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A Complete Shocker: Luka for AD
One of the most shocking trades in NBA history went down Saturday night when the Dallas Mavericks decided the time was right to trade their Slovenian superstar PG/SG Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for PF/C Anthony Davis. With a trade of this magnitude, both players are among the best at their respective positions, news/rumors leak out…
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Karl-Anthony Towns Traded To New York
The Minnesota Timberwolves shook-up their team in a major way mere days before starting training camp. Trading franchise centerpiece C/PF Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in return for F Julius Randle, SG Donte DiVincenzo and a 2025 1st-round pick via Detroit. KAT, drafted by the T-Wolves first overall in 2015, spend his entire 9-year career with the organization.…
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Entertainment & IQ
The feud between Kevin Durant-Dennis Schröder took a new twist after Schröder went on his Twitch stream and had more than a few choice words for KD after his Twitter/X post following Team USA’s gold medal victory. The German seemed genuinely upset about a lack of respect from KD and the American’s and said, “They won and Kevin Durant tweets,…
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Team USA 2028 Roster Prediction
The 2028 Olympics take place on home soil in sunny Los Angeles, California and will be one of the hottest tickets at the games. The home-court advantage will be bonkers (think: Team France playing in Paris). Most of the much heralded 2024 team will be long in the tooth and not involved in LA, so a major reshuffle/refresh will be…
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Team USA Final Power Rankings
Mission accomplished! Team USA went undefeated and won their 5th consecutive gold medal. Most of the games were a walk in the park, due to the United States’ superior talent advantage. Other than the semifinals matchup against Serbia, which was one of the greatest Olympic basketball games ever played. Watching this group of players come together for a common goal…
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Golden Generation
Three of the most-talented basketball players of this generation, LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, were the heart and soul of Team USA. Any and all awards have been won by this trio. The only thing missing for Curry though was a gold medal hanging around his neck. LeBron and KD have had their signature Olympic moments and already…
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Saved By Steph
WOW! Team USA completed a thrilling, electrifying and rousing 17-point comeback against Serbia led by Steph Curry’s 36-point explosion. Up to this point, he’d been very quiet, verging on anonymity, scoring 7, 8, 3 and 11 points in the prior 4 games. The world’s best shooter and his role on the team were coming into question. Well, he quieted that…
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A Lack Of Turbulence
Team USA battered Brazil 122-87 and will face Serbia in the semifinals on Thursday, August 8th at noon. Steve Kerr was able to find everyone minutes, as the US controlled the game from the tipoff and were never in danger. The big dogs like LeBron James and Kevin Durant played fine, not having to expel themselves too much. A special…
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Team USA Power Rankings Re-Rank
Team USA dominated group C, as expected, winning all 3 of their games; 110-83 vs. Serbia, 103-86 vs. South Sudan and 104-83 vs. Puerto Rico. Germany and Canada also went undefeated topping their respective groups but, due to point differential, the US lands the top overall seed in the knockout stage and will face Brazil on Tuesday, August 6th at…
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Final Tune-Up
Team USA won their 3rd group play game with a 104-83 win over Puerto Rico to go 3-0 in group C. They finished as the top overall seed and will face Brazil in the quarterfinals (August 6th, 12:30pm). It can’t be easy for Steve Kerr, who chopped and changed his starting lineup in all 3 games, to bear the burden…