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Norris Cole Dunks On The Chicago Bulls (VIDEO)
Written by Nick Metallinos    Thursday, 16 May 2013 12:36    PDF Print E-mail
The Miami Heat have so many weapons, even on a night where LeBron James may be seen to be having a 'quiet' night, or if Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh aren't on their 'A' games, the Heat can always depend on one of their other guys to step up and perform.

Last year at various points in the playoffs Mike Miller, Shane Battier and Norris Cole all stepped up, and season 2012-13 is proving no different either.

Cole, the diminutive point guard with the high-top 'fro, has arguably been Miami's third most consistent performer these playoffs and last night against the Bulls he capped off his series with an emphatic dunk in the lane. The Heat were trailing the Bulls by one at the time but finished off their hobbled...
Read more... Last Updated ( Friday, 17 May 2013 15:50 )
 
Tayshaun Prince Dunks On 3 Thunder Players (VIDEO)
Written by Nick Metallinos    Thursday, 16 May 2013 12:24    PDF Print E-mail
Tayshaun Prince has been sort of an afterthought since being traded from Detroit to the Grizzlies earlier this season, he's certainly not Rudy Gay, but Prince does have one thing that Gay does not: A championship ring.

Prince has been in a ton of big games with the Detroit Pistons, the guy knows what it takes to win.

But still, the critics insisted that Memphis was taking a backwards step by bringing in Prince. 'He's at the tailend of his career,' they insisted...
Read more... Last Updated ( Thursday, 16 May 2013 12:36 )
 
Nick Young Sued For Sexual Assault
Written by Radu    Wednesday, 15 May 2013 19:37    PDF Print E-mail
The Philadelphia 76ers Nick Young, aka Swaggy P, is dealing with a sexual assault claim and lawsuit from a woman who claims he drugged her and had non-consensual sex with her in 2012 when he was with the Los Angeles Clippers.

From CBS Los Angeles:


The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Young and the Crown Bar in West Hollywood.

The woman’s allegations range from sexual battery and false imprisonment to intentional infliction of emotional distress and...
Read more... Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 May 2013 19:45 )
 
Dwyane Wade Questionable For Game 5
Written by Nick Metallinos    Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:33    PDF Print E-mail
The Heat may have to close out the Bulls in Miami on Wednesday without guard Dwyane Wade who is battling a bruised knee. Wade has been fighting through the ailment which was aggravted in the Game 4 win. The team is listing him as questionable for the potential series-clinching game. 

"His status hasn't changed," Spoelstra said of Wade, who has multiple bruises and has been dealing with soreness in his right knee for more than two months. "We all know what he's...
Read more... Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:56 )
 
Knicks J.R. Smith Takes Blame For Loss
Written by Nick Metallinos    Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:16    PDF Print E-mail
It's no secret that J.R Smith has struggled since Game 3 in the Boston series - he has not been the same player he was during the regular season since his subsequent suspension resulting from an errant elbow to Jason Terry, and now the Knicks Sixth Man says he accepts the blame for his team losing to Indiana on Tuesday night and falling behind 3-1 in the series. 

Smith finished the night with 19 points (7/22 shooting) and 2 rebounds. 

"My frustration with myself is...
Read more... Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:33 )
 
Iman Shumpert To Have Knee Checked
Written by Nick Metallinos    Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:20    PDF Print E-mail
As if the ailing Knicks needed any more players' status being up in the air for tonight's must-win Game 4 in Indiana came the news that Iman Shumpert is questionable for the game with knee soreness. Shumpert will be examined by the Knicks' orthopedic surgeon on Tuesday to determine if he will play.

He injured the knee - the same one that he tore his ACL in last playoffs - twice in New York's Game 3 loss. The team is listing him as questionable.

"It's just sore...
Read more... Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:34 )
 
Paul Pierce Doesn't Expect To Be Back With Celtics
Written by Nick Metallinos    Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:01    PDF Print E-mail
Paul Pierce feels like he's played his last game in a Celtics uniform according to CSNNE’s Boston Celtics sideline reporter Greg Dickerson. Pierce, along with teammate Kevin Garnett, may have donned the Celtics green-and-white for the final time in the Game 6, first-round, loss to the New York Knicks. While both are still contractually obliged to the Celtics, Dickerson believes that the franchise is looking at finally moving on completely from this era.

Pierce has a $15 million...
Read more... Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:11 )
 
Carmelo Anthony Will Speak To Tyson Chandler About Comments
Written by Nick Metallinos    Tuesday, 14 May 2013 03:02    PDF Print E-mail
Carmelo Anthony says he will deal with Tyson Chandler's comments about the selfishness of the Knicks offense, internally. Chandler made the comments following the Game 3 loss to the Pacers, he stated that he felt the squad needed to do a better job at playing team basketball. 

"I watched the tape myself and there's open looks," Chandler said Sunday. "We have to be willing passers. You have to sacrifice yourself sometimes for the betterment of the team, for the...
Read more... Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 May 2013 03:14 )
 
Bulls' Deng And Hinrich Likely Out For Game 4
Written by Nick Metallinos    Monday, 13 May 2013 18:08    PDF Print E-mail
The Chicago Bulls will head into tonight's Game 4 against the Miami Heat without Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich. Neither player has been able to suit up this series - Hinrich is battling a bruised left calf, ahile Deng is still recovering from a spinal tap - and head coach Tom Thibodeau says he doesn't expect the duo to play in Game 4.

From Yahoo! Sports:


Coach Tom Thibodeau said at the morning shootaround that Hinrich is ''doing a little more'' as he tries to...
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