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Today seems like a good day to mention this, the day after Isaiah Thomas sparked a Sacramento Kings come-from-behind win with 14 points and 5 assists in the second half. Thomas is getting his own documentary. What you see above is the trailer. Why him? He’s Mr. Irrelevant, the 60th and last pick of the NBA draft last year. So to his credit just making a team – even the Kings – is an impressive feat. Worthy of a documentary? Sure, why not? Hat tip to The Basketball Jones. MySportNews іѕ a sports news digest publication that compiles real time, on demand sports news, articles, аnd resources. This article was distributed by Syndicated Sports news wire and [...]

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Here is our daily look around the NBA – links to stories worth reading and notes to check out (stuff that did not get its own post here at PBT). Gilbert Arenas is going to conduct an open workout in Los Angeles this week so teams can come and decide for themselves if he’s got anything left. Best video/GIF of the day: Watch JaVale McGee get back on defense. Even when the Wizards still have the ball. Jamal Crawford says he is going to opt out of his contract at the end of this year and test the free agent [...]

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To borrow a line from NFL Red Zone Channel man Andrew Siciliano: Practicar? Hablamos de practicar? After playing a couple years in Turkey but not being able to get a look from an NBA team, Allen Iverson is in negotiations to play in the Puerto Rican league, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. Iverson’s business manger Gary Moore has talked with Puerto Rico officials, and the league’s teams are discussing a bidding process to woo Iverson. The Puerto Rican league, which starts its 30-game season in March, pays its stars about $ 20,000 a month, plus living expenses, sources said. [...]

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Knicks fans may think a change in coach is long past due, what with the 9-15 record in a season that held so much promise, but Knicks management continues to be patient. For once. Echoing other reports from inside the team over the past month, Newsday reports that Mike D’Antoni’s job is safe. For now. A league source said D’Antoni isn’t in danger of losing his job. If the losing continues, however, that could change. The coach himself said he is not worried about what happens. “It doesn’t do anything for me,” D’Antoni said. “If I do my job well, [...]

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In retrospect, the Chinese Basketball Association may have wanted to modify their rule to say teams could only sign NBA players for a full season AND those players families needed to stay home. There’s a culture clash going on. For the second time, J.R. Smith’s sister got in an altercation with fans at a Chinese game, and this time Smith’s girlfriend joined in. Via Deadspin. According to Chinese news sources, conflict erupted after Tianjin fans heckled J.R. Smith as he went to the line late in the third quarter. After what I believe to be Thunderstix were thrown onto the [...]

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In two ways Sunday’s Heat victory over the Bulls summed up this young season. First, the Bulls and the Heat are the two best teams in the East. Clear and away. Philadelphia, Atlanta and even Indiana are good, but these two teams are on another level and are destined for an Eastern Conference finals rematch. Which promises to be very entertaining. Second, it was sloppy when it mattered. Even the referees were blowing plays at the end. Just like so much of this season. Beyond that, this game was a measuring stick of where the teams are right now, and [...]

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In two ways Sunday’s Heat victory over the Bulls summed up this young season. First, the Bulls and the Heat are the two best teams in the East. Clear and away. Philadelphia, Atlanta and even Indiana are good, but these two teams are on another level and are destined for an Eastern Conference finals rematch. Which promises to be very entertaining. Second, it was sloppy when it mattered. Even the referees were blowing plays at the end. Just like so much of this season. Beyond that, this game was a measuring stick of where the teams are right now, and [...]

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LeBron James would say after the game that the Heat may not be “lob city” but they are doing okay. Yes, they are. Just ask John Lucas. He ended up on the wrong end of the game’s biggest highlight – early in the game the Heat were getting a lot of fast break attempts and one included a lob where LeBron jumped over Lucas to finish. Lucas is not exactly the tallest guy in the NBA, but still. This is pretty insane. LeBron was ridiculous and on his way to 35 points in the win. MySportNews іѕ a sports news digest publication that compiles real time, on demand sports news, articles, аnd resources. This article was distributed [...]

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