The once proud and dominate center position has been much maligned the past two decades. From 1946 until 1999 the center position was the premier position in the game. If you were going to be a title contender, you needed a great center. Twenty-three times from 1956 until 1983 the …
The NHL recently announced that it’s newest team will be called the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken will be the latest in a series of expansions for the four major North American leagues going all the way back to the 1960s. However, expansion has slowed considerable in the last 25 years. …
The United States Military has been a big piece of American history and American lore. Before every basketball game fans stand an honor America and the men and women who have served with the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner. The song immortalizes the defense of Fort McHenry from the war …
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On March 11, 2020, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. Gobert’s test results came in seconds before the Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder were set to tip-off their game. The positive results for Gobert resulted in the game in Oklahoma City being postponed. …
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Once again a great NBA contest is being overshadowed by a controversy surrounding NBA officiating. The Utah Jazz defeated the Portland Trailblazers 117-114 on a nationally televised game on ESPN. The game was fun, Portland lead most the game but the Jazz made a furious rally and took a 9 point lead …
Cocaine was the scourge of the NBA in 1970s and 80s, the drug lead to 8 players being banned from the NBA and 3 of them permanently. But no case of drug use, or potential use, is as crazy as what is rumored to have been doing on with the …
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