Is "Baller" Trademarked Yet?

Now that the NBA has announced their awards, I will finally discuss them.  I originally planned to say who I predicted would be the finalists, but then the finalists were announced just before I finished and planned on publishing that post.  After that, I planned on making my official predictions and reactions for the awards…only for Sixth Man of the Year to be announced as I was finishing that post.  I conceded and waited until all the awards were announced before I made this blog post, so we’ve finally reached this point.  I included discussions about the finalists, my reactions (though I think all of the finalists are justifiable), who I would have voted for as the first bonus, and my grades for the Kemba Walker trade as the second bonus.     NBA Award Winners For this, I have included the 3 finalists for all the awards with the exception of MVP; for this, I listed the top 5 since there are 5 spots on the ballot.   Most Valuable Player 1...

We have finally reached the point where the NBA Playoffs are here!  This year, I honestly am not sure who will win it all; there are probably 8 teams who have a chance.  That said, I will make my predictions for each round for the Playoffs.  If I don’t do well, I will blame the difficulties in the matchups and uncertainty of injuries.  That said, here are my official playoff predictions for 2021.   Standings East 1.        Philadelphia 76ers 2.        Brooklyn Nets 3.        Milwaukee Bucks 4.        New York Knicks 5.        Atlanta Hawks 6.        Miami Heat 7.        Boston Celtics 8.        Washington Wizards 9.        Indiana Pacers 10.    Charlotte Hornets West 1.  ...