Earlier today, I wrote about Bulls center Joakim Noah’s gay slur on national television last night. I felt that Noah deserved the same $100,000 fine Lakers guard Kobe Bryant got for his gay slur in April. The NBA has officially announced that Noah will be fined $50,000. Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah has been fined […]

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah likely didn’t learn his lesson from watching Kobe Bryant pay $100,000 in fines earlier this season. After getting called for his second foul midway through the first quarter in last night’s loss to the Miami Heat, Noah turned and hurled a gay slur at a heckler. “I apologize,” Noah said to […]

Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3: (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (2) Miami Heat, AmericanAirlines Arena Final Score: Heat 96, Bulls 85. After Chris Bosh scored a measly 10 points in game two, he made life a little harder for the Chicago Bulls, who had to try and defend Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Bosh on […]

ESPN’s Player X has written about everything from the art of trash-talking to maintaining a marriage. In his latest column, which appeared in ESPN The Magazine today, the anonymous NBA player says he’ll be headed overseas if there is a lockout. “There are a lot of reasons the NBA should do everything in it’s power […]

NBA icon and Hall-of-Famer Jerry West has been hired by the Golden State Warriors, according to the San Jose Mercury News. West, who has previously served as Los Angeles Lakers General Manager (1982-2000) and Memphis Grizzlies General Manager (2002-2007), will serve in an advisory role for Warriors co-owners Joe Lacob and Peter Gruber. West’s exact […]

With the Conference Finals in full swing, we thought we’d take a look through the crystal ball and give our predictions for the Mavericks-Thunder and Bulls-Heat matchups. My take  WCF – While I really do like this Thunder team, I felt like the Grizzlies would have been a better matchup for the Mavericks. The Thunder […]

Game 2: (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (2) Miami Heat, United Center Final Score: Heat 85, Bulls 75. After an embarrasing game one loss to the Bulls, the Heat came out focused. With Derrick Rose struggling and the rest of his teammates failing to pick up the slack,  Bulls: Rose 28 points, six assists. Heat: Bosh […]

Game 7: (4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) Memphis Grizzles, Oklahoma City Arena Final Score: Thunder 105, Grizzlies 90. After a disappointing game four, Kevin Durant came back with a vengeance Sunday night to prove that his Thunder were no longer an up-and-coming force in the West and that they were here to stay. Durant […]

With some of the powers in the East and West now gone through the first two rounds of the playoffs, our staff chimes on whether or not the power of the NBA has shifted from the West to the East. My take: I don’t think the power has really shifted, but it’s evened out a […]

With two teams waiting on their opponents to come out of the two remaining semifinals series and the conference finals just days away, we though we’d bring the staff together to talk about the series and the sudden transition that these playoffs have brought. Feel free to chime in with your thoughts or any questions […]

As if trading away Gilbert Arenas and most of the roster from their 2008 playoff run wasn’t enough, the Wizards went ahead and re-branded with new jerseys, colors and logos today. Gone are the gold and blue and back yet again are the classic red, white and blue of the Bullets days. Unfortunately not gone […]

Game Four: (1) Chicago Bulls vs (5) Atlanta Hawks, Phillips Arena Final Score: Hawks 100, Bulls 88 In game four, the Hawks looked to target the Bulls’ strengths in game three. While Derrick Rose still put up 34 points, he was only 12-of-32 from the field. The Hawks also closed out on the Bulls’ three-point […]

While NBA fans had to wait a year for Blake Griffin’s rookie campaign, he certainly made it worth the wait and he’ll cap it all off when he is announced as the winner of the 2010-11 NBA Rookie of the Year award. When he wasn’t dunking over economy cars and making it to SportsCenter’s Top […]

In last night’s playoff action, one team evened the score, while another went up 2-0 with both series getting a change of scenery for the next two games. Game Two: (4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Arena Final Score: Thunder 111, Grizzlies 102 Oklahoma City couldn’t risk losing another game to […]

After the Sacramento Kings lost to the Los Angeles Lakers on April 13, many thought that would be the last of the Kings in Arco Arena and Sacramento. However, according to the Sacramento Bee, the Kings will be headed back to the capital city, not Anaheim for the 2011-12 season. The Kings (formerly Royals) have […]