According to reports released late last week from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA Players Association has approved a 72 game regular season to begin on December 22. Once this receives ownership approval we will likely see NBA action for the 2020-21 season just in time for Christmas. There are still be logistics to be sorted …
The NBA season came to a conclusion last weekend with the Los Angeles Lakers led by Finals Most Valuable Player, LeBron James, defeating the Miami Heat four games to two. It was the Lakers 17th NBA championship (although my son won argue that we should only count the Los Angeles titles (12) and not the …
After nearly two months of play in the hub cities of Toronto and Edmonton, one more team, either the Tampa Bay Lightning or the Dallas Stars will have their bubble burst as the other emerges as the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals champions. The Stars won two games against the Lightning in the regular season, each …
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When the NBA Western Conference Finals commence next week, the Los Angeles Lakers are likely to face their crosstown rivals the Clippers. While both teams share their regular-season home arena the Staples Center, this potential series will have a similar feel since both the Lakers and Clippers will be sharing an arena in Orlando as …
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As the NBA playoffs move into the conference semi-finals, there is a separation from championship contenders and pretenders. The general consensus for the contenders has included the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s consider another team that deserves to be in the conversation: the Boston Celtics. The 17-time NBA …
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In a tumultuous turn of events in the sports world on Wednesday evening, the NBA postponed all three of their playoff games. Players from the Milwaukee Bucks chose not to play their game versus the Orlando Magic due to the shooting of a black man by a white policeman this past Sunday. While this event …
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As the quest for Lord’s Stanley’s Cup continues, we had to say good-bye to eight more teams who were eliminated from playoff contention. With eight teams remaining, we preview the four series which make up the Eastern and Western Conference Semi-Finals. The conference semi-final playoffs begin this weekend. The Eastern Conference will be played at …
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The 2020 National Hockey League Playoffs began this past week and per usual the postseason has produced several moments of great sports drama on the frozen pond as well as off the ice. At the conclusion of any NHL game, there is a selection of the best three players who stood out in the …
Deep down the players want to play baseball. The bottom line for the owners is they want to have baseball. Generally speaking, sports fans want baseball to return. But here we are in the month of June and yet there is no return to baseball and the window of opportunity may be closing very quickly. …
While we don’t have an exact date of when we will see the puck drop in the National Hockey League, whenever it does, the league will jump right into the playoffs after announcing that the regular season has officially concluded. That being said, we already know who some of the league’s award winners are. The …