Basketball has a long and storied past. The game we know today as basketball was invented on December 21, 1981, by Dr. James Naismith, while he was teaching at Springfield College in Springfield, MA. But Naismith’s game was not the first game in history where the goal was to get …
Jazz Trade Deadline preview and Breakdown
The NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching and the Utah Jazz look to be major players in the action before Thursday February 6. The Jazz are one of only a handful of teams with enough expiring contracts, salary room beneath the luxury tax and other assets, to really control what …
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Can Lebron James break Nat Hickey’s record?
Lebron James is one of the most accomplished players in NBA history. Anyone who has ever watched the NBA in the last 10 years knows this. Lebron overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the all-time scoring leader in 2023. He will soon overtake Kareem for most games played. But there is one …
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The History of the 2024 United States men’s Olympic basketball team
After the struggles of the 2020-2021 team in Tokyo, and the Olympics being in France, it looked like Team USA was finally not going to win the gold. The French had new NBA superstar Victor Wembanyama, NBA defensive player of the team Rudy Gobert, and a host of former NBA …
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The History of the 2020 United States men’s Olympic basketball team
No team in American basketball Olympic history is as polarizing as the 2020, or should I say 2021 team. The team struggled and faced adversity like none other, and had the worst start of any team in American history yet found itself late for Olympic glory. Some of Team USA’s …
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The History of the 2016 United States men’s Olympic basketball team
Going into the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, things were looking good the the US. The stability brought by the changes to Team USA after the 2004 debacle resulted in two World Championships and two Olympic gold medals. However, there were some areas of concern for Team USA. …
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The 10 best old school NBA logos
There have been hundreds of team logo’s in the history of the NBA. Some have been fantastic, some have been okay, and others have been bad. But which ones truly standout as the best of the best? To find out what NBA logos are the best, we have to find …
Brandon Ingram makes a lot of sense for the Atlanta Hawks
The New Orleans Pelicans have made no secret that they wish to move on from forward Brandon Ingram. They have, thus far, found no one interested in the Ingram. One team that might make a lot of sense for Ingram is the Pelicans’ summer blockbuster trade partner the Atlanta Hawks. …
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Jazz in Lauri Markkanen to historic extension
On Wednesday the Utah Jazz inked their star forward Lauri Markkanen to a franchise record 5-year 250 million dollar deal. The extension ends months of speculation that the Jazz would trade the star Finnish forward. The deal first reported by Tony Jones of the Athletic puts Markkanen in Salt Lake …
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East Getting Stronger than the West?
The western conference has been the dominant conference of the two NBA conferences for the last two decades. Not since the Michael Jordan lead Chicago Bulls has the Eastern Conference been more dominant than the West. Yes, the east has won 8 of the 21 NBA titles since 2000 and …