“Come find me, Luka,” Dirk Nowitzki whispered into Luka Doncic’s ear as Luka patiently answered questions from the flock of reporters that surrounded his locker. “After these guys leave.” Luka subtly nodded to let Dirk know he understood, and as Dirk retreated to his own locker to answer comparatively fewer questions, Luka wondered what Dirk…
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Tomas Satoransky Triple Double 18 Pts/12 Rebs/10 Asts Full Highlights (1/11/2019)
Tomas Satoransky grimaced a little bit as he could hear the sounds of an argument beginning between his teammates. It was like this whether they won or lost. John and Bradley always found something something to disagree about, and, while some of the other teammates ignored the arguments, others couldn’t resist coming to the defense…
Read MoreNikola Jokic Triple Double 18 Pts/14 Rebs/10 Asts Full Highlights (1/10/2019)
The group of Nuggets players walked through the tunnel back to their locker room, high fives and back-slaps proliferating. At the center of the group, and receiving most of the accolades from his teammates, was Nikola Jokic, who was grinning sheepishly. At that moment, everything seemed perfect: the team had won, the Nuggets were still…
Read MoreThaddeus Young 26 Points Full Highlights (1/8/2019)
Asprawl on the comfortable, but too short, hotel bed, Thaddeus Young was unwinding with some television when there was an unexpected knock at the door. “Room service!” came the muffled voice from the other side. Confusedly, Thaddeus rolled off the bed and went to answer the door. He hadn’t ordered any room service that he…
Read MoreJeremy Lin 20 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (1/8/2019)
I knock on the unmarked door, my arm trembling. Whether it trembles from trepidation or excitement, I can’t quite tell. The door remains closed for so long that I wonder if I have gotten the address wrong. However, after a nerve-wracking wait, the door opens a sliver and a pair of eyes peeks out. “Password?”…
Read MoreAustin Rivers 21 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2019)
“Dear Diary, Today after we lost to the Blazers, coach Mike was real angry with us. He said we need to “step up” because James can’t win the game all by himself. Then he said “Austin stepped up but nobody else did” and that made me happy even though he said it an angry way….
Read MoreJustin Jackson Career High 28 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2019)
As the team walked into the locker room, the mood of the Sacramento Kings was one of disappointment. To come so close to beating the Warriors, the defending champs and still one of the best teams in the NBA, was heartbreaking. Justin Jackson trudged to his locker, wishing dearly for the laughing and chatting which…
Read MoreBuddy Hield 32 Points/8 Threes Full Highlights (1/5/2019)
I swear, my 12-foot-tall 3D-printed purple plastic naked statue of Buddy Hield who has somehow gained sentience is getting smarter by the day. I wouldn’t think he would get smarter just by hanging out in my apartment and watching cute animal videos on YouTube (today he spent about three hours giggling at that video of…
Read MoreKyle Anderson Triple Double 11 Pts/11 Rebs/10 Asts Full Highlights (1/4/2019)
Signing the last autograph for the last patient fan, Kyle Anderson waved goodbye to the crowd and headed to the locker room, eager to get out of his sweaty jersey. Enough time had passed since the end of the game that the sting of the loss wasn’t so great. And, as vain as it was,…
Read MoreAustin Rivers 18 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2019)
“Dear Diary, Trades are scary when Daddy’s not around to tell you that it will all be fine. When I got traded to Phoenix verybody was sending me text messages and it was too much so I went into the bathroom and cried even though there was a part of me that was happy because…
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