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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''.

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Former Heat center Meyers Leonard hopes for his return to NBA post-antisemitic scandal

Almost two years after Meyers Leonard was caught using antisemitic slur in a videogame platform, the NBA player finally opens up about the incident and his journey towards redemption. There are “no excuses” he recently said in an interview with Jeremy Schaap of ESPN’s “Outside the Lines”. “I feel like I’m living in a bad […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  02 Feb 2023
Trade Rumor: “Half the league is calling” after Hawks’ Bogdan Bogdanovic as deadline approaches

The Atlanta Hawks have reported their player Bogdan Bogdanovic is being targeted by multiple teams in the league, and the calls are getting more intense as we draw closer to the trade deadline on February 9th. The Athletic’s Sam Amick was even bolder to say that “half the league is calling” after the shooting guard, […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  02 Feb 2023
NBA postpones Wizards vs Pistons match due to weather; today’s Mavs vs Pelicans might get cancelled

Just in case you were wondering what happened last night, the game scheduled for February 1st in Detroit, Michigan between the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards has been postponed by the league’s organization due to weather-related travel issues. The new date for the matchup is yet to be determined by the NBA.  Ever since the […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  02 Feb 2023
Who should make the East’s bench at the 72nd Annual All-Star Game?

With the 10 starters confirmed to start in Salt Lake City, the debate over the NBA All-Star Game is now about who’s going to fill the bench spots. Who should complete the 14 spaces for the widely expected game in Utah? The answer will probably depend on who you’re asking, but here at Basketball Insiders […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 Feb 2023
Kyrie Irving reported to desire a contract extension as the Nets still show no hurry to negotiate

After returning from suspension earlier this campaign, Kyrie Irving is playing a whole other ball game. As the star is playing the best basketball of his Nets career, having scored an average of 27.3 points this season so far, it’s been reported that the Brooklyn management have felt no hurry to act quickly on extending […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 Feb 2023
Memphis guard Desmond Bane (knee) is listed as questionable to play today vs Portland

Desmond Bane hasn’t played the last two games for his team, and the Grizzlies sure need him. Even though Memphis won last time out against the Indiana Pacers, they are coming out of a tough spell, having lost five out of their last six matches. So, they need their roster complete as soon as possible!  […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 Feb 2023
Clippers Kawhi Leonard has now scored 24+ points in 11 straight games for the first time in his career

When Kawhi Leonard first returned to court he left fans cold. Not just because his percentages and averages were light-years away from the last version we remembered him by, but also because he wasn’t ever in complete physical availability to play continually for his team.  During the first two months of the campaign the Los […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 Feb 2023
Paolo Banchero, Josh Giddey and Alperen Sengün are chosen to headline the Jordan Rising Stars

All the different components that represent the NBA’s All-Star weekend are starting to unravel as each week goes by. First it was the captains and their chosen starters, then the Slam Dunk participants, and finally this past Tuesday the youthful list of players who will take part in the 2023 Jordan Rising Star have been […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 Feb 2023
Legendary player and broadcaster Bill Walton stars in new NBA televised stream “Throw it Down”

For the past couple of weeks the legendary player and broadcaster Bill Walton has made his official return to television with a wacky, yet insightful broadcast stream called “Throw it Down with Bill Walton”, exclusively on NBA League Pass via the new NBA App. On Monday January 23rd, Walton kicked off the debut episode of ‘Throw […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  31 Jan 2023
Top 5 NBA players who might be eyeing their returns to Europe after this season

Either some players are too old to continue their careers in the United States or too young and couldn’t find the consistency they were striving for in the NBA, they are plenty of reasons why some international athletes might consider to return to where they first became stars. We can think of many European talents […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  31 Jan 2023