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The NBA All-Star starters were announced Thursday night on TNT. As with any balloting process, there were a couple of surprising names that flashed on the screen. Naturally, that means there were also a few snubs as well. Let’s see how the teams are looking so far. NBA All-Star Starters Reaction: How Is Zion Williamson […] READ MORE
The Toronto Raptors legacy, which includes their seven-year playoff run is officially over. On May 10, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers. This also meant the Raptors were officially eliminated from the playoffs. Before the playoff streak ended, it was tied for first for the longest current active playoff streak with the Portland Trail […] READ MORE
Mike Conley of the Utah Jazz will make his first-ever NBA All-Star appearance in Atlanta. He replaces Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns, who got injured just before the NBA All-Star Game took place. Mike Conley is Devin Booker’s replacement in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game For the first time since 1989, there will be […] READ MORE
NBA All-Star Weekend is upon us. All 30 teams will have seven days off to rest and recover after playing the first 36 games of the season. Despite complaints by some of the players and media, we will have All-Star events performed this season. The league will create a mini-bubble within the city of Atlanta […] READ MORE
The league officially announced the NBA 2021 All-Star reserves on Tuesday night. This unveiling rounded out the full editions of the NBA 2021 All-Star rosters. Notably, only coaches take part in voting of the All-Star reserves, whereas the fans and media owned a portion of the starters’ vote. As usual, there were a few shocking […] READ MORE
The NBA announced its 2021 All-Star starters Thursday night. As always, this stirred up uproar between the media and fans of who is worthy and unworthy of being a starter. This years’ starters consist of both All-Star Game veterans as well as a few fresh faces. Out of the bunch, which players rightfully deserve their […] READ MORE
It’s unclear if the league will hold its annual 2021 NBA All-Star Game yet, but that won’t stop the vote. All-Star fan voting has commenced and will conclude in mid-February. In conjunction with this announcement, the league still explained uncertainty over the event itself. Discussions on a potential NBA All-Star game are ongoing, but players […] READ MORE
Last Word on Basketball has taken the difficult task of ranking the top 30 NBA players in the world right now. There were many candidates for the top 30 NBA players and many noticeable names did not make the list. One player who made this list was Chris Paul, a point guard for the Oklahoma […] READ MORE
Last Word on Basketball has taken the difficult task of ranking the top 30 NBA players in the world right now. There were many candidates for the top 30 NBA players and many noticeable names did not make the list. One player who made this list was Kyle Lowry, a guard for the Toronto Raptors. […] READ MORE
The 2006 NBA Draft is considered one of the weaker drafts in NBA history. However, that is not to say there were not some impressive players to come from the draft. For this re-draft, only the players who made an All-Star appearance will be on this list. So ultimately, some high draft picks like Andrea […] READ MORE
Raheem Bashir started blogging on a Gmail site called Blogger and has covered sporting events in rugby union/league and soccer. Since then he has become the Last Word on Sports writer for rugby, soccer, and previously basketball. He is also a member of the North American Soccer Reporters and The Rugby Union Writers’ Club.
Raheem graduated from George Brown College with a Digital Media Marketing Post-Grad Certificate in 2019. From the same college, Raheem also did a post-grad certificate in Sport and Event Marketing in 2017. Lastly, he did an undergrad Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 2016.