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Blake Griffin set the meanest pick of his life
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ADVANCED BASKETBALL MOVE: Blake Griffin sets a mean pick by throwing a shoe at Cory Joseph’s head. We know what B.G. worked on this offseason!
OH NO: Reggie Jackson could miss up to eight weeks with knee pain. [furiously scribbles over `Pistons win 50` prediction] Norris Cole just signed a deal to play in China, so perhaps his old partner Mario Chalmers will get the call in Motown. Detroit Bad Boys reacts. And don’t worry y’all, Trade Machine Dalí is here with an idea that solves everyone’s problems.
AND ANOTHER ONE: The Denver injury bug hits early this year. Gary Harris will miss 4-6 weeks.
LET’S PREVIEW: The Bucks are still weird as all hell. Professor Flannery and I try to make sense of their quality. (We don’t know, y’all.) Meanwhile, we know Russell Westbrook is going to be good, but remain mixed on whether the Thunder will be competitive in the West. Here’s your Bucks preview from Brew Hoop. Meanwhile, Limited Upside’s preseason tour visits the Heat.
THE OTHER COURT: The Derrick Rose rape trial began on Wednesday.
STRIPES OVER NYC: Kristaps Porzingis signed the biggest shoe deal in European basketball history with ... adidas! Nike has an opportunity to match, but The Vertical’s Nick DePaula says it probably won’t happen.
THE BATTLE: Will the WNBA Finals determine supremacy between Maya Moore and Candace Parker? (Here’s a reminder that Parker was left off the Team USA roster, potentially due to sneaker politics.)
HEY MARK CUBAN! Thank you.
NEAT: The NCAA ruled that a 22-year-old Army veteran is academically ineligible because of his high school grades from five years ago. Rules are rules, but I feel like special circumstances require special consideration.
THE FAB FIVE AT 25: Michigan is holding an event celebrating the silver anniversary of the Fab Five, with a public discussion featuring three of the five players. It’s this Saturday if you’re near Ann Arbor.
Happy Thursday. See you next time.
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