Author: Amada Poinson
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Can Ovechkin pass Gretzky?
[mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]While no one will ever get close to touching Gretzky’s record of 2,857 points, Ovechkin has a chance to carve his name into the annals of NHL history.[/mks_pullquote] Can Ovechkin pass Gretzky in goals? Ovechkin, who has averaged 0.61 goals…
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Who is the tallest NHL player of all time?
[mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]Let’s take a look at the seven of the biggest players in the NHL today based on body mass index (BMI), which surprisingly doesn’t include Chara—the NHL’s tallest player—or Jamie Oleksiak, the NHL’s heaviest player.[/mks_pullquote] Who is the shortest NHL…
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How tall is Zydrunas Ilgauskas?
7′ 3″ [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]listen); born June 5, 1975) is a Lithuanian-American former professional basketball player who played as a center. He played for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1996 to 2010 and is the team’s career leader in blocks. He also played…
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Why is Toni Kukoc not in the Hall of Fame?
In comparison to the 2019 Naismith Memorial Hall-of-Fame inductees, Toni Kukoc does have a case that he was a snub. That is mostly due to the fact of the surprise induction in this class of the former Sacramento Kings big man Vlade Divac. [mks_pullquote align=”left”…
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Who started the NBA All Star Game?
Pat Riley [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]Pick Player Team —- ————- ——- 1 Anthony Davis LeBron 2 Joel Embiid Giannis 3 Kawhi Leonard LeBron 4 Pascal Siakam Giannis[/mks_pullquote] Who was the first basketball star? James Naismith When was the first All Star Game NBA?…
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What happened to Jameer Nelson?
The team parted ways with Jameer Nelson, agreeing to a contract buyout in the summer of 2014 as the team tried to continue growing. Nelson’s last few years in Orlando were tumultuous, to say the least. The Magic traded Dwight Howard in 2012 and kept…
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Who did the Islanders trade Chara for?
[mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]Alexei Yashin[/mks_pullquote] Who did Boston trade for Esposito? New York Rangers Who did the Bruins trade for Phil Esposito? Blockbuster Deal with Hawks for Esposito The Bruins very reluctantly surrendered 22-year-old defenceman Gilles Marotte as the key player in a…
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Why did the NBA change the finals format?
The NBA adopted the format for the finals in 1985 at the behest of Celtics demigod Red Auerbach, who pushed for it in an effort to cut down on cross-country travel — flying back and forth from Boston to L.A. just wasn’t for Red. [mks_pullquote…
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What is Gheorghe Muresan doing now?
Muresan, whose height is the result of an overactive pituitary gland, now runs the appropriately named Giant Basketball Academy in Virginia. He passed along his love of the game to his sons, George and Victor. George, who attended St. Andrew’s, is a member of the…