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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)

Suns star Kevin Durant becomes only the third NBA athlete to agree a lifetime deal with Nike

NBA great Kevin Durant has agreed to a lifetime contract with Nike, joining both Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the third basketball athlete ever to be offered a deal of this magnitude.  The 34-year-old Phoenix star was first linked to the powerful sponsor in 2007, having released 15 sets of shoes ever since, as […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 May 2023
Warriors’ Gary Payton II kept his promise of becoming a college graduate and secretly delivered diploma to his mother

A long time ago, Gary Payton II had promised his mother he would become a college graduate some day, even though he made it as a profesional basketball player. Today, the 30-year-old can finally say it’s a reality, as he’s shared publicly that he’s earned a degree from Oregon State. However, he kept this a […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 May 2023
Lakers place LeBron James at the team’s head for a playoff run with limitless possibilities

After Grizzlies tough guy Dillon Brooks called him old and questioned his skills, LeBron James decided to keep his mouth closed and prove himself on the court. Now that Memphis is eliminated, the Lakers star is finally expressing himself as his whole team has showered him in praise and placed him at the squad’s leader […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 May 2023
Heat begin ‘waiting game’ on Jimmy Butler after he sprained ankle in Game 1 against the Knicks

Miami started off the Eastern Conference’s semifinals series at the Madison Square Garden on the right foot, after beating the Knicks 108 to 101 this Sunday afternoon. However, it came at a significant cost, considering that their star Jimmy Butler sprained his right ankle in the final minutes of the game. Even though the player […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 May 2023
Stephen Curry hits playoff career-high 50 points vs. Kings and becomes all-time highest NBA scorer in a Game 7 match

A week ago Golden State fell behind 2-0 in this series against Sacramento, and their fans felt on the verge of elimination. However, inspired by their star Stephen Curry, they took the matchup all the way to beat their rivals in Game 7, right after winning the last two road games in front of a […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 May 2023
WATCH: Former Top 5 NBA Draft pick Dante Exum gets slammed to the ground in intense Euroleague brawl

This Thursday, a EuroLeague playoff match had to be suspended after a fight broke out between Real Madrid and Partizan Belgrade, as each squad was left without enough players to continue the game. The brawl started in the fourth quarter as the Spanish side was down in the score 95-80 at home. You could already […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  28 Apr 2023
Timberwolves management considers that struggles with maturity will be their main priority to solve this offseason

Last summer, the Timberwolves made the investment to build up a team that could contest a breakthrough season and have a long stretch along this season’s playoffs. In the end, however, they made a small impact as they were just eliminated in the postseason’s first round.  Even though injuries were a strong influence on their […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  28 Apr 2023
Former All-Star Jarrett Allen says missing rebounds was crucial for Cavs quick playoff exit: ‘I feel like I let my team down in that sense’

After being crushed by the Knicks 4-1 in the first-round of the Eastern Conference playoff series, the Cleveland franchise is shopping to take a profound look into their team’s flaws to know exactly on what to work on this next offseason.  As they lost their last game 106-95, it became very evident where they suffered […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  28 Apr 2023
Jimmy Butler showed no interest in Heat-Knicks past rivalry: ‘I don’t care where we play, we just got to beat them four times’

Now that the Heat and the Knicks are officially matched up for the Eastern Conference’s semifinals, we can’t help but reminisce over this intense rivalry, which reached its climax in the 90s. We are talking about Alonzo Mourning versus his old college teammate Patrick Ewing and wingman Larry Johnson, or even Jeff Van Gundy against his […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  27 Apr 2023
Heat legend Dwyane Wade says his ‘family would not be accepted or feel comfortable’ in Florida due to new LGBTQ policies

Even though NBA legend Dwayne Wade guided the Heat to three NBA Championships after 14 complete seasons playing for Miami, he recently said in an interview that he’s left Florida because his family doesn’t agree with the latest social policies. The former basketball player told journalist Rachel Nichols on “Headliners” that he’s left the Sunshine […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  27 Apr 2023