Author: Melissa Fogler

  • Did Miami beat the Spurs in the Finals?

    The defending NBA Champion and Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeated the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs to win their second straight title. … Four former NBA Finals MVPs played in the series (the Spurs’ Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, and the Heat’s Dwyane…

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  • Is Jaren Jackson hurt?

    Kleiman said both Jaren Jackson Jr. and Justise Winslow won’t be ready for the start of the season due to injuries. … Instead, they’ll start the season without two of their rotation players. “(Jaren is) ahead of schedule but now he is coming off a…

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  • How much did the Trail Blazers pay Scottie Pippen?

    Pippen would eventually leave the Bulls and sign a four-year $66 million deal with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1999. In total, Pippen made $109,957,430 throughout his professional basketball career. [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]Season Team Salary ——- ————- —————————- 1992/93 Chicago Bulls $3,425,000…

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  • When did the ABA start and end?

    On August 5, 1976, the National Basketball Association (NBA) merges with its rival, the American Basketball Association (ABA), and takes on the ABA’s four most successful franchises: the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers, the New York (later Brooklyn) Nets and the San Antonio Spurs. [mks_pullquote…

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  • Why did Gilbert Arenas change his number?

    Upon his return to the Wizards for the 2010–11 season, Arenas elected to change his number from 0 to 9, claiming he was trying to put the entire incident from the previous season behind him. [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]January 6, 1982age 38 years[/mks_pullquote] What…

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  • How many 3s has Ben Simmons hit?

    Simmons had previously attempted 17 total 3-point shots during his NBA career. He’d missed all 17, but in fairness, eight of those shots were considered heaves. Simmons did make a 3-pointer during the preseason, but he had not even attempted one this season. [mks_pullquote align=”left”…

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  • Did LeBron carry the Cavs?

    (Reuters) – LeBron James squeezed every last ounce of effort from his misfiring Cleveland team mates on Sunday to lead the Cavaliers back to the NBA Finals with an 87-79 victory over the Boston Celtics in their Game Seven Eastern Conference decider. [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″…

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  • How much is the salary of an NBA coach?

    Now, the average NBA Head caoch earns around $3 million/year with the top one’s earning somewhere in the bracket of $7-$11 million. NBA Head coach salaries are determined by the coach’s perceived value in the market and the amount of money that franchises can shell…

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  • Who is Danny Green married to?

    Three weeks before the Lakers reported to Orlando for the NBA bubble following the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the two-time NBA champion popped the question to his longtime girlfriend Blair Bashen to celebrate their five-year anniversary. [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”][/mks_pullquote] What…

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  • Who did the Dream Team defeat in the semifinal round of the Olympics?

    The United States men’s team, which was nicknamed “The Dream Team”, won the gold medal by beating Croatia in the men’s final, with Lithuania winning the bronze medal. [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]Basketball at the Summer Olympics season —————————————- Rebounding leader Assists leader 2008…

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