As we all wait for the outcome of today’s CBA meeting and find out if there will be a full, partial or no NBA season, here is something to get your mind off things for a minute. Los Angeles Lakers’ Shannon Brown played a little 2-on-2 and his opponent was actor/comedian Kevin Hart. And if […]

Ring night. Every fan tunes in to see their favorite NBA team collect that elusive championship ring in front of millions of TV viewers and fans in the arena. It is the culmination of hard work, perseverance, and the ultimate stamp of validation of an NBA career. Just ask Mavericks’ Jason Terry. “Once you get that ring, […]

A few notable NBA players, musicians, and other pro-atheletes took part in the third annual Summer Slam basketball game hosted by the Jaime Foxx Foundation. Players such as Matt Barnes, James Harden, Jrue Holiday, and Nick Young hit the hardwood but in true fashion, the exhibition game was merely a chance for players to show off some sick dunks. Check out the video […]

Over and over again NBA players try rapping and over and over again, they fail. From Spurs’ DeJuan Blair, and Tony Parker to Allen Iverson, Chris Webber and many more, it just seems NBA players see a mic and instantly think they got what it takes to rap. If anything they fail. Miserably. So which […]

There is no doubt the Memphis Grizzlies are a team on the rise. They upset the Western Conference’s number one seeded San Antonio Spurs as an eighth seed in the first round of the 2011 NBA playoffs and tested the Oklahoma City Thunder in the semifinals in seven games. And Memphis did all this without […]

It’s safe to say Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant is financially sound. Between the millions he has made with the Lakers and endorsement deals, it’s highly unlikely Bryant will be pulling a “Sprewell” and state he needs more money to feed his family. So when the Italian club Virtus Bologna came calling and offered Bryant […]

If San Antonio Spurs’ Matt Bonner is looking to break into the music industry during the NBA lockout, then he might want to reconsider. Bonner took part in an exhibition game for Pop Montreal 2011 and it seems he was put on the spot when he was handed the mic and asked to sing the children’s […]

Memphis Grizzlies’ Hamed Haddadi is on the hot seat and the finger-pointing is not coming from his teammates in Memphis. Rather, the criticism is coming from his Iranian teammates. Haddadi and the Iranian team participated in the 2011 Asian FIBA Asian Championship in the hopes of securing a spot for the 2012 London Olympic games. […]

Note to NBA coaching staffs: once the lockout is over, make sure the team’s defensive playbook is thicker than the offensive playbook. The players might need a refresher on defense. Some of the game’s biggest stars such as Chris Paul, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were out in full force for the Melo-Philly League showdown […]

Tennis great Billy Jean King must be beaming right now after New York Liberty’s Cappie Pondexter held her own at the Las Vegas Impact League when faced off against Minnesota Timberwolves’ Sebastian Telfair. The Timberwolves guard and Pondexter went a few rounds of one-on-one (via Bloguin’s Hoops Manifesto) during a game at Impact and from […]

Though NBA training camps and the first week of preseason games may have been canceled, that doesn’t mean there is action on the hardwood for fans to feast upon and leading the charge this time was Washington Wizards’ John Wall. Players such as George Hill, Zach Randolph, Paul George, Eric Gordon, DeMarcus Cousin, Jeff Green […]

If for some reason, in the midst of your normal day-to-day routine, you suddenly feel the ground below your feet start to shake, see trees shake violently, or have wall art fall, do not panic. It’s probably not an Earthquake or armageddon. It might be a foot race between two of the largest pro-athletes to […]

Our series on the four jerseys fans of every NBA team continues today.  It’s Southwest Division week, and today we’re concluding this series with the San Antonio Spurs.  Remember, we’re not just going to list off four popular players in team history.  We know that when you’re wearing a jersey, you’re going for a “look.”  So […]

He has won three NBA titles, been an NBA All-Star, was married to a beautiful Hollywood actress, adored by an entire country, and will be playing in the 2012 Olympic games, so what more can San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker do? How about show off his skills in the kitchen in his latest commercial (via […]

So you know how NBA players are not currently insured due to the lockout? Well I wonder how a few NBA front offices are feeling about this tidbit about the new London Olympics basketball arena. As a tune up for the Eurobasket 2011 tournament, London hosted a test event where a few teams who would be participating at […]