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Nets’ new mascot is ‘meh’

About the only thing the Brooklyn Nets did not steal from the San Antonio Spurs (the team color scheme to be exact) has been their new mascot. So the Nets and Marvel Comics teamed up to create a new mascot and right away you might be thinking, "OK, cool Marvel is involved. The character should […]

Shootaround: A tale of two franchises

San Antonio Spurs (4-0) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (2-2) 10:30 p.m./ESPN It is always kind of amazing to watch the great franchises be great. It seems even in this early part of the season that the Spurs continue not to get the respect they deserve. San Antonio is the only Western Conference team left unbeaten […]

5 things to watch: Nets vs. Heat

The Brooklyn Nets (1-1) will make a trip to Florida to face the Miami Heat (3-1) for an Eastern Conference showdown. However, it will be a tall task for the Nets to leave South Beach with a win as Miami is undefeated at home early in the season. Not to mention the Nets have lost […]

Harden only got an hour to decide on OKC contract

After winning the sixth man of the year award with Oklahoma City, helping lead the Thunder to the Finals and cementing himself as one of the biggest fan favorites in the NBA, it’s a little shocking that James Harden wasn’t given longer to consider his contract offer with the Thunder. Harden only had an hour […]

Blake and fan make up, NBA fines Blake $25,000

The Los Angeles Lakers play-by-play announcer Bill Macdonald said it all. “That’s the ultimate in frustration when you engage the fans…” Now Lakers point guard Steve Blake must put his money where his mouth is. On Tuesday, the NBA fined Blake $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan last week when the Lakers faced […]

Knicks’ Shumpert should be back in 2013

The New York Knicks are off to a great start, beginning 3-0 with double digit wins in all three games. They are one of three teams left undefeated in the league and have been shutting down opponents on the defensive end and they have been doing so without Iman Shumpert, who was their best perimeter […]

Starting 5: That’s Chicago

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Bulls still Bullish Without Derrick Rose, there were definitely questions about the Bulls. Is this Chicago team going to be one that maintains the championship caliber play that made the team the top seed in […]

Shootaround: Worth it to win?

Orlando Magic (2-0) vs. Chicago Bulls (2-1) 8 p.m. The Magic and the Bulls are down their leading players sponsored by adidas. Well one of them is injured and working to a return. The other one is off in La-La Land. Yet, in the first week of the season, no team's play may be more […]

Howard doesn’t like center-less All-Star format

The NBA is evolving to where the position of center is being phased out. This is not a knock on what big men are doing these days. On the contrary, it is actually a compliment to their hybrid skill sets that now include outside jumpers and more athletic moves to the basket, rather than just […]

Rockets’ Harden spending his money ‘wisely’

So you just signed a mega contract worth $80 million with an NBA team and what might be the first thing you will do with your fat bank account? If you said hit the strip clubs then you and Rockets' James Harden have something in common. It seems Harden has been adjusting quite nicely to […]

Starting 5: No Waiting

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Waiters sinks Clippers It did not take long for Dion Waiters to find his footing in the NBA. After two years largely spent coming off the bench at Syracuse and being a change-of-pace guard, Waiters […]

Shootaround: Grit and grind

Indiana Pacers (2-1) vs. San Antonio Spurs (3-0) 8:30 p.m. When you looked at the list of conference contenders entering this season, Indiana and San Antonio probably did not pop off the list. Sure the Spurs made the Western Conference Finals, but they lack the pizzaz and allure that the national pundits have given to […]

The last thing the Lakers wanted to hear

It's been  rocky start to the 2012-13 NBA season for the Los Angeles Lakers. The team has gone 1-3 to kickoff the season and have looked out of sorts early in the season. And though Dwight Howard finally exploded for 28 points and seven rebounds in LA's first win over Detroit, the team still have to […]

Starting 5: On the board

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Lakers roll to first win If you had the Lakers pegged for 0-82, I am sorry to disappoint. There was plenty of schadenfreude and laughing to go around in the first week of the season […]

Video: Utah’s Favors smashes one on Tim Duncan

Throughout his stellar NBA career, Spurs' Tim Duncan has been one of the best defenders in the league. Whether it be snagging a key rebound to making that all-important defensive stop, TD surely brings the defense whenever San Antonio needs to stop an opposing team from thinking they got a chance at beating the men […]

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