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As G said in our latest podcast, “We are in the playoff push.” Couldn’t have said it better myself, haha. Teams are playing hard and trying to survive through this long season. Here’s a look at some of the bigger games of the next week!
Monday
Hawks @ Bulls – If the Bulls want to make the playoffs, they have to win games at home. No more excuses for this team. Then again, they’re really not that good, so who am I to force to win.
Blazers @ Grizzlies – Pretty good matchup …
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Tonight Shooter and I drove to the IZOD Center to watch the New Jersey Nets square off against the Washington Wizards. Little did we know, that Andray Blatche decided to put on a show. Blatche finished with 36 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 assists. Blatche is a guy who was drafted straight out of high school late in the second round in 2005. The past two seasons he came off the bench being fairly productive for the Wizards. As most of you know that the Wizards have decided to rebuild …
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Jamont Gordon is a former Mississippi State standout with hopes of making the big show in the NBA. He is currently playing in Croatia in order to improve his game and show his worth on the court. We are excited to share with you an exclusive Q&A with Jamont!
NBAtoday: What was your experience like playing for Mississippi State from 2005-2008 and putting them back on the basketball map?
Jamont Gordon: It was fun. I enjoyed my time at Miss St.; we had our ups and downs, but the good definitely outweighed the …
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Baron Davis has recently put out a new YouTube video entitled, “8-Bit BoomDizzle Dribble.” He modeled this video after an old school video game. As a Baron Davis fan, I loved watching him dribble and spin around as many people in Shanghai, China as possible on his was to the Li-Ning store. You can watch it here:
Also, if you are as big of a BoomDizzle fan as I am, check out is BD Dooms and his BoomDizzle T-Shirt (pictured below) off of Li-Ning website.
-JB
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The trade deadline has come and passed, and now we can finally focus on the playoff push in each conference. The coming week should continue the excitement around the league, so check out this action!
Monday
Bucks @ Knicks – The Garden was back in track on Saturday night when Durant and the Thunder were in town, but now we will see if it continues when Brandon Jennings and the Bucks come to play T-Mac and the boys in orange and blue. Not to mention, the Knicks should have picked Jennings in …
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In this segment of Executive Row, I’d like to go back to some news that was rather startling to me.
Yes, the All Star Break was for most of us exactly that – a break (unless you had an obligation on Valentines Day. I, fortunately, did not). It was great to watch the world’s best come together and show off their basketball talent.
However, there is some news that came out from David Stern that you might have missed – the NBA is in the red. I mean, badly. Stern mentioned …
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This new NBA commercial aired during All-Star Weekend and I immediately fell in love with it. This short 30 second commercial has superstars talking about hitting game winning shots in auto-tune. I’m not going to lie, I actually went on my Mac and looped the song and listen to it when I go to the gym to get me pumped up. For those who have not seen it yet you can watch it here.
-JB
