Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen is releasing a rock album on a major labelEric Freeman, yahoo.com In addition to recording his players' in-game conversations, New York Knicks owner James Dolan has been known to lay down some tracks in the studio as frontman of the "blues" band JD and the Straight Shot. While Dolan's band has only occasiona… |
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Report: Raptors going after Ujiri for GM vacancyMay 24 (yesterday)
Masai Ujiri has done a masterful job of reshaping the Nuggets into a Western Conference contender ever since Carmelo Anthony forced his way out of Denver. |
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Kevin Durant taps Nike to donate $1M in products, sneaker profits to Oklahoma tornado reliefMay 24 (yesterday)
Dan Devine, yahoo.com In the aftermath of the devastating tornado that tore through Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant was one of the first high-profile celebrities to lend a major hand, donating $1 million to regional Red Cros… |
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If You’re In Portland Tonight, Here’s Your Chance To Meet Damian LillardMay 23 (2 days ago)
Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com If you’re in Portland tonight, here’s your chance to meet Damian Lillard. The NBA’s Rookie of the Year will be stopping by Compound Gallery (107 NW 5th Ave.) tonight between 6:00 and 7:00 pm to sign autographs and celebrate the launch of the limited… |
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Russell Westbrook, Thunder visit tornado victims at Oklahoma children’s hospitalMay 22 (3 days ago)
Dan Devine, yahoo.com If you're like me or my friend Trey Kerby, this photo of Russell Westbrook high-fiving a young victim of the tornado that devastated Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday filled your heart to bursting, and also made you want to know a little bit mor… |
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The Minnesota Timberwolves Fan's Guide to the Five Stages of Post-Lottery GriefMay 22 (4 days ago)
If you truly want to know what it feels like to root for the Minnesota Timberwolves, all you have to do is watch the NBA draft lottery. The lottery pl... |
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Kevin Durant Donated $1 Million To Red Cross For Tornado ReliefMay 21 (4 days ago)
Greg Howard, deadspin.com Earlier today, word got out that Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant had donated $1 million to the United States Red Cross in the wake of yesterday's tornado, which leveled entire neighborhoods and killed at least two dozen in the OKC suburb of M… |
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adidas Honors Damian Lillard With A Giant BannerMay 20 (5 days ago)
Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Can things get any better for Damian Lillard? He exceeded all expectations during a dynamic Rookie of the Year season, and can now add “get a giant banner of yourself” to his list of achievements. The folks at adidas honored the stalwart by throwing u… |
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Lillard's 'entourage' accused of assaultMay 20 (5 days ago)
Two brothers allege that people standing near Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard assaulted them after one of the victims took a photo of the NBA Rookie of the Year. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com On Saturday morning Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Toronto Raptors were hot to trot for Denver Nuggets personnel chief Masai Ujiri, which is a smart trot to be hot for, considering that Ujiri once worked for the Raptors, and the rei… |
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The Western Conference finals are set with the San Antonio Spurs facing the Memphis Grizzlies for the right to advance to the NBA Finals. Who will come out on top? SI.com writers Ian Thomsen, Lee Jenkins, Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney make their picks. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com The celebration of the incredible rookie season put together by the Blazers’ Damian Lillard rolls on. Check out these Real Deal x Damian Lillard Rookie of the Year limited addition kicks from adidas Basketball. The Real Deal originally appeared in the l… |
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Bryan Confer, dimemag.com Whenever something in sports doesn’t go according to plan, we as fans are quick to place blame. The easy way to explain why the Oklahoma City Thunder couldn’t get back to the Western Conference Finals, much less the NBA Finals, would be to blame Kevin… |
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Ramona Shelburne, ESPN.com The day after his Oklahoma City Thunder was knocked out of the second round of the playoffs by the Memphis Grizzlies, Kevin Durant vowed to learn from this season, not lament it. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com With every season that ends, for the playoff teams at least, we felt it right to take a look ahead. TNT already has the rights to "Gone Fishin'," and because we're sure that someone, somewhere, still likes that Wyclef song, we're going with &q… |
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Ousted NBA players' association executive director Billy Hunter alleges in a lawsuit that president Derek Fisher had a secret deal with owners during the 2011 lockout that benefited himself, his publicist and certain players. |
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Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com Tony Allen is a great defender, earning another All-Defensive First Team selection this year (his second-straight selection to the First Team). Besides adding that shutdown mentality on the wings, the former Celtic also enhances the Grizzlies with a lit… |
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The way Kevin Martin describes it, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost the "vision" of a potential championship run the morning they learned All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook would be out for the rest of the postseason. |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com If you want to find the most obvious reason that the Oklahoma City Thunder were unable to advance past the second round of the playoffs, your search will end with the words "Russell Westbrook." But Westbrook's absence wasn't the only thing hol… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com Marc Gasol didn't have a monster Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, finishing making just five of his 13 field-goal attempts and grabbing a non-eye-popping seven rebounds in 41 minutes. But the burly center was there when the Memphis… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Signs things are not going your way in an elimination game of your NBA Playoff series: Tayshaun Prince is putting dunks on you that he hasn’t done in games since he was at Dominguez High School: For breaking news, rumors, exclusive content, and contests… |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com When Russell Westbrook went down in Game 2 against the Houston Rockets, the Oklahoma City Thunder knew that their ability to fulfill their championship aspirations would be seriously compromised. It seems as if the severity of Westbrook's loss couldn't … |
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The Grizz are headed to their first West finals -- and they have Zach Randolph to thank, says Ben Golliver. Memphis edged out the Thunder 88-84 in Game 5 to win 4-1 and advance. |
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Tony Allen throws shirt on court during Derek Fisher 3, results in Thunder 4-point play (Video)May 16
Dan Devine, yahoo.com Well, here's something you don't see every day. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Derek Fisher attempted a 3-pointer with his team trailing by 11 points and just over five minutes remaining in the third quarter of Game 5 of his team's Western Conference semif… |
