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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs Thriving Thanks to Kawhi Leonard
The San Antonio Spurs made some interesting changes and additions during the offseason in order to make another run at the NBA title. But the biggest reason for their success early this season has been the MVP-caliber play of Kawhi Leonard, no longer a promising, talented young player, but one of the best players in the league, period.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant Have Something to Smile About
The concept of the Kobe Bryant retirement tour while the Los Angeles Lakers tank away another season was embarrassing mostly due to Bryant’s own performances. But suddenly, maybe with conditioning finally kicking in and his legs no longer pulling him down, it looks like he’s not just having fun, but actually playing well.
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NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Clippers Maintain Big-Game Losing Tradition
It’s hard to fathom how a talented, experienced team like the Los Angeles Clippers keeps finding ways to lose games against their alleged title rivals time after time despite holding a fourth quarter lead, as the Oklahoma City Thunder join the list of teams which includes the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets that enjoyed a good, old fashioned Clippers choke job.
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Charlotte Hornets Should Treat Jeremy Lin Just Like Kemba Walker
The Charlotte Hornets lost a completely winnable game 102-95 to the Houston Rockets, as the balance between Jeremy Lin and Kemba Walker continues to be a sore issue for this team, while no one being able to stop James Harden didn’t help either.
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Charlotte Hornets Don’t Have the Guts to Start Jeremy Lin Over Kemba Walker
The Charlotte Hornets are no longer afraid of playing Jeremy Lin big minutes, even if Nicolas Batum isn’t injured. But how about going even further in order to do what’s right? Benching Kemba Walker and for Lin to start, so there would be no confusion about who the Hornets need handling the ball most of the time? Maybe in some fan fiction novel, not in the Steve Clifford reality.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Considering Some Changes
Something is off with the Chicago Bulls this season. Maybe it’s Derrick Rose, who this team relies on so much despite everything, that’s simply not playing good enough basketball. Maybe it’s Fred Hoiberg not getting through to the pros after getting used to his status among college players. But maybe this is a team on the verge of something big, and all it needs is some sort of tweak.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving Can Now Finally Start Their Revenge Tour
Without Kyrie Irving (and “just” LeBron James and Kevin Love on the floor) the Cleveland Cavaliers were good or maybe very good, and good enough to lead the East. Now that Irving is back after more than six months of rehabbing from his knee injury, we can finally see if the Cavs are truly capable of competing with a historic looking Golden State Warriors.
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Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City, Effie the Ghost & the NBA Players Factor
It seems Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Lakers is the latest NBA player who helps bolster the reputation of the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City as a haunted place by the infamous Effie, checking into a different hotel than the team in order to avoid messing with the ghost that has allegedly been haunting the place over the years.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Finally Unleash Bobby Portis
The Chicago Bulls were exhausted following a four-overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons, and were beaten into submission by the New York Knicks, although it would be wrong to pin their loss and the 15-10 record on fatigue alone.
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NBA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers Live Up to Expectations
In a Saturday afternoon game, both the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers played their part. The Lakers looked terrible, without Kobe Bryant playing, and the Thunder didn’t really need to work too hard in order to come away with the 118-78 victory.