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What ESPN documentary ‘The Last Dance’ reveals about Michael Jordan

April 24, 2020 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The last time Michael Jordan competed in an NBA arena George W. Bush was president of the United States, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the governor of California, cost of gas was $1.83 per gallon, and a young Harvard University student named Mark Zuckerberg launched a website called Facemash. When ESPN aired the first episodes of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Air Jordan, chicago bulls, ESPN The Last Dance, Michael Jordan

Kobe Bryant: ‘I’m just like everybody else’

February 24, 2015 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Kobe Bryant is one of the most polarizing figures in sports. He’s part Michael Jordan, part Alex Rodriguez. No player in the NBA fills both ends of the spectrum like Kobe Bean Bryant. He plays the hero and the villain better than anyone. When Kobe finally decides to hang up his Nikes, it’ll be a … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Ahmad Rashad, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal

NBA’s best perimeter defenders

September 18, 2013 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

The Glove. The nickname fit Gary Payton like Isotoners. He got his nickname “The Glove” when Payton’s cousin called him during the 1993 Western Conference Finals series against Phoenix and told him, “you’re holding Kevin Johnson like a baseball in a glove,” and the nickname was born. The only point guard ever to win the … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Alvin Robertson, Gary Payton, Joe Dumars, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Cooper, Michael Jordan, Ron Artest, Scottie Pippen, Sidney Moncrief

Kobe pulls off rare feat against Trail Blazers

April 11, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Kobe Bryant accomplished a rare feat at his age last night in the Lakers’ 113-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. According to Elias Sports, Bryant’s 47 points, five assists, and three steals made him the third player (since steals became an official statistic in 1973-74) to go for 45-plus points, five-plus assists and three-plus … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Blazers, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan

Reggie Miller’s five greatest moments

September 7, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Basketball is king in the state of Indiana and Reggie Miller is the undisputed prince of the Pacers. Very few basketball studs play their entire careers with one team, and Miller was blessed to play his entire 18-year NBA career with the Indiana Pacers. He was the 11th overall pick in the 1987 draft, but … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Indiana Pacers, John Starks, Michael Jordan, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, New York Knicks, reggie miller, Spike Lee, UCLA

DREAM TEAM’S UNTOLD STORIES

June 16, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Twenty years ago, when NBA players were allowed to participate in the Summer Olympics it changed the entire landscape of the sport of basketball. The global impact of the 1992 U.S. men’s basketball team — also known as the Dream Team — was enormous. They opened the door for international players such as Pau Gasol, … [Read more…]

Posted in: FIBA, General, NBA Tagged: Charles Barkley, Chris Mullin, Christian Laettner, Chuck Daly, Clyde Drexler, David Robinson, Dream Team, John Stockton, Karl Malone, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Mike Krzyzewski, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen

NBA FINALS: DURANT VS. LEBRON

June 12, 2012 by Joel Huerto 2 Comments

This is the dream matchup for the NBA. You have arguably the best team from the West playing against arguably the best team in the East. And each side boasts arguably the two best players in the game. The NBA Finals has not had this kind of salacious showdown since Magic Johnson’s Lakers faced Michael … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: 2012 NBA Finals, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Miami Heat, Michael Jordan, Oklahoma City Thunder, Scott Brooks

ROSE CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM HEAT

April 18, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Derrick Rose grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Rose was born and raised in Chicago, so he knows full well the degree of difficulty that comes with winning a championship for the Windy City and the massive shadow cast by Jordan’s legacy. If you take away Jordan’s Bulls, the city of Chicago … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: chicago bulls, derrick rose, GQ, Miami Heat, Michael Jordan, Will Leitch

BEST CLOSER IN THE GAME? IT’S KOBE . . . AND IT’S NOT EVEN CLOSE

April 8, 2012 by Joel Huerto 3 Comments

Kobe Bryant is not the same superstar that could carry a team by scoring 40 points over a 10- or 12-game stretch. Father Time is slowly starting to catch up to him, as evidenced by the third-lowest shooting percentage (43%) of his 16-year career. Sure, he is playing with torn ligaments in his wrist and … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Kobe Bryant, Lakers, Michael Jordan

KOBE BREAKS JORDAN’S RECORD

February 27, 2012 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

Kobe Bryant reached a milestone during the 2012 NBA All-Star game in Orlando, Fla. when he passed the great Michael Jordan to become the No. 1 scorer in All-Star game history. It happened with about five minutes left in the third quarter when Bryant took a pass from Western Conference teammate Kevin Durant near halfcourt … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: All-Star Game, Dwyane Wade, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson
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