Tag: Landon Buford


  • Some of the most remarkable women to touch a basketball went to USC and UConn. Players such as Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson, and Pamela McGee, all Trojans, went on into either the Women’s Hall of Fame or the Naismith Hall of Fame. The same could be said for the the University…

  • According to Shams Charania of the Athletic’s reports, Marcus Smart was fined $15,000 after his comments about the officiating in Fridayโ€™s Celtics-Bucks game. In his postgame interview, Smart referenced a foul call on Giannis Antetokounmpo, which was overturned upon review. The original call gave Giannis his sixth foul and would have ended his night. โ€œGiannis…

  • Earlier this week, Mavericks All-Star Luka Doncic became the youngest player in league history to record a 30-point, 20-rebound triple-double during Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, Surpassing Oscar Robertson’s record in 2 years and 146 days less. The Mavericks ended their two-game losing streak in the bubble, beating the Kings 114-110. Doncic recorded a…

  • The Portland Trailblazers move one game closer to the coveted eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference after they beat the Houston Rockets 110-102. Damian Lillard led the way for the Blazers with 21 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists on Tuesday night, while CJ McCollum had 20 points, seven rebounds, and five…

  • When the discussion of how NBA players of today could dominate in the 90s and Michael Jordan didn’t have any competition in that era at the shooting guard position. Guys like Clyde Drexler, John Stacks, Reggie Miller, Mitch Richmond, Joe Dumars, Kobe Bryant, Byron Scott, Nick Anderson, Latrell Sprewell and Steve Smith were no scrubs…

  • Itโ€™s Super Bowl eve, and the best players in the NFL are gathered together for the 9th annual NFL Honors award ceremony. Itโ€™s announced that Ravens 2nd year QB Lamar Jackson has won the 2019 NFL MVP Award. Only 23 years of age, heโ€™s the youngest player ever to win the NFL MVP and he…

  • Weโ€™re going into 2020 NFL season, but itโ€™s not like any other season. COVID-19 pandemic has affected every sporting league and the NFL is no different. The offseason has been totally different. Thereโ€™s been no voluntary workouts or mandatory minicamps, itโ€™s been an all virtual offseason. With the new coaching staff in Dallas, they are…

  • The 2004 Detroit Pistons beat the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Finals in 04. Chauncey Billups was named Finals MVP at the end of that series and, during the series, earned the nickname ‘Mr. Big Shot,’ but what does that Pistons team win a Championship without Big Ben Wallace? If…

  • The University of Southern California and the University of Connecticut have had some of the most decorated women the game of basketball has ever seen. USC has developed players such as Hall of Famers, Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson, Women’s Hall of Famer Pamela McGee and Paula McGee. Meanwhile, the University of…

  • Last week Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban turned 62 years old. If you have noticed over the last couple of months since the NB A has been on a hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, Cuban has been on the first lines on both subjects speaking to numerous news…