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Hall of Fame Waits for Canadian Icon Steve Nash

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 24, 2014

Like so many athletes, Steve Nash’s true value to the sporting community in Canada won’t be realized until long after he retires. Thursday he took another step closer to calling it quits when he announced he would miss the entire 2014-15 season with a nagging back injury that he aggravated last week while lifting luggage....

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Canadian Steve Nash Says NBA Retirement is Near

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 29, 2014

Steve Nash has nothing left to prove in the National Basketball Association and admits that retirement is nearing. Nash, a veteran of 19 years in the NBA, told reporters earlier this week that he’ll likely retire after playing one more season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Sports Interaction’s NBA futures odds “I think this is...

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No Wiggins or Bennett but Steve Nash likes national hoops team

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 29, 2013

As a two-time NBA most valuable player, Victoria’s Steve Nash knows a thing or two about assessing talent on the basketball court. On Monday, he was happy to announce Canada’s national basketball training team roster and had some high praise for the group – despite a number of glaring omissions. Nash, the team’s general manager,...

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NBA Western Conference Playoffs: Familiar Foes

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: April 19, 2013

Two of the four first-round series have direct connections between the opposing teams, and those linkages provide another level of intrigue to these matchups. (1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) Houston Rockets Quite the ironic situation for former Thunder forward James Harden. One year ago, he was OKC’s valuable sixth man off the bench; this...

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Top 8 Reasons to Watch Mike D'Antoni's Lakers

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: November 15, 2012

[slideshow gallery_id=”9″] They may have lost to the Spurs a couple of nights ago but there’s a lot to like about Mike D’Antoni’s Los Angeles Lakers. Al Dannity breaks down his top reasons to get excited about D’Antoni’s appointment.

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After Nash’s Block, Raptors Rebound with Lowry Trade

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: July 5, 2012

One day after Canada’s favorite basketball son ignored a lucrative offer from Canada’s biggest city, the Raptors moved to fill one of its most glaring holes. On Thursday, Toronto acquired a player they had initially passed on in their pursuit of Steve Nash: Houston Rockets point guard Kyle Lowry. The Raps needed to do something;...

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NBA: Don’t Count Out the Mavs While Dirk is Still Standing

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 21, 2012

The Mavs and Lakers have shared the last three NBA Championships. Ahead of their meeting tonight in Dallas, Al Dannity says a repeat for the Mavericks is not unthinkable if Dirk Nowitzki keeps playing the way he has in March. It’s Dirk time It was a slow and downright unfit start to the season for...

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NBA: Nuggets and 76ers Continue to Defy Expectations

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: February 3, 2012

What in the world is happening in Denver and Philadelphia? The Nuggets and 76ers have toppled superstar laden giants en route to impressive records as we near the midway point in the season. Al Dannity looks at these upstart franchises ahead of their games tonight, when the Heat travel to Philadelphia and the Lakers head...

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NBA: Thunder and Spurs will Battle for Western Conference

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: December 15, 2011

The Dallas Mavericks may be the NBA Champions but Al Dannity has eyes on two of their biggest rivals in the Western Conference as he breaks it down division by division. Pacific There’s only so much room at the top. Having been a shining beacon of offensive play for so long, this promises to be...