“Thanks for agreeing to come over,” Kelly Oubre said as he led James Harden through the entryway of his modest Phoenix apartment. “I know we’re enemies on the court, but I hope we can be friends off it.” “Your business plan intrigues me,” James said. “The money I couldn’t care less about. But more exposure…
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Reggie Jackson 28 Points Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
There has been speculation that Reggie Jackson is exploring the option of asking the Pistons to buy out his contract so that he can go somewhere where the games will actually matter. The Pistons are clearly tanking after giving up Drummond for a poopoo platter of John Henson (poo), Brandon Knight (poo), and a second-round…
Read MoreChristian Wood 27 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
Just four days ago, I wrote words that were almost frighteningly prophetic: “If Andre Drummond does get traded and no starting-caliber centers are received in return, then the date of that trade will mark the true beginning of the Christian Wood era in Detroit. The eras will be marked by the denotations B.C. (“Before Christ(ian)”)…
Read MoreThon Maker 19 Points Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
I have not been kind to Thon Maker over the years. Even when he was terrorizing DeMar DeRozan in the playoffs, I always judged him to be a skinny, easily-pushed-around big man with stone hands and the unearned backing of Kevin Garnett. And I still judge him that way. But it’s good to see him…
Read MoreRomeo Langford 16 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
One of the bad things about good teams is that they often have a sizable stable of young talent that barely gets to play. Sometimes that’s not the case, sometimes the non-playing players are cruddy vets that no one can possibly be hyped about (shame on Lakers fans for even THINKING about getting hyped for…
Read MoreKevin Huerter 25 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
I tuned in to this game right when it started, hoping to catch some primo Trae Young action. But apparently something happened to him, because he wasn’t on the court when the opening tip happened, and he sure as heck doesn’t come off the bench (like his idol, Allen Iverson). I stuck it out for…
Read MoreDavis Bertans 20 Points Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
Everybody knows about how Davis Bertans got mega-snubbed for the three-point contest last season. His percentages were sick bordering on naughty, but his volume was neither sick nor naughty, so they snubbed him. Exactly who “they” are in this scenario, I’m not too sure, which is probably a good thing because I was getting ready…
Read MoreFurkan Korkmaz Career High 34 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
Furkan Korkmaz groggily opened his eyes, but the light was too bright, and he immediately closed them before he could get a good look at his surroundings. The last he could remember, him and his teammates had been en route to a nightclub to celebrate their win and his new career high in points…was this…
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