Isn’t it great knowing the NBA is back? The squeak of sneakers across the court, fans cheering in arenas, your favorite players back in action and players giving fans highlights to drool over. Case in point: Utah Jazz Jeremy Evans absolutely crushing Portland Trail Blazers’ Gerald Wallace. Yeah, that Wallace. One of the better defenders […]

The New Jersey Nets have Brook Lopez in their plans — both immediate and long-term. Immediately, he is the center for the Nets, the guy who can balance the offense and maybe anchor the defense for the Nets. In the long-term (and that long-term lasts until the end of the season) he is the critical […]

If LeBron James starts tapping his head with both hands after a made basket it’s definitely on.  As far as last night was concerned, it was just sorta on with Quentin Richardson. Don’t blame Q for the thing not escalating past the pushing and yelling part with James sliding across the floor though.   LeBron […]

In a world of uncertainty, it’s still nice to know some things remain constant.  The sun will rise, the sun will set, and Matt Barnes will be a dick on the basketball court.   Back in August, Barnes punched a guy in some random summer league game.  Last night, Barnes drew the ire of the […]

A year ago today, I would have been shocked if many casual NBA fans or ANY non-NBA fans could pick Kris Humphries out of a lineup.   It’s amazing what marrying a Kardashian can do.  Humphries has gone from relative obscurity to, according to a new poll, the most hated man in the NBA.  Humphries […]

Once the NBA regular season kicks off later this week, it will mark the first time in NBA history a team will wear camouflage jerseys for a game. And that honor will go to the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors will be wearing camo jerseys at Canadian Forces Night in March 2012 as well as three […]

A few weeks ago Mo Williams predicted that the Los Angeles Clippers would make the playoffs this season, and it looks like he’ll probably be right.   Since he went Namath on that prediction, his front office backed him up by acquiring both Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups, ensuring that there would be plenty of All […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are at one of those rare moments in their franchise’s history where the team is at a crossroads. The team has a new coach, is eyeing its next superstar acquisition and is dealing with the reality of their star’s mortality. The failure in the Western Conference Semifinals sweep to the Mavericks […]

When it looked like the 2011-12 NBA season would be lost, a handful of players decided to play over in China, including Aaron Brooks, J.R. Smith, Wilson Chandler and Kenyon Martin. These players knew they were taking a risk because if the lockout was resolved, they wouldn’t be allowed to return to the NBA until […]

Kobe Bryant will sit out the epic preseason rematch between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers tonight and is listed as day-to-day after he tore a ligament in his right wrist. Bryant injured the wrist in the third quarter of Monday’s game when he fell to the floor following a block from DeAndre Jordan. […]

There’s nothing wrong with being the backup for one of the greatest power forwards of all time. There aren’t many who would say that Glen “Big Baby” Davis didn’t contribute as much as he could during his four years as a Boston Celtic, but he says he can do more. Chris Tomasson writes that Davis […]

Before Nicolas Batum returned to Portland to begin training camp with the Blazers this season, his head coach in Nancy, France, Jean-Luc Monschau joked about Batum’s future in Portland. “I hope he has a great future and when I retire, I will come to Portland to watch him…,” said Coach Monschau. “…if they are able […]

Now that Gilbert Arenas has cleared waivers after being “amnestied” by the Orlando Magic, he is available for any team to sign him.  And he has reportedly made a list of teams he would like to play for next. According to ESPN, Arenas has narrowed his wish list down to the Lakers, Heat, Knicks, or […]