Andre Key Articles - Page 27

Many times in post-game interviews, players give a lot of politically correct answers. They try not to rock the boat, they credit their teammates, and they’ll even, humbly, leave their individual great performances to something such as just being glad to win the game. Other times, they say little to avoid fines and/or things that […]

Draymond Green isn’t the only player LeBron James has stepped over, and head coach Tyronn Lue has been stepped over by more than just Allen Iverson. Looking into the archives, Lue may want to confiscate a few of the tapes that are out in the open, because he can never live down one of his […]

After taking some time off from a disastrous season in Houston, Dwight Howard has decided to opt out of his $23 million dollar player option for next season. According to reports, the Rockets brass attempted to convince Howard to stay, even if it was a long shot when hiring coach Mike D’antoni, whom Dwight previously played […]

Fan Domenick Nati got his chance to meet Shaquille O’Neal, but the catch was, there were to be no cell phones pictures As Nati walks to up get his picture taken with Shaq, he tried getting a sneak pic to his cell phone, Shaq looked down directly into the phone camera just to let him […]

Once the NBA season begins, it’s a grind. Players have to deal with traveling, training, back to back games, and sometimes four games in five nights. In many cases it’s important to know how to take care of their bodies, get proper rest, and eat properly so that they can stand the rigors of an […]

Recently, we found out that not everyone knows what a meme is. Or a frog for that matter. In a hilarious attempt to put an emphasis on the Crying Jordan and where it belongs in the ranks of what’s hot in today’s culture, Good Morning America decided to post a comparison on Twitter to get a […]

  Los Angeles Lakers’ forward  Julius Randle announced on Tuesday that he and his long time girlfriend Kendra Shaw are engaged to be married. Randle, who is just completing his second season in the NBA, popped the question while on vacation in Greece. Shaw, is a Lexington Kentucky native and alum at the University of […]

Not even 24 hours after winning an NBA championship, the rumors are starting to fly. LeBron James was reportedly looking to leave the Cavs again after fulfilling his promise of a trophy to pursue other interests. Comments from ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith claim that LeBron would entertain going to the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s not […]

At this time last year, the Golden State Warriors were celebrating a victorious Game 6 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers and their first championship in decades. At the time of the party, a visibly drunk Draymond Green had some choice words for the Cavs. Choice as in Bay area rapper E-40’s song choices, where he changed […]

Golden State Warriors’ star Stephen Curry’s threat of turning off the home Wi-Fi might have worked. After a couple of tweets during the series, the internet was unkind to Ayesha Curry. Some of her tweets accusing of games being rigged or asking if referees could be fined, didn’t sit well in cyber world. Some fans created her […]

The Curry family has been in the news quite a bit this year, for a variety of reasons not even related to basketball. Most recently, some controversial tweets from Ayesha Curry drew a lot of attention on Twitter, and you won’t find a shortage of Stephen Curry stories all around news outlets, such as his […]

Amid reports that Chris Bosh may never play NBA basketball again, Miami Heat teammate Udonis Haslem feels the exact opposite and remains optimistic about Bosh’s return to the hardwood next season. Haslem spoke with the Sun Sentinel about some of the plans Bosh has, and what some of their conversation regarded. He said he feels […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers pounced on the Golden State Warriors Thursday night. It was bad enough that the Warriors only scored 11 points in the first quarter, which was the fewest points a team has ever scored in a quarter in the Finals since the shot clock was implemented. The Cavs’ victory evened the series 3-3 […]

After the release of Stephen Curry’s new Curry 2 low chefs were destroyed on the internet, Twitter has moved on to yet another NBA star. Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves is the next victim. Adidas has released photos of his next sneaker, the Adidas Crazy explosive, and the internet has gone full roast on them. […]

Klay Thompson is aching. Aching because he has been carrying a heavy load, and it’s been weighing on him unseen. Thompson has had some bad performances, but otherwise he’s produced good, and even great, games throughout the 2016 NBA playoffs. On a few occasions, he has appeared to single-handedly carry his own load as well […]

Mark Cuban has decided to take action to help the prevention of a similar situation which recently happened in Orlando. THE Dallas Mavericks owner generously donated one million dollars to the Dallas Police Department in support of the LGBT. The donation will fund anti-terrorism efforts used by the police department to fund thousands of additional […]

The ball continues to roll for the Curry family. This time for Ayesha and Riley Curry. Riley modeled a collection of baby shoes that are now on sale in colors picked with Ayesha Curry, with a twist of her cooking sense. Freshly Picked footwear is releasing three styles of baby moccasin shoes, with inspiration taken […]

ESPN commentator Jeff Van Gundy doesn’t like flopping and he isn’t afraid to call out those who do it often. During Game 5 of the NBA Finals where the Golden State Warriors faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Van Gundy went on a live rant regarding an offensive foul taken to Anderson Varejao, who he believed flopped […]

Pau Gasol is having a hard time with his decision to play in the Olympic games this summer in Brazil. Initially, he expressed concerns about the Zika virus and whether or not he should play because of his fear of possibly being infected. Today, it seems Gasol really wants to play and is looking for […]

Who will win the MVP if the Golden State Warriors win the 2016 Larry O’Brien trophy? No matter how well or how bad Stephen Curry is playing in the finals, he will not allow himself to get sucked into being selfish and forgetting what got him there in the first place. After shooting 8-21 and […]

In his darkest days, Craig Sager is living his dream. Being able to continue sideline reporting, getting close to the action, and, most of all, wearing all of his most expressive colorful outfits. Sager works for Turner (TNT), which has finished it’s season of NBA basketball coverage, and thus Sager’s reporting. ESPN extended an invitation […]

NBA MVP Stephen Curry hasn’t quite been up to MVP form lately. During the regular season, Curry averaged 30.1 points, 6.7 assists, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.1 steals at 50% from the field in 34 minutes of play, joining the short 50-40-90 list in the process (40% from three, 90% from free-throw line). Looking at his […]

The amount of players dropping out from this summers USA qualifying tournament is starting to become alarming. Although injuries play a part in this, some players are choosing not to participate without giving their reasons publicly. There are concerns about Brazil’s Zika virus outbreak, but only a few have stated publicly it is the reason they have […]

San Antonio Spurs forward David West has officially declined his $1.5 million player option for next season. West shocked everyone after turning down a $12 million dollar option with the Indiana Pacers, and signing for the veteran minimum with the Spurs for a chance to win a championship. West fell on the depth chart behind […]

Oaklahoma’s Buddy Hield has given the Boston Celtics something to think about this week. He was able to complete his work out for the Celtics on Monday, going through a series of drills, and managed to impress, sinking 85 of 100 3-pointers before calling it quits. Hield shot 45% from from three point land at The […]

After playing in all 88 of the Golden State Warriors wins this season, Draymond Green is officially suspended from Game 5 of the NBA Finals, and will miss tonight’s game as reports have been flooding news outlets for the past day. The suspension restricts him from the vicinity of Oracle Arena, which means he cannot be […]

In the year 1997, Michael Jordan had one of the best games of his life. He shot 13-27 scoring 38 points, 5 assists, 7 rebounds in 44 minutes of a crucial Game 5 before being carried to his seat by teammate Scottie Pippen. MJ led the Chicago Bulls to a 90-88 victory over the Utah […]

There is always talk at this time of the year about each team’s preferences and needs that they plan to address in the draft, and occasionally we hear about teams that a player may or may not want to play for. Recently, Ben Simmons rejected the notion that he would prefer the Los Angeles Lakers over the […]

There is something fishy going on, at least that is what Wizards star guard John Wall thinks. He does not agree with the voting process for the All-Star Game, nor for the All-NBA Teams. Wall believes that he should have been selected to the All-NBA Team list, though he has not been on for the […]

NBA players are some of the most amazing athletes in the world. Their ability to sprint, jump, create offense, and play terrific defense at a high level sometimes looks like art imitating life. There are times in the heat of competition where players can be just as ruthless and unkind if you are on the […]

The Golden State Warriors have a busy offseason coming up, potentially on the heels of another title.  They’ll be trying to keep their roster in tact with free agents looking for more pay, and they need to fill a spot left open on Steve Kerr’s staff, because assistant coach Luke Walton will be leaving to coach the […]

It looks like yet another athlete will bow out of this summer’s Olympic competition in Rio. Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins announced Friday that he has officially withdrawn his name from the Canadian National Team roster for the qualifying tournament that will determine the final few countries in the Olympics. Among five other Canadians who […]

According to The Vertical’s Shams Charania, prospect Brandon Ingram will work out and meet with the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. The Duke product has been pegged as one of the top two picks in the 2016 NBA Draft next to LSU’s Ben Simmons. Philadelphia has been rumored to prefer Simmons with the number one overall pick, […]

NBA Draft top-two prospect Brandon Ingram is only 196 pounds and needs to get much stronger if he plans on being effective against NBA players. His early comparisons are to a young Kevin Durant, including body type, as KD had similar pre-draft measurements coming out of his one year of college. After Ingram’s recent workout […]

Have the chickens come home to roost for D’Angelo Russell? After a series of incidents regarding cursing James Harden and Kevin Durant, rapper Lil B is back again, and this time it’s aimed at the Lakers rookie. Initially Lil B stated he would issue a warning to Russell regarding his infamous snitch video, where he […]

Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis recently visited The Herd with Colin Cowherd to talk about his time in the NBA. During the show he was asked about his former teammates and was specifically asked about point guard Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers. Davis decided to describe Paul’s style of play instead of his personality. […]

When it rains it pours. The Golden State Warriors were blown out by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night in Game 3 at Quicken Loans Arena, and the action didn’t stop there. Apparently it wasn’t just the team that took a hit; head coach Steve Kerr’s daughter was also a part of the unfortunate night […]

Move over MJ, Stephen Curry is taking the shoe game to another level. In fact, he’s successfully targeting a market Jordan sneakers usually pass over. After getting as much youth as possible on board with Under Armour with his signature Curry line of shoes, there is a new colorway making its way to the store […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague shared an interesting message after all of the trade rumors and speculation about his play this season. The seven-year guard averaged 15.7 point, 5.9 assists, and 1.2 steals this season in 79 games. He also found himself in a different part of the team’s rotation, backing up Dennis Shroder from the bench […]