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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Might Not Play Another NBA Game
Until Kobe Bryant says it’s over we should expect him to return, but with his shoulder injury keeping him for presumably the next nine months, it won’t be too much of a stretch to suggest he has played his final game for the Los Angeles Lakers and in the NBA.
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Atlanta Hawks – On Course to Make NBA History
With a 113-102 victory against the Brooklyn Nets, the Atlanta Hawks have improved to 17 consecutive wins, and with every one of them look more and more like a team to be taken very seriously come the playoffs and not just a regular season fad.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Gets the Help he Needs From Josh Smith
Not every win for the Houston Rockets is going to be about James Harden playing like an MVP. Even without Dwight Howard, there were plenty of others to help him, especially Josh Smith, in a 99-94 win over the sliding Dallas Mavericks.
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New York Knicks – Even Tanking Teams Have Fun Sometimes
The 2014-2015 version of the New York Knicks will go down in history as one of the worst the franchise ever had, but there are still some positive moments along the way, as Carmelo Anthony led them to a 100-92 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, playing without Kevin Durant, which means a whole lot of Russell Westbrook.
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Notre Dame Beats Duke – ACC Takes Care of Overrated Teams
It’s been established that Duke aren’t as good as their rankings but there’s nothing new about that. A team with bad defense isn’t going to go very far – not on the national front and not in the ACC, losing for a third time, falling against Notre Dame 77-74, finding no way to slow down Jerian Grant, maybe the best player in the conference.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – Kyrie Irving Shows It’s His Team Too
Without LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers turned to Kyrie Irving to lead them, resulting in the best scoring performance of his career or anyone else in the NBA this season, scoring 55 points to lead them against the Portland Trail Blazers in a 99-94 win, all done without an injured LeBron James.
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NFL Playoffs – Seattle Seahawks Can’t Stop Marshawn Lynch; Hoping New England Patriots Can’t Either
No matter what Marshawn Lynch does, in the end he’ll end up paying a fine to the NFL. The Seattle Seahawks can’t seem to control his actions off the field, but they’re at least hoping that all the noise and drama around him won’t affect his ability to run all over the New England Patriots defense.
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28 Best Memes of Floyd Mayweather & Manny Pacquiao Finally Meeting
The reality is that every boxing fan wants to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight Manny Pacquiao. It’s still not happening, but the two of them meeting and talking is big enough news to get everyone hyped up, and obviously for those making memes to get their creative juices flowing.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Needs to Thank Alejandro Hernández
For punching one player and hitting before kicking another, Cristiano Ronaldo is suspended for only two matches, as the report from referee Alejandro Hernandez failed to specify the violent conduct, instead simply writing down he sent off the Real Madrid star.
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Chelsea FC – Diego Costa & Jose Mourinho Deserve Each Other
While Jose Mourinho would like everyone to believe his words of a campaign or conspiracy against him and Chelsea, the fact that Diego Costa still hasn’t been sent off this season serves as proof that it might even be the other way around.