It’s been a rough year for the Portland Trailblazers, and an even rougher one for Raymond Felton. I guess actually it’s been roughest for Nate McMillan really, who was fired in part because Ray averaged a career low 10.4 points per game this season, but all of this is besides the point.  What’s important, at […]

 This story is not going to end well in Portland for Raymond Felton.  In many ways the tale has grown stale and already run its course, that is until the Blazers disgruntled point guard used his post game  comments  on Wednesday night to challenge the local media and any other Felton critics in Rip City […]

The Knicks still do not know when Amar’e Stoudemire will return from a bulging disk in his back. Stoudemire will be back at some point and Mike Woodson believes it will be sooner rather than later. That is what he told Frank Isola of the New York Daily News on Tuesday before the Knicks loss to […]

You can say what you want about Stan Van Gundy’s coaching style and ability, but there’s one indisputable truth about him:  He will speak his mind, regardless of consequence.  Today, Stan Van Gundy,

If you are a member of the Gasol family, stop reading this right now. Turn away. Do. Not. Look.  Things got pretty real last night out in LA thanks to your boy Blake Griffin. First there was part one, then there was this: Yikes, Pau Gasol.  For added laughs, check out Andrew Bynum’s reaction at […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  The Spurs demand your attention I’m not sure if you noticed, and considering the Spurs under-the-radar history as a franchise, you probably didn’t… but the Spurs are one game away from tying the Oklahoma City Thunder […]

JaVale McGee was becoming pretty much the butt of jokes in the NBA while with the Washington Wizards. Of course he didn’t help himself with his mental lapses on the court but nonetheless, something had to happen to shake up not only the Wizards’ underachieving atmosphere. So McGee gets traded to the Denver Nuggets and […]

Derrick Rose has missed 11 straight games with a groin injury.  Luckily, the Chicago Bulls have persevered quite well without the reigning MVP, going 7-4 with Rose on the sidelines.  Add in Rose’s previous absences, and the Bulls are 14-7 sans Rose, which is pretty damn good when you consider how much of the offense […]

Generally speaking, I think a lot of writers try to ignore ESPN First Take analyst Skip Bayless’ existence.  He’s become the poster child for what a lot of ESPN programming has become: two people sitting across the table yelling at each other.  Having said that, one of Bayless’ reoccurring rants is that Russell Westbrook should […]

For years people have wondered when Steve Nash’s back was finally going to get the best of him and he’d have to call it quits. Even if his back still gives him some problems, he’s far from retirement. The Phoenix Suns’ veteran point guard leads the NBA in assists and he’s put his team in […]

Stephon Marbury is doing well these days as a member of the Chinese Basketball Association. He led his Beijing team to the CBA championship last week, and scored 41 points in the series finale’ last Friday. That’s great for Steph. It’s also great that he’s been able to parlay his basketball career into an encouraging […]

If the defending NBA champions Dallas Mavericks are looking to repeat, this is probably something that is a bit of a concern — Jason Kidd will be out of action for the next few games. According to Dallas News, Kidd will be nursing a right groin strain and will sit out the rest of this […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Heat have Philly’s number Dwyane Wade didn’t play last night, but it didn’t really matter as the Miami Heat, once again, beat the Philadelphia 76’ers.  That’s 11 straight times now for Miami against Philly.  The game […]

It’s unknown at this point in the game how many more at bats Seattle will get trying to bring an NBA franchise back to town, but right now  the Seattle Mariners are working on a shutout against such aspirations. The same can be said about the Maloofs and the Sacremento Kings. On Tuesday, the Mariners […]

Last night a John Calipari coached team finally reached its potential as Kentucky overwhelmed Kansas to win the 2012 national championship.  Now for a lot of us is when the fun begins.  Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis won the tournament Most Outstanding Player, Naismith Player of the Year and Associated Press Player of the Year.  Davis […]