Kevin Durant is on a tear. After dropping 51 points on the Toronto Raptors last night, the Oklahoma City Thunder forward has recorded 34 straight games with 25 points or more, which is the longest streak since Michael Jordan recorded 40 straight in the 1986-87 NBA regular season. I think he can definitely do it. Interesting stat: The streak started 25 games ago on the 25 of January. In other NBA news, the Philadelphia 76ers can't catch a break, playing the Bulls tonight and the defending Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs on Monday. If they lose both, which is highly likely, they will wake up Tuesday the 25th with their loss streak will coming to......25 straight. You can't make this stuff up.
This was his 39th career 40 point game. The next four players on the Seattle Supersonics/OKC Thunder list (they relocated in 2008) have less 40 point games
combined.
Kevin Durant also has the best nicknames in basketball, if not all of sports. (That's nicknames-plural.) The first is the Slim Reaper, for his ability to sink dagger's into the hearts of opposing teams, and his long stature and arms. The second is Durantula, which he earned for his monstrous wingspan.According to
The Funky Locker, Durant's wingspan is 7'4.75". He is 6'9", meaning his arms are 5 3/4" longer than he is tall! This has lead to some great pictures on the internet about him.
My personal favorite?
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Someone tried to tell me yesterday that LeBron was better than Kobe. Not only that, but that James was tougher. Laughable. About a month ago, LeBron got a bloody nose. He ended up having to be helped off the court, and wore a protective mask for his nose. People made fun of him, saying he looked like that Bane guy from Batman.
Bloody Nose
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| The creativity in today's pictures is impressive |
Kobe will go down as the fiercest competitor in the NBA's history. Watch this
video after reading this section. In a late season game against the Golden State Warriors, Kobe drove the ball on Harrison Barnes. His legs stretched unnaturally, and he fell to the ground. He held his knee and was told by his coach and staff, that he should leave the court. Kobe shook his head 'no', and limped to the foul line for two free throws. After sinking both, he declined help to walk to the locker room from his teammates, walking off on his own power. He had just torn his Achilles tendon. Now, with that in mind, watch the video.
Controversial NFL player Michael Vick has finally found a new home after his time with the Philadelphia Eagles came to an end. The New York Jets finally cut ties with Mark Sanchez, a player who brought them to consecutive AFC Championships in his first two years. Unfortunately for him, his name will now be forever linked with probably the most infamous screw up in professional sports. The buttfumble. What happened? Exactly what you would think. This will be in the links today.
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| Vick (left) will most likely be taking Sanchez' (right) former job |
The Last of a Dying Breed-Adrian Peterson is without a doubt, the best running back in the NFL. He just turned 29, which is a turning point in a running backs lifespan, when their knees catch up with them, and they lose a step. The last two great backs before him were LaDanian Tomlinson and Barry Sanders. Peterson gets a lot of comparison to Sanders, and for good reason. They both made their careers off of making defenders just look bad. Career highlights for both will be in the links.
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| Adrian "All Day" Peterson going trucking |
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| The Sandman |
I'm not getting $1,000,000,000 from Warren Buffett this year. But neither is anyone else. Anyone who enters a perfect bracket wins the prize. Too bad the Ohio State Buckeyes had to choke and mess mine up. Everything about being a Michigan fan told me that Craft and company would lose, but their was no real way to justify Dayton (who?) beating star Aaron Craft and the rest of OSU. OSU isn't the only powerhouse getting shocked, with No. 14 Mercer sending Duke back to North Carolina a few weeks earlier than they would have liked. Whether this will encourage Jabari Parker to return next year for revenge, or cut his losses and go to the NBA, nobody is sure. Only time will tell.
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| That's for messing up my bracket, Craft |
Update: As of 9:30 pm Saturday night, Dayton has upset another giant. Syracuse and their star Tyler Ennis were sent home. You may remember me talking about Ennis and Parker in an earlier post, predicting a deep run by both. About that... Ennis continues to do everything Jabari Parker does, including getting bounced from the tourney by a no name school. I think he's applying 'anything you can do I can do better' wrong.
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From Top Left (Clockwise): Julius Randle (Kentucky) Andrew Wiggins (Kansas)
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The Los Angeles Dodgers opened up the 2014 MLB season for the entire league by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks in Australia, 3-1. They will have a rematch starting in about 20 minutes. It's 9:40 on Saturday night for reference. Many major sports in the US have been trying to expand their markets, with baseball now taking the step.
Kevin Durant is on a tear. After dropping 51 points on the Toronto Raptors last night, the Oklahoma City Thunder forward has recorded 34 straight games with 25 points or more, which is the longest streak since Michael Jordan recorded 40 straight in the 1986-87 NBA regular season. I think he can definitely do it. Interesting stat: The streak started 25 games ago on the 25 of January. In other NBA news, the Philadelphia 76ers can't catch a break, playing the Bulls tonight and the defending Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs on Monday. If they lose both, which is highly likely, they will wake up Tuesday the 25th with their loss streak will coming to......25 straight. You can't make this stuff up.
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