Last night was historic for the Orlando Magic, as Shaquille O’Neal saw his No. 32 jersey retired. He became the first player to have his number retired in Magic franchise history. O’Neal was drafted by the Magic in 1992. He quickly became a dominate forward in the league but spent …
Read More »No Plans to Retire for Pat Riley
The president of the Miami Heat Pat Riley, 77, expressed how he has no plans to retire this offseason. The Heat are coming off a Game 7 loss against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. Pat Riley stated at the end-of-season press conference that he believes that this …
Read More »Orlando Magic Land the First Overall Pick in the 2022 NBA Draft
The Orlando Magic were awarded the first overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft last night. Entering the night, the Magic had a 14% chance at securing the number one spot, tied with the Houston Rockets and the Detroit Pistons. After going 22-60 this season, Orlando finished second-to-last in the …
Read More »Magic face Bucks in pivotal Game 2
Last season, the Orlando Magic stole game one from the Toronto Raptors. D.J. Augustin nailed the game-winning three with seconds remaining. However, the eventual NBA champions cruised through the next four games to advance. One year later, the Magic are in the same position. They shocked the Milwaukee Bucks in …
Read More »Kobe, Gigi Bryant eulogized on 2/24
On Monday morning, the Staples Center housed more roses than it did people. 33,643 roses, to be exact — one for each point the late Kobe Bryant scored in his 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers. A lot have words have prefaced Bryant’s name in the past. Though, …
Read More »Atlanta Hawks Stun Miami Heat Behind Trae’s 50 points
The Atlanta Hawks (16-41) upset the Miami Heat (35-20) Thursday night, 129-124 in Atlanta. The Heat simply could not stop Trae Young, as he notched a career-high 50 points in the win. The Hawks guard made 18 of 19 free throws and eight of 15 three-pointers after starting in the …
Read More »Miami Heat Looking to Turn Season Around
Just when you think the Miami Heat are out of it, they come back from a 0-3 record at home for a 118-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The win now brings the Heat within two games of that .500 mark. The team is keeping themselves in the race …
Read More »Scorching Hot Harden Drops 61 Against Knicks
James Harden is so hot he might literally be on fire. The Beard dropped a career-high 61 points in a thriller in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks. His big night even broke the Rockets franchise record for points scored in a game. Harden became the first player …
Read More »Basketball’s Best Duos
Jeff Van Gundy was discussing the topic of which basketball duo is the greatest ever during the broadcast of Game 2 of the NBA Finals. He said that Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry might be one of the best basketball duos ever. We decided to break down some of the greatest duos …
Read More »Heat Fall Short Despite Whiteside’s Huge Night
Hassan Whiteside tallied 28 points paired with 20 rebounds to notch his 26th double double in the Miami Heat’s 107-95 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Whiteside’s stat line resulted in not just one record, but multiple. When he grabbed his 18th rebound, Whiteside passed Shaquille O’Neal for 11th place …
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