Andrew Salmi Articles - Page 25

In a battle between two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference on Monday night, the Detroit Pistons (13-6) picked up a huge 118-108 victory over the Boston Celtics (18-4) on the road. One of the Pistons’ players who made a return to TD Garden was guard Avery Bradley, who played his first seven […]

When it comes to Golden State Warriors star shooting guard Klay Thompson, any bottle of Gatorade is simply not safe around him when he’s in the room. Thompson reiterated this on Sunday night when he nonchalantly knocked off a small Gatorade bottle from the press conference table as he was about to sit down. Why […]

Although the San Antonio Spurs (12-7) have still not played a single game this season with the services of Kawhi Leonard, they have managed to weather the storm and head into Monday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks as the third seed in the Western Conference. According to a tweet posted before tonight’s game by […]

On Monday at Oracle Arena, the Golden State Warriors (15-5) will have a bobblehead night for power forward David West when they host the Sacramento Kings. According to Mark Medina of the Mercury News, the Warriors wanted to show their appreciation to West for his stellar defense, reliable midrange shooting and 15 years of knowledge as a […]

With the injuries continuing to pile up for the Seattle Seahawks (7-4) in the 2017 NFL season, the team was given more unsettling news regarding the future of four-time Pro Bowl safety Kam Chancellor. On Monday morning during an interview with 710 ESPN Seattle, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll confirmed that Chancellor won’t play again […]

When it comes to the point guard position, the L.A. Clippers are in serious need of backcourt depth after Patrick Beverley was recently lost for the remainder of the 2017-18 season because of right knee surgery. One person who believes he can be of assistance is retired former Clippers point guard Baron Davis, who was […]

If you have paid even the slightest bit of attention to the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders over the past year or so, it’s fairly obvious that Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib and Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree do not like each other. On Sunday afternoon during the first quarter of the Raiders 21-14 victory over […]

When it comes to Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, it will be extremely difficult for Los Angeles Lakers rising star point guard Lonzo Ball to avoid people bringing up the comparisons between him and Johnson. However, one of those people that do not see the resemblance is a fellow Lakers legend in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. According […]

After their disappointing 113-102 road loss on Wednesday to the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Lakers (8-11) have taken advantage of their extended break over the last few days. According to an article written on Sunday by Matthew Moreno of Lakers Nation, Lakers head coach Luke Walton is confident that four full days off in […]

With the significant wrist injury to Denver Nuggets star power forward Paul Millsap that will force him to miss an indefinite amount of time, center Nikola Jokic is expected to become a major focal point of the team’s offense. According to a series of tweets from T.J. McBride of Mile High Sports, Nuggets head coach Mike […]

For the Detroit Pistons and head coach Stan Van Gundy, their path to an impressive 11-6 record through 17 games has been anything but easy. In six of those victories, the Pistons had to overcome a double-digit deficit in order to come back to win. Unfortunately for the Pistons last week against the Indiana Pacers, […]

In his second stint with the New York Knicks, guard Tim Hardaway Jr. has become much more of a well-rounded player since he was drafted No. 24 overall in the 2013 NBA Draft. According to an article written by Marc Berman of the New York Post, Hardaway Jr. credits a lot of his improvement to […]

On Tuesday night, it was a tale of two halves for the Los Angeles Lakers (8-10) in their 103-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls (3-12) at Staples Center. This was especially true for Lakers power forward Julius Randle, who was held scoreless in the first half and was on the wrong end of Bulls rookie guard […]

The Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Chicago Bulls in a game that featured a matchup between twin brothers Brook and Robin Lopez. The home team ended the night with a ‘W’ thanks to a valiant second half effort. After the game, Chicago’s center talked about going toe-to-toe with his twin, per ClutchPoints’ Ryan Ward. Robin […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ come-from-behind win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at Staples Center, head coach Luke Walton opened up to the media about Lonzo Ball’s performance. After the Lakers trailed the Bulls by as many as 19 points in the third quarter, Los Angeles stormed back to top Chicago 103-94 behind […]

Prior to their Wednesday night matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center, Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard opened up to the media. In an article by Sarah Todd of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lillard gave the Sixers a high amount of praise. “I think they’re really good. They’ve obviously got a […]

New Orleans Pelicans star center DeMarcus Cousins is clearly frustrated over his ejection that occurred on Monday night during the team’s 114-107 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to an article published on Tuesday by Brett Martel of the Associated Press, Cousins doesn’t think he should have been ejected in the third quarter when […]

It has just been over one month now since legendary power forward Charles Barkley made his bold prediction at the beginning of the season with the L.A. Clippers. However, Barkley’s high praise for the Clippers has been followed by a vicious tailspin that the team has been unable to get themselves out of. Back on […]

In his first season with the Charlotte Hornets, center Dwight Howard has quietly put up some very solid numbers in his first 16 games. So far, Howard is averaging a double-double for the 14th straight season with 14.6 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 1.3 blocked shots in 29.6 minutes of action per contest. According to a […]

Unfortunately for the Milwaukee Bucks and their fans, the team will be without power forward Mirza Teletovic for awhile after he underwent left knee surgery. Team update via Bucks.com: “Teletovic will be sidelined for the next four weeks after undergoing successful arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday to repair cartilage in his left knee. The surgery was performed […]

On Monday night, Big Baller Brand founder and CEO LaVar Ball made an appearance on CNN for an interview with host Chris Cuomo. The interview, which lasted over 20 minutes, was just about as crazy as one would think. During and after the exchange between Ball and Cuomo, many people took to Twitter to react to […]

When it comes to game planning for Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving, you’re simply going to have your work cut out for you. Before the Celtics’ Monday night matchup against the lowly Dallas Mavericks, Irving received plenty of praise from Mavs longtime head coach Rick Carlisle. In a tweet posted by Earl K. Sneed […]

In an extensive feature article by Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkić opened up about his early life and NBA experience over the last four years. From being a 2014 Denver Nuggets rookie who was first mesmerized by going up against his childhood idol in Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant […]

In an interview today with Fred Katz of the Norman Transcript, Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams opened up about his matchup with New Orleans Pelicans’ superstar big men in Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins. The interview happened prior to the game between the two teams. Frankly, Adams admitted that he wasn’t too excited about […]

According to a tweet posted by David Locke of the Locked on Podcast Network, Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio and forward Thabo Sefolosha will both play tonight in the team’s contest against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Thabo Sefolosha will play tonight as will Ricky Rubio — David Locke (@DLocke09) November 20, […]

According to Fred Katz of The Norman Transcript, Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Carmelo Anthony was very upfront when asked about his team’s 23-point collapse in a 104-101 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. Anthony, who led the Thunder in scoring with 20 points (9-of-17 from the floor) on the night, opened […]

Despite the heavy amount of criticism hurled his way, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball was able to filter out distractions en route to his second career triple-double. Ball scored 11 points, nabbed an eye-opening 16 rebounds and dished out a game-high 11 assists as the Lakers blew out the Denver Nuggets, 127-109, on […]

Over the weekend, Chicago Bulls fans received good news regarding the status of dynamic guard Zach LaVine as to when he might be ready to be activated for games. According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, LaVine could very well be cleared for contact practice as soon as Monday afternoon when the team heads […]

If there’s one person who’s had enough of the “drama” between President Donald Trump and Big Baller Brand founder LaVar Ball, look no further than Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. On Friday with ESPN, LaVar downplayed Trump’s help in China with the alleged shoplifting situation involving his son LiAngelo Ball and two other […]

Following their humiliating 115-85 loss at Amway Center to an injury-plagued Utah Jazz on Saturday night, the Orlando Magic have apparently gotten a huge wakeup call in one of the worst ways possible. According to Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel, the lopsided 40-point loss to the Jazz tied the largest home defeat ever for […]

According to a tweet from Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports, the Philadelphia 76ers made an announcement on Sunday regarding the injury status of rookie point guard Markelle Fultz. The team gave an update on the first overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft and evaluated that Fultz will need to miss even more time. […]

One NBA rookie who has quietly had a very impressive 2017-18 season so far is Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, who has worked his way into the team’s starting lineup. As Utah’s second-leading scorer with 14.9 points per game after he was taken 13th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft out of the University of Louisville. […]

During the second quarter of Saturday night’s showdown at Wells Fargo Center between the Philadelphia 76ers and the defending-champion Golden State Warriors, a dirty joke clearly went over the heads of NBC Sports Bay Area announcers Jim Barnett and Bob Fitzgerald. Barnett, who has been a television analyst with the Warriors for 32 years, did […]

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal was without a doubt one of the most dominant players in NBA history. Although he mostly used his extraordinary strength to terrorize opponents, he also occasionally used it to rattle rims and backboards with his thunderous dunks. A few times, Shaq dunked with so much force that he even took down […]

Back in July, Toronto Raptors star guard Kyle Lowry was rewarded by the team with a three-year contract worth $100 million. He continues to be extremely valuable to the Raptors for his dynamic scoring ability, playmaking skills and toughness on the court. However, according to a tweet today from Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun, […]

In an interview with Steve Serby of the New York Post recently, New York Knicks small forward Doug McDermott answered questions about his first year with the team, his future goals and what some of his teammates are like. When asked about Knicks teammate and star power forward Kristaps Porzingis, McDermott spoke very highly of […]

On Friday morning’s edition of the CBS Sports Flagrant Two, Minnesota Timberwolves veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford joined the podcast and opened up about Los Angeles Lakers rising star point guard Lonzo Ball. Ball, who is off to a slow start in his rookie year in terms of shooting percentage, continues to be subject to massive […]

According to an article by to ESPN.com earlier this morning, the Houston Rockets (12-4) are considered the most likely threat to knock out the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the 2018 playoffs. By a pretty sizeable margin amongst the ESPN Forecast panel experts, the Rockets racked up a whopping 57.9 percent of the votes when asked […]

Through 14 games of the 2017-18 NBA season, it is no secret that the Oklahoma City Thunder (7-7) have not come close to living up to high expectations yet. However, according to an article posted by Royce Young of ESPN, Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook is not going to stress about the team’s underachieving […]