The San Antonio Spurs announced Monday that guard Manu Ginobili and center Tiago Splitter will both miss the next two weeks of action, Ginobili due to an oblique strain he first injured against Detroit last week and Splitter due to a strained calf he suffered in Saturday’s victory against the Los Angeles Clippers. Despite losing […]

The moment you have all been waiting for is here. Monday the NBA announced the competitors for the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. How many of you remember who won it last year? Give it a minute. Time’s up. Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is back to defend his title and he has got […]

New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez returned to the court last night after missing nearly two months with a broken foot. Lopez played 22 minutes, scoring nine points and pulling down two boards. Go ahead, make your Brook Lopez rebound jokes now. The Nets ended up losing the game 92-85, mostly because Bucks forward Ersan […]

Last year Blake Griffin brought some spice back in to the Slam Dunk contest by jumping over a car while catching a pass from Baron Davis, who tossed it up threw the sun roof. Pretty cool stuff. Last year also gave us JaVale McGee dunking three balls on one rim and two balls on two […]

The 2012 Olympics are about seven months away, and the Americans are looking to defend their Olympic gold they won in 2008.  The “Redeem Team” was powered by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and of course Kobe Bryant.  That team steam rolled through the Olympics, beating teams by an average of 28 points, with […]

Despite being unemployed, former Washington Wizards and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders is watching his fair share of hoops.  Recently, Saunders spoke to Sid Sartman about what he’s seen in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ two emerging stars, Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love. “It (Rubio’s game) still has a lot of (room) for improvement,” Saunders said, […]

When it takes a Kobe baseline jumper and a five-second violation for the Lakers to pull out a last-minute victory against the Raptors, you know things aren’t going well for the Lakers. Kobe, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are playing really good ball, but past that the team is playing pretty poorly. Their fourth highest […]

The Logo has spoken and out of respect, we listen when the Logo talks.  Despite his advisory role with the Golden State Warriors, Jerry West is still talking about the Los Angeles Lakers and why not, he was a member of that organization for over half of his life. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, […]

You may not realize it, but you hate LeBron James less than you did a few months ago.  If you don’t believe that, than I refer you to a Forbes Magazine poll that says people like LeBron just a little bit more than they used to. According to the Miami Herald, LeBron is now the […]

Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew. We’re doing that in a new feature called “Writer-Palooza.”  For the next few days, we will feature one writer, introducing him to you via an original piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard […]

Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew. We’re doing that in a new feature called “Writer-Palooza.”  For the next few days, we will feature one writer, introducing him to you via an original piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard […]

Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew.  We’re doing that in a new feature called “Writer-Palooza.”  For the next few days, we will feature one writer, introducing him to you via an original piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard […]

It was a busy morning for NBA Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson, as he handed out suspensions to Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love and Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach Mike Brown for incidents from this weekend’s games. Jerry Zgoda with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports Love has been suspended two games for stepping […]

“Impressive, most impressive.” – Darth Vader Even the ultimate villain had to be impressed with Jeremy Lin’s breakout performance Friday night.  Lin finished the Knicks-Nets game with 25 points and seven assists, immediately becoming the latest hope for Knicks fans to cling to.  Ken Berger with CBS Sports writes that it was only one game, […]

It’s entirely possible this has become worse than the Carmelo Anthony situation last year. Dwight Howard has reportedly chosen his destination. Alex Kennedy of Hoopsworld.com writes that Dwight Howard has chosen the Nets as his future home. “Multiple sources believe Howard will force his way to the Nets and he certainly has leverage, just like […]