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in SportsBill Russell’s Daugther Shares Insight On David Stern Renaming Finals MVP Trophy
It has been 12 seasons [2009] since the NBA decided to name the Finals MVP trophy of the great Bill Russell. “This is one of my proudest moments in basketball, because I determined early in my career, the only important statistic in basketball is the final score,” Russell said. Russell’s wife, Marilyn, passed away from […] More
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Damian Lillard Gives Blazers An Ultimatum, Per Source
Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard as recently as last week on Instagram Live with Mistah FAB shared, that he did not want to leave Portland. “You know where my heart is. I don’t have nothing else to say about that,” said Lillard. On Friday afternoon, I spoke to a league source, who shared that Lillard […] More
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Damian Lillard Is The Best Trailblazer Ever, Says Damon Stoudamire
Despite Damian Lillard’s best efforts in the Trailblazers’ first-round playoff matchup against the Denver Nuggets. They were eliminated in the first round for the fourth time in five seasons. Lillard and the Blazers blew a double-digit lead in the second half of game six. The Nuggets would go on to beat Portland 126-115. The game […] More
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ESPN Analyst Reveals Why Donovan Mitchell, Trae Young on NBA’s Elite List
Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a lot of back and forth about the definition of a superstar in the NBA. The topic of discussion started on Clubhouse in the Courtside With Dukes’ room. Branding and marketing expert Ivory Tabb hosted the superstar topic. Her superstar criteria are the player needs to […] More
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Donovan Mitchell Could Be a Future Hall of Famer, Says Ex-Vet
Donovan Mitchell missed a significant amount of time during the regular season with an ankle sprain. A couple of months ago, I spoke with former Los Angeles Lakers trainer Marco Nunez about Mitchell’s injury. “When I hear significant I am thinking a second or third degree sprain. If he is only going to be a […] More
