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Thunder Over Lakers – Kevin Durant Taking His Time
For a brief moment, the Los Angeles Lakers had the feeling they were going to end their home losing streak and beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. But then Kevin Durant woke up and put in another MVP performance, saving his best for the final quarter.
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Anyone Who Still Thinks LeBron James is a Loser is an Idiot
In a culture that adores and worships winning and victory; with a fandom that judges players by their championships and not their abilities and individual achievements, LeBron James is still getting hate that goes back to his Decision moment, and seems to shock everyone when he actually pulls off a clutch shot, as if it’s actually new to anyone that the best NBA player over the last five years or so can pull it off when it matters.
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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Finding How to Make Steven Gerrard Useful Again
One of the best performances by Liverpool this season was their 5-0 win away against Spurs, which gave some indication that the club might be better off without Steven Gerrard playing. His return a few weeks later, and the team’s recent form, squashes that premise, although it did take some changes for Brendan Rodgers to make him important even without being the main set piece taker.
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Manchester United – David Moyes Continues to Misuse Juan Mata
An away draw at the Emirates isn’t a bad result, but given the wider context of Manchester United winning only twice in their last ten matches, of David Moyes not even being creative enough to make up new excuses and Juan Mata finding it difficult to understand why on earth would he be used as winger makes the result a lot worse than it would have been in previous years.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors Willing to Trade Harrison Barnes
The sophomore year slump hasn’t skipped talented forward Harrison Barnes, and while the Golden State Warriors see a bright future for the young man, they are also willing to part ways with him if the right trade comes along.
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Better Than the Cinnamon Challenge? Giving Someone a Birthday Cinnamon Bath
The Cinnamon challenge is passé. Giving someone a Cinnamon bath to celebrate his birthday. At least that’s how they do it in Denmark, as players of the Odense Boldklub gave Jeppe Hansen quite the treatment for this 25th birthday.
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NFL Rumors – Kansas City Chiefs Won’t Re-Sign Branden Albert
It took the franchise tag for the Kansas City Chiefs to keep left tackle Branden Albert on the team, but they won’t use it on him again, nor are they willing to give him a long term contract, which means he’ll likely be a highly coveted free agent very soon.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Willing to Trade Rajon Rondo & Jeff Green
While it’s going to take a monster offer for anyone to get the Boston Celtics agreement to trade Rajon Rondo, he’s on the table if there are lucrative offers. The same goes for Jeff Green, although his contract is a bit harder to move.
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Trail Blazers vs Clippers – Opposite Ways of Entering the All-Star Break
There’s something about entering the All-Star break with a happy thought in your head, and that’s clearly the case for the Los Angeles Clippers after beating the Portland Trail Blazers 122-117, although things are quite different for their opponents.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Telling James Harden What to Do
Two things that will stand out from the Houston Rockets beating the Washington Wizards – James Harden hitting a game winning layup and Jeremy Lin taking over the timeout talk and drawing board from Kevin McHale, as the winning streak keeps going forward.