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Not long ago, guest poster and SportsChump significant other, BCole wrote about the night she took her youngest of four, who we’ve lovingly nicknamed LeBrode, to his first ever NBA game. For months, she’d secretly planned and plotted his birthday Continue reading The Milwaukee Bucks organization restores my faith in humanity
There are few generational talents playing in today’s NBA. I’d obviously include LeBron and KD on that list. Throw in Giannis and Steph for good measure. The younger generation includes phenoms like Luca Doncic and Nikola Jokic. And I would Continue reading The road to Ja (and more of what’s wrong with the Orlando Magic)
Every time I think about whether a franchise should keep a player, or perhaps more importantly whether a fan base has turned on a player, I can’t help but think about what went down in Orlando in the summer of Continue reading Exercises in Patience: Anthony Richardson, Jim Harbaugh, Shaquille O’Neal, and the straw polls that broke the camel’s back
A gentleman walked into the bar the other day which is always my favorite way to start a blogpost. He works for the Tampa Bay Lightning as some sort of engineer who ensures the ice in the Amalie Arena meets Continue reading A Tale of Two Owners, Part Two: Shaq Now
I watched this video the other day. It reminded me of a story, and pissed me off, all at the same time. I’ll wait until you’re done gawking before I elaborate. Go ahead and press play, Orlando Magic fans. I Continue reading Number One Draft Picks and the one that got away, Part One: Shaq Then
I experienced a moment of sheer nervousness scant minutes before the Magic game was about to start. Having arrived ninety minutes before tip-off to catch a glimpse of the five, future Hall of Famers that would grace the floor that Continue reading Sights, sounds and suggestions on the Orlando Magic
“Parting is such sweet sorrow” -Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet “Fire sale. That was nothing but a fire sale in Orlando” -Reggie Miller, speaking of the Magic’s moves by the trading deadline It was a fitting goodbye, a one-point Orlando victory Continue reading A fond farewell in Central Florida as the Magic bid adieu
Dear Readers, I’m in a quagmire, a quandary, a mid-state scrum if you will. So, I turn to you and ask, what is a dedicated roundball fan to do? Thanks wholeheartedly to coronavirus, the NBA has announced that the Toronto Continue reading Tampa Bay has an NBA team! So now what do I do?
I’m not much of a planner. Never have been. It’s not because I ever foresaw a pandemic that would cancel sports as we know it just so I could say I told you so. That’s not my style. I’ve just Continue reading Orlando Magic ticket office provides happy ending (not in that way)
This is me wishing people are safe. This is me wishing this whole virus thing had never happened. This is me trying to find the God’s honest truth through all the media bullshit. It’s like wading through clumpy fields of Continue reading NBA postpones season… and other shitty things that happened this week
