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Excellence, unbridled passion propelled Kevin Garnett to Hall of Fame Kevin Garnetts white-hot intensity and rare skill set were driving forces in his jump straight from high school to the heights of NBA success. Steve Aschburner May 12, 2021 1:54 PM Fierce passion and competitiveness drove Kevin Garnett to some of the greatest heights of success in the NBA. Legacies. Hall of Fame inductions bring out a lot of chatter about legacies. About how a great athlete in his chosen sport will be — al...

Fadeaway World Author: May 10, 2021 When Michael Jordan played in the 90s, the Chicago Bulls were the most feared team in the league. Evident of their 6-0 Finals run during that time, there were some teams that could never get over the hump. The Knicks, Pacers, and Jazz featured some great talent during their heyday but never won a title due to the roadblock that was Michael Jordan. When Jordan left the league a second time, it felt like the league was granted a fresh slate. Anybody could compe...

Iverson Classic underway at Bartlett High School (Source: AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn) By Jarvis Greer | May 7, 2021 at 10:44 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 10:44 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - With COVID-19 canceling the McDonald’s All American Game, and the Jordan Brand Classic this year, most of the top high school basketball talent in the country is right here in Memphis this weekend for the Iverson Classic. They’re playing out at Bartlett High School doing the skills challenge Friday a...

How to Watch Benny Williams in Iverson Classic Syracuse basketball signee will play in the high school all-star event. Author: May 6, 2021 With the McDonalds All American Game and Jordan Brand Classic events both cancelled due to the pandemic, the Iverson Classic becomes the premier high school all-star event this spring. Syracuse signee Benny Williams will be playing, and here is how you can watch the talented forward in the game.  TIME: May 7th (5:00 p.m. eastern) & May 8th (6:00 p.m. easter...

Tim Duncan was never the NBA’s “biggest crybaby” Share this story If there is one thing that will always bring San Antonio Spurs fans together, it’s when a reason is given to come to the defense of the always underappreciated Tim Duncan. Whether it’s Kobe or Shaq comparisons or the absurd idea that Anthony Davis is better, Spurs fans will never let anyone smear the name of the GOAT PUFF. By now you’re probably wondering what has happened this time to trigger another “in defense o...

Kevin Porter Jr will either flame out or kick on A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The youngest player to ever score 50-plus points and tally ten-plus assists in NBA history is Kevin Porter Jr. Houston fans needed this feel-good story. Every year they had James Harden and every year they made the playoffs. To start the season, Harden was a resentful Rocket and Kevin Porter Jr – a talented combo guard, who...

ESPN’s Pelton: Lack of ‘Big Three’ minutes unique for championship team Share this story Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images ESPN’s Kevin Pelton tries his hand at trying to determine if the “Big Three’s” lack of playing time together is going to hurt the Nets come post-season when all three can be expected back. It’s that 186 minutes “thing.” In the end, like a lot of Nets fans and pundits, he’s simply not sure because basically, there is no good example of three players t...

Stewart, or “Beef Stew,” as fans have begun to call him, has captured the imagination of the Pistons fandom this season. Many have likened his game to Wallace, who won four Defensive Player of the Year awards while anchoring the “Goin’ to Work” team that won a championship in 2004. They’re both undersized for the center position, yet impose their will on the boards and thrive as lob threats.  The rookie might be the most popular player on this new Pistons team. And he has been a so...

Zion would be nice someday, but the Knicks are finally building an actual team Dan Wetzel Ambition has been home in New York, the allure of jumping into the heart of the city’s intense fray has, for generations, driven migration, movies and music. Some see the semi-organized mayhem of the place and turn around. Others want to see if they can make it there … and then never leave. You can apparently count Zion Williamson, the 20-year-old native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, ...

On cold night for Pistons, Frank Jackson shines (again) Jackson’s transformation into a reserve scorer has become one of the better story lines of the season. The former Duke one-and-done, who signed a two-way contract with the Pistons two games into the season, was mostly outside of the rotation during the first half of the season. Since mid-March, he has been one of Detroit’s best shooters.  Entering Saturday, Jackson had appeared in every game since March 15, making 40.5% of his 3-poi...