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Bill Russell recovering from heart surgery

Bill Russell had non-emergency open heart surgery about three weeks ago Russell told John Hareas of NBA Entertainment. Russell said he needed to have a valve replaced in his heart and went in for relatively routine surgery to correct it. As Russell said, open-heart surgery sounds pretty serious but this was a non-emergency procedure. The […]

Video: Blake Griffin is a huge ‘Slam Demon’ fan

NBA 2K13 is close to hitting the shelves at your local video game shop which means the promotional parade is in full force in order to get sales going. And although the game will provide many gamers and NBA fans hours of entertainment, Clippers' Blake Griffin tossed in his hat in promoting the game. Check […]

Collins says evolution was necessary for 76ers

After a flurry of offseason moves, lots of teams in the NBA will look vastly different than they did a year ago. One of the most noticeably changed teams will be the Philadelphia 76ers. They have put a new face on their franchise in former L.A. Laker Andrew Bynum and shipped off Andre Iguodala to […]

Video: Joey Dorsey Shatters Backboard For Olympiacos

This is exactly what Olympiacos hoped they were getting back when they re-signed former NBA big man Joey Dorsey to a two-year contract extension in early August.  Alright, maybe they did not think Dorsey would be shattering backboards during a friendly preseason game against Sassari, but you cannot fault the 6-foot-9 forward for being aggressive.  […]

Video: Spurs’ Jackson goes through grueling offseason workout

The offseason is usually when NBA players kick back, travel, and enjoy the down time before reporting to camp and taking on the rigors of another NBA season. It's a time for them to unwind, relax and let their bodies heal but not for Spurs' Stephen Jackson. Jackson has been spending his time in Texas […]

LeBron switches agents; goes with long time friend

It is not often a player switching agents is a gigantic deal, but then again it is not often the best player in basketball leaves the most powerful agency in sports for one of his best friends.   However, that is just what happened Wednesday when the Sports Buisness Journal reported LeBron James informed agent […]

Wade will be ready for the season

Another year, another injury for Dwyane Wade. Luckily for the Miami Heat, this one allowed him to finish the year and have offseason surgery. He only missed the 2012 Olympics, which the Heat probably preferred anyways. For those wondering if Wade’s knee injury would affect the upcoming season, he says it won’t. "I'm working my […]

Cuban on Lakers: Winning the summer means nothing

You know how it goes.  A team acquires a player, and there is a rush to analyze the move and declare immediate winners and losers.  The L.A. Lakers were declared big winners this summer for their acquisitions of two marquee guys in Steve Nash and… oh… what's his name.  It is yet another "super team" […]

Only one person came to JaVale McGee’s burrito party

JaVale McGee threw a Chipotle party this week. He invited all of his fans from Twitter, and was prepared to buy burritos for everybody. Then one person total showed up and awkwardness ensued. That one person also later admitted that McGee is only one of his favorite Nuggets. Not the favorite, after he just bought […]

Video: Thunder’s James Harden celebrates birthday at the strip club

Ah to be young, unattached, and making millions as a professional baketball player. That is probably a dream of many guys wishing they could be playing professional sports and get paid mega bucks. Well it seems Oklahoma City Thunder's James Harden is doing just that and soaking it in as he recently hit the strip […]

Jordan taking a step back

  You wouldn’t have guessed that the guy responsible for the greatest NBA season of all time would also be a big part of the worst. There’s no getting around the fact that Michael Jordan should take a lot of the blame for the current state of the Charlotte Bobcats. After drafting guys like Kwame […]

Chris Bosh is bulking up to play center

Chris Bosh played better after returning from his injury that kept him out of the early rounds during last year's championship run. The Dr. Phil in me always thought that was because Bosh was made aware of the fact that people did care about him in Miami. Or something like that. The often dismissed and […]

America’s obsession with guarantees ropes in J.R. Smith

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how every player should expect a championship.  I even went so far as to say I don't care if you're Bismack Biyombo. If you're asked about the "tough season coming up," you respond with "I go into every game expecting to win and trying to do everything I […]

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