nba

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is perhaps the most popular basketball league in the world. Its season runs from October through April and the popular playoffs run through June.

With stars like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Yao Ming in the league, there's no shortage of words and pages out there about them, especially if more than one superstar appear in a commercial.

There were conspiracy theories about the NBA dating back to the "Patrick Ewing draft" in the 80s. Since the Internet has a reputation for spreading rumors and unfounded theories, it's no surprise that bloggers enjoy discussing how some finals matchups may be fixed, even if they're just joking about it.

For those not interested in hoops discussion, there are tons and tons of slam dunks to be witnessed in videos. You don't have to be a basketball fan to marvel at tall men doing unspeakable acts to a 10-foot rim.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “nba”

 

• Philadelphia 76ers: 10 Reasons This Team Can Get to the Finals

  
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  A month ago, the prevailing wisdom was that the Philadelphia 76ers stay in the postseason would be a relatively short one. A few days later, fate intervened. When Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose tore his ACL in Game 1 of his teams first-round series against the Sixers, it caused a paradigm shift in the ...
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• Chicago Bulls: How Bulls Can Work Some Flexibility into Their Salary-Cap State

  
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  Luxury-tax penalties ominously loom over the Chicago Bulls next season, but the Bulls can avoid cutting into their profits by readjusting their financial commitments. Using last NBA seasons luxury-tax threshold ($70.3 million) as a gauge, the Bulls have around $72.5 million spent if they bring back everyone at their ...
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• Future NBA Player Eric Griffin an Inspiration for Anyone Whose Ever Been Cut

  
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  The year was 2006, and high school junior Eric Griffin had just been cut during basketball tryouts. Again. It was a crushing feeling, but nothing new for Griffin. After all, he’d been cut a few times before. Five, to be exact. His sixth, seventh and eighth grade coaches all told him he wasn’t good enough to ...
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• Dwyane Wade, LeBron James were too good for Pacers, but they have to keep it up or Heat won’t win title

  
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  The basketball world went into a frenzy after the Heat fell behind 2-1 in their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Pacers last week. Dwyane Wade shoot poorly the first three games of the series, and he was particularly crappy going 2-13 in a Game 3 loss in Indiana that left everyone panicking. All of a ...
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• Miami Heat finally overcome Indiana Pacers to reach NBA final four

  
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  Dwyane Wade and LeBron James combine for 69 points as Miami Heat finish off Indiana Pacers to reach Eastern Conference finals against either Boston Celtics or Philadelphia 76ers Hunter Felts playoff blog will be online later Miami Heat finally overcome Indiana Pacers to reach NBA final four is a post from: Global ...
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• Dynamic duo leads Miami back to Eastern finals

  
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  With another season on the brink, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James took their two-man game to new heights.
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• NBA Playoffs 2012 Series in Review: Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers

  
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  The Heat rode the hot hand of Dwyane Wade to a 105-93, series-ending victory on Thursday night.  Here are some takeaways from the electrifying Pacers vs. Heat series.   Dwyane Wades Rollercoaster ride Wade struggled mightily in games two and three, playing arguably his worst game in a Heat uniform ...
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  cheap hats ,What is the one appearance account that you can be assertive will never run out of appearance in this world? Well, it’s all with the hats. As time goes by, one would never apprehend to appear to a assertive day if the denim pants will no best be in appearance and the actual aforementioned case ...
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• Miami in 6. Behind LeBron & Wade Heat Advance into East Finals

  
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  The individual brilliance of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James proved too much for the collective will of the Indiana Pacers . Miami’s dynamic duo combined for 69 points, including 41 from Wade, as the Heat closed out the Eastern Conference semifinal series with a 105-93 victory over Indiana in Game 6 Thursday ...
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• NBA Trade Speculation: Which Memphis Grizzlies Contract-Year Player Will Go?

  
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  The Memphis Grizzlies will likely be contenders to reach the NBA Finals next season. With Zach Randolph heading into what should be a full season of play after missing most of this season due to injury, Rudy Gay rising in the small forward ranks and Mike Conley doing the same among point guards, the Grizzlies will be ...
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• Dwyane Wade and LeBron James playing their best as Heat roll into Eastern Conference finals

  
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  Dwyane Wade and LeBron James closed out the Pacers in Game 6 with their third straight dominating performance.
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• NBA Draft: An Early Preview

  
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  With little Chicago basketball news of note lately, we are forced to prematurely take a look ahead rather than dwell on the past and look at what the 2012 NBA Draft holds. NBA Draft: An Early Preview - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
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• NBA Draft 2012: 7 Projected Lottery Picks with Immediate Impact Potential

  
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  Come this June, teams with lottery picks will have a difficult choice to make: Do we take the player with the most potential, or do we go for the guy who will help right away? Sometimes—albeit ever so rarely—teams will find a prospect who fits both profiles. Anthony Davis is a prime example of that caliber of ...
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• Utah Jazz: Predicting the Starters for Next Season

  
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  The Jazz season is over. It is time to look to next season, with hopes for an even more successful one. But a good team must have a good starting five, so here is my prediction of the Jazz starters for next season. I know it is way too early to know for sure because Utah could be on the better end of a trade or ...
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• Heat’s Haslem suspended for Game 6 for flagrant foul

  
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  MIAMI (AP) — Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Haslem was suspended for Game 6 of the Miami-Indiana Eastern Conference semifinal series, a matchup where ...
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• 2012 NBA Mock Draft: Brilliant Moves for Every First Round GM

  
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  The right draft pick can make a world of difference for an NBA general manager. After disappointing seasons, many GMs of lottery teams are on the hot seat. There will be plenty of pressure on these executives to make sure they choose correctly. Here are solid options for each GM in the first round.   1. ...
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• What If Blake Griffin Was A Character In NBA Jam?

  
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  Blake Griffin is quickly becoming one of the greatest dunkers in the history of the NBA. Sometimes, it almost seems like hes a character in NBA Jam. Today, the sports site SB Nation imagined what it would look like if he really was. Its too bad NBA Jam didnt have flopping to make it fully realistic. (Please visit ...
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• Boston Celtics Rajon Rondo Has Awful Game Six

  
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  Anybody that had the unfortunate happen to them and were watching game six of the NBA Eastern Conference Semi Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers were treated to one of the worst games that I have ever had to witness in my... [Read the full post @ RantSports.com]
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• 2011-12 All-NBA First Team Named

  
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  LeBron James highlights the 2011-12 All-NBA First Team. James received 118 of a possible 120 first team votes. Joining James on the First Team are Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, and Chris Paul. The All-NBA Second Team consists of Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love and Andrew Bynum. ...
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• Blake Griffin dunk highlights get NBA Jam-mified (Video)

  
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  The folks at SBNation honored Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin by taking some of his dunk highlights and mashing them up with graphics, sound and moves from the classic NBA Jam video game. The result is pure gold. Video via SBNation . H/T Sports Grid . Holdout Sports has a new look. Visit us at ...
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