Run DMC, 50 Cent, Notorious B.I.G, and Kristaps Porzingis are all millionaires who have called New York their home during their heyday. The latter entry on that list has a lot to prove in his early career, but much like his New York counterparts, Kristaps Porzingis hasn’t gotten this far on his own. Born August…
The Orlando Magic, who were projected to finish 13th in the conference by Sports Illustrated, are leading the Eastern Conference, the first time they have done that since their NBA Finals season when Dwight Howard was running through, over, and dunking his way to the best in the East. After a long, long torturous playoff…
If such a thing exists as a fall from grace then the professional life of Eric Gordon has tragically encompassed the essence of it: exceptionalism followed by bad luck, injury, fate and suffering. The one and done player  from Indiana University, the All-Star in training, the prolific perimeter scorer, suddenly became known as the answer…
Rare is the team that can win 30 games in the latter half of the season and not make the playoffs. It hadn’t happened until last season when the Miami Heat reversed their fortunes after having a 11-30 record at the midway mark of the season. While their incredible run ultimately didn’t conclude with a…
Excluding the magical early 90’s with Shaquille O’Neal and Penny Hardaway, and the Dwight Howard NBA Finals year, Orlando has been anything but the happiest place on earth. Players incapable of carrying a franchise like their predecessors were drafted. Orlando is such a small market, nailing the draft is an essential part of their rebuild.…
In the spring of 2016, it was good to be an unemployed NBA coach. Tom Thibodeau was the glamour free agent that everyone was gravitating towards and talking about. Next on the list was Jeff Van Gundy. Scott Brooks was on the short list because Brooks, many thought, had the inside track to Kevin Durant. But…
In the middle of the NBA’s opening week party, the brother of Dallas Mavericks guard Devin Harris died in a car accident. Bruce Harris car was disabled when it was hit by a 23 year old driver. The car Bruce was in went up in flames and Harris died. Devin Harris, a 14-year NBA veteran,…
Los Angeles is a pretty bland basketball town now that Chris Paul has left. Blake Griffin is as quiet as mouse and most of his teammates are chill dudes who don’t make waves. Across town, the Lakers biggest personality is not even a player but the father of a player. It’s a perfect storm for…
What was supposed to be a partnership with Jeremy Lin as a one-two punch for an electric backcourt is now D’Angelo Russell and point guard to be named later. Jeremy Lin is out for the season with a torn patella tendon. He knew at the moment of impact as he wept and cried, “I’m done.…
All you need to know is that Bobby Portis decked his teammate of three seasons and said teammate went to the hospital with a broken face and a concussion. Nikola Mirotic won’t be able to return until-best estimate- November 15th, if it is on the light side of the 4-6 week recovery, and December 1st,…