crab. Fashioned in the relative likeness of the sea creature itself, the KD VI “Maryland Blue...
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Preview: Washington Wizards vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Nov. 26, 2013
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr Time : 4:00 p.m. PST Location : Verizon Center, Washington, DC Where to watch : TWC/NBA TV The Los Angeles Lakers kick off a three-game road trip in Washington, D.C....
