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An Interview with Tamir Goodman, the “Jewish Jordan”

An Interview with Tamir Goodman, the “Jewish Jordan”

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Tamir Goodman, once dubbed by Sports Illustrated as the “Jewish Jordan”, captivated national attention at just 16 years old, sparked by his talent on the basketball court and his faith in God off the court. In his junior year, he was ranked the 25th best high school basketball player in…

Kelsey Bone Ready for “Real World” Basketball

Kelsey Bone Ready for “Real World” Basketball

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The New York Liberty’ first round draft pick in 2013, Kelsey Bone, like most rookies understands there may be a transitional period before their games begin to translate to this level. The pre-draft rookie orientations were quite helpful. “It was amazing! I loved learning about the “real world” part. The…

Knicks Return to Garden Hoping to Finish Off Celtics

Knicks Return to Garden Hoping to Finish Off Celtics

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It took one overtime period for it to be determined that the proud-minded Boston Celtics would not fall victim to a sweep at the hands of their Atlantic Division rivals. However, for many New York Knick fans, this game felt like a blessing in disguise, since the ‘Bockers will now have a…

Nets Win, Cling to Hope

Nets Win, Cling to Hope

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The Brooklyn Nets have survived at least a couple more days in their first-round playoff matchup against the Chicago Bulls. Two days after coughing up a 14 point lead in their triple-overtime loss in Chicago, the Nets came out of the gate strong and finished even stronger, outscoring the Bulls…

Nets Now Find Themselves in Hole After Struggles Continue

Nets Now Find Themselves in Hole After Struggles Continue

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After jumping out to a 17-5 lead, the Brooklyn Nets seemed to be putting themselves in a position to take back command of the series against the Chicago Bulls. Star point guard Deron Williams, who struggled in Game 2, had eight points in less than six minutes, and the Nets had…

Nets struggle against Bulls in Game Two

Nets struggle against Bulls in Game Two

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If Game One on Saturday was any indication of how good the Brooklyn Nets can play, then last night’s performance was certainly an indication of how much they can struggle at times. Trying to stretch their series lead to 2-0 before heading to the Chicago Bulls for two games at the…

Knicks’ Smith named Six Man of the Year

Knicks’ Smith named Six Man of the Year

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Just days after it became a certainty that Carmelo Anthony would end the season as the National Basketball Association’s leader scoring, another prominent member of the New York Knicks is being awarded with an accolade. The always-entertaining swingman J.R. Smith was awarded the Sixth Man of the Year Award for…

Brooklyn Nets 2013 Playoff Preview

Brooklyn Nets 2013 Playoff Preview

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The NBA’s 2012 – 2013 regular season is officially in the books. With that, the 16 playoff-bound teams can finally begin to solely focus on their first-round playoff matchups. The Brooklyn Nets (49-33) secured the number 4 seed in the Eastern Conference a few days ago already, but did not…

New York Knicks Playoff Preview

New York Knicks Playoff Preview

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Ever since the infamous Honey Nut Cheerios game on January 7th, the New York Knicks have not lost to the Boston Celtics. And now, on Saturday (time T.B.A.), the ‘Bockers will square off against their green-clad rival at Madison Square Garden, looking to improve to 4-1 against the C’s on the…

WNBA 2013 Draft: New York Liberty Draft Five to Reinforce Core For Title Run

WNBA 2013 Draft: New York Liberty Draft Five to Reinforce Core For Title Run

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The 2013 WNBA draft took place last night, April 16 and as expected the first three teams picked as projected. The Phoenix Mercury selected Brittney Griner from Baylor. The 6-8 center from Baylor was visibly nervous when interviewed shortly after the announcement. “I’m at a loss for words. Like when…

Nets Lose, but Look Toward Playoffs

Nets Lose, but Look Toward Playoffs

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The Brooklyn Nets (47-33) will go into the NBA Playoffs as the number four seed. After a loss to the lowly Toronto Raptors (32-48) Sunday afternoon, the Nets gave up any hope of catching up to and passing the Indiana Pacers for the number three seed in the Eastern Conference.…

Knicks continue their Streak with a Huge Win

Knicks continue their Streak with a Huge Win

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Yesterday marked the stiffest challenge that the Knicks have faced on their then-11 game win streak; squaring off against Western Conference titan Oklahoma City Thunder, at OKC. The two teams had met exactly a month earlier and the ‘Bockers were defeated 95-94. Luckily for the Thunder, during that matchup Carmelo…