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NBA All-Star Game Rosters 2017: Voting Results for Starters, Predicting Reserves
January 20th, 2017
Although the player with the NBA's highest player efficiency rating (Russell Westbrook at 29.5, per ESPN.com) isn't starting the NBA All-Star Game this year, the starting lineups for the Eastern and Western Conferences, which were announced on Thursday night, are still loaded.
Eastern Conference Starting Lineup: Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, Chicago ...
NBA All-Star Game 2017: TV Schedule, Live Stream for Starting Rosters Reveal
January 19th, 2017
The Baseball Hall of Fame's 2017 class was announced Wednesday, just one day before the NBA All-Star Game starters will be revealed.
The back-to-back timing, while coincidental, is appropriate, as sports fans love nothing more than arguing about who should and shouldn't be in a Hall of Fame and who should ...
NBA All-Star Game 2017: When and Where to Catch Starting Lineup Announcement
January 17th, 2017
The NBA All-Star Game will take place February 19 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
Here's a look at when and where to watch the starting lineup announcement, the latest fan voting results and three storylines this season.
Starting Lineup Announcement
When: Thursday, Jan. 19
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
NBA All-Star Fan Voting (as of ...
NBA Draft 2011: Kyrie Irving and 10 Prospects Who May Start Their Rookie Year
April 5th, 2011
New York Knicks rookie shooting guard Landry Fields, who has started nearly every game this season, was selected 39th in last year's NBA draft. He was considered the league's second-best rookie in the first half of the regular season.Philadelphia 76ers swingman Evan Turner, who has started only 13 games this ...
2011 NBA Draft: Kyrie Irving, Jimmer Fredette and the 50 Best Prospects
April 5th, 2011
The age-old question of whether a professional sports team should grab a player who fills a need or another who is the best available will stand the test of time. Both sides have their pitfalls.In 1984, the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Kentucky center Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan, as the ...
Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Russell Westbrook: The OKC Big 3 That Never Was
January 26th, 2011
Kevin Durant, who is carving his face on basketball's Mount Rushmore every time he steps on a basketball court, scored 47 points and grabbed 18 rebounds (16 and 8 in the third quarter alone) to lead the playoff-bound Oklahoma City Thunder over the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves, 118-117 in overtime last ...
NBA Rumors: Top 10 Teams That Should Hire Larry Brown As a Coach
December 27th, 2010
Connie Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 seasons. Consider Larry Brown his polar opposite.Brown has made 13 coaching stops in his 38-year coaching career, going full circle from the Davidson College Wildcats to the Charlotte Bobcats without ever taking a season off since 1972.Although Brown is 70 years old, ...
New York Knicks: Their 5 Most Memorable Christmas Day Games in NBA History
December 24th, 2010
The Knicks' Christmas Day matchup against the Bulls is most notably a game between two young Eastern Conference teams on the rise, but it also reignites a fantastic Christmas Day rivalry during the Jordan-Ewing era.It's very possible today's game could go down in legendary lore as well, but read on ...
Carmelo Anthony and Why the New York Knicks Have No Choice but To Wait
December 18th, 2010
Let's play a simple game. Which starting lineup is the best?
1. Ray Felton, Landry Fields, Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Amar'e Stoudemire: Sixth Man: Toney Douglas.
2. Ray Felton, Landry Fields or Wilson Chandler, Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, Ronny Turiaf. Sixth Man: Toney Douglas.
3a. Ray Felton, Landry Fields, Carmelo Anthony, Danilo Gallinari, ...
Landry Fields and 5 Secrets to the New York Knicks’ Recent Success
December 2nd, 2010
The New York Knicks are currently 10-9 and in second place in the Atlantic Division. The last time the Knicks had that record was during the 2001-02 season, when balding and beloved coach Jeff Van Gundy mysteriously quit after 19 games, kick-starting a nine-season stretch of losing.This year's Knicks team ...