Henry Abbott

Henry Abbott

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Henry Abbott founded TrueHoop, the preeminent NBA blog, in May 2005. Less than two years later, the TrueHoop posts and comments total nearly three million words, and TrueHoop has become part of ESPN.com, where Henry is a Senior NBA Writer.

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The tales of Abe Pollin's life

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By Henry Abbott On his podcast, Bill Simmons once interviewed NBA...

Blog | November 24, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

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By Henry Abbott Ron Artest is ready for his close-up...

Blog | November 24, 2009

Did Tim Donaghy fix games?

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By Henry Abbott It's almost certainly the biggest question to...

Blog | November 24, 2009

Sonny Vaccaro: Brandon Jennings broke the mold, part three

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By Henry Abbott Last week, basketball insider Sonny Vaccaro explained why...

Blog | November 24, 2009

Profiles in Frustration: Al Jefferson

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For fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves, exporting Kevin Garnett to Boston in 2007 came with one big consolation -- the acquisition of one the game's b...

Blog | November 24, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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Ronald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi, the first NBA player from Iran, and Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in...

Blog | November 24, 2009

Kobe's trick shot -- should it count?

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By J.A. Adande As a longtime student of the game who devoured NBA videotapes as a youngster, Kobe Bryant didn't need to hear an explanation when his ...

Blog | November 23, 2009

On balls passing behind the backboard

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By Henry Abbott Kurt from Forum Blue and Gold told me...

Blog | November 23, 2009

In egolessness, the Celtics are Rolling Stones

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By Henry Abbott TrueHoop reader Nick just noticed a Brendan Haywood quote that comes from NBA.com (via Fanhouse): "That...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Monday Bullets

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By Henry Abbott Jeremy from Roundball Mining Company...double-tackle on Wilson Chandler. TrueHoop reader Jonathan, on the handsy...

Blog | November 23, 2009

The Most Essential Sun

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By Henry Abbott Remember when Steve Nash, Mike D'Antoni and...

Blog | November 23, 2009

First Cup: Monday

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Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Nate Robinson made seven shots on Sunday, all of them in the correct basket. For that, the Knicks were grateful. Y...

Blog | November 23, 2009

On the lifeline between the Knicks, Eddy Curry, and William Wesley

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  Ray Amanti/NBAE via Getty Images William Wesley, to those who have lost patience with Eddy Curry: "At the end of the day, we have to remember tha...

Blog | November 21, 2009

Gallows humor from Lawrence Frank as Nets again go for 1st W

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By Chris Sheridan I want to hurry and get this post up before tipoff, because there's no telling if Lawrence Frank will even make it to halftime be...

Blog | November 21, 2009

The Clippers' big exhale

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LOS ANGELES -- If ever there were a team and a head coach in desperate need of a win, the Los Angeles Clippers and Mike Dunleavy were it. The Clipp...

Blog | November 21, 2009