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The top offseason acquisition for the Dallas Mavericks is wasting no time getting ready for his close-up. New Mavs center Christian Wood took to Twitter this week with a confident prediction for next season. Wood shared the story of how Derrick Rose, …
A revolution may be brewing in the NBA — the unlikely return of tall ball. Tim MacMahon of ESPN reported this week that new Dallas Mavericks big man Christian Wood is “wide open” to the idea of starting at power forward next year. …
The Dallas Mavericks made a big acquisition on Wednesday — literally. The Mavericks acquired 6-foot-10 center Christian Wood in a trade with the Houston Rockets that involved several players and a draft pick. Dallas is sending Boban Marjanovic, …
Kevin Porter Jr. and Christian Wood both reportedly threw temper tantrums after Houston Rockets assistant coach John Lucas III called them out during Saturday night’s game, and the team has disciplined the two players for their actions. Both …
One NBA player is coming to Christian Wood’s defense after Wood came under fire this week from the woman he hit with an errant pass. The Houston Rockets big man Wood was trying to throw an outlet pass to a teammate in Monday’s loss to the …
Christian Wood’s “Shaqtin’ A Fool” moment has taken a turn for the worse. The Houston Rockets big man threw an errant pass during Monday’s loss to the Charlotte Hornets that sailed on him and hit a woman in the stands. …
Christian Wood’s attempt to play basketball on Monday night instead ended up looking like something out of a Leslie Nielsen movie. The Houston Rockets big man tried to throw an outlet pass to a teammate at the end of the second quarter against …
Put on your M1 helmets because the Houston Rockets could be going all-in on the tank. Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer reported Monday that there is an expectation around the NBA that Christian Wood will receive significant trade interest and that …
The reigning NBA MVP had an opponent talking wild after Saturday’s game. Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets in a tight 95-94 affair. Rockets center Christian Wood was asked after the game about the difficulties of …
Christian Wood showed some great heart despite suffering an ankle injury on Thursday night. Wood was injured when he rolled his ankle while driving to the hoop in the third quarter of his Houston Rockets’ 115-103 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. …
Christian Wood was one of the first documented positive cases for COVID-19 within the NBA. We didn’t hear much about the matter other than we learned on March 14 he had tested positive for the virus. Wood was said to be asymptomatic at the …
There were questions on Friday about whether Christian Wood was really headed to the Houston Rockets. SiriusXM’s Frank Isola reported on Friday that Wood agreed to a three-year, $27 million contract with the Rockets. Many people could not …
The Detroit Pistons are going all-in on big men early in free agency. However, their decision to do so could mean that their most reliable big man last season won’t be there anymore. Free agent forward Christian Wood remains unsigned, and has …
Christian Wood had been elevating his profile with his strong play before the suspension of the NBA season, and now he could be making the jump to a bigger team. The Athletic’s James L. Edwards III reported this week that the Boston Celtics …
COVID-19 proved to be no match for Christian Wood. The Detroit Pistons center posted a great and triumphant tweet on Thursday about how he simply “beat that rona.” Beat that rona .. — Christian Wood (@Chriswood_5) April 2, 2020 Wood …
The first step to solving any problem is identifying that there is, in fact, a problem. The Detroit Pistons recognized their roster was not set up for long-term success and attempted to remedy the situation in February by trading away their franchise …
