Shaquille O'Neal has changed The Big Three of the Boston Celtics into a Very Big Four.The 7-foot-1, 325-pound center in the twilight of a brilliant career is coming to the Eastern Conference champions, hoping to add to his four NBA titles.
The mysterious disappearance of former NBA player and Memphis star Lorenzen Wright took a tragic twist on Wednesday. A law enforcement source confirmed that Wright's body was discovered Wednesday in the southeast part of the city, the Commercial-Appeal reported.
Reports on Thursday morning, starting with Stephen A. Smith, are that LeBron James is leaning towards signing with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh (also known as the Miami Heat, since they might be the only players on the roster when he gets there).
ESPN's Chris Broussard, who's next gig will be guessing as a blind weather man, claims the Knicks aren't out of it, because "it's New York." James is also mindful that the Bulls have the best cast to put around him.
Shaquille O'Neal's first choice is to join the San Antonio Spurs for one final run at a fifth NBA title, and he wants to play two more seasons before retiring, a source told FanHouse on Wednesday.
We've finally made it. Years of dreaming, fretting, planning and salary cap dumping have come to a close and now there's nothing left to do but watch the fireworks as the most anticipated free agency season in sports history gets underway at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday morning.
It would be, I dare say, the most bonkers transaction in the history of American sports -- bigger than Wayne Gretzky and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar being shipped to Hollywood, bigger than the Nets gift-wrapping Dr. J to the 76ers for $3 million, bigger than the Colts sending a petulant John Elway to Denver, bigger than the Cowboys trading Herschel Walker for three Super Bowl trophies, bigger than the absurdity of Red Sox owner Harry Frazee selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees so he could finance a musical, No, No Nanette.
Confetti in his hair, trophy in his hand, it was brave of Kobe Bryant to admit that the pressure buckled him Thursday evening, that he cracked in a moment when so many legends have thrived. He easily could have blamed his injuries, the inconsistency of his teammates and a demanding schedule that forced him to play more games the last three seasons than anyone in his craft.
Well, I mean, to me, I think my ultimate, my ultimate goal is winning championships, and I understand that me going down as one of the greats will not happen until I, you know, win a championship.
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