NBA Preview: Battle of Golden State and Dallas Mavericks in the West

After taking a shot at Memphis during the Western Conference semifinals, Klay Thompson continued to talk about having something to prove. He, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green had played many different kinds of playoffs with Golden State and won three of them all, but still felt something was missing. “I think we still need to …

NBA Preview: Miami Heat and Boston Celtics Fight to Win East

A group of 20, mostly out-of-towners, traveling to Miami at this time of year were typically referred to as spring breakers. But for our purposes, Boston Celtics. The reward for beating the Milwaukee Bucks in a tough seven-game Eastern Conference semifinals series is a date in the conference finals with the #1 seeded. Miami HeatFrom …

Dads Talking Garbage By The Courtyard. Battle of the Sons in the NBA

MINNEAPOLIS – Karl Towns took his sideline seat about an hour before Game 3 of the Timberwolves’ first-round playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies. His friend, Tee Morant, was pacing a few yards away, wearing reflective sunglasses, a black hat, a white Polo Ralph Lauren shirt, white pants, and a black jacket. Recently, a viral …