More stories like this will be leaking out as reporters ask teammates to reminisce about the force known as The Big Aristotle or The Big Shaqtus, or Son of Ja’Rel, or The Big Shamrock, or Shaq-Fu… you get the picture. Shaquille O’Neal was famed for his gregariousness with the media and his fun-loving attitude. He […]

Like it’s not enough to get paid millions for playing basketball for a living, but Miami Heat’s LeBron James is the top earner in the NBA off the court according to Forbes.com: Player/total endorsement income/shoe sponsor LeBron James: $34 million (Nike) Kobe Bryant: $28 million (Nike) Dwyane Wade: $12 million (Jordan/Nike) Dwight Howard: $11 million […]

The Golden State Warriors have announced Mark Jackson will be their new head coach: ABC/ESPN analyst Mark Jackson is the Golden State Warriors’ new head coach. The team announced Jackson’s hiring Monday night via Twitter. Contract terms were not disclosed. Jackson comes to the Warriors with no NBA head coaching experience but Warriors owner Joe […]

Let’s get this out of the way up front.  I hated the way LeBron James conducted himself last off-season. I hated “The Decision.” I hated the way the Miami Heat pre-celebrated a championship. I’m just like most of you.  I hated all of it.  I’ve been rooting against LeBron and Co. because I wanted them […]

With the recent firing of Donnie Walsh as New York Knicks’ president, several potential replacements who were originally targeted by Walsh as potential Knicks GMs could know be up for his job of president. One of those named by Alan Hahn in a recent Newsday article was former Portland Trailblazers GM Kevin Pritchard, whose replacement, […]

The Houston Rockets new coach Kevin McHale did not mince words and is already expecting more from the team he is taking over – the playoffs. And if Houston does not make the playoffs, McHale is taking full blame: The Rockets, he declared, should be a playoff team, and if they’re not he said it would […]

Whenever there is a new owner or new general manager coming in, you get the feeling they are preparing to clean house. They want their guy and to make their stamp on the franchise. The New York Knicks are headed that way with the news Donnie Walsh is stepping aside after he and Knicks owner […]

A few years ago, Dallas Mavericks center Tyson Chandler and forward Peja Stojakovic considered their current employers among their enemies and rivals as a part of an exciting young New Orleans Hornets team destined for postseason success. A few trades, waivings and free agent signings later, the pair now sporting a new shade of blue […]

With the sale of the Detroit Pistons formally approved this past week, the team finally got down to the business of re-shaping its basketball operations.  Step one, putting

The Dallas Mavericks are already looking to next season – if there is a next season – to shape up their roster. Currently, Dallas has six players who will be free agents but reports indicate J.J. Barea, Caron Butler, and Tyson Chandler will be back with the team next season. This leaves DeShawn Stevenson, Brian […]

After making his retirement announcement on Twitter, today Shaquille O’Neal made it official with a press conference. Aside from taking a faux phone call from Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan and retiring his old nicknames, O’Neal also announced his new nickname and gave thanks to many, including two of his coaches, Phil Jackson and […]

Miami was looking simply invincible as Dwyane Wade drained a 3-pointer to put Miami ahead by 15 points midway through the fourth quarter. The Heat were everything Pat Riley imagined through three and a half quarter. Wade and LeBron James were absolutely unstoppable on the fast break as the defense clamped down and took advantage […]