The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its Hall of Fame class for 2012 on Monday in conjunction with the NCAA Tournament National Championship Game. Reggie Miller, Jamaal Wilkes and Don Nelson headlined the NBA luminaries making the Hall this year. The name that may have stood out to NBA fans though belonged to […]

Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy may need to get his eyes checked. After Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, SVG accused Mavericks’ center Brendan Haywood of punching Dwight Howard in the back. I’ve seen the play in question, and I didn’t see anything. Haywood and the Mavs’ coaching staff feel the same way. “I […]

Andrew Bynum injured his ankle on Sunday in Golden State after trying to block David Lee’s shot. It looked pretty bad at first, and the Los Angeles Lakers faithful let out a collective gasp upon the thought of Bynum being out for the season in response, but it turns out he won’t be. The X-rays […]

 Before Ricky Rubio went down with a season ending knee injury in Minnesota, the Spanish point guard was in a close race with Cleveland’s  Kyrie Irving for who would take home NBA Rookie of the Year honors this season.  Rubio tearing his ACL in early March changed that debate and Irving’s been the front-runner ever […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Bulls on their first losing streak of the season The Chicago Bulls may finally be feeling the effects of being without Derrick Rose.   The Bulls franchise record of 86 straight regular season games without consecutive […]

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Anderson Varejao has been sidelined with a broken wrist since February but is hoping to be healed in time for the 2012 Olympic games in London this summer and hunt for gold with the Brazilian national team. “If I’m healthy, I will play in London,” said Varejao, who has been a member of […]

Jeremy Lin’s season is done, but does that mean Lin’s run with the Knicks, which went from incredible to ordinary, is over? Between the arthroscopic knee surgery & his restricted free agency this summer, Lin remaining a Knick isn’t a lock.  As Newsday’s Al Iannazzone writes, Lin doesn’t feel like his time in New York […]

Nothing Michael Jordan can ever do will change his GOAT status as a player on the NBA’s basketball court. In the NBA’s boardroom, however, he has been an absolute train-wreck. Almost as bad as an executive, as he was great as a player, Jordan is currently pile-driving the Charlotte Bobcats into the NBA abyss this […]

With Jeremy Lin out for the rest of the season to have surgery on his damaged knee, “Linsanity” has come to a close in New York, at least for now. Odds are that the Knicks will do everything they can to have Lin back next year so the cash keeps on flowing, and they definitely […]

Sometimes, the worst thing that happens is the best thing that can happen. You might not know it at the time, but that negative thing that has gotten you all worked up might just present an opportunity that you never knew existed.  The Boston Celtics, like many other teams, have been dealing with injuries. Just […]

Never count out someone who is willing to do whatever it takes to win. when Kobe Bryant is on the floor, just about anything can happen and he will do just about anything to assure himself and his team a win. Even if that means he has to take 20 or so shots or score […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Rajon Rondo loves the spotlight Rajon Rondo dropped 16 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds on the Miami Heat in an utterly dominant performance, which surprises few in the Boston Celtics community.  They know that when […]

Former NBA star Stephon Marbury is doing quite well for himself in China. Aside from proving he still can play on the court at his age, he recently led the Beijing Ducks to their first-ever Chinese Basketball Association title, in addition earning Marbury’s his first ever pro-career championship. But if a return to the NBA […]

The Knicks have suffered another blow to their playoff hopes as point guard Jeremy Lin will need surgery to repair his knee injury The New York Knicks announced before the Cleveland Cavaliers game on Saturday night that starting point guard Jeremy Lin will be out approximately six weeks with a small chronic meniscal tear in his left knee, […]

NBA Commissioner David Stern may be talking about retirement in a couple years, but that’s not keeping him from speaking his mind on the future of the league.  During a press conference earlier this week, Stern and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver fielded a number of questions.  With the Final Four approaching, Stern and Silver were […]