Attention all sports fans with a knack for writing and blogging: we need your help. With the NFL season at its midway point and the 2014 NBA regular season about to tip off, Daily Game needs some more warm bodies to cover breaking sports news and provide analysis of the games and players that matter. That's why we're issuing this Help Wanted: Sports Writers for NFL and NBA alert. We're looking for fantasy sports fans, the guys and gals who live and breathe the NFL and NBA and are looking for a platform to share their … [Read more...]
Thunder All-Star Kevin Durant Foot Surgery Successful
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will be running everything for two months, as the Kevin Durant foot surgery was successful in repairing a fractured bone. Durant will miss the next six to eight weeks recovering, putting Westbrook in charge of the offense as well as the locker room. The All-Star forward had his foot surgery at a clinic in Charlotte after the team and Durant agreed that surgery was the best course of action. Durant won't meet with doctors for an official follow-up for six weeks, … [Read more...]
Team USA Ends FIBA World Cup Pool Play Undefeated
Even without stars like the suddenly endorsement-rich Kevin Durant, the U.S. men's basketball team finished FIBA World Cup pool play undefeated. The team completed their pool play sweep last night with a 95-71 trouncing over the Ukraine basketball team. Durant, Kevin Love and Lamarcus Aldridge were just a few of the players expected to play for the United States in the FIBA World Cup who decided to sit out. Other stars including LeBron James and Kobe Bryant were long known to be sitting this one out. The remaining … [Read more...]
Team USA Cut Lillard, Korver, Others Before FIBA World Cup
Team USA basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski trimmed his final FIBA World Cup roster to 12 men today. In dropping Damian Lillard, Kyle Korver, Chandler Parsons and Gordon Hayward, the team clearly plans to play big in the international tournament. The NBA game is largely dominated by players who excel at more than one position, but the international game is still a bit more specialized. That's likely the reason Team USA cut Lillard, Korver, Parsons and Hayward from its roster. Lillard, Korver and Hayward are all … [Read more...]
Ballmer Owns LA Clippers, Will Not Move Team to Seattle
The Donald Sterling saga is officially over, as the NBA completed its sale of the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Tuesday. The news had a second positive angle for LA-based fans, as Ballmer confirmed he will not relocate the Clippers to Seattle. Now that Ballmer owns LA Clippers, some fans were still concerned that he would move the team north. Speculation ran wild when Ballmer was first announced as the prospective buyer for the LA Clippers. During the previous NBA season, Ballmer had been involved in … [Read more...]
NBA 2K15 Soundtrack: Listen Online to Full Track List
2K Sports has unveiled the full track list for the NBA 2K15 soundtrack as curated by Pharrell Williams. The full soundtrack comes in at 27 tracks deep and almost two hours long. We've got the full chart below of all the songs on the NBA 2K15 soundtrack, but 2K Sports has gone one step further. The game publisher has actually put the entire thing online via Spotify. Seeing a track list is one thing, but being able to listen to the NBA 2K15 soundtrack online is a whole new beast. You can listen to the NBA 2K15 … [Read more...]
First NBA 2K15 Gameplay Footage with Kevin Durant
It's no big surprise that the first NBA 2K15 gameplay footage features NBA 2K15 cover athlete Kevin Durant. What is surprising is just how incredible the trailer looks. Comprised of about 15 seconds of actual gameplay footage, the new NBA 2K15 "first look" video shows KD posterizing the Golden State Warriors' Andre Iguodola. After bringing the ball up court and doing a little stutter step, the virutal KD drives to the hoop and throws it down exactly like the real-life Durant would. This initial NBA 2K15 gameplay … [Read more...]
Spurs Hire First Female Assistant Coach in NBA Regular-Season History
The San Antonio Spurs have a long history of breaking tradition and setting new standards. From pioneering the use of draft picks on European players to standing by long-tenured players and coaches, the NBA champions march to the beat of their own drum. Such was the case Tuesday, when the Spurs hired the first female assistant coach in NBA regular-season history. Becky Hammon, a six-time WNBA All-Star and current player with the San Antonio Stars, will end her 16-year pro playing career at the end of this season. She … [Read more...]
NBA Doesn’t Expect ‘Major Shift’ in Players’ World Participation
The Paul George leg injury last Friday night in a Las Vegas scrimmage was a gruesome reminder that freak accidents happen in professional sports. NBA fans remembered, the Indiana Pacers' front office remembered, but perhaps more than anyone else NBA players themselves remembered. Today NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he doesn't anticipate George's leg injury will cause a 'major shift' in players' world participation. With all due respect, Commissioner, that's not your call. That's up to the players. Silver … [Read more...]
NBA 2K15 Soundtrack Curated by Pharrell Williams (Happy)
Fans of 2K Sports' NBA 2K series will be doing a "happy" dance with this news: the NBA 2K15 soundtrack is being curated by Pharrell Williams. If you don't know the name, Pharrell Williams is the Grammy-winning artist who recorded "Happy." To be fair, not everyone's a fan of the song, but the artist isn't a one-trick pony. He's also been tasked with a tall order for the NBA 2K15 soundtrack. 2K Sports has publicly promised the game will have "the most extensive and musically diverse soundtrack in NBA 2K … [Read more...]
