There is a rookie with the Miami Heat who scored 40 points in an NBA exhibition game this year. It really got my attention for a couple of reasons. First of all, rookies don’t usually score that many points in an exhibition game, especially a rookie who was undrafted and so unheralded. The second reason […]
The other night I was watching the third game of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors, and like most Canadians, I was going for the Raptors. Nonetheless, there is no player on both teams that I admire more than the Warriors’ Steph Curry. Many people are not aware that […]
On March 16, 2018 Coach Tony Bennett and his University of Virginia men’s basketball team made history by losing to the University of Maryland- Baltimore County. They became the 1st #1 seed team to ever lose to a #16 seed team in The NCAA Basketball Tournament. The potential for embarrassment and criticism could not have […]
One of the more exciting moves this last off-season in the National Basketball Association was the Boston Celtics’ signing of free agent guard Gordon Hayward from the Utah Jazz. Gord was reuniting with his former college coach, Brad Stevens, who is now the head coach of the Celtics. Hayward played for Stevens when they were […]