Author: Austin Torrick

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Austin is a sports Journalist for Gridiron and Hardwood Heroics. He covers the NY Giants, Golden State Warriors, Florida State College Football and Duke College Basketball."

Warriors’ Steve Kerr Not Concerned About 52-Point Loss to Celtics: ‘Flush It’ After suffering a brutal 140-88 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr isn’t worried about his team. “This is a flush it down the toilet,” Kerr said in his postgame press conference. “We had a great road trip, 3-1, we’ve had a million games. Boston was amazing, we weren’t beating them today. We’ll head home and get ready for Wednesday.” The Warriors have found success recently, winning 13 of their last 16 games coming into Sunday’s matchup, but Boston came out…

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Warriors reportedly tried to trade for LeBron James to pair with Steph Curry: What the Warriors could have looked like if they traded for LeBron James There weren’t a ton of fireworks at last week’s NBA trade deadline, but the Golden State Warriors tried to make a big move that ultimately failed. That big move? Trading for LeBron James. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne, the flailing Warriors called the Los Angeles Lakers at some point before the trade deadline to inquire if James was interested in a trade that would pair him with fellow rival and generational legend Stephen Curry. Neither James nor the Lakers…

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Kelly Olynyk and  Ochai Agbaji will reportedly be heading from the Utah Jazz to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Otto Porter Jr., Kira Lewis and a 2024 first-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 2024 first rounder acquired by the Jazz will be the least favorable pick of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets and Jazz. Olynyk, a Toronto native, has averaged 8.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and a 4.4 assists per game this season in Utah. His contract is up after this season, so this gives both sides time to get to know one another before the 18-33 Raptors try to extend him in the summer. The 14th…

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This weekend the clash of the Blue Bloods goes down If you are wondering what I mean by that take a look down below.  I mean the greatest rivalry in college basketball which is Duke vs North Carolina as they head to Chapel Hill to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels.Here is a Video down below to see some of the history between these two Rivals.  Who Leads the Duke vs UNC Series: Heading into Saturdays, contest North Carolina holds a big advantage over Duke currently just because the way North Carolina is currently playing. North Carolina  is currently…

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The Golden State Warriors season so far in a nutshell: The Golden State Warriors are currently ( 20-24) and sit 12th in the standings in the Western Conference and are 12 games out from 1st and sit 5.0 games behind the Utah Jazz for the last and final spot for the play in tournament. Examining the Warriors Struggles right now and how they can improve: The Warriors gave up 22 three pointers against the Sacramento Kings- and this has been a big issue this year for them warriors struggle on three point perimeter defense and definitely need to improve it…

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The Dejounte Murray sweepstakes are only heating up as the trade deadline is getting closer. The one team that has a entered to make a splash for the shooting guard is the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets are looking to make a push for the playoffs looking to add another player that can help their starting lineup even with Ben Simmons injury concerns and assisting Mikal Bridges. Also going to have a few free agents Spencer Dinwiddie, Nicholas Claxton, Dorian Finney Smith. How Murray Fits the Brooklyn Nets roster and what he could bring Dejounte Murray is a difference maker on…

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