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Guess what Ben Simmons? You proved Shaq’s point

Philadelphia 76ers’ guard Ben Simmons has not played a single game all season. Why? He wants to be traded. Why? Because after an abysmal 2021 postseason that saw Simmons shoot 34.2 percent from the free throw line before getting bounced by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round, Simmons rightfully received tons of… Read more…

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Shaq punching Kyrie Irving would be like a grizzly bear mauling a weasel

Shaquille O’Neal is stirring up trouble again with his comments stemming from a recent episode of The Big Podcast With Shaq . While discussing Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving and his part-time player status , O’Neal casually stated that things would get physical if he and Irving were on the same team. Read more…

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Magic wants no part of scripted series about the Showtime Lakers

It’s a shame that Magic Johnson wants no part of this new HBO series about the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s. The trailer for Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, was released in early December, and the series will debut on HBO Max in March 2022. Read more…

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Shaq has a Christmas gift for you, Candace Parker, and anyone else who thinks he can’t shoot

For the avid NBA fan, the stars shined brightest during the league’s Christmas Day slate of games, even if there were a few missing in action thanks to covid. Retired NBA stars even joined in on the action over the holiday weekend and got their shine on as well. Lakers legend and NBA on TNT […]

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LeBron James brings pregame cigar to Staples Center, cementing fact that he doesn’t care what we think anymore

LeBron James has officially entered the “senior citizen” stage of his career where he just doesn’t care what anyone says or thinks of his actions. Channeling his inner Michael Jordan, James was seen strolling into Staples Center Tuesday night to face the Phoenix Suns, cigar in hand. The NBA on TNT crew (mainly Kenny… Read […]

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No amount of complaining or passionate rants into a TV camera will change Anthony Davis into who you want him to be

We all need to accept Anthony Davis for who he is as a basketball player. He’s not a back to the basket jump hook type of scorer, a 3-point shooter, or the ball-handling guard that he would’ve been at Cleveland State — and only at Cleveland State — had he not grown seven inches between […]

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Remember when Dame and Shaq had beef? Now they’re collaborating on a dang sneaker

It was less than two years ago, in a pre-COVID time, when Damian Lillard and Shaquille O’Neal were exchanging diss records at each other, and the rest of us witnessed it play out over the course of a week. Now, to be fair, the beef was “just for fun, ” according to O’Neal at least […]

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Olympics are confirming what we already knew: NBA officiating is trash

It’s safe to say at this point that the USA men’s basketball team has not lived up to its expectations. The team consists of some of the best players in the world, and yet, despite the abundance of talent, Team USA continues to fall short against lesser opponents. No matter what head coach Gregg Popovich […]