Category: NBA Basketball

Mark Cuban Offers His Own Obamacare Fix

… Mavericks, wrote on Blog Maverick it comes down to risk management. And he explained the three “stakeholders” in the health insurance world – health insurance companies, healthcare providers, and consumers – are not willing to settle for less and …

Pelicans G Jarrett Jack out 4-6 weeks with torn meniscus

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jarrett Jack during a NBA game at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com New Orleans Pelicans guard Jarrett Jack will miss the next four to six weeks after suffering a torn right lateral meniscus, the team announced on Friday.

Riley says Magic Johnson will win with the Lakers

Riley believes Johnson will succeed in what looks like a daunting task of getting the Los Angeles Lakers back to prominence. After the Lakers cleaned house this past week, Johnson and Riley are contemporaries – Riley as president of the Miami Heat, Johnson in the same role out in L.A., where they won four titles together in the 1980s.

Pat Riley says Magic Johnson will win with the Lakers

Riley believes Johnson will succeed in what looks like a daunting task of getting the Los Angeles Lakers back to prominence. After the Lakers cleaned house this past week, Johnson and Riley are contemporaries – Riley as president of the Miami Heat , Johnson in the same role out in L.A. , where they won four titles together in the 1980s.

NBA All-Star Saturday night stunk

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Aaron Gordon using a drone for a dunk summed up All-Star Saturday night – a lot of flash and star power, but a lot of dead airtime and screw-ups. The basketball-loving portion of the world spent 2 1/2 hours being bored out of its collective mind as the NBA’s annual showcase of its players’s best skills instead turned into a snoozefest, with no juice either inside the arena or for viewers watching at home.

Why Dolan’s return to spotlight is bad news for Phil Jackson

Considering recent events, can you imagine the consequences for any paying customer who dared heckle JD & The Straight Shot, the band fronted by James Dolan? Seriously though, Dolan’s return to the spotlight, after he stuck MSG security on Charles Oakley is terrible news for Phil Jackson. If nothing else, Jackson had been earning his $12 million per by becoming a media target, deflecting all the heat away from Dolan, who prefers the obscure side of town.

Bucks star suffers second ACL injury of career

NBA: The topsy-turvy third year of Dante Exum appears to be on a strong upward turn with the lengthy guard making the most of his 23 minutes against the Pelicans. The Milwaukee Bucks star Jabari Parker has suffered a season-ending left ACL injury for the second time in three years.

Jabari Parker exits Heat game with left knee injury

Doing the same thing he’d done all season, Jabari Parker went down favoring his left knee in the third quarter while trying to drive on Luke Babbitt. It appeared to be a minimal to non-contact injury, but Parker had to be helped off the court by teammates Thon Maker and Michael Beasley .

LeBron James, Cavaliers hold off Suns 120-116

… many he was like a savior. He spent two terms in office cultivating that image by passing legislation like universal health care which was to give universal health care coverage while reducing health care costs and by increasing government …

Chris Andersen out for season with torn ACL

Cavaliers center Chris Andersen suffered a non-contact right knee injury today during practice at Cleveland Clinic Courts. After undergoing evaluation at the facility, an MRI administered at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health by team physician Dr. Richard Parker confirmed that Andersen suffered an ACL tear that will require season ending surgery.