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The Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs series is now tied at 2 going back to the Alamo. If you missed Game 4, then you are just plain out of your mind. Not only was it the best game of the series, but it was the best game of the entire playoffs. Very entertaining action. The two heavyweights went back and forth in a slugfest that went into overtime.Grizzlies won 110-108. Memphis had a good lead towards the end of the 4th quarter until Kawhi Leonard channeled his The Memphis Grizzlies and San

military academy at West Point New York. In 1969 he played basketball under Bob knight while training to become an officer with the unites states army. He was captain of the army basketball team in his senior season, 1968-1969 leading his team to the National Invitation Tournament. Mike krzyzewski started his coaching career as an assistant on knight’s staff with the Indiana Hoosiers during their historic 1974-75 season. Krzyzewski returned to west point as head coach of the army cadets. Mike krzyzewski

I vividly remember my recruiting visit to the University of Connecticut. I had just led my team to a high school state and national championship. Among others, I had offers to play basketball at Stanford, Duke, and North Carolina but my true passion was to play at UConn. The recruiting visit turned out to be a memorable one. Our room at the Nathan Hale flooded due to a leaking toilet above, we had a flat tire on our rental car after the basketball game (that UConn lost), and on our ride back

Pacers’ hotshot Paul George has transpired as one of the elite players in the National Basketball Association this 2015-16 season, after suffering a frightful leg injury in 2014, he is back and better than ever. George has been almost unstoppable this season. And according to the league’s official website, he's playing the best ball of his career. In November, George was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month. He led Eastern Conference players in scoring, averaging 27.2 points per game, while

other 29 NBA teams will have some fresh uniforms this upcoming season. On Tuesday morning, the Sixers unveiled two of their four Nike uniform sets for the 2017-18. With the help of number one overall pick Markelle Fultz, the team showed off its "Association Edition" uniforms, which will be worn at home and "Icon Edition", which will be worn on the road. In addition to those two uniforms, there will be two more uniform sets released in the upcoming months. The last two uniforms will be community inspired

According to LeBron James, “ You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way to succeed. You’re not going to succeed all the time, and I know that.”. LeBron will lead the team to the eastern conference then to the NBA Finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers will win the 2015-2016 NBA Championship because we have the best player in the world, we will have all our players back and they have a good bench to back up the starters. The Cavaliers, with no doubt, have the best player in the world, LeBron James. He

Trevor Ariza Trevor Ariza was born in Miami, Florida on June 30, 1985. He began his basketball career by playing AAU basketball for 4D, a youth basketball team with numerous All-Americans on their roster. Ariza attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles and played varsity basketball. As a junior, he and other future NBA players Bobby Brown, Brandon Heath, and Hassan Adams led Westchester to the California State championship. As a senior, Ariza was considered the number 18 player in the

The 1992 Olympics was a huge impact on America and the Olympics games. The Dream Team was a success on proving what a genuine team was. People had concerns that pro basketball shouldn’t be played in the Olympics. Originally amateurs against other college teams played basketballs in the Olympics. FIBA allowed professional to play in the Olympics outside the U.S. America was unsure for professionals to play. The Olympic team lost in the Seoul games in1998 and brought home the bronze medal. The NBA

In the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Brewer scored 5 three pointers and a total of 23 points. In the Final Four, he scored 19 points against George Mason. Finally, in the National Championship game against UCLA, he made 11 points and was responsible for 7 rebounds. Subsequently, Brewer was named to the Final Four’s All-Tournament Team. In his junior year, he ranked second on the Florida Gators in scoring and assists, while

According to ESPN, LeBron James has agreed to sign a two-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The deal is said to be worth $46.9 million dollars, and the second year of the contract is allegedly a player option. This marks the first time in nine years James has re-signed with a team, the other times James opted to be a free agent. In 2010, he left the Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat- where he won two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013. James rejoined the Cavaliers in 2014, and he made