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Biting the dust

by Bobby Motus - April 16, 2025 - 12:00am

It started with Mike Brown. He was the first coach in league history to win the Coach of the Year award by a unanimous vote for the 2022-2023 season.

Security of tenure

by Bobby Motus - April 2, 2025 - 12:00am

In the NBA presently, except for Greg Popovich who’s practically untouchable calling the shots for San Antonio and is still recovering from a stroke, there are only two coaches whose incumbency perhaps are...

Playoff scenario

by Bobby Motus - March 26, 2025 - 12:00am

The NBA post season is three weeks away.

Injury-plagued career

by Bobby Motus - March 5, 2025 - 12:00am

The Philadelphia 76ers drafted him as their 3rd overall pick after Andrew Wiggins (CLE) and Jabari Parker (MIL) during the 2014 NBA Draft. Also in that class is Aaron Gordon, Marcus Smart, Julius Randle and...

Getting better

by Bobby Motus - February 26, 2025 - 12:00am

The newest superstar Laker had finally tuned up and had produced superstar numbers in his latest game.

Team hopping

by Bobby Motus - February 12, 2025 - 12:00am

The wheeling and dealing is over in the trade market but there is still the NBA buy-out market where teams who no longer need the services of their veterans get released from their contracts.

LD for AD

by Bobby Motus - February 5, 2025 - 12:00am

The NBA trading deadline is tomorrow but as I write this piece, the noise and the drama in Miami that we had been expecting to gain traction is still bogged down, the principal actor indefinitely suspended, again,...

Jalen Green

by Bobby Motus - January 22, 2025 - 12:00am

Drafted in 2021 by Houston as their second overall pick, Jalen Green, the 6’4” shooting guard whose mom Bree Puruganan hails from Ilocos Sur, has rightfully earned his starting spot with the Rockets...

Russ revival

by Bobby Motus - January 15, 2025 - 12:00am

Russell Westbrook had his best basketball during his 9 seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Can’t win against Pat Riley

by Bobby Motus - January 8, 2025 - 12:00am

During his tenure with the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler played the best basketball of his career.

Trade season is here

by Bobby Motus - December 31, 2024 - 12:00am

The unofficial NBA trading season had started last December 16 when most of the free agent signings league-wide the past offseason become eligible to be dealt to other teams.

Thundering OKC

by Bobby Motus - December 11, 2024 - 12:00am

Oklahoma City is in the Central United States, whose location, known as Thunder Alley, is frequented by tornadoes.

15-0 season starts

by Bobby Motus - November 20, 2024 - 12:00am

Going 15-0 to start the NBA season is a mean feat and in the league’s 77 years of existence, only four teams have accomplished this.

The Bronny folly

by Bobby Motus - November 13, 2024 - 12:00am

For the pedigree that he carries, Bronny James gets more than ample media attention than that of more seasoned players.

Dikembe, 1966-2024

by Bobby Motus - October 23, 2024 - 12:00am

Coming to the US from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1987 at the age of 21, Dikembe Mutombo came to study at Georgetown University on a scholarship from United States Agency for International Development...

NBA’s top 35 and older players

by Bobby Motus - October 16, 2024 - 12:00am

In an article by Jasmyn Wimbish on CBS Sports, she listed 10 top players 35 and older still making an impact on their teams with their veteran presence which is an important guiding presence to their younger te...

The GOAT debate

by Bobby Motus - October 2, 2024 - 12:00am

Let’s get in on the debate on who’s the greatest basketball player ever to lace up a pair Nikes.

Boston’s biggest EC threats

by Bobby Motus - September 25, 2024 - 12:00am

With their 18th championship, the Boston Celtics is the league’s winningest franchise, and it looks like they’re bent on repeating with an intact lineup.

Is Ben Simmons still relevant?

by Bobby Motus - September 11, 2024 - 12:00am

Seven years into the NBA with career total earnings of $163 million would describe an All-Star caliber franchise player that should regularly lead a team to a long run during the post season.

NBA 2024-2025 opening games

by Bobby Motus - August 14, 2024 - 12:00am

As expected, Team USA won the gold in Olympic basketball in Paris last week.

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