The Memphis Grizzlies are a team on the verge.  Despite their 2-3 record, they’re a pretty good team.  But they’re a team that needs to grow together if they’re going to go from “pretty good team that might win a playoff series” to “serious threat to make a deep playoff run.”   A couple of […]

Seems Shaquille O’Neal needs to cough up $1,000 to a bartender in California. During a segment on TNT’s Inside The NBA, Shaq challenges anyone to get a tattoo of Charles Barkley and NBA ref Dick Bavetta kissing during the 2007 NBA All-Star game after their infamous foot race. Of course during the show, Shaq, Kenny […]

Tom Thibodeau did not invent ubuntu. That was Doc Rivers’ creation. But the transformation of those world champion Celtics in 2008 came on the defensive end with Tom Thibodeau. Thibodeau was the architect of a team that made the incredible transformation to defensive juggernaut that won the NBA championship behind the ubuntu “together” cry. Thibodeau […]

The Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association have cut NBA point guard Patty Mills for what the team deemed a  “fake injury”, despite MRI scans revealing a hamstring tear. Now what normally is a 3 to 6 week injury has become Mills’ walking papers out of the CBA. “Due to a fake injury, […]

Growing up in Orlando, the team was always mediocre. Every trip to the TD Waterhouse Centre was still a treat. How could you get excited for the perpetual Grant Hill injury and the consistently 40-42 win team that was the early-2000s Orlando Magic? Tracy McGrady. It is easy to forget what a tremendous scorer McGrady […]

When the NBA had to frantically cram together their post-lockout 66-game schedule, how dare they not take into account the Dallas Mavericks’ trip to the White House. It’s always been a tradition for the team that wins the championship in any of the four major American professional sports to meet with the President, but the […]

Just when it seemed things were starting to break David Kahn’s way. The Derrick Williams pick looks pretty good so far, Ricky Rubio appears to be the Spanish version of a young Pete Maravich, his Timberwolves are on a two game winning streak, and they just got finished handling the San Antonio Spurs at home. […]

For a little guy, Washington Wizards’ John Wall sure can bring down the house with some outstanding dunks. Case in point – Washington’s visit to Boston to face the Celtics where Wall threw one down on Boston’s big man Greg Stiemsma. And if you are like me and thought, ” Who in the heck is this Greg dude?,” […]

Every morning, we’ll have a look at the previous night’s action in a round up of recaps and reactions from around the web. The Big Headline Atlanta handed Miami its first loss of the season, but that’s nothing compared to San Antonio’s loss.  Manu Ginobili broke his left (shooting) hand in a 10 point loss […]

  Acie Law’s five month stint playing for Partizan Belgrade in Serbia has come to an end the team announced today and a number of NBA teams could move quickly to give the point guard a look. According to Partizan, the 6-foot-3 Law received permission from the team to return home for the New Years […]

Lamar Odom has had a rough go of it in the early part of the season. First Odom was so upset over the proposed trade that would have sent him to New Orleans that he threw a little bit of a fit when the trade was nullified. It forced the Lakers to send Odom to […]

Dan Gilbert is a tough person for people to understand who don’t live in Cleveland, OH.  To live there you can’t help but appreciate the passion he pours into the Cleveland Cavaliers.  We’re a city that knows losing, we understand losing owners better than anybody, and it’s been clear since day one that Dan Gilbert’s […]

The Dallas Mavericks have a void on their frontline that was previously anchored by Tyson Chandler.  It appears they are now hoping the 6’10” Yi Jianlian can fill that void.  At least a little bit I guess.  Depending on where you come out on the subject of Yi, you might be skeptical.  Since being declared […]

Raise your hand if the following will shock you. The newly-minted Basketball Hall of Famer, Dennis Rodman, is set to launch a brand new basketball league made up of . . . topless women. Yeah I thought no one would raise their hand. “The Worm” is launching this “basketball team” for New York City’s Headquarters […]