Before the beginning of the Dallas Mavericks’ regular season, guard Jason Terry went ahead and did something rather bold – he got a tattoo of the Larry O’Brien trophy. “Everybody laughed and they thought it was a joke at the time,” Terry said. “When they actually see me get it, they were like, ‘This boy […]

Ray Allen, Dwight Howard, and Shaquille O’Neal have one thing in common: they all been in movies. Now it would appear New York Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire might be the next to join that list. Apparently, Stoudemire is a huge fan of the horror movie The Strangers, and would like to be in the sequel: The […]

First it was San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker making eye-raising remarks about the Spurs while in his home country of France and now it is Toronto Raptor’s Andrea Bargnani also making remarks about the Raptors while in his home country of Italy. While being a guest color commentator for the Italian feed of a Western […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the 2011 Western Conference Finals. A first for the franchise in Oklahoma but not for in its overall history. For those who do not know, the Thunder used to be known as the Seattle Supersonics and when the franchise was in Seattle, it made three appearances in the Western […]

According to oregonlive.com, Portland Trail Blazers General Manager Rich Cho wanted to suspend Brandon Roy for comments he made during the playoffs: According to a well-placed source in the Blazers organization, an irritated Cho pushed for a suspension of three-time All-Star Brandon Roy for comments the guard made after Game 2 of Portland’s eventual first-round […]

The 2011 NBA Draft Combine is fully underway in Chicago and of course can be a great source of rumors heading into the NBA Draft. One of the more interesting rumors (via cleveland.com) is that the Milwaukee Bucks might be open to trading their point guard Brendon Jennings. Jennings averaged 16.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.8 […]

Despite his night-and-day play on the court, the Atlanta Hawks probably wouldn’t be making the playoffs without the play of their star Josh Smith. He is the Hawks’ main weapon on the court and he proved it in this past playoff run for Atlanta. However, could we have seen the last of Smith in an […]

Western Conference Finals – Game 3: (3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (4) Oklahoma City Thunder, Oklahoma City Arena Final Score: Mavericks, 93, Thunder 87. Despite trailing as much as 23 points in the game, the Thunder made a late game charge to close to gap to within five points. However, Dallas steadied the ship and answered […]

The Golden State Warriors entered the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery with a 0.8% chance at winning the number one spot. And like true to lottery form, the Warriors did not win the lottery and will be drafting at number 11. While I was at the lottery, I had a chance to go one-on-one with Warriors […]

Before the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery began, I had a chance to catch up with Detroit Pistons’ Greg Monroe who was there to represent the Pistons at the lottery. Monroe, who had a solid rookie season averaging 9.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, and shot 55% from the field, was hoping to bring some luck to Detroit […]

SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY – Hours before the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery, Charlotte Bobcats head coach Paul Silas grabs a beverage, takes a seat in the media hospitality room while his lucky charm, a Bobcats headband given to him from a nine-year old child when he took over as head coach for Charlotte, sits in his […]

“I’m going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.” With those words, then free agent LeBron James set in motion a whirlwind of divergent opinions regarding his loyalty to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the burning of his Cavaliers jersey by fans, and his vilification by fans who once viewed him as […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been making noise in the 2011 NBA playoffs. First they stunned the NBA world with their series win over the West’s first seeded San Antonio Spurs and now forcing a Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. They have done all this due to solid play of Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol […]

Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki has seen it all during his career in the NBA. He has seen the highs of playing in the NBA Finals, the lows of losing to an eighth seeded team in the playoffs, and everything else in between. But I’m sure the following is one thing he wished he had never […]

With the Latino population surge in the United States and the global reach of the NBA, it’s no secret the NBA targets the Latino fan base. From Noche Latino nights during the regular season, to the NBA’s newest website dedicated to the Latino fan, Ene-Be-A, the NBA fully embraces and celebrates the Latino culture. In […]