The Memphis Grizzlies are in the Conference Finals. I, for one, am not surprised. Even if it was at the expense of an Oklahoma City Thunder team without Russell Westbrook. But it’s not like it was a lock even when Westbrook was there; this Grizzly team took the Thunder to seven games in 2011. Ever since then, I had been… Read more →
UPDATED on APRIL 29, 2013: I am proud that center Jason Collins came out in this article. No one should have to be scared about how they live their lives and no one should judge for how people want to live their lives. One day, I hope we get to a point where this is no longer a news item… Read more →
Remember when you were a kid and you had a problem with someone? You didn’t run to Mom, you didn’t tell the teacher and you definitely didn’t just cry until you caught someone’s attention to save yourself. You waited until after class, you found an old dirt road or discreet alley and went shot for shot with each other. Or… Read more →
Kobe Bryant has a possible torn Achilles and is knocked out for the remainder of the season. And there’s a huge chance that he’ll miss a lot of the 2013-14 season. Kobe tearing his Achilles basically summed up the Lakers’ season. A disappointing start was followed by a myriad of injuries for everybody. Steve Nash, Metta World Peace, Jordan Hill,… Read more →
Yes. That really is me. This will have nothing to do with the NBA at all. If you can let me be personal for a bit of your time here, please… I will admit this right now. The No-Look Pass is standing at a fork in a road right now. When I started TNLP, it was nothing more than a… Read more →
When I was three years old, something special happened. As if a movie had cut to mid-scene, I found myself standing in the middle of a dimly lit living room on a cloudy day in front of blue post with a bulky white board with an orange circle attached to it. Without thinking, I scrambled over to the object and… Read more →
Tomorrow, it all starts. The NBA regular season is upon us. If you don’t know by now, a shocking trade happened over the weekend. James Harden is now a Houston Rocket after contract talks broke off with the Oklahoma City Thunder. You can’t blame both sides for trying to do business. I felt Sam Presti pulled the trigger too early… Read more →
So every Monday, I’ll be opening up the week with this column called Shooting For Outs. It’s pretty much anything that I ever feel like saying about the NBA and about our site. As you guys know, we have two new writers here: Payton Wales (We’re always up late. How about buying us a coffee? Or an energy drink!?
When we think of the improvements that need to be made to the NBA, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Being able to call a timeout after already calling a timeout should be illegal? Receiving a technical after trying to call a timeout when you didn’t have any left should be written off? Or even that a Rasheed… Read more →
Derek Fisher is available to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, so says ESPN’s Marc Stein. So a lot of these Laker fans, the same fans that railed him in the last year or two, want him back. The NBA season needs to start now because this is ridiculous. Anybody with eyes knows that Derek Fisher played poorly last year…. Read more →
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