Last weekend Kyrie Irving stood at center court after the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Orlando and held the MVP trophy  over his head after going 8-8 from beyond the arc and finishing with 34 points.  It’s a small sample of what the Cleveland Cavaliers rookie point guard could bring to the Australian […]

 Sorry Niki Minaj, but the best part of the roster introductions from Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Orlando came courtesy of Luol  Deng  and his T-shirt.  In case you tuned in late, the Chicago Bulls forward proudly donned a black T-shirt featuring an outlined map of Africa and represented  his roots to the fullest when […]

It’s been a very long road around the world and back again for Gerald Green. Over the weekend the former McDonald’s All-American, first round draft pick (18th overall) by the Boston Celtics in 2005, and 2007 Slam Dunk champ moved a step closer to his NBA comeback. Next stop — New Jersey. According to multiple […]

 Raise your hand if you had the Indiana Pacers owning the third-best record in the Eastern Conference at 21-12 heading into the all-star  break.  Keep it raised if you think the Pacers will do some wheeling and dealing leading up to the NBA trade deadline on March 15th.  There is a good chance you just […]

 All eyes will be on Orlando this weekend for the NBA All-Star Game, but come July the attention will shift toward Las Vegas, Washington  D.C., England and Spain as Team USA prepares for the 2012 London Olympics.  USA Basketball announced today their schedule for both training camps and exhibition games and in the States and […]

 Last year at this time, Joel Przybilla wasn’t even sure if he’d survive the February 24 NBA trade deadline and be a part of the Portland Trail Blazers for the rest of their season.  Now twelve months later and not having played since last March after a trade to Charlotte, the free agent center is […]

 It’s that time of year again in the NBA.  Time for the annual get-away games this week where teams around the league take the floor one last time before embarking on NBA All-  Star weekend — this time in Orlando — or to take advantage of some much needed time away from the game to […]

 When Raymond Felton arrived in Portland in late June, his former head coach in Denver, George Karl, was quick to suggest the Blazers  had acquired a younger version of Andre Miller.  But now after putting up some career low numbers and frustrated by spotty playing time, the only similarity between Miller and Felton thus  far […]

 Gary Payton said it best — or at least Tweeted it best — late Wednesday night.  #NBAinSEATTLE That’s all I have to say! But while the former Seattle SuperSonics all-star guard and NBA champ has become the spokesperson for bringing an NBA franchise back to Seattle, there’s one more man who will have a huge […]

 We hate to go there. But we have to go there.  As if it wasn’t bad enough for Portland to lose by 15 points to the Washington Wizards on their own home floor, the Blazers were left to pick  up the pieces after their All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge crumpled to the floor clutching his left […]

 Move over Chauncey Billups. You’ve got company and that’s not a good thing.  A week after the Los Angeles Clippers guard ended his season after tearing his left Achilles, the New Orleans Hornets Eric Gordon underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday morning to repair his injured right knee and is expected to miss at least […]

Last month the Golden State Warriors courted Dwight Howard to no avail. But now with Jerry West prepared to become move involved in his current advisor role with the Warriors, the chase for Superman just might be back on again. When it comes to premiere centers in the league, Howard heads the list, and, if […]

This isn’t how Oliver Miller pictured life after basketball. The “Big O” is officially the “Big Inmate” after he was recently sentenced in Maryland to a year in jail for pistol-whipping his girlfriend’s brother last April. Apologetic, Miller claims he was protecting his family, but those who grew familiar with watching the bigger than life […]

J.R. Smith is getting his press. Same goes for Wilson Chandler of late. But when it comes to NBA free agents playing in China probably the one guy who will have even a bigger impact upon his return to the league than Smith and Chandler is point guard Aaron Brooks. His future should continue in Phoenix, […]

 Jeremy Lin, Jeff Foster, Tracy McGrady…  The names on the list runs long when it comes to debating “The Most Underrated Role Players” in the NBA these days and certainly a case  can be made for the likes of Lin, Foster and McGrady this season, but let’s open the discussion up a little bit as […]