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Antonio Kozlow

Sports Editor

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Antonio is a life long sports enthusiast and professional journalist, who shares an obssesive urge to find and dig up the most interesting facts to guide gamblers towards more exciting, yet safe bets. In his own words, ''you can never really know enough about the things you love''.

Articles by Antonio Kozlow (2725)

Thanasis Antetokounmpo and Deni Avdija explain why some European players never adapt to the NBA

This Wednesday, Thanasis Antetokounmpo invited Wizards forward Deni Avdija on his “Thanalysis” podcast, and mostly used their own examples talk about the reasons why many European talents find it hard to adapt to the NBA’s basketball culture.  The Bucks’ foward began by asking the Israeli star is they had ever encountered each other outside of the United […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  02 Jun 2023
Celtics President Brad Stevens will trust the process for next season: ‘We have an incredibly resilient group’

During his 2022/23 campaign assessment, Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens says he will trust this team’s process into the upcoming season. This means his objectives are to keep Joe Mazzulla in his position as head coach, bolster the staff, and maintain the roster’s core intact.  So, for the most part, the front office’s […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  02 Jun 2023
NBA already decided Ja Morant’s fate after new gun incident but will wait until Finals are over

Before the start of Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Denver, league commissioner Adam Silver addressed the press and talked about many subjects, one of them being Ja Morant‘s situation after he was suspended once again by the Grizzlies after his second video holding a firearm some weeks ago.  He revealed on Thursday that the […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  02 Jun 2023
College Basketball: Purdue star Zach Edey skips the NBA Draft and returns to the Boilermakers

Not even the player who holds the reigning consensus for National Player of the Year in college basketball is heading for the 2023 NBA Draft to be held in June, as Zach Edey decided to back down and return for a fourth season defending the Purdue jersey.  Ranked No. 72 by CBS Sports NBA Draft […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 Jun 2023
Heat’s Duncan Robinson reveals why he taunted the Boston crowd in Game 7: ‘I wanted to do it, there was a little internal conflict’

Just as the Celtics were hoping to complete a historic comeback from a 3-0 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Heat, Duncan Robinson scored a layup midway Game 7’s fourth quarter to put his team up by 21 points. Just as he dropped the ball inside the rim, he trolled the Boston […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 Jun 2023
Hawks’ Bogdan Bogdanovic explains why basketball in the NBA is a ‘totally different dimension’ than in Europe

After completing his third campaign representing the Hawks, Bogdan Bogdanovic has been back in his native Serbia enjoying the summer with friends and family in Belgrade. He recently attended a school activity where young kids were able to ask him a wide range of questions about life in the NBA, and even his potential return […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 Jun 2023
Shannon Sharpe is leaving Fox Sports “Undisputed” and reports suggest his last show will be after NBA Finals

After seven years co-hosting his “Undisputed” show on Fox Sports 1, it has emerged that Shannon Sharpe has decided to part ways from Skip Bayless in the next couple of weeks.  According to reports, the former NFL athlete has agreed a deal with the media company over a buyout on his terms, committing to present […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 Jun 2023
Projected No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Matas Buzelis signs with G League Ignite

Born in 2004, young Matas Buzelis jumped from being a five-star high school prospect, to participating in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game in March, to just recently signing for the NBA G League Ignite, as it has been announced by the team’s General Manager Anthony McClish this Wednesday.  “It’s a dream come true to join […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  01 Jun 2023
College basketball: Top prospect Mikey Williams loses NIL sponsorship after controversial arrest

Once a high school basketball star, Mikey Williams has had a turbulent first months after committing to Memphis, as he’s been surrounded by controversy in the wake of his arrest linked to a shooting in Southern California back in March.  The top prospect has been attending state courts these past couple of months, and while […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  31 May 2023
NBA Rumors: New York’s RJ Barrett ‘will be a piece’ in a major trade deal this summer

RJ Barrett is becoming quite the entaglement for the New York front office, especially considering he comes from signing a four-year $120 million extension deal and many believed he underperformed this season. According to reporter Sean Deveney from Heavy.com, a general manager from the Eastern Conference is certain that the 22-year-old will be traded out […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  31 May 2023