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by Robby Stratokos, Last Word on Pro Basketball Coming off of an NBA title, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the team to beat in the Eastern Conference, and it has been assumed that LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and company will walk their way right back to the NBA Finals. However, the East has become very interesting. […] READ MORE
Free agent center Al Jefferson agrees to 3-year, $30 million contract with the Indiana Pacers, according to multiple media reports. READ MORE
Wow, it has not been pretty in Charlotte. With Charlotte deciding to go back to the Hornets, times were going well. After making the playoffs last season, expectations were only going to grow for the re-vamped Charlotte Hornets. Kemba Walker and Al Jefferson have taken the leadership roles of this team, and they were exceeding […] READ MORE
After a solid start to the season, the Charlotte Hornets have suffered an eight game losing streak that leaves them with a record of 4-13. With the playoff race looking very competitive this year in the East, the newly re-named franchise are losing precious ground already. This year was, and possibly still is, looking very […] READ MORE
After being labeled as the laughing stock of the NBA the past few years, the Charlotte Hornets have finally appeared to swing the momentum of their franchise, in terms of their name, appearance, and of course their product on the hardwood. The identity and team from the 7-59 season in 2011-12, which was statistically the worst season in […] READ MORE
If you had to take one center to build your team from scratch with, who would it be? Maybe you’d take an offensively skilled big man like Al Jefferson down in Charlotte. Or perhaps you’d take the Houston Rockets defensive monster, Dwight Howard. Joakim Noah? Marc Gasol? Well I’m about to show you why the […] READ MORE
For the most part, every analyst and sports reporter has narrowed the 2013-2014 NBA MVP race down to two candidates: LeBron James and Kevin Durant. With James averaging 26.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, and Durant averaging 31.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.4 steals, who wouldn’t have these […] READ MORE
Last night in a game that held much importance in the Western Conference playoff race held even more intrigue well beyond the four quarters. The Minnesota Timberwolves, without Kevin Martin and Nikola Pekovic, picked up arguably their biggest win of the season in Phoenix against the Suns, who themselves are without Eric Bledsoe and also don’t have Kevin Love on their side. […] READ MORE
On April 16, 2014, the NBA regular season will come to an end. With the all-star game over, and the trade deadline complete, the next seven weeks will showcase teams battling for playoff positions, and some teams nose-diving for top lottery spots. As we head into the home stretch of the regular season, here’s what […] READ MORE
The Utah Jazz are in full-blown rebuild mode now, and part of that rebuild will be ensuring that they lock up their promising youngsters going forward. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, they have taken the first step in doing so, agreeing to a 4-year $49 million contract extension with their promising young power […] READ MORE
Ben is a sports fan from just outside Toronto, Canada. In his day job he works as a lawyer. At night he is the COO of Last Word on Sports. Most of his articles are focused on hockey prospects.
Ben is a sports fan from just outside Toronto, Canada. In his day job he works as a lawyer. At night he is the COO of Last Word on Sports. Most of his articles are focused on hockey prospects.