Miami Heat’s LeBron James had a less-than-spectacular NBA Finals . . . again. His performance against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals, his fourth-quarter vanishing acts, all have led up to much scrutiny on James during and after the Finals ended. While many NBA talking heads, sports reporters, and bloggers may be raking […]

Deconstructing LeBron James seems to be the favorite past time of the American public in the wake of the 2011 Finals. Every fiber of James has been questioned — not only from his Decision in July but also on the court. James admitted his performance in the Finals — 17.8 points per game, 7.2 rebounds […]

Minnesota Timberwolves fans were elated when

LeBron James back-tracks so much, he’s practically moon walking his way through the public consciousness.  There’s almost no public stand he’s taken that hasn’t been followed by a sharp retreat.   So when he went off after Game Six and implied that his life is just better than yours no matter what happens in a […]

After being drafted number one overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2007 in a draft which included Kevin Durant, Greg Oden has been beset with numerous injury-plagued seasons since his rookie season. Let’s put it this way, he has yet to play a full NBA season. Now Portland has to think about offering Oden […]

So few people have given Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle the chances he deserved and, quite possibly, earned throughout his coaching career. Carlisle had a semi-successful pro career, playing 188 games in five seasons and playing 77 games in helping the Boston Celtics win the 1986 NBA Championship, but his calling was definitely coaching. […]

   What’s a young coach to do immediately after losing his first NBA Finals series and searching for answers? For Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, he was immediately visited by a coaching legend who knows a thing or two about winning rings. At today’s final media interview of the season, Spoelstra revealed how Riley […]

That’s Steve Nash pushing Lu You kicks by showing off his soccer-basketball skills.  Unlike guys like Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O’Neal, and others who ditched mainstream sneakers to go with a Chinese brand, Nash is still with Nike in the States.  But he’s pushing these shoes overseas (all this according to Pro Basketball Talk) But it […]

The aftermath of this Dallas Mavericks’ championship over LeBron James and the Miami Heat has left me feeling like I just woke up in some type of NBA-bizarro world.  As a once scorned Cleveland fan, I didn’t want him to rub our noses in an NBA title the way he rubbed our nose in his decision, […]

Former Portland Trail Blazers GM Rich Cho has been named the General Manager of the Charlotte Bobcats with Rod Higgins being promoted to President of Basketball Operations. Cho was recently fired by the Portland Trailblazers due to what president Larry Miller said was not a good match. Now the team that gifted Cho and the […]

Yao Ming. A once promising big man from China who made waves upon his arrival to the NBA after being drafted by the Houston Rockets number one overall. But was once a promising career, Ming was beset with foot and ankle injuries which has derailed his basketball career. Yao tried to make a comeback last […]

Dwight Howard wants to win a title in Orlando.  There was even talk about him signing an extension.  But that’s not happening now, and he’s making it pretty clear that if the Orlando Magic won’t shake up the roster in order to win a championship, he’ll shake it up for them by leaving after next […]