[תרגם] Bill Russell Who are Oakland’s top three basketball players of all time? That’s the question posted in Twitter by Oaklandish today. And while such a question can yield hours of talk and debate, time is precious, so here’s my answer: 1. Bill Russell – While Russell was born in Louisiana, he and his parents moved to Oakland along with the large influx of blacks coming from the South to get jobs in the shipbuilding industry in this city during World War II. From there, Bill Russell graduated from...
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[תרגם] San Antonio Spurs players The San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies, sweeping them in four games, to head to the NBA Finals and make the NBA boring in the process. At least the Golden State / Oakland Warriors can hang their heads high and say ‘At least we took them to a six game series.’ Now, the San Antonio Spurs, the NBA’s version of grass-growing television, wait for either the Miami Heat or The Indiana Pacers to finish their series. One thing’s for sure, between the new stars in the...
[תרגם] Magic Johnson was known for ridiculous no-look passes, uncanny court awareness, and his five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers. These days Earvin Johnson, owns movie theaters, Starbucks and 24 Hour Fitness franchises. Johnson has overcome adversity and turned what could have been a bad situation into one of the great American success stories. The man with the million-dollar smile is now worth more than $500 million after years of savvy investments and community involvement. HIV and Retirement Johnson had played 12...
[תרגם] Ray Allen just made the already World Champion Miami Heat, the top contender for another NBA Finals win in 2013. Allen, fresh off a season that saw his Boston Celtics come to one game of beating the Miami Heat in a great seven-game NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals, has signed with the same team as of Friday. Allen was the fourth part of the Celtics Big Three (Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo) that threatened to take over the NBA for a time just five years ago. Now, Allen brings his NBA-best 2,718 3-pointers...
[תרגם] The NBA Finals live stream is on now here at Zennie62.com. And what may be the final game of the series pitting the Oklahoma City Thunder versus the Miami Heat is on now. The NBA Finals, Miami Heat at Oklahoma City Thunder Game 4, will be on live stream here at Zennie62.com now. If you’re online and working or don’t have a cable TV set, or just want to watch it from a cafe without going home, NBA Finals Game Two is on live stream below. There’s an ad that will play for 25 seconds before the broadcast,...
[תרגם] Orlando Woolridge passed away at just 52-years-old, and adding to what for this blogger is a lengthening list of people who’ve died between the ages of 50 and 55 this year, some I knew, others, like him, I did not know. But who was Orlando Woolridge? Woolridge played collegiate basketball with Notre Dame in 1978 and was drafted in the first...
[תרגם] What were the hot Google Trends for today, Wednesday, May 30th, 2012? Well, they were interesting: Bath Salts, Terrell Owens, NBA Draft Lottery, and Zombie Apocalypse. And two of the four terms are related. Bath Salts Bath Salts are reportedly used in the making of some kind of what is called a ‘synthetic’ drug, and were assumed to have...
[תרגם] [View the story "Lakers v. Nuggets: Lakers Win Game 7 96-87" on Storify] Lakers v. Nuggets: Lakers Win Game 7 96-87 The LA Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 96 to 87 in a whale of an NBA Western Conference Division Playoff Game 7. In a game that saw the Lakers lead for most of it until the Nuggets captured it with about 7 minutes left. But it took Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, Meta World Peace, and Kobe to win it. Storified by Zennie Abraham · Sun, May 13 2012 01:37:29 Oklahoma City Thunder Watching for Denver Nuggets'...
[תרגם] Chris Paul's shocked! Chris Paul, can’t go to The Lakers! Dan Gilbert’s crying. It’s a game changer. It’s smart business. Chris Paul Twitter tweets: @CP3 Chris Paul WoW 4 hours ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry Favorite Retweet Reply Cleaveland Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert’s revealed himself to be a massive whiner. Working backward, his latest rant is against the proposed trade of New Orleans Hornet Star Chris Paul to the LA Lakers, and his previously best known rant was against LeBron...
[תרגם] The NBA has been in a lock out for quite some time, but there have been rumors going around that the NBA season will resume. This is being confirmed legitimately through Reuters, who are reporting that the NBA has announced a tentative deal to start its season on Christmas; wouldn’t that be quite a gift for many fans? Reuters reports: “A majority of the 29 owners and 450 players still need to vote for the agreement for it to take effect. At a news conference announcing the potential pact early on Saturday,...
[תרגם] Finally we have some good NBA News: the 2011-2012 NBA Season officially starts December 25th, Christmas Day, with a tripple-header: the Boston Celtics v. The New York Knicks, The Miami Heat v. The Dallas Mavericks, and The Chicago Bulls visiting The LA Lakers. An exciting set of matchups to kick-off what will be a shortened, 66-game (rather than 82-game) NBA season. And now we can take a brief look at the new NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. NBA While the website of the NBA has the details, the basics are that the...
[תרגם] More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! | Get my widget! On YouTube.com Thunder has struck. Shaq O’Neal is going to the Cleveland Cavaliers to help “The Golden Child”, “The Chosen One”, LeBron James, get his ring. That was a massive trade. Goodbye Ben Wallace, who’s big hair and playing style have seen better days. Goodbye losing attitude. Say hello to The Diesel, king of The Gorilla Dunk bad rap, and NBA championships. To say that Shaq changes the forecast for the Cavs is...
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