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Marc Cuban Still Hates the Los Angeles Clippers
The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers were involved in the best soap opera the NBA has had in years during DeAndre Jordan‘s free agency this summer. As one would expect, the decision by Jordan to spurn the Mavs and return home to the Clippers brought about some hard feelings in Dallas and Marc Cuban expressed some thoughts on the Clippers before the two teams faced off on Thursday.
"You can change the owner, you can change the players but the Clippers are who they've been for the past 30 yrs" - Mark Cuban
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) October 30, 2015
Marc Cuban is a treasure and the NBA is lucky to have him.
Miles Turner Got His First NBA Points
Every NBA player probably spent a fair amount of time dreaming about how they would score the first points in their career. Miles Turner did it in a way that would fit right into those dreams, skying over multiple people to throw down a nasty tip dunk.
Al Horford Doesn’t Care About Angles.
Al Horford is a really good player that not enough people appreciate because he doesn’t do a ton of flashy things. But his skill and willingness to fit perfectly into a role make him a vital part of the Atlanta Hawks and his health was a big part of Atlanta’s turnaround last season. His ability to do things like this are a big reason why he is so good.
Tony Allen Probably Named It.
NBA teams usually aren’t that creative with play names leading to a ton of fist, thumb-up and repeated calls. The Memphis Grizzlies aren’t most teams.
MEM coach Dave Joerger yells “What The F—!” & we think he’s being vulgar but, he’s just calling out a play. It’s really called WTF, y'all
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) October 29, 2015
Justin Anderson Learns a Lesson
Justin Anderson is a rookie wing for the Mavericks that projects to eventually be a pretty good defender. On Thursday, Jamal Crawford taught him how much quicker things like crossovers are in the NBA.