College courts around the U.S. will be given makeovers ahead of the NCAA 2019/20 season. The 3-point line will be amplified from its current 20 feet, 9 inches to the official International distance, 22 feet, 1 3/4 inches. NCAA New Regulations This 16 3/4-inch change is not the only modification …
Read More »NBA Finals, injury-plagued Warriors lose Game 3
Warriors Battling Uncertainty For the first time since 2015- the beginning of the three-championship reign of Golden State- the Warriors are trailing in Game 3 of a Finals series. Last night’s Game 3 in Oakland ended 123-109, putting the Toronto Raptors in the lead of the series 2-1. The Warriors …
Read More »Top-5 High School Recruit RJ Hampton Chooses Overseas Rather Than College
On Tuesday afternoon, RJ Hampton chose to play overseas and skip college. He was considering Kansas, Texas Tech, and Memphis. Where’s He Going? Hampton signed a contract with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League. He becomes the first player to willingly skip college for an international pro …
Read More »Raptors Steal Win From the Bucks in Crucial Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals
At the beginning of the series, the Milwaukee Bucks seemed to be the team with more depth. Yet, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Toronto Raptors scored 35 bench points compared to the Bucks 15. This helped the Raptors take a 3-2 series lead over the Bucks …
Read More »NBA Roundup: Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, Juwan Howard to Michigan, Drake and Budenholzer Beef
Eastern Conference Finals is Heating Up The Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors are the only two potential teams in the way of the Golden State Warriors from achieving a three-peat. Yet, most fans don’t really know who the best team out of the two can potentially defeat the Warriors. …
Read More »NBA Eastern and Western Conference Finals Update
Kawhi Leonard and Giannis Antetokounmporank 1-2 in Player Efficiency Rating this postseason. This is the only Conference or NBA Finals series in the last 20 postseasons where 2 players entered with a 30.0+ PER. pic.twitter.com/TnRORiVnYD — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 16, 2019 ECF – Milwaukee Wins Exciting Game …
Read More »NBA Draft Lottery Recap
Last night the 35th annual NBA Draft Lottery took place in Chicago. All 14 teams who didn’t make the postseason were hoping to secure a number one pick in the 2019 draft. This was the first time a new system was implemented for the lottery. With the updated system the …
Read More »Rockets defeat Jazz, advance in playoffs
All the Houston Rockets needed was five games to send the Utah Jazz packing and headed for home. Meanwhile, Houston now moves on to the Western Conference Semifinals. There, they wait for the winner of the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers series which is now at 3-2 in …
Read More »The Greek Freak Leads the Bucks to Advance to the Second Round
“Uhhh I was 7 years old,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said as he tried to remember the last time the Bucks advanced from the first round of the playoffs. It was 2001. Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson led the charge. That year, Milwaukee advanced to the Eastern Conference finals where they lost …
Read More »Jazz Keeps Postseason Hopes Alive with Win Against Rockets
The Utah Jazz has held off elimination and forced a game 5 with their first win in the series. The game was close most of the way, but a late scoring run led by Donovan Mitchell really helped push the Jazz over the edge. Mitchell scored over half of his …
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