With all the rumors that have been circling around where Dwight Howard will end up by the trade deadline, things were surprisingly quiet as Orlando hosted the All-Star festivities this weekend. Of course there was the general chatter about whether or not this would be one of the last times Howard played in front of […]

It’s been a very long road around the world and back again for Gerald Green. Over the weekend the former McDonald’s All-American, first round draft pick (18th overall) by the Boston Celtics in 2005, and 2007 Slam Dunk champ moved a step closer to his NBA comeback. Next stop — New Jersey. According to multiple […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Wade broke Kobe’s nose, gave him a concussion The game was, you know, an All Star game until the 8:48 mark in the third quarter when Kobe Bryant got past Dwyane Wade on the baseline.  Until […]

The chant started in a far upper corner of the Amway Center. A strange “D” word rarely spoken or talked about in the All-Star Game. Defensive-minded Tom Thibodeau did not even run his team through defensive drills in the All-Star practice at Jam Session on Saturday. This is not the time to yell at a […]

Every Sunday, the CC staff will get together to present our plays and players of the week. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kevin Durant 4 Games (2-2) 35.7 ppg7.2 rpg4.7 apg3.2 spg Phil Rossman-Reich:  When 28 points is your “bad offensive” night of the week, something is going very right in your career. Durant scored a career-high […]

Jeremy Evans was an unknown entering All-Star Weekend. He was a mere replacement. You probably could not even look at his jersey and figure out who he was. For his final dunk, he donned a green Karl Malone jersey and skied over Celebrity All-Star Game MVP Kevin Hart (a hookup from dunk mentor Dwight Howard) […]

It is OK if you do not know who Jeremy Evans is. He is the least known of an unheralded group of four that will compete in the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk competition Saturday night at Amway Center. Paul George is becoming a household name for his strong play for the surprising Pacers. And […]

A year after getting snubbed from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, former Indiana Pacers sharp shooter Reggie Miller headlines the finalists for the Hall of Fame, according to Fox Sports. Don Nelson, Bernard King and Maurice Cheeks also highlight the 12 finalists for this year’s class.  Miller and Cheeks were the only two finalists […]

Andre Iguodala has waited a long time for Friday afternoon. This is not his first All-Star Weekend. He was a runner-up in the slam dunk contest and did his seemingly requisite two-year stint in the Rookie-Sophomore Game. But since Nate Robinson topped him for the 2006 Dunk crown, Iguodala has not returned to the NBA’s […]

It was billed as Charles vs. Shaq. A battle of NBA personalities with pride and bragging rights very squarely on the line. All the pomp and circumstance of this made-for-TV general manager rivalry played out before the game. What happened on the court was the sloppy, dunk-filled, shot-filled, defenseless exhibition game… that is so darn […]

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 Raise your hand if you had the Indiana Pacers owning the third-best record in the Eastern Conference at 21-12 heading into the all-star  break.  Keep it raised if you think the Pacers will do some wheeling and dealing leading up to the NBA trade deadline on March 15th.  There is a good chance you just […]

If you need any sign of the impact of Jeremy Lin on the NBA, look no further than the schedule for press conferences preceding Friday night’s BBVA Rising Stars Challenge. Lin will not be made available to the media prior to Team Shaq’s practice for the Rising Stars Challenge. Instead, the media will get to […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum has had a career riddled with injury problems. It looks like he’s going to take a few extra steps to make sure he stays healthy this year. The L.A. Times is reporting Bynum will miss All-Star practice tomorrow to get something called a “Synvisc” injection in his right knee. […]