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The Crimson Connection

The student news site of Cypress Woods High School

The Crimson Connection

The student news site of Cypress Woods High School

The Crimson Connection

Kobe Bryant playing against the Washington Wizards on Dec. 3, 2014

Mamba Forever

EstebanG, Staff Reporter February 11, 2020

Jan. 26, 2020 is a day that basketball fans will never forget. At 9:47 a.m., the Los Angeles County Fire Department received a 911 call about a potential helicopter down. Little did viewers know, future...

The logo of the NBA, who is former Los Angeles point guard Jerry West

The Sleeper, Overrated, and Favorites

CooperG, Staff Reporter April 25, 2019

Sleeper After a disappointing regular season, the Boston Celtics finished as the fourth seed in the east and going against the fifth Indiana Pacers. So far in the series the Celtics are leading 1-0,...

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NBA Playoffs Preview

JustinP, Staff Reporter April 18, 2019

Eastern Conference First round: (1)Milwaukee Bucks v (8)Detroit Pistons - 4-0 MILWAUKEE BUCKS The Pistons are outmatched on all levels of  the court in this match up. And with the future MVP Giannis...

New York Knicks former Guard Raymond Felton going up for a layup

Take a Bite into the Big Apple

JustinP, Staff Reporter April 2, 2019

As the NBA 2019 playoffs approach,so does the 2019 NBA off season. And with that creates speculation of where the top NBA free agents will take their talents to. Last season, the hot spot for free agents...

The logo of the NBA, who is former Los Angeles point guard Jerry West

The Beard vs. The Greek Freak

AaronB, Staff Reporter March 8, 2019

Houston Rockets shooting guard  James Harden (the Beard) and Milwaukee Bucks small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (the Greek Freak) are both having the best seasons of their career and are making this...

The logo of the NBA, who is former Los Angeles point guard Jerry West

NBA, We Have a Problem

CooperG, Staff Reporter January 24, 2019

For years now the public has been open to vote who should be an NBA all-star and who should be a all-star starter, but this year instead of voting the best players and who deserve to be in they are voting...

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BIG 3 IN PHILLY

CooperG, Staff Reporter November 27, 2018

After a quiet off season for the Philadelphia 76ers, they made the biggest trade of the regular season acquiring All-star Jimmy Butler,and Justin Patton for Jerryd Bayless ,Dario Saric, Robert Covington,...

The Golden State Warriors logo

Will the Warriors win it all…again?

ErinE, Online Editor October 30, 2018

The NBA season just started but the Golden State Warriors are playing like it's the postseason; and as we all know the postseason Warriors know how to put on a show. The Warriors have won three NBA...

Whats going on in Cleveland?

What’s going on in Cleveland?

ErinE, Online Editor October 29, 2018

The last weekend of October was not a good weekend for Cleveland sports fans. On October 28, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired their Head Coach, Tyronn Lue after three plus seasons. Then on October 29th, the...

Kyrie Irving when he played for the Cavaliers

Tricks of the Trade

Sarah W, Co Copy Editor October 12, 2017

The Warrior’s ship was a catalyst for the several dramatic changes in the 2017 summer, every team wants another star player to give the Warriors’ super team some more competition. When the same two...

Everything Wrong With The NBA Finals

Everything Wrong With The NBA Finals

Sarah W, Co Copy Editor June 8, 2017

The 2017 NBA postseason has been painful to watch. From the hypocrisy of Kevin Durant fans to a disappointing end to the Rockets' season, and the final series is no different. The fact that some people...

Rockets guard James Harden

Rockets vs Spurs

SarahW, Online Editor May 2, 2017

This week the second round playoffs series began, the Rockets vs Spurs match up was highly anticipated in Texas and had quite an outcome with Rockets blowing out the Spurs with a final score of 126-99. Similar...

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