Look, I know folks have been crying and complaining about the lopsided strength between the Eastern and Western Conferences. The West has been dominating the East for at least the last decade. Most of the time the West would have… Read More ›
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LOVED the NBA All-Star Game Format
I absolutely loved the new format of the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. LOVED it. I loved having the top two vote-getters for the All-Star game pick their squads, draft style. It had the feel of picking teams before a pick-up… Read More ›
The Cavs Won the NBA Trade Deadline
I didn’t think the Cleveland Cavaliers would pull off a trade before the NBA trade deadline. I didn’t think they would find a sucker – ERRRR, I mean “partner” – for eternal malcontent Isaiah Thomas. And I REALLY didn’t think… Read More ›
LaVar Ball: the Black Marv Marinovich
We black people have been feeling ourselves all day today. After all, we helped get Doug Jones elected as US Senator from Alabama – ALABAMA!!! Folks like my fraternity brother Roland Martin, Joy Reid, Van Jones and others have been… Read More ›
The World’s Quickest 2017-2018 NBA Preview
I must say with the bevy of off-season news, this should make for one of the most exciting NBA seasons in recent memory. The Kyrie Irving trade. Carmelo Anthony and Paul George to OKC. Chris Paul to Houston. Jimmy Butler… Read More ›
Politics and Sports: Never an Ideal Mix
“Stick to sports!” That is the quote that has been uttered several times over from fans, pundits, and ironically politicians. That is the quote that has uttered when people, who generally agree with the premise of the first amendment, shout… Read More ›
Carmelo Is FINALLY Free!!!
I normally would have posted anything newsworthy concerning my New York Knicks, let alone a trade involving Carmelo Anthony, less than 24 hours after it happened. Given the media frenzy thanks to a sitting president threatening the NFL and its… Read More ›