Luka Doncic is taking his Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals. His 36-point door-slamming on the Minnesota Timberwolves season mirrored how he and the Dallas Mavericks put away the Phoenix Suns two years ago in the conference semifinals.
This Kentucky team certainly appears to have that type of potential. On Saturday, the Georgia Bulldogs came to Lexington to take on the Kentucky Wildcats, and what a game it was for the fans who attended.
Should be a cool night at Rupp Arena. Zvonimir Ivisic will make his playing debut at Rupp Arena this evening, and he will do so as the Kentucky Wildcats honor a former Final Four squad in the 1983-84 team.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
There's no guarantee any reigning or future Rookie of the Year will go on to win MVP honors or be remembered as an all-time great of the sport. Like in life, unforeseen events occur in sports, and they can stall a promising young talent before he truly begins his journey.
One more playoff weekend is over, and somehow we still haven't hit the Eastern Conference Finals. LeBron has eaten 15 pounds of sea bass, invented three more game shows, watched all four seasons of "Orange Is The New Black," and yet he still has two more days off.