Jimmy Butler’s seven-game suspension was one of the biggest headlines in the NBA this month. All in all, Butler was away from his Miami Heat teammates for at least 13 days, which doesn’t even include the time he’ll miss after being suspended a second time.
Welcome to Part 3 of this year’s bi-weekly NBA Power Rankings.
The third week of the Emirates NBA Cup (formerly known as the In-Season Tournament) gave us hints on which teams got eliminated and which teams gained paths to the Knockout Rounds. With the stakes getting higher and higher, players are supposed to step up. Unfortunately, being under the bright lights of the tournament can get in your head sometimes.
We’re here! This is Part 1 of this year’s bi-weekly NBA Power Rankings.
Despite the exceedingly long wait, the next NBA season is nearly upon us. Next thing you know, we will be reading stories about training camps from the different teams.
It must be weird facing your former team. It is, without a doubt, an awkward feeling when past teammates become your enemies. How would a player or coach deal with it? Does it add any more pressure? We can only guess, but we know that they will do anything to eliminate the team they used to play for.
The most wonderful time of the year is (almost) here. Whether you love or hate the NBA play-in tournament, it always adds stakes to the end of the season. It certainly also does not hurt that this tournament consists of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Steph Curry, Joel Embiid, and Jimmy Butler having to play in big games.
Based on all the action we saw from Week 2, we can probably expect Week 3 to be equally action-packed.
Last time we saw a meaningful game, the Denver Nuggets were busy eliminating the Miami Heat.
When the NBA schedule was released, you can bet that players immediately studied the dates carefully, eager to see things like homestands, roadtrips, and other interesting quirks.
Older fans will read the phrase “French Connection” and wonder why it sounds familiar. It might be because it was a famous Gene Hackman movie decades ago. Well, this article has nothing to do with that ground-breaking film. This, instead, is about connecting teams in the Southeast Division of the NBA to the French Republic.
When the regular season ended, everyone talked about the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, and the Golden State Warriors in
Jimmy Butler’s seven-game suspension was one of the biggest headlines in the NBA this month. All in all, Butler was away from his Miami Heat teammates for at least 13 days, which doesn’t even include the time he’ll miss after being suspended a second time.
Welcome to Part 3 of this year’s bi-weekly NBA Power Rankings.
The third week of the Emirates NBA Cup (formerly known as the In-Season Tournament) gave us hints on which teams got eliminated and which teams gained paths to the Knockout Rounds. With the stakes getting higher and higher, players are supposed to step up. Unfortunately, being under the bright lights of the tournament can get in your head sometimes.
We’re here! This is Part 1 of this year’s bi-weekly NBA Power Rankings.
Despite the exceedingly long wait, the next NBA season is nearly upon us. Next thing you know, we will be reading stories about training camps from the different teams.
It must be weird facing your former team. It is, without a doubt, an awkward feeling when past teammates become your enemies. How would a player or coach deal with it? Does it add any more pressure? We can only guess, but we know that they will do anything to eliminate the team they used to play for.
The most wonderful time of the year is (almost) here. Whether you love or hate the NBA play-in tournament, it always adds stakes to the end of the season. It certainly also does not hurt that this tournament consists of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Steph Curry, Joel Embiid, and Jimmy Butler having to play in big games.
Based on all the action we saw from Week 2, we can probably expect Week 3 to be equally action-packed.
Last time we saw a meaningful game, the Denver Nuggets were busy eliminating the Miami Heat.
When the NBA schedule was released, you can bet that players immediately studied the dates carefully, eager to see things like homestands, roadtrips, and other interesting quirks.
Older fans will read the phrase “French Connection” and wonder why it sounds familiar. It might be because it was a famous Gene Hackman movie decades ago. Well, this article has nothing to do with that ground-breaking film. This, instead, is about connecting teams in the Southeast Division of the NBA to the French Republic.
When the regular season ended, everyone talked about the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, and the Golden State Warriors in the West. In the East,
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