Basketball
Lowe: Five NBA things I like and don't like, including Michael Jordan and the Bulls' thrilling lineup intros
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Monday, 20 April 2020 07:38
Let's punctuate the waiting game with five things from actual NBA games:1. Bring back great starting lineup introductionsThis is one of the most important takeaways from "The Last Dance": We need to restore starting lineup introductions to their Jordan-era glory. All these years later, I still get goosebumps when that pulsing, spaced-aged opening to "Sirius" by the Alan Parsons Project…
Ferraris, nail salons, and armed guards: Two weeks with Dennis Rodman in the mid-1990s
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 10:47
MY OLDEST SON was 5, in his second month of kindergarten, when his teacher asked why his dad hadn't been seen in the pickup line for a couple of weeks. "He's living with Dennis Rodman," my son answered, dripping nonchalance, as if this were a task every Catholic-school dad would eventually get around to completing.The living arrangement was brief, roughly…
Kobe Bryant memorabilia offered for auction
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Thursday, 23 April 2020 13:44
Three months after the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, nearly 100 items of Bryant memorabilia -- including game-worn sneakers from the NBA Finals and a championship ring originally belonging to his mother, Pam Bryant -- are being auctioned off."We believe it is the largest collection ever in one place of Kobe Bryant memorabilia," Ken Goldin of Goldin Auctions told ESPN…
How the greatness of Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman lives on
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 19:32
The 1990s Chicago Bulls will always be remembered as Michael Jordan's team, but the triumphant basketball dynasty was bookended by virtuosic performances that go beyond the GOAT.Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman provided the team with defensive greatness that helped ensure the Bulls went a perfect 6-0 in the NBA Finals.Both not only helped Chicago win all those rings, but they…
Raps' VanVleet skeptical about season resuming
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 17:22
TORONTO -- Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is bracing for the suspended NBA season not to resume and if it does, he isn't convinced health concerns can be adequately addressed as long as the coronavirus pandemic remains a threat."I think everybody is just preparing for the worst-case scenario, the season being canceled," Van Vleet said in a conference call Wednesday.…
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