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By PAUL GOTHAM Logging 27 minutes in his fifth NBA game, Anthony Lamb (Greece Athena) put together a near-double-double performance, Wednesday night.  The 6-foot-6 forward finished with nine points and nine rebounds in a Houston Rockets 108-94 loss to Golden State.  Lamb connected on 3-of-7 shots from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line for a … [Read more...] about Lamb turns in near double-double in fifth NBA contest

By JOHN LIKANJE Anthony Lamb's phone call from an NBA team to join their roster came sooner than expected. Eleven days after getting traded within the NBA G League bubble from the Canton Charge to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the 6-foot-6 forward was called up by the Houston Rockets, Monday evening. Hard Work really does pay off! Congrats @AnthonyMLamb Enjoy the NBA … [Read more...] about Anthony Lamb called up to Houston Rockets from NBA G League

By JOHN LIKANJE Anthony Lamb's professional basketball journey, which hopefully ends with him on an NBA roster sometime this regular season, took an unexpected turn, Thursday. The 6-foot-6 forward has spent the past two weeks in the NBA G League bubble in Orlando with the Canton Charge. Thursday morning at around 10:30 a.m., Lamb was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. … [Read more...] about Anthony Lamb makes big first impression for Rio Grande Valley Vipers

By JOHN LIKANJE Isaiah Stewart recorded his third double-double of the season of 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 10 boards in the Detroit Pistons' 128-118 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. The former McQuaid star corralled eight of his 10 rebounds on the defensive glass and added two steals and a block in his 18 minutes of action. Stewart scored five of his … [Read more...] about Isaiah Stewart notches third double-double of season for Detroit Pistons

By JOHN LIKANJE Monday morning, the Detroit Pistons announced they would bench six-time All-Star Blake Griffin until he's either successfully traded or bought out of the $74 million remaining on his contract. This news story meant two things: The team was committing to a complete rebuild and younger players, mainly Isaiah Stewart, would be rewarded more playing time. Stewart … [Read more...] about “Another Dennis Rodman type” Why Isaiah Stewart is ready for expanded role with Detroit Pistons