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Miami Heat Fans Leave Early In Game 6 (Video)
Miami Heat were facing elimination in Game 6 in the 2013 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night after being down more than 10 points late in the third quarter, but would make an epic comeback fueled by LeBron James offensive 4th quarter, a Ray Allen three-pointer to send the game into [...]The post Miami Heat Fans Leave Early In Game 6 (Video) appeared first on...
San Antonio Spurs’ Danny Green Sets NBA Finals Record For Three-Pointers
In front of former record holder, Ray Allen, and against the former record holder’s team, the Miami Heat, Danny Green set a new NBA Finals record for three-pointers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. It would be Green’s fourth three-pointer of Game 5 against the Heat on Sunday that would mark his 23rd three-pointer [...]The post San Antonio Spurs’ Danny Green Sets NBA Finals Record...
Tim Duncan Throws It Down Over Mario Chalmers (Video)
Sunday was the day the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat met for Game 5 of the 2013 NBA Finals and in the first half it’s clearly been all about the San Antonio Spurs who have had a beautiful offense. While, the Miami Heat have struggled to form any kind of a semblance of an [...]The post Tim Duncan Throws It Down Over Mario Chalmers (Video) appeared first on The NBA Mistress.
Dr. J Highlights Vs. 1980-1986 Utah Jazz Including Dunk Over 7’4″ Mark Eaton (Video)
Last week, NBATV aired the Dr. J documentary “The Doctor” which refreshed NBA enthusiasts’ memories of why Dr. J was such a legend not just in the NBA, but with the ABA, as well. That documentary has spearheaded other individuals in finding and releasing “rare” footage of the Dr. as seen in the video below. At [...]The post Dr. J Highlights Vs. 1980-1986 Utah Jazz Including...
Carrying On A Legacy: An Open Letter To My Father On Father’s Day
Dear Dad, The past few days my heart has been heavy as I attempted to contemplate what I could write to honor your memory on this 11th Father’s Day without you. I thought what basketball-esque story I could reminisce on and share with my internet readers or what life lesson I could, also, share with [...]The post Carrying On A Legacy: An Open Letter To My Father On Father’s Day...
Coach Popovich Hates Stupid Questions (Photo)
Coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs is a legendary coach, but more legendary than his elite coaching capabilities, is the way he speaks to and handles the press. Even more entertaining is the fact, media members know Popovich’s responses to silly, asinine questions, but they still ask them anyways. Check out this photo tweeted [...]The post Coach Popovich Hates Stupid...
Sacramento Kings Hire Pete D’Alessandro As Next GM
The Sacramento Kings have reached an agreement in principle with Pete D’Alessandro to become their new general manager, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. D’Alessandro was rumored and believed to become Denver’s next general manager after the organization an former GM, Masai Ujiri, parted ways. He was given permission to speak with the Kings shortly after the [...]The post Sacramento...
Danilo Gallinari Has Partial ACL Tear; May Return Sooner Than Expected
It’s been a crazy few weeks in Denver Nuggets land as the franchise that has come of a 57-win season has let both their GM – Masai Ujiri – and head coach – George Karl – in conjunction with having their defensive boy wonder – Andre Iguodala – opt out of his final year. Not [...]The post Danilo Gallinari Has Partial ACL Tear; May Return Sooner Than Expected appeared...
Danilo Gallinari May Have Not Torn ACL. Weird, Right!?!?
This may be the most chaotic Nuggets off-season as of late, but the news keeps on getting crazier; in a video on Danilo Gallinari’s Facebook page, the Denver Nuggets’ player states he may have not torn his ACL after all. Check out the video.The post Danilo Gallinari May Have Not Torn ACL. Weird, Right!?!? appeared first on The NBA Mistress.
Chris Bosh Is Fined $5,000 For Flop In Game 4
The Miami Heat may have won Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, but not everything that happened in Game 4 was positive for Chris Bosh. You may remember his egregious flop Thursday night when a slight bump by Tim Duncan on Bosh looked like he had been hit by a freight [...]The post Chris Bosh Is Fined $5,000 For Flop In Game 4 appeared first on The NBA Mistress.
Andre Iguodala Opts Out Of Final Year Of Contact With Denver Nuggets. Awesome.
Andre Iguodala, despite his rough start finding his groove in the Denver Nuggets’ offense, was a staple to anchoring their defense, as well as being a vocal leader. It was mentioned numerous times throughout the season, that he would opt out of his final year of the Denver Nuggets, and although that’s not a surprise, [...]The post Andre Iguodala Opts Out Of Final Year Of Contact...
Phil Jackson: Los Angeles Lakers are a “mess”
The Los Angeles Lakers are currently at a crossroads going into next season after having an unsuccessful season; they have financial obligations out of the wazoo and then there is Dwight Howard. Phil Jackson, who is still out there promoting his book, and you know, who is engaged with Jeanie Buss was very outspoken – [...]The post Phil Jackson: Los Angeles Lakers are a “mess”...
Chris Bosh’s Finger Twirl During Game 4 (Video)
During Game 4 of the 2013 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs, Chris Bosh attempted to throw down a slam before halftime which would have given Miami a 51-49 lead; however, that’s not what happened. His shot didn’t count as he was winding up for an emphatic dunk, and that [...]The post Chris Bosh’s Finger Twirl During Game 4 (Video) appeared first on The NBA Mistress.
JaVale McGee Gives $100 To Homeless Man
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HOT KARL
George Karl weighs in on dismissal
George Karl had plenty to say in a recent interview about his dismissal as Nuggets head coach after eight and a half seasons, including, "I think I called it stupid."
George Karl vs The World: A Take On George Karl’s Legacy With The Denver Nuggets
George Karl, the former head coach of the Denver Nuggets, has similar idiosyncrasies to the character Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim vs The World; George, a stubborn tenured coach, may not be a young Scott Pilgrim obsessed with an American girl known as Ramona Flowers, but George does have to beat his own “seven evil exes” to shoulder off the [...]The post George Karl vs...
Clueless Miami Heat Fans Talk About Nonexistent Heat Players On Jimmy Kimmel (Video)
Jimmy Kimmel has done an absolute fantastic job in incorporating NBA bits into his show as of late and last week you may remember when Kimmel poked fun at clueless Lakers fans who thought the Lakers were in the Finals. By nature’s course, it was only fitting Kimmel gave the same treatment to the clueless [...]The post Clueless Miami Heat Fans Talk About Nonexistent Heat Players...
NICE DIAPERS
Spurs fans celebrate team's big win over Heat
I’m not sure if anyone expected – in fact I can say absolutely no one expected – that the San Antonio Spurs would eviscerate the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals by more than 30 points. It wasn’t who you would expect either as Danny Green and Gary Neal combined for a [...]The post Children In Diapers On Top Of Truck Celebrate San Antonio’s Evisceration Of Miami...
Gary Neal’s Halftime Buzzer-Beater (Video)
After San Antonio was blown out in Game 2 of the NBA Finals by the Miami Heat, some wrongly believed San Antonio wouldn’t show any fight in Game 3 and boy, were they wrong. For example, Gary Neal had plenty to do with their halftime lead as he had 14 points in the half and [...]The post Gary Neal’s Halftime Buzzer-Beater (Video) appeared first on The NBA Mistress.
Atlanta Hawks Twitter Account Account Funny Reply To A Spam Account (Photo)
The Atlanta Hawks twitter account is one of the few – if not the only – team social media account that has fun with it’s respective platform, often engaging fans from every emotional spectrum. This is even more important given many teams keep it as professional as possible on social media, but not Atlanta. Take [...]The post Atlanta Hawks Twitter Account Account Funny Reply...
TNT’s Kenny Smith Says He Has Spoke With Sacramento About Front Office Job
As the NBA postseason trickles to an end, the remaining 28 NBA teams’ off-season decisions are just heating up; everyone from the Denver Nuggets to the Los Angeles Clippers to the Memphis Grizzles are making changes to their coaching and/or front office staff similar to the Sacramento Kings. The Sacramento Kings have been in search [...]The post TNT’s Kenny Smith Says He Has...
Q And A Session With A 7-Year-Old Who Believes Chris “Birdman” Andersen Is The Best Basketball Player Ever
The story on Monday around the association and it’s respective blogging communities is that of LeBron James, the Miami Heat, and how other bench players aided in Miami’s offense, but ask the children of the greater portion of Miami Heat fans, they may just allude to Chris “Birdman” Andersen. No doubt about it, Birdman has been a [...]The post Q And A Session With A 7-Year...
LeBron James’ Block On Tiago Splitter On Dunk Attempt (Video)
The Miami Heat blew out the San Antonio Spurs during Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, in a game which LeBron James struggled offensively in the first half of the game, but game through later in the second half. Just check this block on Tiago Splitter on a dunk attempt in the 4th [...]The post LeBron James’ Block On Tiago Splitter On Dunk Attempt (Video) appeared first on The NBA Mistress.
THE NEXT STEP
Report: Kidd angling for Brooklyn job
Jason Kidd has always seemed like the kind of player who would make a good coach and reportedly he is interested in the open Brooklyn Nets job.
Before Joining The Miami Heat, Chris “Birdman” Andersen Says He Wasn’t Watching Basketball, Just Hunting Hogs
Go back to this time last year, I don’t think anyone in their right mind would guess former Denver Nugget, Chris “Birdman” Andersen, would be the missing jigsaw piece the defending champions, the Miami Heat, desperately needed. And ask what “Birdman” was doing before he signed with the heat, well, his answer is so “Birdman” [...]The post Before Joining The Miami Heat...
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