If you are an avid user of Twitter and an NBA fan, then you know all about Orlando Magic’s Gilbert Arenas and his chattiness on the social media platform. From tweeting about day-to-day life, blind dates, to profanity, Arenas does not hold back and apparently the NBA did not hold back from fining him recently: […]

Flopping or selling calls can draw the ire of NBA fans, players, and coaches Say what you want about the “art” of selling calls but it is effective if done right. As a fan you hate it when it’s done to your favorite NBA team but love it when your favorite player gets away with […]

Like it’s not enough to get paid millions for playing basketball for a living, but Miami Heat’s LeBron James is the top earner in the NBA off the court according to Forbes.com: Player/total endorsement income/shoe sponsor LeBron James: $34 million (Nike) Kobe Bryant: $28 million (Nike) Dwyane Wade: $12 million (Jordan/Nike) Dwight Howard: $11 million […]

The Golden State Warriors have announced Mark Jackson will be their new head coach: ABC/ESPN analyst Mark Jackson is the Golden State Warriors’ new head coach. The team announced Jackson’s hiring Monday night via Twitter. Contract terms were not disclosed. Jackson comes to the Warriors with no NBA head coaching experience but Warriors owner Joe […]

The Houston Rockets new coach Kevin McHale did not mince words and is already expecting more from the team he is taking over – the playoffs. And if Houston does not make the playoffs, McHale is taking full blame: The Rockets, he declared, should be a playoff team, and if they’re not he said it would […]

The Dallas Mavericks are already looking to next season – if there is a next season – to shape up their roster. Currently, Dallas has six players who will be free agents but reports indicate J.J. Barea, Caron Butler, and Tyson Chandler will be back with the team next season. This leaves DeShawn Stevenson, Brian […]

Dallas Mavericks’ J.J. Barea is a huge reason Dallas is in the NBA Finals battling it out with the Miami Heat for their first ever NBA championship in franchise history. Barea has been a crucial cog for Dallas not only throughout the regular season but during the playoffs as well. Especially in the series versus […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have reached an agreement with their 2009 NBA draftee Ricky Rubio according to

Los Angeles Lakers’ Ron Artest has a dubious reputation in the NBA. Known for losing his temper on the court which was magnified in the 2004 melee at the Palace of Auburn Hills between the Detroit Pistons, fans and Indiana Pacers when Artest was a Pacer. However, check out the video of Artest playing peacemaker between a man […]

Game One: (0-1) Dallas Mavericks vs. (1-0) Miami Heat, AmericanAirlines Arena Final Score: Heat 92, Mavericks 84. It was the big three for Miami as Chris Bosh, LeBron James and Dwayne Wade led the charge. Each scored in double-figures – 19, 24, and 22 respectively – and Miami was able to hold the Mavs to their lowest point total of the playoffs. Heat – James […]

Former Boston Celtics player and soon-to-be former NBA TV/TNT Analyst has agreed in principle to become the next head coach of the Houston Rockets: NBA.com has confirmed that Kevin McHale has agreed in principle to become the head coach of the Houston Rockets. NBA TV’s pregame show tonight at The Finals in Miami addressed the NBA.com […]

Time is running out for the Minnesota Timberwolves if they want to bring their 2009 NBA draftee Ricky Rubio to the squad next season. According to usatoday.com, today is the last day Rubio can sign with Minnesota under the existing rookie pay scale: Under the current collective bargaining agreement, Tuesday was the last day Rubio could sign a […]

According to clickorlando.com, Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard could be close to signing a two-year extension with the team: Magic center Dwight Howard spent the holiday weekend working on signing a two-year extension with the team, sources told Local 6 Sports Director David Pingalore late Monday. Sources said the deal is all but signed by Howard. […]

With one year left on Mike D’Antoni’s current contract with the New York Knicks, comes this tidbit from the New York Post regarding Chauncey Billups and D’Antoni. Apparently during the Knicks’ playoff series against the Boston Celtics, the injured Billups was more of a coach than D’Antoni: One player said Chauncey Billups, especially after he […]

Denver Nuggets’ J.R. Smith may not live this down with his teammates but while in Miami, Smith was cited for driving a scooter without a valid driver’s license. According to the report, Smith was not jailed for the offense and will appear in court at a later date and was released on his own recognizance. […]