Good morning. Let’s basketball.
Roy Hibbert got swung on. In the preseason.
Good morning. We have that and more in Wednesday’s NBA newsletter.
THE UNRAVELING OF THE HAWKS: Fascinating tick-tock from Kevin Arnovitz and Brian Windhorst on the end of Danny Ferry and Bruce Levenson over racially insensitive statements. No one looks good!
HE’S RIGHT: So Paul George seems very reluctant to play power forward. Mike Prada looked at the tape from Game 1 of the experiment and determines that, yeah, this does not look like it’s going to work at all.
PREVIEW CITY: Professor Flannery and I think the Nets are boring and mediocre. (What a sales pitch!) NetsDaily has your detailed, up-close preview. Then there are the Clippers, who are the opposite of boring and whom Flanns picks as his eventual champion. Cult of Doc for real! Here’s what Clips Nation sees heading into the season.
SB Nation presents: Nets owner puts team through bizarre workout
SPEAKING OF THE CLIPPERS ... Big Zach Lowe rumination on their present and future. The Clippers are high on the list of most intriguing teams this season.
THE MOST COCKY INDIVIDUAL IN THE LEAGUE: This is Stephen Curry looking for high fives while his shot is still in the air.
STARBURY BACK: Stephon Marbury is promoting affordable sneakers again, and talking trash about MJ in the process.
SALTY DUDE: I’m starting to think that Trevor Booker is just a salty dude. After feuding with Enes Kanter last season, he swung on Roy Hibbert during the preseason. Hey Jazz, only the Kings are allowed to fist fight with the Lakers in preseason!
BENNETT’S REBOOT: Marc Spears with a nice piece on Anthony Bennett’s third take. I feel bad for the dude. He didn’t ask for all the attention, and if he’d gone No. 5-10 as most thought he would, there’s no way he’d get the attention he’s received.
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD: How Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s injury could change Charlotte’s plan for the season. And here’s Danny Chau on how this is death to the Hornets.
WHAT IT TAKES: Alex Wong on what it takes to rebuild in the NBA.
LYNX BACK! Minnesota won Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, tying up the series 1-1. The series heads to Indiana for a set.
READING TIME: Friend of GMIB Yago Colas, a professor at the University of Michigan, has a book titled Ball Don’t Lie! Myth, Genealogy and Invention in the Cultures of Basketball set for April. You can now pre-order it. Colas is one of the foremost academics engaging with basketball and a bloody good writer to boot. I can’t wait to read this.
Happy Wednesday. See you next time.
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