He was a can’t-miss prospect with limitless potential. He had jumping ability and simply looked bigger than the other high schoolers. He seemed like a no-brainer in a relatively weak draft. The Washington Wizards sure seemed happy to take him. Kwame Brown had a lot of promise. It is hard to remember that. Ten years […]

The NBA lockout is inevitable. Players, owners and the league are quarreling over millions of dollars something the average fan cannot relate to and it is the NBA fans that will end up suffering in a possible lockout. But will it be enough to turn away fans from the NBA? Los Angeles Lakers’ Luke Walton […]

According to my count, there have been twenty-nine father / son combinations to have played in the NBA.  Never has a father / son combo appeared in the League at the same time,however, but maybe we’ll see that one day.  With 38 year-old starting PGs winning NBA titles these days and saying they have a few more years left, you […]

He took the world by storm at the World Hoops Summit, impressing with his length and athleticism. He has very little offensive skills, but his defensive skills and confidence in his abilities seem to more than make up for it. Bismack Biyombo (that is pronounced BIS-mark) is the great mystery of the NBA Draft. He […]

Whether it was his willingness to pull from anywhere, his name, or the fact that he played for a Mormon school, Jimmer Fredette’s barnstorming trip through college basketball’s landscape was often times cast-off as a novelty act.  Over the last couple months of NBA workouts, however, all Jimmer has done is go out and prove that his game is […]

By all accounts, Washington Wizards rookie John Wall had a great first year in the NBA.  In his first year out of Kentucky, Wall averaged 16 points and 8 assists per game, became the third youngest player to record a triple-double, and finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting behind Blake Griffin.  Thankfully, […]

Two weeks from Friday, the NBA may officially be in a lockout. It is getting to crunch time for the league to avoid a work stoppage of any kind and the owners, David Stern, Billy Hunter and the players union have been meeting to try and prevent it from happening. A couple meetings during the […]

With the NBA Draft less than a week away, draft and trade rumors are running rampant. The only thing anyone knows at this point is that Kyrie Irving will likely go first to the Cleveland Cavaliers. That would leave Arizona’s Derrick Williams going second to the Minnesota Timberwolves, right? ESPN’s Chad Ford says the Timberwolves […]

Imagine if you were a professional athlete, playing in the NBA, making millions of dollars, just won an NBA Championship, adored by an entire country and dating Miss Universe. Well if you are Dallas Mavericks’ J.J. Barea of Puerto Rico, you wouldn’t have to imagine. In an interview with elnuevodia.com, Barea was asked a question […]

Twitter and NBA players go together like milk and cookies.  It’s so delicious and fun to have every once in a while.  But in all honesty, too much of it can make you feel a little sick.  I mean, how many different “heading out to Cheescake Factory” tweets can you stomach?  But its all in […]

George and Gavin Maloof have sold their controlling interest in the Palms Casino, Dale Kasler of The Sacramento Bee reports. The move reportedly has significantly helped the Maloofs improve their financial situation significantly. The Maloofs recently tried to move the Sacramento Kings to Anaheim after claiming they could no longer make a profit in the […]

Now that the NBA Finals is over, the basketball world is focusing on the real fight of the offseason. The lockout is coming. June 30 the collective bargaining agreement expires and July 1 the NBA will officially be shut down to the players. After such an exciting postseason that saw the highest Finals ratings in […]

Maybe it’s because I felt like I got to know him as a kid through the pages of Darcy Egan’s book The Last Shot, or maybe it’s because I simply appreciate the creativity involved in a head tattoo, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Stephon Marbury.  Sure he’s had a rough go of it, brought most of […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has always been one to try off-the- wall ideas and challenge the status quo. It should not have been a surprise to see him try to break with tradition now that he finally has his championship (while still waiting for David Stern to physically hand the trophy to him, he […]