The Greg Oden story is an increasingly sad one. As the basketball world celebrates what Jeremy Lin has been able to make of his NBA opportunity recently, we’re also left wondering what Oden could’ve made of the one his knees never allowed him to have. Okay nobody is thinking about Greg Oden right now during […]

The Washington Wizards are 7-22, the third worst record in the league. This season they’ve been a doormat for most of the NBA, but despite this, the Wizards say they’re starting to build a little confidence. On Sunday night, the Wizards ended a seven-game losing streak in Detroit that went back to 2007. CSN Washington […]

The 2012 Olympics are about seven months away, and the Americans are looking to defend their Olympic gold they won in 2008.  The “Redeem Team” was powered by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and of course Kobe Bryant.  That team steam rolled through the Olympics, beating teams by an average of 28 points, with […]

While Jeremy Lin is setting the world on fire and showing the world what an undrafted rookie can do, another one is riding off into the sunset. It has been a slow go to the end for Ben Wallace, but the end is nearing. Before playing in his 1,055th game of his career, the most […]

 We hate to go there. But we have to go there.  As if it wasn’t bad enough for Portland to lose by 15 points to the Washington Wizards on their own home floor, the Blazers were left to pick  up the pieces after their All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge crumpled to the floor clutching his left […]

The 2012 All-Star game is fast approaching and as the stars descend on Orlando, so will Nike’s space-themed sneakers. That’s right, Nike is debuting its space-themed sneakers as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron James will be sporting the new kicks in Orlando later this month. The theme is based on Orlando’s relationship with Kennedy […]

Bob Moore is the name of the Washington Wizards fan who told NBCWashington of his exchange with LeBron James during a Miami Heat / Washington Wizards game recently. Here’s what Bob says he said to James, and how he said LeBron responded to him: According to a report from NBCWashington.com, LeBron was alone in the backcourt […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Let’s not get too Linsane here Let’s start with what everyone is talking about.  The Jeremy Lin saga gets kicked up a notch.   It’s an amazing story.  What he did last night was unreal.  And […]

Is it finally time for the Sun to set on Steve Nash’s career in Phoenix? With free agency looming this summer and the Suns going nowhere fast, it seems more and more likely that they’ll have to consider trading Nash before the deadline. SI.com is reporting that one team executive says the Suns are “as […]

Despite being unemployed, former Washington Wizards and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders is watching his fair share of hoops.  Recently, Saunders spoke to Sid Sartman about what he’s seen in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ two emerging stars, Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love. “It (Rubio’s game) still has a lot of (room) for improvement,” Saunders said, […]

There was a time when you never thought it would come to this. He was too electrifying. Too dynamic. Too potent of a scorer. Like Kobe Bryant, he always found a way to redefine his game and make up for his aging. Something changed and he was discarded to the top of the NBA’s black […]

Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew. We’ve been doing that in a new feature called “Writer-Palooza.”  Over the past few days, we’ve featured one writer, introducing him to you via an original piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard […]