Following the 2018 NBA Draft, the consensus was that this season’s Rookie of the Year would be either DeAndre Ayton or Luka Doncic. However, after his eye-catching performances at NBA Summer League, it seems like the New York Knicks’ Kevin Knox will be a serious contender for the award. However, he may actually end up […]
Monthly Archives: July 2018
A Hidden Gem: How Did No One Realize That Kevin Knox Was This Good?
Of the first ten lottery picks in the 2018 NBA Draft, the most controversial was the New York Knicks’ pick of Kentucky’s Kevin Knox at Number 9. It was so controversial that Knox was booed after being picked. After only a couple of Summer League games, however, Kevin Knox looks like the steal of the […]
The Continued Exodus: Why do athletes keep leaving the Cuban National Team?
The amateur boxing world was stunned once again late last week as Robeisy Ramirez, 2012 Olympic flyweight gold medalist and reigning Olympic bantamweight gold medalist, disappeared from the team’s hotel in Aguascalientes, Mexico in what looks like the first step of a defection from Cuba. This is far from the first time that a Cuban […]
Why is he acting like this? How the Kawhi Leonard situation came to be
Historically, the San Antonio Spurs have been the stable, no-controversy NBA franchise, but that has all been turned on its head with the acrimonious situation involving them and Kawhi Leonard. Since the spring, Leonard has been locked in a fight with the Spurs regarding how they handled his recovery from a leg injury. Now he […]
The Simulation is Collapsing: Tony Parker isn’t a San Antonio Spur Anymore
In an NBA offseason full of surprises and blockbuster moves, perhaps the most shocking development was that San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker will be playing for the Charlotte Hornets next year. This ends an amazing 17-year run where Parker won 4 NBA titles and has certainly cemented his place in Spurs franchise history as […]