Adam Silver paced behind his desk, running his hands over his head, as if wanting to pull at hair that wasn’t there. An assortment of high-ranking NBA executives sat nervously before him, waiting for the silence to be broken. “Thirteen games. Thirteen games last night,” Silver said in an emotionless, monotone voice. He had stopped…
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Kelly Olynyk 18 Points Full Highlights (3/23/2015)
Kelly Olynyk walked down the main street of Kamloops, distracted. D’Ambrosios pizza parlor called to him, but he did not heed. Too many memories. Although, now that he thought about it, it seemed that his hometown of Kamloops consisted entirely of memories he did not want to remember. He had made a mistake coming here…
Read MoreMichael Kidd-Gilchrist 18 Points Full Highlights (3/22/2015)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist walked aimlessly through the foggy landscape. All around him he could hear metallic clanking sounds, but they seemed to have no source other than his ears. The only discrete objects he could discern were large numbers of lone bricks scattered upon the ground, some of them broken nearly to dust, others large and…
Read MoreJeremy Lin 29 Points Full Highlights (3/22/2015)
Jeremy Lin’s mind whirled, frantic thoughts chasing each other through the labyrinth of his psyche. He thought back to what Chandler Parsons had just said. “See you man. I love you. Wait, I didn’t mean…” The phone call had ended only a few minutes prior, but it already seemed an eternity. He had not faltered…
Read MoreKentavious Caldwell-Pope 27 Points Full Highlights (3/22/2015)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope stood at the free throw line, just as he had a million times before. “Remember your rhythm, Ken,” he thought to himself as the referee prepared to throw him the ball for his first attempt. “Your teammates are counting on you, and you know how Gunds gets when you miss!” Celtics and Pistons…
Read MoreEnes Kanter 27 Points Full Highlights (3/21/2015)
“How about Christina?” asked Anthony Morrow, pointing at the well-appointed cheerleader standing at the sideline. “No, I don’t like Christina,” answered Enes Kanter, who was staring at the towel in his lap. “You didn’t even look!” exclaimed Anthony. “She’s a ten out of ten in anybody’s book, and I’m sure she’s way hotter than Jessandra…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 23 Points Full Highlights (3/20/2015)
Giannis felt himself lying on grass. There had been no grass on that other world. That could only mean… He was back home. “Giannis? Giannis?” called Ersan Ilyasova’s distinctive voice. “Giannis!?!? Where you are?” “Where did he go? Should we call the police?” came Jabari Parker’s voice from around the corner of the arena. “I…
Read MoreDennis Schröder 21 Points Full Highlights (3/20/2015)
Dirk Nowitzki sat at the desk in his study, his forehead leaving grease marks on the fine teak. This was his thinking position, and he had a lot to think about at the moment. He heard a slight rapping on the closed door. “Eintreten!” It was his butler, Franz. “H-herr Nowitzki” he began, stuttering slightly….
Read MoreGorgui Dieng 19 Points/6 Blocks Full Highlights (3/19/2015)
“Gorgui, I need some of your good old-fashioned West African widsom right now.” Zach LaVine had trundled over to Gorgui Dieng’s locker, looking sad. Gorgui turned to face him with a stern expression. “I seem to remember young Zach asking before for sage advice, but when Gorgui try to tell story of The Fish who…
Read MoreEnes Kanter 22 Points Full Highlights (3/18/2015)
Enes Kanter listened to the voicemail message again. “Hiiii! You’ve reached Jesseca’s voicemail, which means I can’t take your call right now! Leave a message and I’ll get back to you!” Of course, Enes didn’t leave a message. He couldn’t. Jesseca had surely viewed their budding relationship just as any cheerleader would view a relationship…
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