NBA legend Bill Russell hosted a charity golf event in New York to raise money for youth mentoring through MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, of which Russell is a founding member. Taking part in the charity game were former NBA players Charles Barkley, Alonzo Mourning, Jerry West, George Gervin, Julius “Dr. J” Erving and many […]

If there’s one thing about Charles Barkley is that he never shies away from saying what’s on his mind and now it appears he won’t shy away from karaoke and belt out some Frank Sinatra. Barkley was in Riverhead, NY for a charity golf tournament on Monday hosted by Bill Russell and while he was […]

How do I know it’s the doldrums of the NBA offseason has kicked off? I’m about to show you a photo (via cbssports.com) of Thunder’s Kevin Durant wearing a Chicago Bulls cap. Now before you Bulls fans think this is a subtle sign that Durant wants to join Chicago and Derrick Rose to form a […]

Think the offseason, a lockout and the end of the major Olympic qualifiers will damper fans hopes on seeing some of their favorite players on the hardwood? Think again. This past weekend out in D.C., John Wall, Kevin Durant, DeMarcus Cousins, Michael Beasely and more squared off at the Clash of the Superstars charity game […]

Forget Jimmer-Mania, it’s Bogut-Mania down under. A lot of international NBA players are considering playing for their home country until the NBa season begins. San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker, Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol are just two in a sea of players considering such a move but is Milwaukee Bucks’ Andrew Bogut next? His fans […]

Yesterday Spain defeated France at the Eurobasket 2011 tournament 98-85 to take gold and reserve their spot at the London games. Although France was dotted with solid players, Spain’s huge advantage was size. The tandem of Pau and Marc Gasol manned the paint but it was the huge defensive effort by Thunder’s Serge Ibaka which sent […]

Now that the Olympic qualifiers are over, finding pro-basketball is going to be scarce. Fortunately, the Vegas Impact League is marching on giving NBA fans a healthy dose of highlights. Though billed a a training series, the players at the league have been putting on a show and week one was no exception. Check out […]

New Jersey Nets’ Deron Williams made huge waves throughout the NBA world when he decided to play overseas with Turkish club Besiktas for the duration of the lockout. He was the first of many NBA players who either have made their way overseas or are contemplating making the move overseas. And now that the lockout is […]

As Crossover Chronicles’ Brendan Bowers reported, there was some stellar play from a few NBA players at day three of the Vegas Impact League. From JJ Hickson, John Wall, Iman Shumpert, and more, day three was crammed with stand-out performances filling fans with some semblance of basketball where there otherwise is none. Check out highlights […]

While most of the focus this summer has been on Eurobasket 2011 and the FIBA Americas tournament, there was another Olympic qualifying tournament, the FIBA Oceania. The championship series came down between Australia and New Zealand and these two countries do not like each other. Not one bit! In the end, Australia captured gold but the […]

The Chicago Bulls of the 90’s are arguably the dynasty of all dynasty’s in NBA history. The franchise recorded six NBA titles during the 90’s, including a NBA record of 72 win 1995-1996 season, and made up of a rosters which included Scottie Pippen, Bill Cartwright, Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr, Toni Kukoc, and of course, […]

Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh takes a lot of flack from the masses. Whether it’s the casual NBA fan, die-hard Heat fans or ESPN’s Skip Bayless, Bosh is constantly in the hot-seat since joining Dwayne Wade and LeBron James. From verbal shots that he is soft, the weak link in Miami’s “Big 3” and much more, […]

With the NBA lockout raging on and players weighing their options on what to do should the lockout eat into the upcoming season, perhaps New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony can forgo playing overseas and take his talents to Wall Street. Anthony took part in a charity fund raiser to commemorate 9-11. The event was to […]

The 2011 FIBA Americas tournament is over with Argentina taking gold and stamping their passport for the London 2012 games. Another country who also qualified for the Olympics was Brazil by coming in second in the tournament. A surprising feat by Brazil considering they were without the services of Nene, Leandro Barbosa and Anderson Varejao […]