Last week, the NBA announced some changes to its All-Star weekend. Once again, the league is ahead of the curve; however, Brenden Whitted thinks the NBA stopped a little short. Brenden Whitted — SportsChannel8’s chief boxing correspondent and a cohost of the #LeaguePassLair — has a few simple addition for Adam Silver to explore. Here’s… Read more »
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#LeaguePassLair NBA Offszn Pod, Part 2: The Kyrie Irving Conundrum
In Part 2 of the League Pass Lair’s pod this week, Brian and Brenden meet back up to talk about Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers. BG and Research discuss why Kyrie would want to leave The Q, and sort through some possible trade packages. Just how good is Kyrie Irving? We take a look…. Read more »
The North Carolina Link To That Dope New Russell Westbrook Ad
The ultra-athletic and sartorially slick Russell Westbrook took home the MVP award at the NBA awards show Monday night, and deservedly so: he averaged a triple double for the season. Naturally in the age of immediate marketing, Westbrook’s shoe company immediately put out a new spot on twitter to commemorate the occasion. The ad… Read more »
ACC players in the NBA draft: winners and losers
The ACC set a record last night with 10 players drafted in the first round of the NBA draft, and 14 overall. Just how dominant has the ACC been in the draft? * The ACC is the only conference to have had 4+ first round picks for 9 straight NBA drafts * We’ve had at… Read more »
Does franchise culture matter in the NBA? It certainly doesn’t hurt
The NBA playoffs are over, but before you turn the page to the Draft, free agency, and of course Summer League, there’s one — well, at least one — more valuable lesson to extract. For that, we’ll turn to Brenden Whitted — one-third of the mighty League Pass Lair: Culture, and no, we’re not talking about… Read more »
Your Kevin Durant take is wrong
Kevin Durant’s offseason move to the Warriors and subsequent World Championship squarely puts all NBA appreciators in two distinct camps: those who cover or cheer for teams that can put together a roster like Golden State’s, and those who cover or cheer for teams that can’t. That’s all it comes down to, because at the… Read more »
Breaking Buzz: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Malcolm Brogdon and the Bucks
The Charlotte Hornets dropped consecutive must-win games against Washington, Miami, and Boston, which eliminated the team from the 2017 playoffs. Not great, Bob. This is legitimately a bummer, and there’s plenty to unpack, so stay tuned; we’ll mourn a season of what could’ve been in the near future; first, however, we need to look ahead… Read more »
Breaking Buzz: CJ McCollum, a ghost from Duke’s past
The Charlotte Hornets continue to play good basketball late in the season. Charlotte went 9-7 in the month of March, and ripped off recent comeback victories over Toronto and Denver. The starting five continues to be among the NBA’s best lineups. However, FiveThirtyEight gives the Hornets a mere five percent chance of making the… Read more »