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

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

First Cup: Friday

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John DeShazier of The Times-Picayune: "Byron Scott getting shoved out the door nine games into his sixth season in New Orleans, and less than two full...

Blog | November 13, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

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Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune: "Before the Timberwolves traded Kevin Garnett to the Celtics for Al Jefferson and fodder, Wolves fans were tired of lo...

Blog | November 04, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "The Celtics had to sign Rajon Rondo long-term, didn't they? He's far too good to be allowed to slip away, and what was ...

Blog | November 03, 2009

First Cup: Friday

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Lisa Dillman of the Los Angeles Times: "Lessons for a rookie, Part 9. There's plenty for Clippers rookie Blake Griffin to remember and, by all account...

Blog | October 23, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Coach Mike D'Antoni, ever the nonconformist, is eliminating the morning shootaround for all home games this s...

Blog | October 13, 2009

First Cup: Monday

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Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "If anyone thought him guilty of unearned hubris, he followed by punctuating his performance with a ...

Blog | October 12, 2009

First Cup: Friday

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Doug Smith of the Toronto Star: "It is hugely significant that Chris Bosh will make his pre-season debut for the Raptors in Minneapolis on Friday...

Blog | October 09, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

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Terry Pluto of The Plain Dealer: "It's still hard to believe, Shaquille O'Neal in a Cavaliers uniform. Then there's LeBron James, the...

Blog | October 07, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

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Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: "After missing 43 games last season -- including all of the playoffs -- with various ankle ailment...

Blog | September 30, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

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Dan Duggan of the Boston Herald: "After averaging 16.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 9.8 assists in the Celtics two playoff series, it would be unders...

Blog | September 17, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

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Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal: "Less than a week after the Grizzlies introduced Allen Iverson as the most significant free-agent acquis...

Blog | September 16, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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Scott Miller of The Washington Times: "David Falk has changed -- or at least his motives have. The man who built Michael Jordan, made record deal...

Blog | August 18, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

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Ramona Shelburne of the Los Angeles Daily News: "There is only so long a guy can be someone else's right-hand man. So many times he can recei...

Blog | August 13, 2009