Benjamin Verbrugge

1 week ago | news4usonline.com | Benjamin Verbrugge

This is the James Harden the Clippers need to survive. Kawhi Leonard is capable of being the motor late, but he is not the engine starter. If Harden is not in his bag again early in Game 7, playoff basketball in Los Angeles will be over this season. Luckily, Harden was deep in that bag in LA’s 111-105 win over the Nuggets in Game 6, leading the way with 28 points (21 in the first half) and eight assists.

2 weeks ago | news4usonline.com | Benjamin Verbrugge

Inglewood, CA (News4usOnline) – Game 4 delivered on the promise of this being one of the best first-round series of the postseason. There was a massive fourth quarter comeback, countless runs, a buzzer beating dunk, and it got very chippy. The Nuggets miraculously escaped with a win, despite being outscored by the Clippers by 18 points in the fourth quarter, and now the series heads back to Denver tied at two games apiece.

2 weeks ago | news4usonline.com | Benjamin Verbrugge

Inglewood, CA (News4usOnline) – The Intuit Dome played host to an NBA postseason game for the first time since opening at the beginning of the season, and the building was absolutely rocking as the Clippers trounced the Nuggets in Game 3, 117-83, to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series. Denver started the game 8-9 from the field and 3-3 from three-point range, building a 20-14 lead four and a half minutes into the game.

4 weeks ago | news4usonline.com | Benjamin Verbrugge

Los Angeles, CA – The Dodgers picked up their 13th win of the season, beating the Rockies 6-2 on Jackie Robinson Day. Both sides took part in an annual gathering at the Jackie Robinson statue beyond the centerfield wall before the game. The baseball icon’s granddaughter, Sonya Pankey, and one of his friends, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, met the teams there and shared some of the knowledge that Robinson had passed along to them.

4 weeks ago | news4usonline.com | Benjamin Verbrugge

Los Angeles, CA – (News4usOnlline) – It has been 78 years since Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the MLB color barrier, and it feels like the number of Black stars in baseball is headed in the wrong direction. Mookie Betts is one of the best players in the game and a shining example of what a superstar should look like. Still, after him, there are very few household-name African American players for the next generation to gravitate towards for inspiration.