Jusuf Nurkic strolled through the mountainous landscapes on the outskirts of his new city. His fellow Nuggets had warned him about things like “warm clothes” and “staying on the trails”, but he had paid them no heed. He wanted nothing to distract him from the natural beauty. And beautiful it was. Snow covered his entire…
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Cleanthony Early 16 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (1/8/2015)
Cleanthony Early left his apartment in plenty of time to make it to practice. He had been late a few times recently due to the unpredictable whims of New York City traffic. However, today, all the green lights smiled at him, and sailed down streets which were significantly less crowded than usual. As he drove,…
Read MoreMarreese Speights 18 Points Full Highlights (1/7/2015)
Standing in the huddle during a timeout, Marreese Speights listened intently to his coach. There was still a lot of time left, and they needed to make a focused effort to regroup. Suddenly, a sharp pain exploded through Marreese’s head. He clutched at the apparent source, the bump on the top of his shaved head….
Read MoreSolomon Hill 21 Points Full Highlights (1/7/2015)
Solomon Hill walked up to Donald Sloan after the game. He looked around furtively before asking his question. “Hey man, do you know anything about…the Hall of the Thirty-Point Scorers?” he whispered. Donald started. “You ain’t supposed to know about that place,” he whispered back furiously. “Who told you?” “You know, people…” Solomon responded vaguely….
Read MoreRudy Gobert 11 Points/5 Blocks Full Highlights (1/7/2015)
Rudy Gobert looked out his hotel window at the Chicago skyline. He loved the big cities, anywhere in the world, but Chicago was one of his favorites. The skyscrapers, majestic in their immensity, reminded him of himself; too tall for the surroundings. The game was in a few hours, but he knew what he had…
Read MoreJ.J. Hickson 16 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2015)
“Rosina’s cavatina was simply spectacular. Easily the best I’ve heard in all my years attending operas,” JaVale McGee was saying animatedly. Kenneth Faried nodded eagerly. “The transposition up to F Major was a stroke of genius, really. The cadenza took my breath away with those impossibly high notes. And the actor who did Bartolo, he…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 16 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2015)
Giannis was unsure how much time had passed, or, indeed, whether any time had passed at all. They had reached the base of the mountain, and from this vantage point, it seemed utterly unscalable. Sheer vertical faces of smooth rock stretched hundreds of feet into the air, and the parts of it that weren’t flat…
Read MoreJonas Valanciunas 21 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2015)
It was television time once again in the Valanciunas apartment. Taking up his usual spot on the couch with his cat, Arvydas, purring happily next to him, he enswathed himself in blankets and cracked open the first beer. ESPN was playing on the TV; he hoped to catch some highlights of the NFL playoff games…
Read MorePatty Mills 15 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2015)
Patty Mills walked through the mall, looking for a present that he could send back home for his cousin’s birthday. Gazing idly into the display windows, he dismissed most of the products he saw. The preferences of Americans were much different than those of an Aboriginal Australian. He looked up to see what the next…
Read MoreMason Plumlee 18 Points/5 Dunks Full Highlights (1/2/2015)
Mason Plumlee walked around the verdant landscape uncertainly. He had just been taking a nap, and now he was here, in some lush countryside. He ascended to the top of a small hill, hoping to get a hint of some landmarks from that raised-up vantage point. However, all he could see was a few cottages…
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