Kobe Bryant entered the NBA straight out of high school, but that was a long time ago. 1996 to be exact. He’ll be 33-years old in August and while he’s not ancient, he isn’t a little kid anymore either. And he’s got a lot of basketball wear him since he’s been in the NBA for [...]
It didn’t take long for the Los Angeles Lakers to find a replacement for Phil Jackson. Not too long after guys like Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom were thoroughly embarrassing themselves as they got rocked by the Dallas Mavericks, the Lakers have agreed to a contract with former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown. “Deal is [...]
In case you didn’t notice, and judging by the ratings you didn’t, the NBA draft lottery was met with some controversy on Tuesday night after the Cleveland Cavaliers miraculously ended up with the No. 1- and No. 4-overall picks in this year’s draft. Some have chirped that the lottery is fixed, but most of those [...]
The Boston Celtics had been hoping that they’d get center Shaquille O’Neal back before the end of the Miami Heat series, but that’s not looking good. Shaq suffered a setback with his Achilles/calf injury and is doubtful for Game 5. The Celtics are down 3-1, so even if they can muster a comeback, it’s highly [...]
Most fans of the Philadelphia 76ers are done with Andre Iguodala and his exorbitant contract. They are tired of him taking ridiculous shots on the final possession or launching three-pointers that have no chance or lowering his shoulder and getting called for blatant charges. Nope, not with him set to make $13.5 million next season. [...]
The two-time defending Los Angeles Lakers were the No. 2 seed in the NBA playoffs this year. After a win in round one, they ran smack into the Dallas Mavericks, who dropped a thorough beatdown on the Lakeshow. But it wasn’t just that they lost, it was how they lost. In Game 1 they blew [...]
Everyone keeps talking about this switch that the Los Angeles Lakers will theoretically find and turn on. But, after the fell to the Dallas Mavericks again last night, we aren’t so sure that it even exists. The Lakers are down 3-0 in the series and it’s not looking good. Kobe scored 17 points on 8-of-16 [...]
In 2007, the Portland Trailblazers were faced with a dilemma with the first pick in the NBA draft: Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. They opted for Oden, and since Durant is already one of the best players in the NBA and Oden can’t stop being injured, it’s safe to say they made the right choice. [...]
The last thing that Chicago Bulls fans wanted to see what uber-stud Derrick Rose leaving Saturday’s loss to the Indiana Pacers with a limp. He’s definitely got a sprained ankle, but he didn’t seem too concerned about it on Saturday. “I’m good,” said Rose. “If anything, I’ll be able to rest for a couple of [...]
The Phoenix Suns are facing a very serious dilemma that actually isn’t a dilemma at all. They have to decide what they want to do with aging guard Vince Carter. And it would be absolute Vinsanity to keep him. They could waive him and owe him $4 million (imagine getting that kind of money to [...]
The NBA has fined Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant $100,000 for uttering a gay slur that just happened to get caught on TNT’s cameras. Apparently, he yelled “Bennie!” toward referee Bernie Adams, before adding a homophobic remark that the NBA clearly didn’t appreciate. Announcer Steve Kerr heard it and quickly tried to move on [...]
Denver Nuggets second-year point guard Ty Lawson basically told everyone last night that they should know. They should know that this dude is not playing around. In a win over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, Lawson set an NBA record and then gave away a couple more. He set the record by making his first 10 [...]
More bad news for the Milwaukee Bucks. First, they find out that they are 3.5 games out of the playoffs and 14 games under .500. Bummer. Now, they are going to lose their big man Andrew Bogut for the rest of the year because of the bum elbow he’s played with all season. Photo Caption: [...]
We all love Kobe Bryant, right? No? Okay, then forget that lede. Let me start over. Some people love Kobe Bryant. Others don’t. But, that has nothing to do with this post. So forget I even mentioned it. We wanted to pass this along because we think it’s strange. There is video here that clearly [...]
When we first read this headline (the one that we just wrote ourselves), we got confused. Ron Paul had a concussion? How did that happen? Or were we lucky enough that it was his son Rand? Nope, when we dug deeper into our own work, we saw that it was actually Chris Paul, the guard [...]
With LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, there is no way the Miami Heat can lose. There is just no way that they’ll fail to win the NBA title every year as long as those three are together. I can just see LeBron now, telling a packed arena in Miami how many championships this [...]
A friend of ours sent us a tweet about this Horace Spencer III kid. A 6′ 8″ teenager who likes to be called “LeBron, who?” Odds are, he’s not the next LeBron James. Why? Because there is one LeBron James and there are a lot of tall, athletic kids who never even sniff the NBA, [...]
While no one should be excited about being traded to the horrific Cleveland Cavaliers, the exception might be Baron Davis. Now, he won’t have to be heckled at home games by his team’s own friggin’ owner while he tries to play basketball. So, excited or not, Davis was sent packing to the Cavs along with [...]
We’ll be honest. We hate the NBA Slam Dunk contest. We used to love it. Remember when Dee Brown covered his eyes? Or when Cedric Ceballos dunked with a blindfold on? Those were the good ol’ days. Now, we just don’t care. It’s the same boring dunks done over and over again. We thought they’d [...]
We have passed on ass tons of rumors regarding potential trades for Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony. We’re sick of it. So, when we saw a trade rumor that didn’t involve Melo, we got all excited. Sources tell the Bergen Record that the New Jersey Nets and Portland Trailblazers have exchanged proposals regarding Devin Harris. [...]
It’s a good thing that the Boston Celtics have some 24 players on their team that are seven-feet tall. They are getting knocked around at an alarming rate, but hey, at least they still have Kendrick Perkins. According to Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe, the ultimate big man, Shaquille O’Neal is out indefinitely because [...]
Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen is an absolute machine when it comes to shooting the ball. There is no wasted motion and he’s so reliable from beyond the three-point arc, that you can set your watch to it. Last night, after draining three more three balls, Allen became the NBA’s all-time leader in three-point shots [...]
Look, we mentioned before that this story is really starting to irritate us and now it’s getting worse. There have been so many rumors and reports about Carmelo Anthony and will he be traded to the Lakers or will he be traded to the Nets or will he only sign an extension with the Knicks [...]
Who said that the Cleveland Cavaliers needed LeBron James? Everyone acted like as soon as he bolted for Miami, the team would go in the tank. Not true. The Cavs are still out there on the hardwood setting records. Last night, they set a big one. Following a 111-105 defeat at the hands of the [...]
The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard O. J. Mayo for 10 games for violating the league and union’s anti-drug program. The 10-game suspension comes without pay and will result in Mayo forfeiting $405,109 of his salary. The drug of choice? Dehydroepiandrosterone. The only drug in the English language to contain every letter in the [...]
