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Sep 30, 2024 | 
thesportsrush.com | Abhishek Dhariwal |Sameen Nawathe
LeBron James has been caught reading a few novels and books in the locker room. But this new book by author Hanif Abdurraqib isn’t something that the Los Angeles Lakers star would want to read. At least, that is what the poet and essayist had to say while making an appearance on the No Dunks podcast. Hanif’s book, There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension just came out a few weeks ago. He is a resident of Columbus, which is just a town over from James’ birthplace, Akron, Ohio.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
thesportsrush.com | Abhishek Dhariwal |Sameen Nawathe
Caitlin Clark was a national sensation long before she made it into the league. And after getting drafted, her popularity skyrocketed along with the WNBA. Clark’s long-range shooting took the league by storm. In a recent interview, the Indiana Fever rookie went ahead to explain her mindset behind shooting threes from the logo. Clark stepped onto the hardwood floor with the host to demonstrate her long-range shooting ability.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
thesportsrush.com | Abhishek Dhariwal |Sameen Nawathe
Coming off his 5th championship and Finals MVP in 1997, Michael Jordan was interviewed by Keenan Ivory Wayans. The main question that came up was how Jordan stayed friends with rival players. Every bit the competitor, MJ revealed how he managed to maintain an amicable relationship with the player he defeated regularly. Mike talked about being friends with some of the people he went up against regularly.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
thesportsrush.com | Abhishek Dhariwal |Sameen Nawathe
Stephen Curry has had numerous memorable moments over the course of his career. Be it dropping 30-35 foot daggers or winning NBA championships. Currently in China, Curry sat down with Complex and had a segment called ‘GOAT Talk.’ During the segment, The Chef was asked to give his GOAT NBA memory, and this is what he had to say. “GOAT NBA Memory? Just getting drafted. June 25th, 2009. I still remember being in New York. The suit I was wearing, it was my dad’s birthday.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
thesportsrush.com | Abhishek Dhariwal |Satagni Sikder
Carmelo Anthony had an illustrious career in the NBA albeit it was not a bed of roses from start to end. Starting as a star in the making, Melo reached superstar status in the league in his prime. But the All-Star forward witnessed the lows of being in the NBA as well toward the dusk of his career. Anthony’s son, Kiyan, has admitted that he uses the trajectory of his father’s career to motivate himself.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
thesportsrush.com | Abhishek Dhariwal |Satagni Sikder
The New York Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves just pulled off a blockbuster trade. The Knicks parted ways with Julius Randle & Donte DiVincenzo while acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns in return. An unexpected move by both teams, especially for Minnesota. But Skip Bayless believes that the Wolves might’ve come out on top in this exchange. The Knicks sent Randle, DiVincenzo, and a first-round pick in exchange for KAT.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
thesportsrush.com | Abhishek Dhariwal |Sameen Nawathe
It is a nightmare of a task to guard LeBron James. And to ask a rookie to guard The King when veterans don’t even want that assignment is downright wrong. But that is what Davon Reed was asked to do by the Phoenix Suns coaching staff during his rookie season after being drafted 32nd overall in the 2017 NBA draft. Reed played for the Suns’ G-League team, the Northern Arizona Suns, before making it to the NBA.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
thesportsrush.com | Abhishek Dhariwal |Satagni Sikder
The disparity is stark between the paychecks of the NBA stars of today and their counterparts in the 80s and the 90s. The league’s growth in viewership has ushered in new TV deals and other endorsements, which has drastically increased the salaries of players. This sharp rise in salaries can frustrate some legends of the game from the previous eras, who played under much more humble conditions.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
thesportsrush.com | Abhishek Dhariwal |Sameen Nawathe
After 16 illustrious years in the NBA, Derrick Rose has finally announced his retirement from the league. A kid from Chicago who became the youngest MVP in league history, Rose got shout-outs from numerous players and legends on social media. And amid his retirement, an old video of Paul George describing Rose dropping 40 points on him has resurfaced. During an old episode of Podcast P with Paul George, PG-13 talked about his first year in the league.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
thesportsrush.com | Abhishek Dhariwal |Sameen Nawathe
Shaquille O’Neal’s kids certainly got their father’s DNA as they tower over one another. And while being tall is a desirable trait in boys, the same standards did not apply to girls; especially during their high school years. And there came a time when Shaq’s daughter Amirah did not want to go to school simply because of that. O’Neal’s ex-wife Shaunie Henderson’s book reveals how upset Amirah was with her height.
