Author Archives: Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley

After storming back from a 3-1 series hole to overtake the Golden State Warriors in the Finals last June, a 14-point fourth quarter deficit on Christmas Day was nothing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (23) drives past Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is an athletic freak of nature. The 6-foot-1-inch tall, 220-pound running back has been the NFL prototype for a running back for nearly 10 seasons. A torn ACL in 2011 and sports hernia in 2012 shelved Peterson for a period before he returned to form last season to lead […]

Oklahoma City Thunder all-star guard Russell Westbrook tied NBA history with seven-straight triple-doubles—and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban doesn’t care. (Right) Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) reacts after shooting a 3-pointer; (left) Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. (AP Photos/Alonzo Adams and Nell Redmond) Cuban recently repeated sentiments he first expressed last postseason that […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has been putting up MVP-worthy numbers so far this season. He’s averaging a triple-double on the year with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists per night, putting him in Oscar Robinson territory. It could be a challenge for him to maintain his showy average but it isn’t impossible. Perry Green and Stephen D. […]

The Golden State Warriors are off to a 17-2 start this season, the exact same mark with which the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls began their season before finishing with a then-record 72-10 mark. Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns (32) is sandwiched by Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) and Stephen Curry (30) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball […]

The Washington Wizards currently rank as the third-worst team in NBA, sporting a lowly 3-9 record after three weeks of early season action. The season is still early so panic hasn’t gripped the team’s locker room fully, but for fans of the Washington franchise, the team’s start looks all too familiar for a normally frustrating […]

When the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Greg Oden first overall in the 2007 NBA Draft, team leaders assumed they were getting a franchise-changing center who would cornerstone the franchise for seasons to come. Instead, Portland’s top pick returned a player who couldn’t stay on the court due to injuries, and whose performance on the court was limited even […]

A 1-4 start wasn’t exactly what Scott Brooks signed up for over the summer when he became the Washington Wizards’ newest coach. Unfortunately, that’s exactly where Brooks and the Wizards find themselves after the first week of the NBA’s 2016-2017 season. Washington finished 41-41 last year despite qualifying for the playoffs in the prior two seasons. The Wizards brass sought out […]