With a stroke of a pen, the eastern conference playoff picture will change. New York Mayor Eric Adams lifted the COVID-19 private-sector vaccine mandate on Thursday, just a week after he said he wasn’t concerned about one man rather than nine million. Adams probably made his friends with the Yankees, Mets and Nets happy. […]
The NBA and its partners laid a dud when they set up the national TV schedule for the 2021/2022 regular season. Market size and star power is a factor in the decision making but it seems as if the NBA has its favorites to promote. As expected and for good reason, there are regulars who […]
Through 74% of the regular season, the Miami Heat have smashed even the most optimistic expectations set by media and sportsbooks before this year’s basketball calendar began. In ESPN’s NBA preview, they predicted 49 wins for the outfit. FiveThirtyEight set the bar at a 44-38 record. Caesars Sportsbook forecasted 48.5 dubs. Currently, the Heatles […]
Knickstape is dead. Everyday it gets clearer, what New York did last year was an outlier in their machine of everlasting mediocrity. As always, there’s not that many fingers to blame, but this time, the head coach is responsible for most of the friction. For all of the Knicks personnel, it’s a good thing […]
Over the weekend, James Harden touched down in Philadelphia, greeted by his leading enabler (Daryl Morey). Following the trade, Harden moved at a snail’s pace. He took all of the allowed 48 hours given to a swapped player before making his anticipated arrival in the city of brotherly love. Clutch Points reported that he […]
A few licks were hit on the Portland Trail Blazers in just six days. The aftermath resulted in Tchaikovsky’s Chanson Triste echoing in the background of the wasteland Rip City created. Portland’s latest maneuvers indicate that a rebuild of the roster is in effect. Regrettably for them, management’s incompetence has royally screwed the team and […]
In the NBA, sometimes the identity a player earned on the court follows him everywhere he goes despite it no longer being true. This is a common practice among some fans and a minority of media members. It usually takes a deep trip into the postseason for these groups to adjust to the news. The […]
The Lakers keep getting kicked while they are down from members of their past outfit. James Worthy always keeps it real on the halftime broadcast, but now Magic Johnson, another Lakers legend emerged from the shadows with condemnation for the underachieving group. He said the owner deserved better. It’s some impeccable timing. Jeanie Buss […]
With the NBA All-Star game in Cleveland on February 20, many of the contributors at the Five Reasons Sports Network named the teams that they would like to see. Mateo Mayorga- Mateo’s Hoop Diary East Starters: West Starters: DeMar DeRozan Ja Morant James Harden Stephen Curry Kevin Durant LeBron James Giannis Antetokounmpo Nikola […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are running out of time to turn their season around. After 42% of the year, they’ve underachieved and sit at eight games below .500. Some of their record can be blamed on the injury report but most of it should be attributed to the poor product the Blazers have put on […]
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