JD Shaw, Author at Def Pen

Wizards’ Ian Mahinmi to Miss Start of Playoffs Due to Left Calf Injury

The Washington Wizards clinched the fourth seed in the East this past week, but they’ll reportedly head into this weekend’s NBA Playoffs without a key big man. Following from Candace Buckner…

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Report: Hornets to Pick Up 2017-18 Option on General Manager Rich Cho

The Charlotte Hornets will pick up the 2017-18 option in the contract of general manager Rich Cho, granting him another year to continue building the team towards contention, according to…

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Kenneth Faried Voices Frustrations after Loss to Trail Blazers: “They outplayed us, out-coached us”

In a highly anticipated contest between the Blazers and Nuggets on Tuesday night, Portland walked away with a 122-113 victory behind a dominant performance from Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic, who obliterated his…

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Nuggets coach Mike Malone: “Jusuf Nurkic Kicked Our Ass”

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic managed to get revenge on his former team, the Denver Nuggets, on Tuesday night when the two teams played. Nurkic, who was traded by…

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Pelicans’ Omer Asik Likely Out For Remainder of Season After Losing Significant Weight Due to Bacterial Infection

The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to keep center Omer Asik out for the final three weeks of the season, according to ESPN’s Justin Verrier. Asik recently contracted a bacterial…

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Spurs’ Gregg Popovich: NBA, Ownership Involvement in Resting Players Can Be a ‘Slippery Slope’

The NBA recently sent a memo to each team about the ever-so-popular idea of resting star players, warning clubs of “significant penalties” if protocol wasn’t followed prior to when…

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LeBron James Calls This Season One of the Most Challenging of His Career

LeBron James is unquestionably one of the most durable, physically gifted basketball players the world has ever seen. He’s traveled tons of miles, violently hit the hardwood tons of more…

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