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Kevin McHale Says Patrick Beverley ‘Probably Won’t Come Back’ From Torn Wrist...
Getty Image UPDATE: It’s official. According to the Houston Chronicle, Beverley has opted for surgery and will miss the season’s remainder. Rockets guard Pat Beverley has opted for surgery to repair...
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Counterpoint: James Harden Should Win This Season’s MVP
Let me start by saying this: I love Steph Curry in a deep, profound basketball way – my absolute favorite basketball play is a heat-check three pointer in front of a loud home crowd, and that play is...
View ArticleGuess What Kevin McHale Whispered In Josh Smith’s Ear After Getting Punched...
Josh Smith was excited, understandably so. He had just scored 20 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in the closeout game of his first playoff series for the Rockets. Head coach Kevin McHale had a kind word...
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Houston Steals Game 6 From Los Angeles With A Fourth-Quarter Run For The Ages
Getty Image It would be easy to make this about the Los Angeles Clippers. They played the scoreboard. They forgot about Blake Griffin. Their lack of depth reared its ugly head. They grew afraid of the...
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Kevin Garnett Was Almost A Laker Before He Became A Celtic
FS North Kevin Garnett is a fascinating, divisive figure in the NBA, which makes his career the perfect subject for an oral history. Howard Beck of Bleacher Report carried out this task for our...
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Ty Lawson Is Even More Excited To Play For The Rockets After Dining With...
Getty Image The Denver Nuggets were an absolute mess last season, and it’s fair to say their embattled star point guard accounted for at least some of that widespread dysfunction. Now that Ty Lawson is...
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Ty Lawson Needs To Beat Out Patrick Beverley To Be Houston’s Starting Point...
USA TODAY Sports Ty Lawson is the Houston Rockets’ shiny new toy. Patrick Beverley is, well…Woody from Toy Story might be the most apt comparison here. Yet the Rockets and coach Kevin McHale aren’t...
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The Houston Rockets Have Fired Head Coach Kevin McHale After Their Abysmal Start
USA TODAY Sports Following a disastrous 4-7 start to the season, the Houston Rockets have fired head coach Kevin McHale, who signed an extension with the team last December. The Houston Rockets fired...
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Kevin McHale Got Fired And Nobody On The Internet Can Make Sense Of It
Getty Image If you had Kevin McHale in your NBA head coach firings pool, then first off, you have some nerdy friends, but secondly, congratulations. After only 11 games, the Houston Rockets have fired...
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James Harden’s Attitude Was Reportedly Questioned In Houston’s Players-Only...
USA TODAY Sports Kevin McHale is gone, and now basketball fans turn their gaze to another culprit behind Houston’s topsy-turvy — they lost three straight, won four straight, then dropped four straight...
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Rick Carlisle Isn’t Happy About Kevin McHale’s Firing, Says He’s Really...
Kevin McHale, James Harden (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) The NBA world was taken by surprise Wednesday when the Houston Rockets announced they were parting ways with head coach Kevin McHale, whose...
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Kevin McHale’s Wife Comically Calls Out The Rockets On Twitter Before...
Getty Image We love everything about this, even if Kevin McHale — original Boston Celtic gangster and truly one of the most revered people in basketball today — was mortified when he found out. That’s...
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25 years ago today: ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ opened in theaters
25 years ago today, audiences first saw Kevin Costner”s turn as Robin Hood on the big screen. It was on June 14, 1991 that Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves opened in theaters. Facing off against...
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Former Coach Kevin McHale Isn’t So Sure James Harden Can Fill A Facilitator’s...
Getty Image Kevin McHale was fired as head coach of the Houston Rockets extremely early in the 2014-15 season, the first real indicator that something was deeply wrong with the team. After they...
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The Best Frontcourt Duos In NBA History, Ranked
Getty Image DeMarcus Cousins is now a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, and that arrival brings an immense amount of intrigue. Aside from the abject hilarity that is the ongoing saga of the...
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‘Glee’ recap: ‘The Role You Were Born To Play’
Fox It’s been five weeks since “Glee’s” breakupocalypse, and after tonight’s episode, I’d be thrilled if the show went away for another five years. By then Marley, Jake, Kitty, Unique and Ryder would...
View Article‘Glee’ recap: ‘Glease’ is not a word
How low has “Glee” sunk? They’re writing their own reviews. “Three words: ‘Grease.’ McKinley. Bravo,” raved some idiot from the McKinley High newspaper. I’ve got two words for that: Yeah, right. Anyone...
View Article‘Glee’ recap: ‘Dynamic Duets’
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’ll restrict this week’s recap to the things I enjoyed about “Dynamic Duets.” Unlike the last two weeks, there were actually a few things I liked about this episode —...
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The Spurs Win One Of The Tightest Games In NBA History; The Nets And Knicks...
Think about all of those games you remember that came down to a final shot, the ones where you thought you’d pass out if it got any more intense. Technically, San Antonio’s 111-106 win over Toronto on...
View Article‘Glee’ recap: ‘Thanksgiving’
“I just feel like every time we go home just makes me sad and like we’re not moving forward, you know?” Yeah, I know, Rachel. Because that’s how I feel watching anything on “Glee” involving the current...
View Article‘Glee’ recap: ‘Swan Song’
“Let’s just enjoy this week and look forward to our big comeback next year.” – Finn I’ve reached a point with “Glee” where even when I enjoy a lot of things about an episode — as I did with “Swan Song”...
View Article‘Glee’ recap: ‘Glee, Actually’
Holiday episodes should be a cinch for “Glee.” It’s the perfect time of year to get all sentimental and romantic and musical. But “Glee” never needs an excuse to celebrate great songs, the bonds of...
View ArticleKevin Garnett, Kevin McHale Share An Emotional Moment
Kevin Garnett is an asshole and I love him for it. Countless words have been spent in recent years lamenting the loss of rivalry (and flat-out hate) among athletes and franchises during the days of...
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LeBron James’ Kicks, Manny Pacquiao Memes and the best of NBA Twitter &...
Twitter and Instagram have added yet another avenue for basketball fans to connect with the personalities of their favorite NBA, college and high school players. It’s damn near impossible though for...
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Kevin McHale Blasts NBA Trash Talk: “If You Heard Half The Stuff We Used To Say”
Kevin McHale (photo. adidas) If you’re looking for someone to be critical of Kevin Garnett‘s alleged “Honey Nut Cheerios” comment to Carmelo Anthony, Houston coach Kevin McHale might just be the last...
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The Rockets Cut Down The Nets Again; The Thunder Bust Their Losing Streak In...
Only two dozen or so games remain in the NBA regular season and we still don’t fully understand the identity of either the Rockets or the Nets. Brooklyn’s right in the middle of the East’s divide...
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The 25 Best Duos In NBA History
Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook (photo. Rob Hammer) It’s an almost impossible task for one man to carry a NBA team. We are seeing more and more players with unique skill-sets flock into the...
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Hakeem Olajuwon Working With Jeremy Lin On His Post Game
We know Hakeem Olajuwon has become the Pai Mei of low-post mentorship. He helped LeBron James develop a low-post presence before he became an NBA champion, he’s helping Dwight Howard in Houston and...
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The Top 15 Coaches In The NBA Right Now
Gregg Popovich (photo. Instagram/officialspurs) There is a wide belief among sports fans that basketball would be the easiest sport to coach as a player. The assumption that a player could play major...
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Why It’s Good For Both Players Patrick Beverley Is Starting In Place of...
Patrick Beverly (photo. @patbev21) The Houston Rockets made a big change this summer, bringing Dwight Howard on board as a free agent. His presence relegated Omer Asik to a smaller role, a year after...
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The 10 Biggest Storylines Of The NBA Season: Dwight Howard’s Redemption
Dwight Howard (photo. adidas Basketball) With the NBA season here, you’ve probably noticed we’ve been pumping out enough preview content to bury even Hasheem Thabeet. Over the past week, we’ve been...
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LinSanity Rising In Houston’s Double OT Victory
Jeremy Lin, James Harden (photo. Instagram/jlin7) Lost in the shuffle after the addition of Dwight Howard this summer, the continued excellence and payroll savings of Chandler Parsons and James...
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10 Of The Best TV Show Appearances By NBA Players
When it’s time to hang up the sneaks, there are very few basketball players that can make the transition to the TV screen. Being a great athlete is one thing but making the transition to being an...
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Carmelo Anthony Not Given A Chance At A 4-Point Play
Down 107-104, with five seconds remaining in last night’s Knicks-Rockets opener during TNT’s Thursday night doubleheader, Carmelo Anthony was fouled early by James Harden to prevent any chance for the...
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The 15 All-Time NBA Eastern Conference Starting Lineups
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh (photo. David Alvarez) Not everyone can have the same history as the Boston Celtics or Chicago Bulls. But still, that’s not stopping us from ranking the 15...
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The 20 Best Signature Moves In NBA History
Rajon Rondo (David Butler II/USA TODAY Sports) When you are playing basketball, there is always that time when you catch yourself imitating a move one of your favorite players did. I can remember when...
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Coach Kevin McHale Breaks Up Rockets Dance Party
Kevin McHale, Chandler Parsons (Brace Hemmelgarn/USA TODAY Sports) Heading into the All-Star break, the Houston Rockets were the hottest team in the league. While remaining within the top five teams in...
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The 10 Greatest Power Forwards In NBA History
Tim Duncan, DeAndre Jordan (Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports) The NBA has been a big man’s league for a long time, dating all the way back to George Mikan and Bill Russell. But as the center position...
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Spurs’ Trio, Duncan, Parker & Ginobili, Set Record For Most Playoff Wins
Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili (Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports) The San Antonio Spurs trio of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Paker crushed the visiting Thunder last night, 112-77. The win meant...
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Dime Q&A: Pacers Director of Intl Scouting, Pete Philo, On His Pro Scout School
Danilo Gallinari, Pete Philo (photo. TPG Sports Group) Many guys have dreams of breaking into the NBA but don’t quite know where to start. Organizations in the National Basketball Association often...
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Report: Houston’s Morey & McHale Rush To Philly To Pitch Kyle Lowry
Daryl Morey, Kevin McHale (photo. @DMorey; Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports Free agent Kyle Lowry is in Philadelphia for the start of the free agency, and the two head honchos for the Houston Rockets,...
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Harden Admits: “I’m Not A Really Good Defender”
James Harden (Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) It’s been a so-so summer for James Harden. He helped lead a dominant USA Basketball team to a gold medal at the FIBA World Cup in Spain. But he also had to...
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Us And Them: A History Of The Term “The Big Three”
Kevin Love, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving (Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports) Now that Kevin Love has joined forces with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving in Cleveland, NBA fans can rest easy that this season will...
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Kevin McHale Says Injured Dwight Howard “Won’t Be Back Anytime Soon”
Dwight Howard (Benny Sieu, USATODAY) The Houston Rockets are 16-4, but even that sterling record belies just how impressive they’ve been in the early going of 2014-2015. Kevin McHale’s team has...
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Counting Down The Top 10 Moments From NBA Christmas Day: 7-5
Michael Jordan (Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports) The NBA isn’t like other professional sports in America; they play on Christmas. Not only do they play, but the games on the national holiday signal a focal...
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Chasing The Game: Kevin Love On The NCAA Paying Athletes, ‘Quieting’ The Cavs...
Getty Image Kevin Love is a tad busy to be watching a lot of college basketball action, telling us in a phone interview Monday morning that he’s a “late adopter,” to his UCLA Bruins, who squeezed into...
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Bill Walton Explains ‘Being Milked,’ His Teepee & The Biggest Moment Of His...
USA TODAY Sports There’s no player past or present who captures the zeitgeist of the 1960s like Bill Walton. He just happened to play in the era after the Summer of Love. The unabashed Dead Head and...
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Kevin McHale Doesn’t Believe That James Harden Is A Leader
Getty Image Kevin McHale was James Harden‘s first head coach in Houston. From the moment the Rockets acquired Harden in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder until he was fired in November of 2015,...
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James Harden Called Kevin McHale A ‘Clown’ After His Comments About Leadership
Getty Image James Harden fired back at Kevin McHale after the former Houston Rockets coach criticized his leadership earlier in the week. The Rockets guard responded when he spoke to the media on...
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Kevin McHale Says Calling Him Names Won’t Change His Opinion Of James Harden
Getty Image The Kevin McHale-James Harden beef doesn’t look to be winding down any time soon. On a recent episode of Open Court, the former Rockets coach didn’t pull any punches when discussing...
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