Here we go again. It is not all his fault, but New York Knicks head coach Mike D’Antoni is hearing it from the Madison Square Garden crowd.  “Fire D’Antoni” chants broke yesterday during the Knicks’ loss to the 76ers. The Knicks were down as many as 21 during the second half before making a brief […]

The excitement over Ricky Rubio’s rookie year is over after the Timberwolves point guard tore the anterior-cruciate ligament in his left knee Friday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Timberwolves officials said after the game they were concerned Rubio’s knee injury was a tear and Saturday morning an MRI confirmed those fears, writes Jerry Zgoda of […]

You may not have noticed, but the Atlanta Hawks are having a pretty good season despite a season ending injury to All-Star big man Al Horford.  Part of that is due to the great play of Josh Smith.  Despite that stellar play, Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Smith wants out of Atlanta. By […]

The Pau Gasol trade rumors started about two seconds after the Lakers got swept out of the playoffs by the Mavericks. Then he nearly got traded to Houston in the Chris Paul trade that wasn’t, and since then the Lakers’ season has been up and down. The trade rumors haven’t gone away either.  This week, […]

In case you haven’t been watching the Sacramento Kings, and there’s a decent chance you haven’t, DeMarcus Cousins has been a revelation since head coach Paul Westphal was fired.  Cousins has said repeatedly how much he enjoys playing for new coach Keith Smart.  But he’s not the only one helping Cousins turn himself in to […]

You see them slapped everywhere in sports, even on the jerseys during the World Cup, the most popular sporting event across the globe.  With the exception of the WNBA and the MLS, advertisements have stayed off of American pro sports jerseys but a change could be coming.  John Lombardo and Terry Lefton with The Sports […]

At the start of the season, the Portland Trail Blazers were riding high. For December and the first half of January, they were fighting with Oklahoma City and Denver for the Northwest Division lead, were relatively healthy and their new guys, Raymond Felton and Jamal Crawford were starting to mesh with the rest of the […]

The reigning MVP Derrick Rose and the rest of the Chicago Bulls get back to work tonight in San Antonio.  It’s been and up-and-down start to the season for Rose, who has played well, but has also been fighting through back spasms and turf toe.  While he’s certainly in the MVP discussion this year, it’s […]

It’s official, free agent center Joel Pryzbilla is now Portland Trailblazers center Joel Pryzbilla.  The Blazers now have the two toughest back ups in the league.  Kurt Thomas and Pryzbilla will hurt you.  OregonLive.com reports Pryzbilla passed his physical over the weekend and has signed with the team.  To make room, the Blazers cut guard […]

Before his fourth quarter tear in the All-Star game, before his fourth quarter blunder that people are now killing him for, before a lackluster dunk contest that begged for the athleticism and star power he brings, Miami Heat forward LeBron James was just another All-Star helping at a community service event Saturday morning. According to […]

A year after getting snubbed from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, former Indiana Pacers sharp shooter Reggie Miller headlines the finalists for the Hall of Fame, according to Fox Sports. Don Nelson, Bernard King and Maurice Cheeks also highlight the 12 finalists for this year’s class.  Miller and Cheeks were the only two finalists […]

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all scored at least 20 as the Heat used a third quarter surge to drop the Knicks 102-88 Thursday night in Miami.  While it was a forgettable night for Lin, it was as good a night the Heat could’ve asked for on defense.  They forced 19 turnovers, eight […]

On one hand, Iman Shumpert having to miss the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest is a good thing because it means he isn’t a shoe in to win because all the Knicks fans were definitely going to make him the winner as long as he made all three of his dunks. On the other hand, it […]

Yesterday, news broke that Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson would miss the All-Star weekend festivities due to tendinitis in his left knee.  Johnson was named an All-Star reserve, a participant in the 3-point shootout as well as the Shooting Stars Competition.  NBA Commissioner David Stern replaced Johnson in the All-Star game with Rajon Rondo, and […]

We haven’t even hit the All-Star break yet, but Nike is already thinking ahead to July.  Monday, the sneaker giant gave the public their first look at the 2012 Team USA uniforms and at least one signature shoe players will wear in London. Nike debuted a ton of their 2012 gear today, including 2012 Nike […]