Nick walked into his house and immediately headed up the stairs to his bedroom, where he flung his backpack carelessly on the floor. There was homework in there waiting to be completed, but Nick had a getting-home-from-school routine that could not be bypassed. A routine which involved logging on to his computer and settling down…
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Shabazz Muhammad 22 Points Full Highlights (12/30/2016)
Shabazz Muhammad idly watched the snow fall outside his window. He had a lot of friends here in Minnesota, but sometimes he felt so alone, and never had the loneliness been more acute than it was now, on Christmas Day… Figuring he could at least be doing something productive with his time, Shabazz gathered up…
Read MoreGorgui Dieng 20 Points Full Highlights (12/28/2016)
“Dear Diary, The cursed white sand falls upon the land of Minnesota in horrific storms of white devilry. I am almost entirely housebound, so great is my fear of the devil’s precipitation. I now decline any invitations by my teammates to carouse about town, for Lucifer could command the sky to produce evil white sand…
Read MoreMarquese Chriss 13 Points/3 Dunks Full Highlights (12/28/2016)
Marquese Chriss sat alone in his lightly-furnished Phoenix apartment. A small desk-sized Christmas tree was the only outward sign that the holiday was being celebrated there. That, and the large amount of Christmas cookies that were currently in his kitchen. The last batch of cookies was presently baking in his oven; they would be finished…
Read MoreTimofey Mozgov 19 Points Full Highlights (12/25/2016)
“I’m so pumped that you decided to bring me along for your Christmas hijinks,” Nick Young said happily, riding shotgun in Timofey Mozgov’s brand-new Porsche. “Your late-night exploits have a reputation around the league, you know.” Timofey shrugged as he downed half a bottle of vodka. “In Russia, my antics barely arouse attention of police,…
Read MoreDennis Schröder 27 Points Full Highlights (12/23/2016)
Dennis Schröder was walking by himself towards the court when a voice behind him said coldly, “I know what you wearing underneath your jersey.” Turning around, Dennis saw Jusuf Nurkic standing in a shadowy corner of the corridor. “Yeah. My Under Armour,” he retorted, relieved to find that his voice didn’t waver from nervousness. “Real…
Read MoreSergio Rodriguez 21 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/23/2016)
Hollis Thompson and Robert Covington were finishing up their Christmas shopping at a Philadelphia-area mall when a familiar face caught Hollis’ eye. He elbowed his teammate and pointed towards the food court, asking, “is that who I think it is?” Robert peered into the thronged mass of kids, all clutching their parent’s hands so as…
Read MoreJames Johnson 19 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/22/2016)
Eric Spoelstra sat alone in his office. Everybody had already gone home for the day. The hallways were dark and silent, save for the distant sound of the janitor’s radio as he cleaned some faraway part of the Heat’s front office. Ghostly moonlight seeped in through the closed blinds covering the windows, providing only dim…
Read MoreKyle O’Quinn 14 Points/5 Blocks Full Highlights (12/22/2016)
“Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!” “Kyle, what the hell is this?” groaned Carmelo Anthony in response to the figures that had just walked through the locker room door. If Kyle O’Quinn had hoped to make an impression, he certainly did: he was dressed in the traditional attire of Santa Claus, but with a green-colored coat…
Read MoreTerrence Jones 21 Points Full Highlights (12/21/2016)
“Mister? Mister? Spare some change for a veteran?” Terrence Jones glanced over at the previously-unseen man huddled in the entryway of a shop. It was too dark to read the cardboard sign that he held in one hand, but the fast food soft-drink cup held in the other hand, jangling with donated coins, was instantly…
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