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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Some of NBA Players Interesting and Weird Facts

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Below are some of really exclusive and uncommon facts about NBA players and the game of basketball in general, that could perk up anyone’s ears if they like odd and interesting facts:

* Paul Pierce Was Stabbed 11 Times and Still Played Every Game in 2000-2001
* The Shortest Player in NBA History Blocked 39 Shots
* The Phoenix Suns Won and Lost 10 Games in a Row
* LeBron James Eats and Writes Left-Handed
* Metta World Peace Applied for a Job at Circuit City
* The Shortest Player and Tallest Player Were on the Same Team
* Shaquille O’Neal Made Only 1 Three-Point Shot Ever
* Kobe’s Parents Co-Signed His First NBA Contract
* Max Salary in the WNBA is $101,500 – the NBA is Over $20 Million
* Air Jordan’s Were Banned From the NBA
* Warriors Started 5 Rookies in a Game
* Shaquille O’Neal Challenged Hakeem Olajuwon to One-On-One
* 60% of Players Are Broke After 5 Years of Retirement

Detailed story at http://www.thesportster.com/basketball/top-25-weird-facts-about-your-favorite-nba-players/

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

NBA News: Andre Iguodala The 2015 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player

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CLEVELAND -- Who do you think should have been named Most Valuable Player of the 2015 NBA Finals? Golden State forward Andre Iguodala was named MVP of the NBA Finals following the Warriors' 105-97 deciding win Tuesday night, becoming the first player to bring in the honor without starting every game. It also results the first time that the Finals MVP has been on the same team as the regular-season MVP (Stephen Curry) since Magic Johnson claimed the Finals honor in 1980 while playing on a Los Angeles Lakers team with regular-season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

"This has been a long ride," Iguodala said. "It's been a great season." Before this season, Iguodala had started 758 consecutive games. This season, he keep on in a reserve role until Game 4 of the Finals, when he was switched into the starting lineup for center Andrew Bogut. The honor was given to forward Andre Iguodala after the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 105-97, on Tuesday at The Q to win the best-of-7 NBA Championship series, 4-2.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Update: The NBA Finals Game 2 Hits Record 18.8M Viewers For ABC

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The Cavaliers acquired a win during the final seconds of Sunday night’s game against Golden State, and ABC is hitting nothing but 3-pointers with this year’s NBA Finals. The final ratings from Game 2 are in: 18.8 million watched in to last night’s overtime thriller from 8-11:24 PM, with a 7.3 rating in the key demo. That’s up 26% from last year’s Game 2 in total audiences and 24% in the demo, and marks the best Game 2 outcome ABC has seen since the network started carrying the series in 2003. The latest slam-dunk comes after Game 1 on Thursday, which also went into overtime, get an audience of 17.8 million viewers with a 6.9/25 rating, the most-watched Game 1 ever on ABC.

Going into Game 3 tomorrow in Cleveland, the 2015 NBA Finals is on normal up 24% in viewers and 20% in adults 18-49 over last year. How big was last night’s game? Well, with the court battle and its lead-up shows, ABC had 140% more of the demo of all the other Big 4 networks put together with a 5.3/18 to their joined 2.2/7. That’s game on. The Tony Awards were down double digits nationally from last year last night but in the home of Broadway, things were looking up. Among adults 18-49, Sunday’s broadcast of the awards ceremony on NYC’s WCBS were up 44% from last year with a 3.6 rating. That is the greatest the Tonys have done in its hometown in 3-years.

Full story at NBA Finals Game 2 Hits Record 18.8M Viewers For ABC – Update

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NBA News: Referees' admits mistakes at end of Game 2 of NBA Finals

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The scores are in, and the NBA admits that the referees didn't get it correct on a little key plays at the end of Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

According to the NBA, the referees Zach Zarba, Scott Foster and Tony Brothers overlooked some calls during the last two minutes of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 95-93 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The best-of-seven series is tied at a game for each.

"I saw it. I'm not going to talk about that, obviously," Cavaliers coach David Blatt said Tuesday. "The NBA is doing their work and their homework, and very competent people are in charge of handling those issues. I'm going to let them handle it." With 1:37 remaining in overtime, the NBA said the Warriors' Andre Iguodala wasn't called for making contact with LeBron James' arm on a shot attempt as the 24-second shot clock expired. However, the association also confessed Monday that James had moved his pivot foot before the shot attempt and should have been called for traveling before the contact was made.

Full story at NBA admits referees' mistakes at end of Game 2

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The Newly Hired Coach of Chicago Bulls is Fred Hoiberg

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Fred Hoiberg have seen an intense and talented roster with prospect to deal with for a championship and chance that was too good to pass up.

The long-rumored team up of Hoiberg and the Chicago Bulls became official Tuesday when Hoiberg, a former NBA executive and guard had left Iowa State and become the 19th coach in franchise history, substituting the dismissed Tom Thibodeau.

The Bulls are anticipating a new voice is what they need to contend for a title after a tough 50-win season ended with a loss to LeBron James and the banged-up Cleveland Cavaliers during the Eastern Conference semifinals.

“I love this roster,” Hoiberg said. “I completely love this roster. I love the versatility of the players, the different lineups that we’re going to be able to play. You can play small, you can play big. You’ve got lineups that I think can really get out and play with pace. You’ve got a great group of veteran basketball players that know how to play. I think Tom Thibodeau is a brilliant, excellent basketball coach, and I think he introduced a lot of unbelievable qualities in this team that hopefully I can build on.”

Full story at Fred Hoiberg Is Hired to Coach the Bulls

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