By JOHN LIKANJE Heat Check is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. August 24 was "Kobe Day" to honor the late Kobe Bryant. The basketball world rallied together and created tributes for the Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Famer. For my tribute, I discussed my reaction to his passing and when I first watched Bryant play nine years … [Read more...] about Heat Check: Anunoby saves Raptors from the brink; Mitchell, Murray finish playoff duel in Game 7 thriller
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East’s Barley recalls the late Clifford Robinson
By PAUL GOTHAM More than two decades have passed since Darrell Barley played on the same courts as NBA veteran Clifford Robinson. The memories haven't faded. "He could put it on the floor; you couldn’t guard him inside," Barley said Tuesday by phone. "He could shoot better than you, so you just had a hope he had a long night. Most evenings, he didn’t miss." Robinson … [Read more...] about East’s Barley recalls the late Clifford Robinson
Heat Check: Bucks, Lakers bounce back; Heat, Rockets take 2-0 series leads
By JOHN LIKANJE Heat Check is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks both rebounded from embarrassing Game One losses with resounding Game Two victories (via FanSided writers Ian Levy and Micah Wimmer). But the top seeds in their respective conferences had their major flaws exposed, … [Read more...] about Heat Check: Bucks, Lakers bounce back; Heat, Rockets take 2-0 series leads
Heat Check: Bryant leads Wizards to lone win; Lillard makes case for bubble MVP
By JOHN LIKANJE Heat Check is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. A Rochester special: Thomas Bryant put the finishing touches on his best season as a pro by leading the Washington Wizards to their lone bubble win, Thursday. Here's a review of his entire season by Billy Heyen. Damian Lillard has been a man on a mission in … [Read more...] about Heat Check: Bryant leads Wizards to lone win; Lillard makes case for bubble MVP
Rochester’s Thomas Bryant finishes 3rd NBA season as proven starter
By BILLY HEYEN The Washington Wizards had nothing to play for in the standings Thursday afternoon, but someone wouldn’t have known that based on how Thomas Bryant competed. Just as he’s done since he was a Bishop Kearney teenager bursting into Rochester’s consciousness, Bryant ran the floor, shot 3-pointers and finished at the basket. Bryant finished with 26 points, nine … [Read more...] about Rochester’s Thomas Bryant finishes 3rd NBA season as proven starter