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Stephen Curry Meme Suggesting He Still Has Plenty to Prove
A funny little meme making the rounds recently shows both Stephen Curry and his brother, Seth Curry, suggesting just how bad the more famous sibling does when he and the Golden State Warriors reach the NBA Finals. More than anything, it shows just how a lot of people feel about someone with back-to-back MVPs, a bunch of three-point shooting records, and an NBA championship from 14 months ago.
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Charlotte Hornets Season Preview: Kemba Walker, Nicolas Batum & Counting on Very Unreliable Players
After the best regular season since the rebirth of NBA basketball in Charlotte, the Charlotte Hornets enter the 2016-2017 season with high expectations, relying on Kemba Walker to remain their offensive anchor, on Steve Clifford to improve as an offensive head coach, and maybe more than anything hoping that Nicolas Batum and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist stay healthy.
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NBA Rumors: Oklahoma City Thunder Putting Westbrook in Excellent MVP-Winning Position
Those who believed that the departure of Kevin Durant will only further motivate Russell Westbrook to succeed with the Oklahoma City Thunder seem to have been right, as the All-Star point guard is about to sign an extension with the only team he’s ever played for that should keep him with the Thunder until 2019.
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Golden State Warriors: The Big Four Corollary
Last season, without Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors were the best team in the NBA. They just didn’t win the championship. Oops. So how good will they be with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green joined by the one-time MVP, and arguably the best player in the league?
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LeBron James Hairline Memes Never Get Old
It’s the offseason, so memes popping online from time to time have nothing to do with current events, and more with long running NBA jokes, like the ever changing situation of LeBron James and his hairline.
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Brooklyn Nets Season Preview: Jeremy Lin & Kenny Atkinson’s Big Break
Our third team under the spotlight in the season preview series are the Brooklyn Nets, who made plenty of changes this offseason, including bringing in a new head coach (Kenny Atkinson), while adding plenty of pieces to Brook Lopez and perimeter youngster, the most notable of them is Jeremy Lin, becoming the most important player on the team.
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When Team USA Doesn’t Win Gold in the Olympics
Since Men’s basketball tournaments began in the Summer Olympics back in 1936, there were only four occasions of Team USA not winning the gold medal. In 1972, when the Soviet Union won in probably the most famous Olympic basketball game of all-time; in 1980, when the Americans led a boycott of the Moscow Olympics; in 1988, when the USSR won gold while the final team of non-NBA players took bronze; and in 2004, with Argentina taking gold, in what resulted in a massive overhaul to the way the international tournament was perceived in the United States, and the birth of the Redeem Team.
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Chicago Bulls: The Big Three (Egos) Hypothesis
Brand something the right way, and you’ll convince people it’s true. The Chicago Bulls have a big three heading into this season, with Jimmy Butler, Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo filling in the 3 slots. Is it really a good thing for the Bulls to have such a combination? The season, and the job of quite a few people, relies on it working.
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LeBron James Still Chasing Michael Jordan; Can he Succeed Where Kobe Bryant Failed?
During a basketball camp run by Nike, when asked by one of the prospects what still motivates him, LeBron James said that the spectre of Michael Jordan is the thing that keeps him hungry, wanting more.
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Season Preview: Boston Celtics, Al Horford, Isaiah Thomas and Brad Stevens Presiding
After three years of letting their draft picks put the Boston Celtics back in the playoffs, it’s time to make more than just an appearance. Signing Al Horford and going after Kevin Durant was a statement that the C’s want to be in the championship discussion again, but it’s probably one year away from happening.