LeBron James, Kevin Durant meet in Akron for a week of workouts This would never happen in the old days. Imagine Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain training together. Or Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Or Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. Just would not happen. Back then, which was not that long ago, competitors did their [...]
Kevin Durant Not Ready To Concede Anything To The LA Lakers
August 28, 2012 | Posted by
Kevin Durant – The suddenly revamped Los Angeles Lakers may look like the best team now, but championships aren’t won on paper. Or at least so advises Oklahoma City All-Star forward Kevin Durant, who isn’t quite prepared to concede Western Conference supremacy to the Lakers just yet even though they made a big offseason splash [...]
Thunder Secure Serge Ibaka For Four More Years
August 18, 2012 | Posted by
The Oklahoma City Thunder built their Western Conference-championship team through the draft. And they are keeping the core of the group together through lengthy contract extensions. After signing Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook to lucrative deals, the Thunder have agreed to a four-year, $40-million extension with power forward Serge Ibaka, according to Yahoo!Sports.com. While Durant, [...]
It Wasn’t Easy, But U.S. Men Bring Home Hoops Gold
August 12, 2012 | Posted by
It was not supposed to be like this. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James said Team USA could beat the 1992 Dream Team of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, et al. But could they beat Spain in Sunday’s gold medal game in the London Olympics? Turns out, they could, but only after a late-game finish – keyed [...]
Team USA Men Fire Way To Gold Medal Game
August 10, 2012 | Posted by
There is but one step left of the U.S. men’s basketball team, one ore step to claim the Olympic gold medal and then entertain all the questions about where it ranks in the pantheon of U.S. squads. The Americans advanced to the championship game by dismantling Argentina Friday, 109-83, on the strength of another outstanding [...]
Team USA Men Have Record-Breaking Break Out
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
The 1996 Dream Team might be the best basketball team ever put together, but Team USA in the London Olympics achieved something no other team has ever done. With the New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony leading the way, the Americans set Olympic records in a 156-73 explosion against Nigeria. It was a phenomenal shooting display, [...]
U.S. Men’s Basketball Destroys France, Tony Parker in Olympic Opener
July 29, 2012 | Posted by
Led by Kevin Durant, the U.S. Men’s Basketball team rolled over France in its Olympic opener, 98-71. Durant was the hot hand on the court, collecting 22 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes. After a close first quarter the U.S. blew the game open, taking a 27-point lead into the fourth. Tony Parker of [...]
Team USA Coming Together Nicely For Olympics
July 23, 2012 | Posted by
They have won in blowouts. They have surrendered a significant lead and still won in a hotly contested battle. For Team USA men’s basketaball team, that is a sign of progress. “I love it. You hate to breeze through exhibition games and then you get into London, and then you start getting competitive,” U.S. forward [...]
Teammate LeBron James A Painful Reminder for Kevin Durant
July 11, 2012 | Posted by
Kevin Durant cannot hide from the hurt this summer. LeBron James, not Olympic teammates, is a constant reminder. The NBA Finals ended in Miami only about three weeks ago, with James’ victory celebration interrupted only briefly to embrace Durant, the Oklahoma City Thunder star, with a consoling hug. Now, as teammates, Durant admits seeing James [...]
Bad Week For Kevin Durant: Sued Over ‘Durantula’
June 23, 2012 | Posted by
Things could have gone better this week for Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant. It was bad enough that his team lost to the Miami Heat in five games for the NBA championship, but now that the season is over, he can turn his attention back a pending court case. Durant was sued in Federal [...]
