Who is Bernard King?: The NBA’s Invisible Genius
by Chuck Modiano G – Magic G – Isiah F – Larry F – Bernard C – Kareem/Moses No last names are necessary. These men make up the 1st team All-NBA stars in Bernard King’s last two Knick seasons before he...
View ArticleUnderstanding “Overrated”
by Cory Jefferies If some of the greatest players in the history of North American sports can be overrated from the narratives told about them and the social statuses given to them to describe their...
View ArticleThe 8 Famous Mommies In Sports
by LeRoy McConnell III courtesy of hitemwheretheyaint.com Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommies all over the world. Moms are famous for several reasons: For their nurturing, being a tad bit on...
View ArticleHow LeBron James Stacks Up to the Greats (Part 1)
by Chris Price A conversation with a LeBron fan the other day made me want to address three issues I have with the logic of many LeBron James fans. #1 – Choose whether LeBron James is a young...
View ArticleHow LeBron James Stacks Up to the Greats (Part 2)
by Chris Price Dream Matchup (Editor’s note – If you haven’t read part one of this series, please read it HERE prior to reading this article) So here is the other side of the story. Ongoing...
View ArticleTakeaways from Game 6 of the NBA Finals
By Chris Price B-ball fans, I didn’t get a chance to watch Heat-Spurs Game 6 the other night. I was in the midst of a great camping trip with the wife, but we both caught the second half of the game...
View ArticleThe Future of Team USA
by Jon Carroll Is doubt creeping in for NBA players regarding USA Basketball?(Image via 8points9seconds.com) Even before seeing Paul George’s gruesome injury during last Saturday’s Team USA...
View ArticleMelanin Mount Rushmore
by OGICIC I’ll be honest, I’ve never participated in the “Kobe v. LeBron” or “Kobe v. MJ” debates and I’ve refrained for a simple reason. None of the aforementioned names come anywhere close to being...
View ArticleSports is Sanity
by Justin Bankers I don’t know about anyone else’s reasons for loving sports. Entertainment? Passion? Competitive nature? Living a dream that never turned out vicariously through these men/women?...
View ArticleLeBron’s Most Defying Year?
by C. Bruce After gaining the first pick of the NBA Draft and finishing last year 33-49, the Cavs have a chance to do something special. They may have one of the best one season turnarounds in NBA...
View ArticleThe War Room Episode 312
Check out the latest episode of #TheWarRoom (The Best Podcast Since Al Gore Invented The Internet), featuring JRSportBrief, on the #WarRoomSports Podcast Network! Itunes:...
View ArticleNBA: Players to Watch in 2016-2017
by Josh Fletcher With the NBA season now officially underway, it is time to start looking for the most interesting players to watch this season. Of course, everyone is excited to see how...
View ArticleThe Cavalier/LA Conspiracy
by Brandon McConnell The NBA has always been full of conspiracies, for years. Let us take a look back at some of them. The Orlando Magic becomes a new franchise and just so happen to get...
View ArticleHarden is Not the MVP and Everybody Knows Damn Well Who Is!
by Gus Griffin I have already fortified myself for the haters that will come from this column. So bring it! It is true that in March, I said that I would vote for James Harden to be NBA MVP. At...
View ArticleWho Has the Most to Lose in the NBA Finals?
by Gus Griffin Photo courtesy of USA Today It is hard to find storylines for an NBA finals matchup in its fourth consecutive edition. With that said, I think the discussion about whom has the...
View Article10 Reasons Why LeBron and the Lakers Make Sense
by Gus Griffin Now that the “wow” and dust has settled, let’s look at last week’s biggest sports story: my Lakers’ signing of LeBron James. There are legitimate basketball-based reasons for the...
View ArticleSports’ 4 Most Overhyped Rivalries
by Gus Griffin Image courtesy of The Purple Quill As college football goes, this is rivalry week. Alabama vs. Auburn is among many that rarely disappoint. However, some of these matchups that...
View ArticleKyrie Irving and the Less Green (Celtics) Grass
by Gus Griffin On July 10, 2014, Kyrie Irving signed a contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In spite of the talented guard’s injury history, this would be “his team” for the near...
View ArticleLaker Dysfunction and #MeToo
by Gus Griffin LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 18: (L-R) Magic Johnson, Rob Pelinka and Jeanie Buss attend Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement ceremony during a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and...
View ArticleWhy LeBron James and Walmart Do Not Make a Winning Team
by Gus Griffin I am a huge LeBron James fan, both for his on-court play and off-court efforts. I have long believed that most of the criticism of him has been spiked “hater-ade” with little...
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