by Charlie on May 9, 2011
LeBron James took exception to a question posed to teammate Dwyane Wade after Saturday night’s loss to the Celtics. But he could have chosen a better way to express that. Wade was being questioned about the play that ended with Rajon Rondo hitting the court and dislocating his elbow. Some were accusing Wade of a [...]
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Fines,
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by Charlie on May 5, 2011
While they might look unimpressive at times during the regular season, the Lakers always manage to turn it on in the playoffs, right? And while the Dallas Mavericks may look like world-beaters, they tend to fall apart in the post season. We might need to re-think both teams’ reputations, as the Lakers are in a [...]
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Lamar Odom,
Pau Gasol
by Charlie on April 14, 2011
by Charlie on April 13, 2011
My admittedly-limited experience interacting directly with professional athletes has left me with one over-arching impression. These guys aren’t the most sophisticated bunch. I don’t mean that as an insult, and I certainly don’t mean to condemn athletes as a whole… but the level of discourse I’ve seen and heard in professional locker rooms and dugouts [...]
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kobe bryant,
poor choice of words,
professional athletes
by Charlie on February 1, 2011
To the casual fan, it seems an insane question… Is Kobe Bryant a clutch player? The guy you want taking that last-second shot to win the game? “Of course he is,” you might say. “He’s got a championship ring for every finger on his right hand.” That’s true, but not necessarily relevant. Henry Abbot of [...]
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kobe bryant,
playoff games,
truehoop
by Charlie on January 27, 2011
The 2011 NBA All-Star starting teams were announced this evening — but the Western Conference’s starting five is far from set. Kobe Bryant received more votes than any other player – 2,380,016 in all. Chris Paul, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony will join Bryant in the West’s starting five. But the Western Conference center elected [...]
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nba all star,
nba all star starters,
Yao Ming
by Charlie on January 6, 2011