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Have We Reached the End of the NBA Big Man?

Reading Time: 4 minutesI’m going to start this off with a clarification: No, this is not a pro-Houston Rockets piece, however it was inspired by their recent success. A few days before the trade deadline, the Rockets traded their starting center, Clint Capela, their backup center, Nene, and a first round pick for Robert Covington, Bruno Caboclo and a 2023 second round pick. Just looking at those names coming and going seems like the Rockets took a massive loss in this trade, but when you look deeper and see they don’t have any starting-caliber centers, it just looks worse....

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The Most Mournful Month in NBA History

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis last month has been a rather depressing one in sports, especially in the NBA. Between the deaths and the injuries, there have been plenty of reasons to have your heart broken this last month, no matter how old you are, or what team you root for: Dwight Powell – On January 21st, Powell went down after a non-contact injury to his leg. It was later confirmed as a torn right Achilles tendon, ending his 2019-20 season. The 28-year-old had surgery on the leg on the 28th of January and could be ready for training camp in...

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A Collective Kobe Bryant Tribute: From the Writers of Phenom Media

Reading Time: 5 minutesFollowing today’s unbelievable events, the writers at Phenom Media collectively reflected on the incredible life of Kobe Bryant, and his daughter Gianna; as well as honoring the deaths of the other seven passengers who passed today. While reading these beautiful words, realize that this was the first legendary athlete our young generation had a chance to grow up with, and understand their impact to the fullest. This is in comparison with other iconic figures who tragically died in the past, and had influences we can never fully comprehend. The following kids contributed to this article (use...

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The Joel Embiid Conundrum

Reading Time: 4 minutesPhiladelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has dug himself quite the hole the last year or so. And as a Celtics fan, it’s very amusing. Remember when Shaq and Charles Barkley got on Embiid’s case for not trying enough? It was earlier this month, on December 10th, after Embiid put up 22 points and 10 rebounds. It was a below average performance for Embiid, but not terrible. Shaq and Barkley were very disappointed, however. “He’s the toughest player in the league to match up with,” Barkley said of Embiid on TNT, “but we don’t talk about...

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