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Antonio Kozlow

Sports Editor

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Antonio is a life long sports enthusiast and professional journalist, who shares an obssesive urge to find and dig up the most interesting facts to guide gamblers towards more exciting, yet safe bets. In his own words, ''you can never really know enough about the things you love''.

Articles by Antonio Kozlow (1969)

James Harden defends the Sixers’ Game 2 performance even though they made unwanted NBA Playoff history by losing by 34 points

This past Wednesday night, Philadelphia made NBA playoff history for all the wrong reasons, as they became the first team with the MVP in their roster to lose a postseason first- or second-round match by more than 34 points.  One of the franchise’s main stars, James Harden, decided to speak out on behalf of his […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  05 May 2023
Former NBA player and excecutive Lance Blanks passed away at age 56; cause of death yet unknown

Not only was he an NBA athlete who played for the Pistons and Timberwolves, Lance Blanks was a legend in college basketball’s University of Texas back in the late 1980s, and a Phoenix Suns general manager at the end of his career. Dallas County was the first to announce that the former athlete had passed […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  05 May 2023
Milwaukee fire coach Mike Budenholzer due to early playoff exit only two years after winning NBA championship

Just a week after suffering one of the most stunning upsets in playoff history and exiting the postseason in only the first round against the Heat, top-seeded Milwaukee fired their head coach Mike Budenholzer. This decision comes just two years after he guided the Bucks to their first NBA trophy in 50 years. It seems […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  05 May 2023
Lakers star Anthony Davis on rival Steph Curry: ‘As long as he’s on the other side, it’s not over’

This Lakers vs. Warriors matchup for the Western Conference’s semifinals isn’t the first rodeo between Anthony Davis and Steph Curry, as they’ve faced each other many times in past playoffs. Even though Davis dominated Game 1 with a huge double-double performance, he’s everything but confident about winning this series.  The Los Angeles big man knows that while […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  04 May 2023
Sixers MVP Joel Embiid on his NBA Playoffs return vs. Boston: ‘I wasn’t as aggressive. Not myself.’

Only a day after Philadelphia’s big man Joel Embiid finally received his 2022/23 league MVP award, he made his return to the basketball courts even though he wasn’t fully recovered from his injury. His highly-awaited performance didn’t go as expected, as the Celtics destroyed them in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference’s Semifinals, falling 121 […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  04 May 2023
Devin Booker says no other can provide what injured Chris Paul brings to the Suns, but guarantees Cameron Payne will step in

It has finally been confirmed that Chris Paul will be out for about a week as he recovers fully from his left groin pains, while Phoenix competes against Denver for a place in the Western Conference’s Finals. As Game 3 is coming up, the team has announced that Cameron Payne will take his place. His teammate […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  04 May 2023
Bulls’ Patrick Beverley assures that half the players in the NBA don’t love basketball and those ‘are the most skilled ones’

Now that Chicago is out of the picture this season, Patrick Beverley can go back to do one of the things he does best: show everyone around he isn’t afraid to speak his mind. The Bulls guard is known in the NBA for his controversial takes and of course, a great defender who’s contributed to […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  04 May 2023
Harrison Barnes hopes Sacramento re-sign him this summer as he enters the open market: ‘It would be special’

One of the most experienced players in the young Sacramento roster is entering the open market for the first time since 2016. We are talking about Harrison Barnes, as the Kings administration is yet to announce if they will count on his services for the next campaign.  The 30-year-old, who hasn’t been a restricted agent […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  04 May 2023
Warriors Steph Curry shares why LeBron joked around and followed him all the way to the bench in Game 1 vs. Lakers

Fortunately for us fans, the Western Conference semifinals have given us yet another chapter of the classic rivalry between NBA legends Stephen Curry and LeBron James. Ever since the Lakers star played for Cleveland, both players have clashed in postseason.  As both players arguably still hold a strong case for being the league’s best players […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  04 May 2023
Coach Joe Mazzulla says Boston’s ‘strength is our offensive management’ as Celtics feel ready to bounce back in Game 2 vs. Sixers

Not only did James Harden return to his best version in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference’s semifinal matchup between Boston and Philadelphia, now there are reports that the NBA’s new 2022/23 MVP Joel Embiid is feeling “pretty good” and might come back this Wednesday night for the second contest. In spite of this, the […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  03 May 2023