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Obi Toppin

Obi Toppin leans over

Fans said the same thing after Obi Toppin’s winning shot

Obi Toppin had a huge game for the Indiana Pacers on Monday night and made a sweet winning shot that had fans saying the same thing. Toppin went 12/19 including 7/10 on three-pointers for 34 points while leading his Pacers to a 132-130 overtime win …

Obi Toppin does a between-the-legs dunk during Pacers-Knicks Game 1

Obi Toppin pulls off sick between-the-legs dunk during Knicks-Pacers Game 1

Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin on Monday may have confused the second round of the NBA playoffs with the slam dunk contest. The Pacers led the Knicks 82-77 with under a minute left in the third quarter of their Game 1 matchup at Madison Square …

Josh Hart wearing a headband

Josh Hart still not happy over 1 Knicks move

Josh Hart has never been shy to speak his mind. The New York Knicks forward recently went viral for his tweets about breast milk and for very slyly hinting with just one word that Damian Lillard should consider NYC. The man was born with no filter, …

Tyrese Haliburton looks ahead

Tyrese Haliburton had great response to Obi Toppin trade

The Indiana Pacers on Saturday acquired Obi Toppin in a trade with the New York Knicks, and Tyrese Haliburton seems excited about the new addition. Toppin was sent from New York to Indiana in exchange for two second-round draft picks. After news of …

Obi Toppin warming up

Knicks trade away former top-10 draft pick

Three years after making Obi Toppin a top-10 pick in the NBA Draft, the New York Knicks are giving up on him. The Knicks are trading Toppin to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for two second-round picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Knicks …

Obi Toppin warming up

Report: Obi Toppin, Tom Thibodeau had heated verbal altercation during playoffs

Another twist has emerged in the Obi Toppin-New York Knicks saga. Fred Katz of The Athletic reported on Wednesday that the Knicks forward Toppin got into an “intense” verbal altercation with coach Tom Thibodeau after losing Game 4 of …

Tom Thibodeau looking on

Notable Knicks player could get traded amid frustration with team?

One prominent rotation player might not be seeing out what the New York Knicks are building. Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News reported Tuesday that Knicks forward Obi Toppin is one of the team’s main players to monitor as trade season …

Obi Toppin warming up

Report: Obi Toppin had heated argument with Knicks assistant

Third-year New York Knicks big man Obi Toppin apparently got into it this week with one of the team’s first-year assistant coaches. Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News reported on Saturday that Toppin had a heated argument with Knicks …

Clint Capela taunting Obi Toppin

Knicks’ Obi Toppin confronted opponent at halftime over taunt

Obi Toppin sent a clear message this week: don’t disrespect the reigning Slam Dunk Contest champion. The New York Knicks forward had an incident with Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela during Tuesday’s game. In the first half, Capela …

Obi Toppin hangs on the rim

Fans went nuts over Obi Toppin’s big game for Knicks

Obi Toppin was the No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 draft but did not show a whole lot as a rookie. If Wednesday’s opener was any indication, his second year is going to be much different. Toppin scored a career-high 14 points in his New York …

Obi Toppin

Kendrick Perkins: Obi Toppin best thing to happen to Knicks in 10 years

The New York Knicks drafted Obi Toppin with the No. 8 overall pick in Wednesday night’s NBA Draft, and many people feel they got a great value with the former Dayton star that far down the board. As far as Kendrick Perkins is concerned, Toppin …

Obi Toppin

CJ McCollum is a big fan of Obi Toppin

The Portland Trail Blazers may not have been lucky enough to draft Obi Toppin on Wednesday, but that didn’t stop C.J. McCollum from singing the forward’s praises. Toppin was taken No. 8 overall by the New York Knicks. McCollum, whose …

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Obi Toppin’s brother Jacob commits to Kentucky as transfer

Kentucky has landed a big transfer. Obi Toppin’s brother Jacob announced on Thursday that he has committed to the Wildcats. C O M M I T T E D #GodsPlan pic.twitter.com/7Xao992RiW — Jtoppin_21 (@Jtoppin21) April 16, 2020 Jacob Toppin, a …

Obi Toppin

5 college basketball moments we missed out on this March

It’s still hard to process the cancellation of this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Though we know the cancellation was made with the protection of the health of student-athletes and fans in mind, the lack of a resolution to the …

Video: Obi Toppin put on a dunk show in win over GW

Obi Toppin was a one-man show in Dayton’s 76-51 win over George Washington on Saturday. The National Player of the Year candidate scored 27 points as he helped lead the Flyers to a perfect A-10 regular season at 18-0. Toppin was 11/15 from the …

Obi Toppin

5 leading candidates for college basketball’s National Player of the Year

As we careen towards March, one word will be ever-present in every college basketball broadcast, discussion, debate, and prediction this season: parity. This season lacks a depth of great teams, with few, if any, surefire Elite Eight or Final Four …

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