Thunder Win First Title Of OKC Era - View now in the NBA App - https://nba.shar.estori.es/go/9386b006-762b-8cf4-536a-3a1a9eb372ee/f15336b7-6124-de44-5a4a-3a1aacc5b71d Congratulations to the Oklahoma City Thunder on winning the franchise's first ever championship. What the trio of KD, RW, and JH couldn't fulfill during their time, the young trio of SGA, JW, and CH got done in 2025. The … Continue reading What a Series! What a Game 7!!
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What a Series!
Warriors Advance To Conference Semifinals - View now in the NBA App - https://nba.shar.estori.es/go/e800b787-56b9-0af6-7693-3a19abc648ff/481e7f4a-b244-5a13-9719-3a19b0b17113 A fierce battle. But Congratulations are in order for the Golden State Warriors on advancing to the second round of the Season's Playoffs. They showed supremacy, talent, and class on a hostile Houston ground. I didn't think the #7Warriors-#2Houston 1st Round … Continue reading What a Series!
The Whirlwind NBA Trades: The Power Players, the Process, and the Players’ Say in the Matter
I haven’t blogged on basketball this season. As such, this is a longer-than-usual post but mainly covers the trade. It’s been crazy in the league - those trades are getting to me. It’s like the sooner you finally familiarize yourself with your favorite team players, the quicker they are shuffled off somewhere else! And you … Continue reading The Whirlwind NBA Trades: The Power Players, the Process, and the Players’ Say in the Matter
Loving Basketball: NBA OGs
http://www.nba.com/news/nba-ogs-kevin-durant-lebron-james-stephen-curry-exclusive The Christmas Day Games were exciting as ever could be with the ten NBA Teams; three Eastern and seven Western Conference Teams. I still wondered though what went into the decision making process of selecting the Teams to play. Both the two top Teams from the East (Cleveland Cavaliers) and West (Oklahoma City Thunders) … Continue reading Loving Basketball: NBA OGs
Today is World Basketball Day
What Is World Basketball Day? - View now in the NBA App - https://nba.shar.estori.es/go/712b45f9-9b70-7fcf-af22-3a16f3ee1ccb/e2f73f23-096a-4c09-64c1-3a16f3ee71f9 The Evolution of Basketball: A Global Tale It was December 21, 1891, in a small gymnasium in Springfield, Massachusetts, when Dr. James Naismith nailed a peach basket to a wall and introduced his 13 simple rules for a new game: basketball. … Continue reading Today is World Basketball Day
The Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome: A Must-Visit for Every Basketball Fan
As the 2024-25 NBA Season begins, the Los Angeles Clippers whose opening night is today, will be ushering in a new era of sports entertainment with their highly anticipated Intuit Dome. This, $2 billion state-of-the-art arena, constructed within 3 years, opened in Inglewood in August, and promises to redefine the fan experience. It is a … Continue reading The Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome: A Must-Visit for Every Basketball Fan
Giannis Antetokounmpo!
Hey all. I know. I know. I know that the NBA Season hasn’t started. So, why are we talking about Giannis, the only Giannis in the NBA, or should I say, in America?! 🙂 Giannis is no longer available 🥹 https://youtu.be/OSBan_sH_b8?feature=shared Nigerian acclaimed artist, Davido’s video of “Unavailable” Yes, a year after being officially engaged, … Continue reading Giannis Antetokounmpo!
NBA 2024 Draft Prospects | NBA.com
NBA 2024 Draft Prospects — Read on http://www.nba.com/draft/2024/prospects After a weeklong Combine activity of "undergoing measurements, medical examinations, interviews, athletic tests, shooting drills and participating in five-on-five scrimmages," (Fox Sports) the NBA Draft is finally here; tonight at 8:00 P.M. ET. Click on the link to see the seventy-eight (78) prospects and click on the … Continue reading NBA 2024 Draft Prospects | NBA.com
Loving Basketball: Learn About The #NBACombine
- View now in the NBA App - https://nba.ope.nstori.es/go/clip/ba4b1fd6-880c-7efd-19bf-3a128fa2d08e?collectionId=opening-week-fire-moments-latest The NBA Combine is ongoing. It's a week long event for the seventy-eight elite ballers who have been invited to participate. The 2024 NBA Draft will take place on June 26 and 27th. The Draft Lottery, which was overshadowed by Mother's Day, took place on Sunday. … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Learn About The #NBACombine
Larry is the Reigning Most Important Personality
“Larry Big Boy!” “Hey Champ!” “Hey Larry!” “Good Friend!” https://www.instagram.com/reel/C53fTp8rcCb/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Credits: NBA Mr. Unavailable made sure that Larry was available for him, too! https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6xfDyDr-c7/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng== Credits: NBA Larry is extremely popular than you and I. He is the Most Wanted, yet, currently the most loved. Though locked up in “maximum security,” Larry has had more celebrities … Continue reading Larry is the Reigning Most Important Personality
What a basketball marathon!
Or was it a basketball musical chairs !😱. Which team climbs up or goes down the League’s ladder? The NBA posted an updated schedule for us to find out.A day as this makes me want to upgrade my television to a multi-view where I could have watched every game without missing a second of any. … Continue reading What a basketball marathon!
The NBA Regular Season Ends Today
Basketball The 2023-24 NBA Regular Season ends today, April 14. All Teams will play each other for that last chance of grabbing a new upward spot. All Teams, except of course, the Boston Celtics who has a commanding lead and have clinched the Eastern Conference winner spot. All other spots and division winners are still … Continue reading The NBA Regular Season Ends Today
University of Southern Carolina won the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship
They defeated Iowa. Great game!! Congratulations to the Gamecocks! Enjoy the video and photos. Dawn Stanley, Carolina’s Coach Want to read the details, find it here, courtesy of The Athletic.
Golf and Basketball
Women Golf and Basketball Players Golf and basketball. What do they have in common? I mused as I accidentally stumbled on to the final rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) Golf on my TV. ANWA, now in its fifth year, comprises of 72 top, young best non-professional female golfers in the world, group … Continue reading Golf and Basketball
Last Day to Vote for the NBA All Star
Credits: NBA.com Let your favorite NBA player(s) be in the Final Returns. Get in the game’s last minute rush to send him/them to Indianapolis for the 2024 All Star Game. Voting ends today.
NBA All Star 3rd Returns: Who’s In and Out?
3rd Returns Credits: NBA.com 😱 I barely posted the 2nd Returns and the 3rd Returns is here! Let’s see what change(s) took place , if any. Frontcourts Frontcourts. East (Top), West (Bottom) For the East Coast frontcourts, list remains the same except that Ranchero and Randle traded spots for new 8th and 9th respectively. Also, … Continue reading NBA All Star 3rd Returns: Who’s In and Out?
Classic Dame Time Style: Buzzer-beater
All Angles Of Dame's Game-Winner 👀. Click to view. courtesy of NBA.com WOW! What a winning shot!!
NBA 2023-24 Season starts soon
Credits: Pixel Hey hey my people. The NBA 2023-24 Season is starting soon!!’ Pre-games start in three days and Regular Season starts on October 24th. See NBA.com/schedule. And check your local TV stations schedule for Teams’ airing times. I call the pre-games, the pre-gel’ing period to test out each new body to each team, camaraderie, … Continue reading NBA 2023-24 Season starts soon
Loving Basketball: 😱 Round 2 Game 1
Credit: NBC Sports Game 2 is on right now people! The Warriors were favored to win Game 1 on home court. But, it was bungled. Not that the Warriors were sloppy; they started well and led in the first few minutes of the game, but when the fire 🔥 was to come, Warriors got into … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 😱 Round 2 Game 1
Loving Basketball: No Sense Game 6 to War Zone Game 7
Think-Talk Gallery Golden State Warriors (GSW)-Sacramento Kings’ (SK) Game 6 just didn’t make any common sense. “It was the biggest loss in the franchise’s history” (Klay Thompson). The Warriors who, two days prior, had played energetically, with mental acuity on hostile grounds and won, couldn’t bring in the clutch on their home court. It didn’t … Continue reading Loving Basketball: No Sense Game 6 to War Zone Game 7
Loving Basketball: Experience trumped in Game 5
Game 5 moment - TT Gallery The Golden State Warriors won Game 5 on Kings’ court; an unexpected win given Sacramento Kings’ boisterous fans and Dubs’ away-over-home record. As I absorbed the four quarters of the ecstatic game, I pondered how much of skills, agility, experience, self, and/or synergy culminated in the outcome of the … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Experience trumped in Game 5
Loving Basketball: 2022-23 NBA Season, Playoff, and Play-In
In a couple hours the NBA Play-Ins will commence. The Playoff Play-In style, which began two years ago during COVID, has now become a part of the NBA Season schedule. Eight teams (four from each Conference) will battle for the seventh and eighth Playoff seed. Read here for more. The players/Teams who clinched the first … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2022-23 NBA Season, Playoff, and Play-In
Loving Basketball: 2021-22 Season begins soon
2020-21 Recap What a spectacular ending, in July, to the 2020-21 Basketball Season that catapulted the underdog Milwaukee Bucks (MB) as that season’s Champions. I was elated for several reasons; one particularly of which I felt that Giannis Antetokounmpo (GA), who led the Team, had been disrespected and routed by all; the media, fans, and … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2021-22 Season begins soon
Loving Basketball: Welcome back, Ighi!
Credits: GSW As you may or may not know, it has been a whirlwind in the NBA since August 2nd when the annual free agency trades began. With it came new mega contracts that’s making my head spin so hard; all in the bid to stack up on the best of the best of players … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Welcome back, Ighi!
History in the Making! Will it happen today?
Photos from ThinkTalk’s Conference Finals library Have you been watching the NBA 2020-21 Championship between Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, like I have? What a ball it has been! Game 6 will be played today, at 9:00 P.M. EST in ABC. That’s in approximately three hours. It is the game NBA Analyst, Steve Aschburner, has … Continue reading History in the Making! Will it happen today?
All Hail Milwaukee Bucks, the Eastern Conference Champion!!!
What a game! What a series!! I had to watch Game 6 all over again.But now it’s over and on to the next challenge, the Real Finals. Milwaukee Bucks are the NBA 2020-21 Eastern Conference Champs. The #3 Eastern Conference seed defeated the young and feisty #5 Atlanta Hawks in an incredibly underestimated 4-2 run. … Continue reading All Hail Milwaukee Bucks, the Eastern Conference Champion!!!
Mike Brown prepares to make Olympic history with Nigerian national team
OAKLAND, Calif. – Nelson Mandela once famously said, “The world will not respect Africa until Nigeria earns that respect. The Black people of the world need Nig… — Read on theundefeated.com/features/mike-brown-prepares-to-make-olympic-history-with-nigerian-national-team/ Woohoo to the Nigerian Basketball Team - what a delight to qualify as the only African country - and to Mike Brown, the humble … Continue reading Mike Brown prepares to make Olympic history with Nigerian national team
Did you watch it?
Game 7 was phenomenal as expected. It could have passed for the NBA Finals, rather than the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals that it was. And for the Milwaukee Bucks, no other game going forward, could be as challenging as the one today against Brooklyn Nets. For sure! So, Team Giannis won having narrowly missed a last … Continue reading Did you watch it?
Loving Basketball: The Big Three are Nasty!
Credits: NBA Excusez-moi, monsieurs! Qu'est-ce qui se passe? What I envisioned to be a game of the titans is turning out to be an embarrassing game of mismatch to watch. Pardon me, but it appears that Giannis and Team Milwaukee are proving to be no match for Brooklyn Nets’ Big Three of Kevin Durant (KD), … Continue reading Loving Basketball: The Big Three are Nasty!
Loving Basketball: 🥵 Golden State Warriors’ 2020-21 NBA Season is Over?!
Two painful losses for the Dub Nation in the Play-In Tournament fighting for the 7th or 8th Seed, first against LA Lakers and tonight with the Memphis Grizzlies, substantiates the fact that some outcomes in life just don’t make sense despite your BEST efforts. It’s the second time Warriors will miss the Playoff after winning … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 🥵 Golden State Warriors’ 2020-21 NBA Season is Over?!
Loving Basketball: Woohoo All 30 Teams Playing Today!
It’s a day of basketball starting now. All 30 Teams playing today - 15 games!!! It’s Pre-Play-In which starts on Tuesday. Some teams (6 from the Eastern Conference and 5 from the Western) have clinched a Playoff seed, but a few teams need to win the game today and the Play-In to qualify for Playoff. … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Woohoo All 30 Teams Playing Today!
Loving Basketball: 2020-21 NBA Season, Play-Ins, and Playoff
Credits: Left, Sports Illustrated . Right, Getty Images/Gene Sweeney Jr. What a Season! The 2020-21 NBA Season has been quite interesting. What with covid and a lack of fan-fare. We must commend all the players for continuously entertaining us despite being in lockdown away from families and their fans. Yay yay yay. I hear your … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2020-21 NBA Season, Play-Ins, and Playoff
Loving Basketball: Steph Curry
Give it up for Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors on winning the 3-Point Shooting Contest at the ongoing 2021 NBA All Star Games. It's the second time he's won the contest.
Loving Basketball: Team LeBron vs. Team Durant: NBA All-Star Draft rosters and results
Credits: NBA The Captains, LeBron James for the West, and Kevin Durant for the East, selected their starters and reserves watched by probably millions on TNT a few minutes ago. Below is the roster per the NBA website: Team LeBron Starters: • LeBron James* • Giannis Antetokounmpo • Stephen Curry • Luka Doncic • Nikola … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Team LeBron vs. Team Durant: NBA All-Star Draft rosters and results
Loving Basketball: The NBA All Star Results are in
Credits: NBA.com http://www.nba.com/news/2021-nba-all-star-game-starters-revealed The results of the votes are in and the one-day event is set for March 7th. The result contains NBA's finest and best. I'm so happy for them all and look forward to watching it all on TNT. Check your channels for the local times. Should be lotta fun. I hope you'll … Continue reading Loving Basketball: The NBA All Star Results are in
Enjoy Christmas Day with your Family watching these NBA Games!
Source: NBA Schedule 12:00 P.M. Miami Heat and New Orleans Pelicans 2:30 P.M. Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks 5:00 P.M. Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets 8:00 P.M. Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers 10:30 P.M. Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers Credits: NBA I am sooooo excited and will be lazing in front of … Continue reading Enjoy Christmas Day with your Family watching these NBA Games!
Loving Basketball: Can’t believe this is happening …!
Check out this game in the NBA app! Celtics VS Bucks https://watch.nba.com/game/20201223/MILBOS-1 Tell me that there's no fear because it's just the beginning of the Season! Again, an indicator of what the season holds. Enjoy the remainder of the game on second opening night😍 Here are the results of other games played tonight, courtesy of … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Can’t believe this is happening …!
Loving Basketball: 2020-21 NBA Season Starts Tomorrow!
Credits: Left - NBA, Right - Laylayrock26 For lovers of NBA Basketball, the 2020-21 Season starts tomorrow!!! I’m so excited but too bad Covid-19 has barred fans from being live on-the-ground to watch their favorite Teams. Well, we’ll be glued to our televisions. It’s going to be different. What with Teams’ almost all new players … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2020-21 NBA Season Starts Tomorrow!
Loving Basketball: Preseason starts this Saturday!
t.email.warriors.com/r/ Woohoo!!! Check your local Teams for respective stations' airing times. You know (C)ThinkTalk will be glued to the television. Quiz: Which Team will win this season's Championship? 1 Golden State Warriors 2 Golden State Warriors 3 Golden State Warriors 4 Golden State Warriors 😆 Okay, I just displayed my bias! Let's take two: Which … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Preseason starts this Saturday!
Loving Basketball: So glad to see these guys back!
http://www.nba.com/news/10-players-we-finally-get-to-see-again-in-2020-21 . . . I'm really glad and looking forward to the 2020-21 NBA season starting soon - Christmas will be bomb!!! The game, like any other sports, is a risky venture. We, the fans, concern ourselves more with the big bucks paid to the players and big contracts signed. But none, absolutely none, can … Continue reading Loving Basketball: So glad to see these guys back!
Loving Basketball: NBA Teams’ Star Duos
Credits: Mercury News (Left) & Clutch Points (Right) “Everyone needs somebody,” right? Yes, we all need each other, but most importantly, we all need at least one person in our life who is our confidante or a balancer of sorts. For married couples, this person often is the significant other. But even married couples need … Continue reading Loving Basketball: NBA Teams’ Star Duos
Loving Basketball: 2020 NBA Draft: Results
Credits: NBA.com The 2020 NBA Draft has now been completed. The spectacular event was full of surprises and extremely emotional for many prospects.Locally, LaMelo Ball was rumored to be the #1 draft, but the first draft went to Anthony Edwards, while LaMelo was the #3. Former USC Star Onyeka Okonkwo was, as of yesterday nominated … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2020 NBA Draft: Results
Loving Basketball: 2020 NBA Draft Day
Credits: NBA.com Today is the NBA Draft. Hundred (100) prospects with their families will gather, via videoconferencing due to covid-19, for the event and the possibility of starting a “new life” in basketball. The event which was originally “scheduled to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, will now be conducted at the … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2020 NBA Draft Day
Loving Basketball: I must confess, I was somewhat salty with Lakers’ win
Credits: NBA website / Shaun Powell This blog could have been posted yesternight if I was exhilarated for the LA Lakers’ winning the 2020 NBA Championship. But, NO. It is delayed as I have to search and clear my heart. The truth is that I am somewhat salty that Lakers won. Yes, I dropped it. … Continue reading Loving Basketball: I must confess, I was somewhat salty with Lakers’ win
Loving Basketball: Who is he?!
Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Aside from the Golden State Warriors, I haven’t seen another resilient team in the NBA as I did tonight watching the Denver Nuggets (DN) take on the Los Angeles (LA) Lakers. Twice Nuggets’ team rebounded from a 3:0 (against Utah Jazz) and 3:1 (against LA Clippers) deficit … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Who is he?!
Loving Basketball: What a Game, but Bucks is out!
Credits: Left, NBA; Right, ClutchPoints Unbelievable! Milwaukee Bucks, the NBA Number One seed and East Conference leader, with a regular season record of 56:17, is out of the 2019-20 NBA Playoffs!! Bucks was edged out by an underdog, the East’s 5th ranking Miami Heat who had a regular season record of 44:29!! First-time a lower-seed … Continue reading Loving Basketball: What a Game, but Bucks is out!
Loving Basketball: Stop Press – Game 5 boycotted to protest another senseless Police Shooting
Credits: ThinkTalk After all the national unrest on Police brutality and systemic racism, it is disturbing that there was yet another shooting of a 29-year old African-American man. As a result the planned Game 5 between Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic, scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET today, was boycotted by the Bucks. They simply gathered … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Stop Press – Game 5 boycotted to protest another senseless Police Shooting
Loving Basketball: Landslide Victory for the Greek Freak!
Credits: CBS Sports The media went agog on the announcement. Congratulations is in order for Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokoumpo on winning the 2019-20 KIA Defensive Player of the Year Award. An award with the best NBA defensive players gave Giannis a landslide victory of 432 points over candidates Anthony Davis of LA Lakers and Rudy … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Landslide Victory for the Greek Freak!
Loving Basketball: For Basketball Lovers – 2020 Draft Lottery is Tomorrow
Credits: NBA.com Have you ever wondered how the NBA Draft Lottery works? Have you ever watched one live or replayed? I bet you had a question or some.Watching this simplified video, by my favorite team the Golden State Warriors aka Dubs, helps break it down. I hope you enjoy and learn a thing or two … Continue reading Loving Basketball: For Basketball Lovers – 2020 Draft Lottery is Tomorrow
Loving Basketball: All hail Dame $$$Dolla!
Damian Lillard was determined from the get-go. “We didn’t come here to play.” He sure was right. Contending for the West’s 8th seed was no joke for Dame and his team. The Restart is now over! What a two-week Restart! What a finish particularly for Dame and the Trailblazers?! Of the 22 teams that competed … Continue reading Loving Basketball: All hail Dame $$$Dolla!
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