JaVale McGee. The name has just caused comedy and violent shaking of the head. So much talent and physical ability seemingly put in someone that just has not realized what is necessary for team ball. Worse, he is on a team full of those types of players. Even though McGee has been a starter for […]

The first part of All-Star Weekend was all Lin. Every player was asked about him. Andre Iguodala pretended not to know who the overnight sensation was. Ryan Anderson mentioned him as the biggest story in the NBA along with the “Where is Dwight?” saga. One of the questions Steve Nash got after the game on […]

Greg Monroe probably is not quite recognizable in NBA circles yet. That is kind of hard for a guy who is 6-foot-11, 253 pounds. It is hard to find someone who is so quietly dominating the paint and trying to get into that tier of good, young big men along with Georgetown predecessor Roy Hibbert, […]

Bad luck plays a huge role in sports. Whether it be the ball spinning off the rim or the ball glancing off your knee, randomness is part of the game. It is no more tragic than in the case of injury. Brandon Roy has bad luck. This supremely talented guard had everything in front of […]

When the All-Star Weekend ends the NBA’s silly season really kicks into high gear. Typically the All-Star Game is followed fairly quickly by the trade deadline. It is usually the first Thursday after the NBA meets in one place. That makes All-Star Weekend an absolute zoo of racing and rampant rumors of imminent trades that […]

All-Star Weekend ended Sunday night with an exciting 152-149 West win that saw records fall, a great finish and whole ton of dunks. Sunday night was a fantastic finish to a great weekend in Central Florida. Dwight Howard said, partially deflecting trade talk for a weekend, this was a chance to show off his city. […]

The chant started in a far upper corner of the Amway Center. A strange “D” word rarely spoken or talked about in the All-Star Game. Defensive-minded Tom Thibodeau did not even run his team through defensive drills in the All-Star practice at Jam Session on Saturday. This is not the time to yell at a […]

Jeremy Evans was an unknown entering All-Star Weekend. He was a mere replacement. You probably could not even look at his jersey and figure out who he was. For his final dunk, he donned a green Karl Malone jersey and skied over Celebrity All-Star Game MVP Kevin Hart (a hookup from dunk mentor Dwight Howard) […]

It is OK if you do not know who Jeremy Evans is. He is the least known of an unheralded group of four that will compete in the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk competition Saturday night at Amway Center. Paul George is becoming a household name for his strong play for the surprising Pacers. And […]

Andre Iguodala has waited a long time for Friday afternoon. This is not his first All-Star Weekend. He was a runner-up in the slam dunk contest and did his seemingly requisite two-year stint in the Rookie-Sophomore Game. But since Nate Robinson topped him for the 2006 Dunk crown, Iguodala has not returned to the NBA’s […]

It was billed as Charles vs. Shaq. A battle of NBA personalities with pride and bragging rights very squarely on the line. All the pomp and circumstance of this made-for-TV general manager rivalry played out before the game. What happened on the court was the sloppy, dunk-filled, shot-filled, defenseless exhibition game… that is so darn […]

If you need any sign of the impact of Jeremy Lin on the NBA, look no further than the schedule for press conferences preceding Friday night’s BBVA Rising Stars Challenge. Lin will not be made available to the media prior to Team Shaq’s practice for the Rising Stars Challenge. Instead, the media will get to […]

The story of the 2012 All-Star Game did not begin when David Stern stood in front of a nice backdrop during the 2009 Finals and held up specially-made jerseys to commemorate the announcement. The story does not begin when shovel was put to dirt on the corner of Church Street, South Street and Hughey Avenue […]

Gilbert Arenas has found life in exile to be liberating. His sabbatical from the NBA and the “fantasy world” of the league has helped him clear his mind and focus on the one thing he didn’t have the will or the time to do — get healthy. Arenas’ 49-game tenure with the Magic last season […]