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!
2025 NBA Playoffs starts Tomorrow
Credits: NBA - Playoff Schedule What a season! 2024/25 NBA Season was indeed a season. Much happened quickly that I couldn’t keep pace with. But, now, it’s Playoff Time. Teams contended to this point and will continue to do so as it kicks off tomorrow. Which Team takes home The coveted Larry O’Brien Cup? Switch … Continue reading 2025 NBA Playoffs starts Tomorrow
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
Bucks wins the Emirates Cup and Giannis wins MVP
Bucks Raise The NBA Cup 🏆🆙 - View now in the NBA App - https://nba.ope.nstori.es/go/clip/17dad0e8-cb3b-28e4-0a5d-3a16ea2823e1?collectionId=nba-cup-clips I haven't published any post since the 2024-25 NBA Season began for various reasons. But, I couldn't help not sharing these beautiful moments of the Milwaukee Bucks. They won the 2024 Emirates Cup and Giannis won the MVP. It was … Continue reading Bucks wins the Emirates Cup and Giannis wins MVP
Steve Balmer, the man behind the Intuit Dome, and owner of LA Clippers
Steve Ballmer is a prominent American businessman best known for his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA team and his tenure as the CEO of Microsoft. Here’s an overview of his career and role behind Intuit Done: Ownership of the LA Clippers Acquisition: In 2014, Ballmer purchased the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, … Continue reading Steve Balmer, the man behind the Intuit Dome, and owner of LA Clippers
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
Happy First Friday
It's the first Friday in October. There are three NBA preseason games scheduled for today in Abu Dhabi. Watch them all if you're off work or free. Happy Friday!
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 International Players and The Olympics
NBA International players honor their home countries I hope you do know that The Olympics is ongoing and that basketball is one of the Olympic sports. I also hope that you are aware that USA is in one of the Basketball groups. Twelve countries are currently playing in four different groups. And that the first … Continue reading NBA International Players and The Olympics
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
Steph, KD, LeBron James out of the Playoffs!
The GOATs checked out of Playoffs Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors (GSW), Kevin Durant (KD) of Phoenix Suns, and LeBron James (LBJ) of the Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) are all out of the Playoffs! The GOATs of the NBA have checked out and have been displaced by their younger counterparts. Now what? With … Continue reading Steph, KD, LeBron James out of the Playoffs!
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!
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.
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
Overlooked to All-Star Status: The Journey of Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic
Credits: NBA Preamble We all know, by now, that Denver Nuggets defeated Miami Heat about three weeks ago to win the 2022-23 NBA Finals and that Nikola Jokic was the year’s NBA Finals MVP. An all-round phenomenon being Denver’s first win in its forty-seven seasons. Yours truly had a hectic week traveling during the deciding … Continue reading Overlooked to All-Star Status: The Journey of Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic
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: Draymond has history …
They say Draymond has history, so do we
Basketball: A Game of Life
Basketball and movies are akin and satirical. There is a balance of enjoyment and satire including nuggets and life lessons to be learned every game and movie time. Life is just like a game,First you have to learn rules of the game,And then play it better then any one else. Albert Einstein The completed 2022-23 … Continue reading Basketball: A Game of Life
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
2022 NBA All Star starts today
The Celebrity Game opens this weekend's All Star Game, followed by the Rising Stars Game. The Celebrity lineup features the Mayor of Cleveland, Justin Bibb, among others, understandably so since he is the main host. The lineup includes various stars from different spheres. It will be Team Walton versus Team Nique. Sure sounds like it … Continue reading 2022 NBA All Star starts today
Ben Simmons finally found a new home
Credit: NBA The unfortunate saga surrounding Ben Simmons (BS) finally ended when he found a new home with the Brooklyn Nets in a megadeal that included James Harden. The former Philadelphia Sixers (PS) guard has been in the foray of various media attacks since the last NBA Season allegedly because he failed to shoot (or … Continue reading Ben Simmons finally found a new home
All Star Voting Results are in
Credits: NBA Every NBA player is a star. But there are a few who excel above and separate themselves from the pack. As it is written, “All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are … Continue reading All Star Voting Results are in
Setback for a Comeback … Welcome back, Klay
Credits: Washington Post It was extremely great watching Klay Thompson (KT), Golden State Warriors (GSW)’s number 11, suit up and play again yesterday. Klay Thompson had been out of the game for two-and-a-half years having suffered two back-to-back injuries; first an ACL during the 2019 NBA Finals and then rupturing his achilles during the 2020 … Continue reading Setback for a Comeback … Welcome back, Klay
One thing I know for sure …
Credits: Unsplash / Pro Church Media No matter who you are and how many people rave about you, about your cookies or cooking or style or looks or you-name-it, one thing I now definitely know for sure is that there is always someone somewhere who doesn’t give a hoot about you, still can’t stand you … Continue reading One thing I know for sure …
Loving Basketball: International Players in the NBA and Opening Night Tidbits
Credits: NBA The Season’s Opening Night was not disappointing. Both games played tonight were spectacular as expected with Milwaukee Bucks defending its championship against “short-handed” Brooklyn Nets (aka Kyrie Irving saga) and my fave Team, Golden States Warriors, routing the Los Angeles (LA) Lakers. The Dubs are surely back and in the championship race this … Continue reading Loving Basketball: International Players in the NBA and Opening Night Tidbits
Loving Basketball: 2021-22 NBA Season starts today
Credits: Pexels Woohoo. I’m excited that the NBA 2021-22 Season begins tonight. Each Team will be playing a total of eighty-two (82) games, compared to seventy-two (72) played last season. There was a Preseason, which was a two-week warm-up, feeler, tester of sorts, for players as several Teams were revamped with new players added and … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2021-22 NBA Season starts today
Loving Basketball: 2021-22 PreSeason and 75th NBA Season
Credits: Pexels To the Hoops Enthusiasts As you may or may not know, the Preseason started last Sunday. The Teams are different from what they were the previous season as several players have found new homes (teams) all in the race to win the Championship. The Preseason games, already played, featured mostly the younger and … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2021-22 PreSeason and 75th NBA Season
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!!!
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?
The NBA 2019-20 Champions were Defenseless tonight!
Credits: Left, LA Times; Right, BigLead As you may have heard, LA Lakers are out of the Playoffs. The 2019-20 defending Champions showed up on the court tonight against the Phoenix Suns defeated even before the game started. It was depressing to watch. I wonder what happened in their locker room just before game time. … Continue reading The NBA 2019-20 Champions were Defenseless tonight!
Loving Basketball: And Yes, Giannis-Bucks Won!
Credits: ClutchPoints The game was over no sooner I submitted my last post. It is official that Milwaukee Bucks are the first team to win the first round of the 2020-21 NBA Playoffs. They defeated Miami Heat with a hard 4:0 sweep; 120-103. Game four actually started with Miami leading well into the second quarter. … Continue reading Loving Basketball: And Yes, Giannis-Bucks Won!
Loving Basketball: Will Giannis and Bucks be the First Winner of Round 1?
Credits: YahooSports What a difference a year makes! Remember the two Eastern teams to face off in the second round of Playoffs last season? Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat? They are at it again. Only this time, it’s a different ball game. The two started this season’s Round of Playoffs. It’s been a Milwaukee dominant … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Will Giannis and Bucks be the First Winner of Round 1?
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
Results are in for the NBA All Stars and Reserves
Credits: NBA.com / The Starters Credits: NBA.com / The Reserves Well, well, well. The results are here and they’re final. LeBron James (LBJ) of LA Lakers and Kevin Durant (KD) of Brooklyn Nets lead the starter votes and head the West and East Teams respectively. The votes poured in from the fans and, according to … Continue reading Results are in for the NBA All Stars and Reserves
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
Loving Basketball: NBA All Star Voting
Credits: NBA / West Conference Credits: NBA / East Conference Are you aware that the NBA All Star Voting is ongoing? If you are, I hope that you’ve voted for the player you consider to be the BEST Guard and Forward for both the West and East Conferences. If not, please jump on at https://nba.com/vote … Continue reading Loving Basketball: NBA All Star Voting
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!
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